1975Final results
1975 runoff for Louisiana House District 72
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Ty Cobb Lanier (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Shelby Alford (D) by 4.5 points.
Ty Cobb LanierDemocrat · winner
52.2%7,646
Shelby AlfordDemocrat
47.8%6,989
14,635 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET