1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 38
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
C. Kay Carter (D) won with 38.7% of the vote, defeating Emmett Asseff (D) by 13.1 points.
C. Kay CarterDemocrat · winner
38.7%7,450
Emmett AsseffDemocrat
25.6%4,926
Dayton WallerDemocrat
21.9%4,218
J. Frank CarrollDemocrat
13.8%2,653
19,247 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET