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1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 primary for Louisiana House District 20

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Lantz Womack (D) won with 31.5% of the vote, defeating J. H. Colvin (D) by 1.6 points.

Lantz WomackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.5%3,799
J. H. ColvinDemocrat
29.9%3,605
S. S. DewittDemocrat · incumbent
21.9%2,643
Roger BeallDemocrat
11.2%1,349
5.5%657
12,053 votes

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