1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Jesse Knowles (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating A. J. Lyons (D) by 25.8 points.
Jesse KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%18,693
A. J. LyonsDemocrat
37.1%11,029
29,722 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET