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. Most of the territory in this district has been merged into a redrawn version of the 3rd district.

The district in its final form, from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1903 following the 1900 census
Arsène Paulin Pujó	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	Lake Charles
Ladislas Lazaro	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 30, 1927		Died
Vacant		March 30, 1927 – August 23, 1927
René Louis DeRouen	Democratic	August 23, 1927 – January 3, 1941
Vance Plauche	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Henry D. Larcade, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953
T. Ashton Thompson	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – July 1, 1965	Ville Platte	Died
Vacant		July 1, 1965 – October 2, 1965
Edwin Edwards	Democratic	October 2, 1965 – May 9, 1972	Crowley	Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		May 9, 1972 – September 30, 1972
John Breaux	Democratic	September 30, 1972 - January 3, 1987	Crowley	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Jimmy Hayes	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – December 1, 1995		Changed party
	Republican	December 1, 1995 – January 3, 1997		Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Chris John	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005	Crowley	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Charles Boustany	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	Lafayette	Redistricted to the 3rd district
District eliminated January 3, 2013 following the 2010 census

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
Voter 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
Voter 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
Voter 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
Voter 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Louisiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Boustany*	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter 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

Coordinates: 30°12′53″N 93°12′31″W / 30.2147°N 93.2086°W