1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana Senate District 8
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Fritz Windhorst (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Ward (D) by 12.3 points.
Fritz WindhorstDemocrat · winner
56.2%12,033
Thomas J. WardDemocrat
43.8%9,394
21,427 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET