1975Final results
1975 election for Louisiana House District 20
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
LANNY JOHNSON led; no source recorded a winner.
Lanny JohnsonDemocrat · leading
22.0%2,878
Joe M. GravelieDemocrat
20.4%2,660
Carl D. BateyDemocrat
19.4%2,532
Orville ElkinDemocrat
15.0%1,959
Earl PowersDemocrat
10.1%1,325
Leon McIntoshDemocrat
5.2%684
Roy McManusDemocrat
4.9%636
H. C. ShawDemocrat
2.9%383
13,057 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Lanny Johnson (D)Joe M. Gravelie (D)Carl D. Batey (D)Orville Elkin (D)Earl Powers (D)Leon McIntosh (D)
Also on the ballot: Roy McManus (Democrat), 4.9%; H. C. Shaw (Democrat), 2.9%