1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 15
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Shady Wall (D) won with 43.1% of the vote, defeating Billy Banks (D) by 19.5 points.
Shady WallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.1%4,133
Billy BanksDemocrat
23.6%2,261
R. L. HargroveDemocrat
19.2%1,840
John S. C. MasseyDemocrat
14.1%1,351
9,585 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET