1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 53
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Leonard Chabert (D) won with 44.6% of the vote, defeating Jacob A. Lecompte (D) by 10.4 points.
Leonard ChabertDemocrat · winner
44.6%4,216
Jacob A. LecompteDemocrat
34.2%3,234
Julius W. GrubbsDemocrat
21.2%2,000
9,450 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET