1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 19
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Harvey Peltier (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Joel T. Chaisson (D) by 29.8 points.
Harvey PeltierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%9,357
Joel T. ChaissonDemocrat
35.1%5,062
14,419 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET