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2007Final results

2007 election for Louisiana House District 62

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Thomas H. McVea (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating David Ridder (D) by 22.9 points.

Thomas H. McVeaRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%9,386
David RidderDemocrat
33.8%5,598
9.6%1,584
16,568 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2007

Races before and after

EvenD+19.41995D+12.91999R+4.42000 runoffR+32.42007R+9.02011R+22.72011 runoff

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET