1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 primary for Louisiana House District 11

Name: 1971 primary for Louisiana House District 11
Start: 1971-11-06
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Louise Johnson (D) won with 30.1% of the vote, defeating James Smith (D) by -0.4 points.

James SmithDemocrat · incumbent

30.5%3,794

Louise JohnsonDemocrat · winner

30.1%3,747

John S. GarrettDemocrat · incumbent

29.8%3,706

9.6%1,198

12,445 votes

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