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1968Final results

1968 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 48

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

David I. Patten (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating J. P. Crane (D) by 5.3 points.

David I. PattenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%6,181
J. P. CraneDemocrat
47.3%5,554
11,735 votes

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