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1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana House District 71

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Julius A. Blount (D) won with 24.9% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Bencaz (D) by 1.0 points.

Julius A. BlountDemocrat · winner
24.9%3,345
Lloyd BencazDemocrat
23.9%3,206
22.9%3,079
17.7%2,375
10.7%1,434
13,439 votes

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