2007Final results
2007 election for Louisiana House District 85
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Ricky J. Templet (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Billy Arnold (R) by 47.0 points.
Ricky J. TempletRepublican · winner
73.5%6,687
Billy ArnoldRepublican
26.5%2,410
9,097 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET