1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 21
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
J. C. Gilbert (D) won with 24.6% of the vote, defeating David I. Patten (D) by 3.7 points.
J. C. GilbertDemocrat · winner
24.6%2,956
David I. PattenDemocrat · incumbent
20.9%2,516
J. T. CraneDemocrat
19.4%2,335
Troyce GuiceDemocrat
18.2%2,182
Arthur A. ArnoldDemocrat
12.3%1,474
R. C. Lancaster Jr.Democrat
4.6%554
12,017 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
J. C. Gilbert (D)David I. Patten (D)J. T. Crane (D)Troyce Guice (D)Arthur A. Arnold (D)
Also on the ballot: R. C. Lancaster Jr. (Democrat), 4.6%