1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Kenneth E. Osterberger (D) won with 41.0% of the vote, defeating Roland S. Stevens (D) by 20.3 points.
Kenneth E. OsterbergerDemocrat · winner
41.0%10,943
Roland S. StevensDemocrat
20.7%5,531
William F. BernhardDemocrat · incumbent
15.5%4,133
Lewis W. Eaton Jr.Democrat · incumbent
14.0%3,740
L. P. CollierDemocrat
8.7%2,333
26,680 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET