1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 35
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
K. D. Kilpatrick (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating James W. Spears (D) by 23.5 points.
K. D. KilpatrickDemocrat · winner
61.8%18,554
James W. SpearsDemocrat
38.2%11,491
30,045 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET