1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 4
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
V. C. Shannon (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Thurman Nelson (D) by 19.5 points.
V. C. ShannonDemocrat · winner
52.5%2,817
Thurman NelsonDemocrat
33.1%1,773
Ted CleggDemocrat
14.4%774
5,364 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET