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1967Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1967 primary for Louisiana Senate District 17

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

George T. Oubre (D) won with 40.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Babin (D) by 5.1 points.

George T. OubreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.8%13,012
Lawrence J. BabinDemocrat · incumbent
35.7%11,398
12.8%4,091
10.7%3,402
31,903 votes

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