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1971Final results

1971 primary for Louisiana House District 75

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Lawrence Sheridan (D) won with 32.6% of the vote, defeating Marshall Ambrose Holloway (D) by 8.6 points.

Lawrence SheridanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.6%4,325
Marshall Ambrose HollowayDemocrat
24.0%3,187
Bennie G. FarmerDemocrat
17.4%2,308
R. W. RichardsonDemocrat
13.8%1,824
W. E. Bates Jr.Democrat
12.1%1,609
13,253 votes

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

The candidates

Lawrence Sheridan (D)Marshall Ambrose Holloway (D)Bennie G. Farmer (D)R. W. Richardson (D)W. E. Bates Jr. (D)