1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 12
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
B. B. Rayburn (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Sam Smith (D) by 41.9 points.
B. B. RayburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%9,868
Sam SmithDemocrat
22.2%3,419
Jimmy W. CorkernDemocrat
13.6%2,091
15,378 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET