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1967Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1967 primary for Louisiana House District 8

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Richard P. Guidry (D) won with 25.3% of the vote, defeating Risley J. Triche (D) by 6.5 points.

Richard P. GuidryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%13,779
Risley J. TricheDemocrat · incumbent
18.7%10,217
A. O. RappaletDemocrat · incumbent
18.6%10,163
10.9%5,964
10.8%5,907
10.2%5,547
5.5%2,973
54,550 votes

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