1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 primary for Louisiana House District 37

Name: 1971 primary for Louisiana House District 37
Start: 1971-11-06
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

James Martin (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Norman L. Ordoneaux (D) by 13.2 points.

James MartinDemocrat · winner

56.6%6,920

Norman L. OrdoneauxDemocrat · incumbent

43.4%5,303

12,223 votes

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