Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 87
A district of about 44,000 people, 64% Black, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+47.3 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Rodney Lyons (D) · won70.3%
- Trent Mackey Jr. (D)29.7%
Source: Louisiana Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM ET
Where it sits among all 103 seats
Every Louisiana House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1972. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Rodney Lyons (D) | Trent Mackey Jr. (D) | 40.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Rodney Lyons (D) | John Neal (D) | 58.1 |
| 2015 | Rodney Lyons (D) | Ebony Woodruff (D) | 17.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Girod H. Jackson III (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Girod H. Jackson III (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Derrick Shepherd (D) | Donald Jones (D) | 20.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Kyle Mark Green (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Kyle Mark Green (D) | James Joseph (D) | 55.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Kyle Mark Green (D) | N. J. Damico (D) | 17.6 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Kyle Mark Green (D) | — |
| 1987 | N. J. Damico (D) | Paul D. Burgess (D) | 30.7 |
| 1983 runoff | N. J. Damico (D) | Lloyd Lewis Sr. (D) | 23.6 |
| 1983 | No winner recorded | N. J. Damico (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Earl Joseph Schmitt (D) | Daniel J. Hubbell (D) | 62.6 |
| 1975 runoff | Earl Joseph Schmitt (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Earl Joseph Schmitt (D) | — |
| 1972 | Earl Joseph Schmitt (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 87
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 87's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-2 100%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 103 seats. Small marks are other seats in Louisiana. The black marker is District 87.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Higher than 99% of seats.
Denser than 85% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 10159% Black · 29% college gradsD+49.0Not up in 2026District 67
42% Black · 40% college gradsD+56.5Not up in 2026District 83
50% BlackD+28.5Not up in 2026District 2
60% BlackD+59.8Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET