1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 5

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 5
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Gard Wayt (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Aulds (D) by 8.7 points.

Gard WaytDemocrat · winner

54.3%5,790

Lonnie AuldsDemocrat · incumbent

45.7%4,868

10,658 votes

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