1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 8

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 8
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Walter Bigby (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Ford Stinson (D) by 3.3 points.

Walter BigbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

51.7%4,449

Ford StinsonDemocrat · incumbent

48.3%4,162

8,611 votes

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