1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Eddie Doucet (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Edmund J. Schmidt Jr. (D) by 3.3 points.
Eddie DoucetDemocrat · winner
51.6%4,564
Edmund J. Schmidt Jr.Democrat
48.4%4,274
8,838 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET