1967Final results
1967 primary for Louisiana Senate District 9
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Jesse Knowles (D) won with 34.4% of the vote, defeating A. J. Lyons (D) by 7.1 points.
Jesse KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.4%36,397
A. C. Clemons Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
27.8%29,365
A. J. LyonsDemocrat
27.3%28,857
A. J. PlanchardDemocrat
8.3%8,730
Sidney W. SweeneyDemocrat
2.2%2,331
105,680 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jesse Knowles (D)A. C. Clemons Jr. (D)A. J. Lyons (D)A. J. Planchard (D)
Also on the ballot: Sidney W. Sweeney (Democrat), 2.2%