1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 32
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
James H. Brown (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Orville Elkin (D) by 14.4 points.
James H. BrownDemocrat · winner
50.5%17,183
Orville ElkinDemocrat
36.1%12,291
Chester FloydDemocrat
13.4%4,571
34,045 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET