Elections / 1996 · House · LA-05
LA-05 — 1996 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1996 US House electionLA-05 · U.S. HouseCookseyR+16.6
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| John Cooksey ✓Republican | 58.3% | 135,990 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis ThompsonDemocrat | 41.7% | 97,363 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1996 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
LA-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
Same ballot, 1996LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.