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

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