1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana House District 14

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

John Ensminger (D) won with 95.4% of the vote, defeating Clarence L. Houck (Oth) by 90.8 points.

John EnsmingerDemocrat · winner
95.4%13,064
4.6%629
13,693 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+4.61987R+14.71987 runoffD+36.01991 special electionD+12.41991 runoffR+18.62007R+0.12007 runoff

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