1967Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1967 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 12
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jesse D. McLain (D) won with 17.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Sheridan (D) by 2.4 points.
Jesse D. McLainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.8%16,819
Archie DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%16,162
Lawrence SheridanDemocrat · incumbent
15.4%14,591
Eric PetersonDemocrat
12.6%11,876
W. C. GarrettDemocrat
12.1%11,420
R. W. RichardsonDemocrat
10.4%9,883
Robert R. ThorneDemocrat
8.6%8,101
James A. EdwardsDemocrat
3.3%3,095
Julian B. WrightDemocrat
2.8%2,675
94,622 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jesse D. McLain (D)Archie Davis (D)Lawrence Sheridan (D)Eric Peterson (D)W. C. Garrett (D)R. W. Richardson (D)Robert R. Thorne (D)
Also on the ballot: James A. Edwards (Democrat), 3.3%; Julian B. Wright (Democrat), 2.8%