1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 16

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 16
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Patrick Wright Jr. (D) by 1.2 points.

H. Lawrence GibbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

50.6%4,743

49.4%4,628

9,371 votes

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