1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 53
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Leonard Chabert (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Jacob A. Lecompte (D) by 2.2 points.
Leonard ChabertDemocrat · winner
51.1%5,231
Jacob A. LecompteDemocrat
48.9%5,009
10,240 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET