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1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana House District 70

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Frank P. Simoneaux (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Wayne Fousse (R) by 36.3 points.

Frank P. SimoneauxDemocrat · winner
64.0%6,624
Wayne FousseRepublican
27.7%2,867
8.3%863
10,354 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

EvenR+37.61991R+13.71991 runoffR+24.01999R+48.82015R+20.62019R+5.22019 runoff

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