1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 23

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 23
Start: 1971-11-06
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating E. J. Chatelain (D) by 13.6 points.

Edgar G. Mouton Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

44.7%12,553

31.1%8,744

11.3%3,185

7.6%2,140

5.2%1,473

28,095 votes

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