1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana Senate District 7
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Charles G. Smither (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Lemann III (R) by 40.9 points.
Charles G. SmitherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%18,787
Richard B. Lemann IIIRepublican
29.6%7,887
26,674 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