Louisiana's 7th congressional district was a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana located in the southwestern part of the state. It last contained the cities of Crowley, Eunice, Jennings, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Opelousas, Sulphur and Ville Platte.
Louisiana's 7th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1900 |
Eliminated | 2010 |
Years active | 1903-2013 |
The district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as Louisiana had lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives redistricting based upon results from the 2010 census post Hurricane Katrina population losses in the state. Most of the territory in this district became the 3rd district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris John* | 138,659 | 86.82 | |
Libertarian | Roberto Valletta | 21,051 | 13.18 | |
Total votes | 159,710 | 100.00 | ||
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Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Charles Boustany | 105,626 | 38.61 | |||
Democratic | Willie L. Mount | 69,040 | 25.24 | |||
Democratic | Don Cravins, Sr. | 67,207 | 24.57 | |||
Republican | David Thibodaux | 26,497 | 9.69 | |||
Democratic | Malcolm Carriere | 5,180 | 1.89 | |||
Total votes | 273,550 | 100.00 | ||||
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Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Charles Boustany | 75,039 | 54.96 | |||
Democratic | Willie Mount | 61,493 | 45.04 | |||
Total votes | 136,532 | 100.00 | ||||
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Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Boustany* | 113,720 | 70.70 | |
Democratic | Mike Stagg | 47,133 | 29.30 | |
Total votes | 160,853 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Boustany* | 177,173 | 61.88 | |
Democratic | Don Cravins, Jr. | 98,280 | 34.33 | |
Independent | Peter Vidrine | 10,846 | 3.79 | |
Total votes | 286,299 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Boustany* | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
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