1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 16
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Patrick Wright Jr. (D) won with 21.8% of the vote, defeating H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) by -12.4 points.
H. Lawrence GibbsDemocrat · incumbent
34.1%3,028
Patrick Wright Jr.Democrat · winner
21.8%1,930
Pete MedakDemocrat
18.8%1,664
James D. Sparks Jr.Democrat
16.1%1,428
Sam Donald Jr.Democrat
9.3%821
8,871 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET