1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 17
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
T. W. Humphries (D) won with 27.5% of the vote, defeating George A. Wood (D) by 0.1 points.
T. W. HumphriesDemocrat · winner
27.5%1,991
George A. WoodDemocrat
27.4%1,984
Richard O. Miles Jr.Democrat
26.5%1,921
Robert V. BishopDemocrat
18.6%1,350
7,246 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET