1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 34
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
William D. Brown (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating B. L. Johnson (D) by 40.2 points.
William D. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%14,223
B. L. JohnsonDemocrat
21.1%4,890
Bernie J. VanDemocrat
17.6%4,078
23,191 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET