1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana Senate District 8
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Fritz Windhorst (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Earl J. Schmitt (R) by 45.9 points.
Fritz WindhorstDemocrat · winner
72.9%16,007
Earl J. SchmittRepublican
27.1%5,941
21,948 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