1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 22

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 22
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Paul Hardy (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Francis Romero (D) by 3.8 points.

Paul HardyDemocrat · winner

51.9%17,895

Francis RomeroDemocrat · incumbent

48.1%16,582

34,477 votes

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