1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 11

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 11
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Louise Johnson (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating James Smith (D) by 26.3 points.

Louise JohnsonDemocrat · winner

63.2%8,372

James SmithDemocrat · incumbent

36.8%4,884

13,256 votes

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