1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 22
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Kirby D. Mills (D) won with 20.3% of the vote, defeating W. M. Ford (D) by -7.4 points.
W. M. FordDemocrat
27.7%3,686
Kirby D. MillsDemocrat · winner
20.3%2,699
John W. KingDemocrat
17.3%2,300
Perry J. SmithDemocrat
17.2%2,285
Clinton E. PayneDemocrat
9.4%1,246
Ted D. PriceDemocrat
8.1%1,082
13,298 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET