1967Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1967 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 49
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) won with 22.6% of the vote, defeating Shady Wall (D) by 9.2 points.
H. Lawrence GibbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.6%18,546
James L. DennisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.2%14,067
Shady WallDemocrat
13.4%10,966
George A. WoodDemocrat · incumbent
13.3%10,933
Pete MedakDemocrat
12.0%9,806
Mike John Jr.Democrat
7.4%6,050
Howard BarkerDemocrat
6.8%5,605
Willie Haynes Jr.Democrat
6.1%4,976
S. N. CernigliaDemocrat
1.3%1,073
82,022 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET