1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 21

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 21
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

J. C. Gilbert (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating David I. Patten (D) by 4.1 points.

J. C. GilbertDemocrat · winner

52.0%6,416

David I. PattenDemocrat · incumbent

48.0%5,913

12,329 votes

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