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1967Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1967 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 42

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

E. L. Henry (D) won with 29.7% of the vote, defeating J. Rush Wimberly III (D) by 3.2 points.

E. L. HenryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.7%3,738
26.5%3,336
J. L. LacyDemocrat · incumbent
20.4%2,562
14.8%1,866
Marvin T. CulpepperDemocrat · incumbent
8.5%1,074
12,576 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET