1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 25
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Richard Thompson (D) won with 28.1% of the vote, defeating W. K. Brown (D) by -0.9 points.
W. K. BrownDemocrat · incumbent
28.9%3,617
Richard ThompsonDemocrat · winner
28.1%3,507
W. Fielding JamesDemocrat
23.7%2,963
Charles G. BoydDemocrat
19.3%2,411
12,498 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET