1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana Senate District 19
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Harvey Peltier (D) won with 44.6% of the vote, defeating Joel T. Chaisson (D) by 21.1 points.
Harvey PeltierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.6%13,677
Joel T. ChaissonDemocrat
23.5%7,200
Victor BradleyDemocrat
21.2%6,513
Archie MollereDemocrat
10.7%3,291
30,681 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET