1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana Senate District 31
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Paul Foshee (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Reese (R) by 33.4 points.
Paul FosheeDemocrat · winner
66.7%19,586
Bob ReeseRepublican
33.3%9,789
29,375 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