1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 Democratic primary for Louisiana Senate District 8
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Fritz Windhorst (D) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Ward (D) by 11.1 points.
Fritz WindhorstDemocrat · winner
43.8%9,134
Thomas J. WardDemocrat
32.7%6,826
Olaf J. FinkDemocrat · incumbent
23.5%4,904
20,864 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET