This is the 1972 race. The latest: 2019 →

1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana Senate District 32

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

James H. Brown (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating John Henry Baker (R) by 28.3 points.

James H. BrownDemocrat · winner
64.1%17,151
35.9%9,587
26,738 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+28.31972D+38.61999D+1.72007R+9.92007 runoffR+61.72019

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