1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana Senate District 20
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Claude Berwick Duval (D) won with 43.5% of the vote, defeating Gerald F. Lofaso (D) by 15.3 points.
Claude Berwick DuvalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.5%12,456
Gerald F. LofasoDemocrat
28.2%8,067
Richard OwenDemocrat
18.4%5,262
A. O. RappaletDemocrat
9.9%2,834
28,619 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET