1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 36

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 36
Start: 1971-11-06
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Harold Montgomery (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Montgomery (D) by 2.5 points.

Harold MontgomeryDemocrat · winner

51.3%14,599

John W. MontgomeryDemocrat · incumbent

48.7%13,885

28,484 votes

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