1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 29
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Cecil R. Blair (D) won with 33.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd W. Smith (D) by 3.4 points.
Cecil R. BlairDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.7%7,887
Floyd W. SmithDemocrat
30.3%7,083
Arnold Jack RosenthalDemocrat
23.9%5,601
Robert R. GeorgeDemocrat
12.1%2,843
23,414 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET