1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana House District 62
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
W. D. Folkes (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Raborn (R) by 50.1 points.
W. D. FolkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%5,810
Robert L. RabornRepublican
24.9%1,929
7,739 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET