Louisiana's 7th congressional district

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.

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.

The district in its final form, from 2003 to 2013

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created following the 1900 census.		March 4, 1903
Arsène Paulin Pujó	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing]
Ladislas Lazaro	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 30, 1927	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		March 30, 1927 – August 23, 1927	70th
René Louis DeRouen	Democratic	August 23, 1927 – January 3, 1941	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected to finish Lazaro's term. [data unknown/missing]
Vance Plauche	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	[data unknown/missing]
Henry D. Larcade Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing]
T. Ashton Thompson	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – July 1, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		July 1, 1965 – October 2, 1965	89th
Edwin Edwards	Democratic	October 2, 1965 – May 9, 1972	89th 90th 91st 92nd	Elected to finish Thompson's term. Resigned when elected Governor of Louisiana.
Vacant		May 9, 1972 – September 30, 1972	92nd
John Breaux	Democratic	September 30, 1972 – January 3, 1987	92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected to finish Edwards's term. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jimmy Hayes	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – December 1, 1995	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. senator.
	Republican	December 1, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Chris John	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005	105th 106th 107th 108th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Charles Boustany	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
District eliminated following the 2010 census		January 3, 2013

Recent election results

2002

Louisiana's 7th Congressional District runoff election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris John*	138,659	86.82
	Libertarian	Roberto Valletta	21,051	13.18
Total votes			159,710	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

Louisiana's 7th congressional district general election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Louisiana's 7th Congressional District runoff election (December 4, 2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Boustany	75,039	54.96
	Democratic	Willie L. Mount	61,493	45.04
Total votes			136,532	100.00
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006

Louisiana's 7th congressional district election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Boustany*	113,720	70.70
	Democratic	Mike Stagg	47,133	29.30
Total votes			160,853	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Louisiana's 7th congressional district election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Louisiana's 7th congressional district election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Boustany*		100.00
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present