1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
William F. Bernhard (D) won with 23.3% of the vote, defeating John Allphin Jr. (D) by 7.8 points.
William F. BernhardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.3%28,822
Lewis W. Eaton Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
21.2%26,293
J. D. DeblieuxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.0%19,750
John Allphin Jr.Democrat
15.5%19,189
Phil A. SaintamantDemocrat
12.5%15,434
Wendell P. HarrisDemocrat
11.6%14,324
123,812 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET