1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Louisiana (Class 2)

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Parish	Turnout	Bennett Johnston (D)		John McKeithen (I)		Ben Toledano (R)		Hall Lyons (American)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Acadia	51%	9,027	55.6%	3,882	23.9%	2,869	17.7%	446	2.7%	0	0.0%	5,145	16,224
Allen	52%	4,257	63.2%	1,465	21.8%	798	11.9%	211	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,792	6,731
Ascension	47%	6,228	57.3%	2,583	23.8%	1,435	13.2%	616	5.7%	0	0.0%	3,645	10,862
Assumption	46%	3,071	57.1%	1,303	24.2%	800	14.9%	200	3.7%	0	0.0%	1,768	5,374
Avoyelles	44%	6,170	59.5%	2,280	22.0%	1,286	12.4%	639	6.2%	0	0.0%	3,890	10,375
Beauregard	52%	4,720	61.4%	1,781	23.2%	991	12.9%	200	2.6%	0	0.0%	2,939	7,692
Bienville	57%	2,924	49.7%	1,965	33.4%	820	13.9%	170	2.9%	0	0.0%	959	5,879
Bossier	41%	8,894	52.2%	4,125	24.2%	3,607	21.2%	423	2.5%	0	0.0%	4,769	17,049
Caddo	45%	40,610	59.7%	11,665	17.1%	13,931	20.5%	1,851	2.7%	0	0.0%	26,679	68,057
Calcasieu	47%	30,376	68.1%	7,422	16.6%	5,592	12.5%	1,227	2.8%	0	0.0%	22,954	44,617
Caldwell	55%	928	27.5%	2,096	62.1%	302	8.9%	51	1.5%	0	0.0%	-1,168	3,377
Cameron	47%	1,691	68.9%	492	20.0%	196	8.0%	76	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,199	2,455
Catahoula	50%	1,657	44.9%	1,523	41.3%	449	12.2%	60	1.6%	0	0.0%	134	3,689
Claiborne	51%	3,245	58.7%	1,324	23.9%	789	14.3%	173	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,921	5,531
Concordia	46%	3,792	61.1%	1,524	24.5%	756	12.2%	136	2.2%	0	0.0%	2,268	6,208
De Soto	50%	4,474	61.1%	1,558	21.3%	973	13.3%	314	4.3%	0	0.0%	2,916	7,319
East Baton Rouge	44%	52,197	60.7%	18,384	21.4%	13,399	15.6%	1,954	2.3%	0	0.0%	33,813	85,934
East Carroll	46%	2,115	64.8%	655	20.1%	399	12.2%	94	2.9%	0	0.0%	1,460	3,263
East Feliciana	38%	2,494	57.5%	1,268	29.2%	412	9.5%	166	3.8%	0	0.0%	1,226	4,340
Evangeline	53%	5,026	49.1%	3,247	31.7%	1,487	14.5%	469	4.6%	0	0.0%	1,779	10,229
Franklin	46%	2,494	36.4%	3,267	47.7%	894	13.1%	189	2.8%	0	0.0%	-773	6,844
Grant	51%	2,236	48.1%	1,697	36.5%	617	13.3%	96	2.1%	0	0.0%	539	4,646
Iberia	46%	9,963	61.0%	2,112	12.9%	3,859	23.6%	409	2.5%	0	0.0%	6,104	16,343
Iberville	48%	5,106	55.6%	2,733	29.8%	985	10.7%	359	3.9%	0	0.0%	2,373	9,183
Jackson	59%	2,570	41.8%	2,791	45.4%	652	10.6%	132	2.1%	0	0.0%	-221	6,145
Jefferson	45%	48,276	46.3%	22,290	21.4%	31,316	30.0%	2,406	2.3%	0	0.0%	16,960	104,288
Jefferson Davis	51%	5,963	64.1%	1,666	17.9%	1,442	15.5%	231	2.5%	0	0.0%	4,297	9,302
La Salle	57%	2,252	44.0%	2,019	39.4%	766	15.0%	85	1.7%	0	0.0%	233	5,122
Lafayette	42%	18,935	60.1%	3,530	11.2%	8,290	26.3%	763	2.4%	0	0.0%	10,645	31,518
Lafourche	46%	11,621	57.5%	4,485	22.2%	3,777	18.7%	337	1.7%	0	0.0%	7,136	20,220
Lincoln	40%	5,949	59.9%	2,018	20.3%	1,785	18.0%	183	1.8%	0	0.0%	3,931	9,935
Livingston	47%	6,011	52.4%	3,596	31.4%	1,411	12.3%	446	3.9%	0	0.0%	2,415	11,464
Madison	51%	2,868	63.1%	1,154	25.4%	423	9.3%	103	2.3%	0	0.0%	1,714	4,548
Morehouse	42%	4,820	57.6%	2,046	24.5%	1,216	14.5%	282	3.4%	0	0.0%	2,774	8,364
Natchitoches	46%	5,883	56.4%	2,825	27.1%	1,426	13.7%	294	2.8%	0	0.0%	3,058	10,428
Orleans	45%	93,151	54.5%	34,437	20.1%	39,660	23.2%	3,804	2.2%	0	0.0%	53,491	171,052
Ouachita	46%	17,849	51.5%	10,088	29.1%	5,978	17.2%	748	2.2%	0	0.0%	7,761	34,663
Plaquemines	52%	2,424	30.6%	4,261	53.8%	991	12.5%	241	3.0%	0	0.0%	-1,837	7,917
Pointe Coupee	52%	3,736	52.6%	2,449	34.5%	680	9.6%	231	3.3%	0	0.0%	1,287	7,096
Rapides	42%	18,042	55.8%	7,388	22.9%	5,775	17.9%	1,121	3.5%	0	0.0%	10,654	32,326
Red River	61%	1,703	47.9%	1,227	34.5%	508	14.3%	116	3.3%	0	0.0%	476	3,554
Richland	45%	2,906	47.7%	2,195	36.0%	822	13.5%	174	2.9%	0	0.0%	711	6,097
Sabine	52%	3,973	60.8%	1,559	23.8%	880	13.5%	125	1.9%	0	0.0%	2,414	6,537
St. Bernard	62%	8,313	39.3%	7,020	33.2%	5,381	25.4%	436	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,293	21,150
St. Charles	52%	5,407	55.5%	2,143	22.0%	1,879	19.3%	306	3.1%	0	0.0%	3,264	9,735
St. Helena	51%	1,561	52.7%	859	29.0%	429	14.5%	112	3.8%	0	0.0%	702	2,961
St. James	55%	3,984	61.0%	1,575	24.1%	778	11.9%	193	3.0%	0	0.0%	2,409	6,530
St. John the Baptist	49%	4,023	55.0%	1,823	24.9%	1,182	16.2%	281	3.8%	0	0.0%	2,200	7,309
St. Landry	49%	12,991	54.8%	5,892	24.9%	3,892	16.4%	922	3.9%	0	0.0%	7,099	23,697
St. Martin	48%	5,465	57.5%	2,201	23.2%	1,588	16.7%	246	2.6%	0	0.0%	3,264	9,500
St. Mary	41%	9,239	61.3%	2,848	18.9%	2,713	18.0%	277	1.8%	0	0.0%	6,391	15,077
St. Tammany	50%	12,127	54.5%	4,137	18.6%	5,384	24.2%	599	2.7%	0	0.0%	6,743	22,247
Tangipahoa	47%	11,699	58.5%	4,577	22.9%	3,055	15.3%	675	3.4%	0	0.0%	7,122	20,006
Tensas	57%	2,021	62.8%	779	24.2%	364	11.3%	53	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,242	3,217
Terrebonne	41%	9,218	47.4%	5,905	30.4%	3,814	19.6%	504	2.6%	0	0.0%	3,313	19,441
Union	49%	2,972	49.2%	2,104	34.8%	782	12.9%	187	3.1%	0	0.0%	868	6,045
Vermilion	49%	8,204	61.9%	2,494	18.8%	2,352	17.8%	200	1.5%	0	0.0%	5,710	13,250
Vernon	23%	4,165	52.5%	2,499	31.5%	1,110	14.0%	157	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,666	7,931
Washington	49%	8,210	62.8%	2,204	16.9%	2,272	17.4%	394	3.0%	0	0.0%	5,938	13,080
Webster	51%	7,429	55.0%	3,420	25.3%	2,292	17.0%	372	2.8%	0	0.0%	4,009	13,513
West Baton Rouge	50%	2,900	56.9%	1,473	28.9%	475	9.3%	246	4.8%	0	0.0%	1,427	5,094
West Carroll	48%	1,829	46.7%	1,443	36.9%	533	13.6%	109	2.8%	0	0.0%	386	3,914
West Feliciana	30%	1,660	65.0%	538	21.1%	234	9.2%	123	4.8%	0	0.0%	1,122	2,555
Winn	56%	2,943	50.3%	1,852	31.6%	893	15.3%	167	2.9%	0	0.0%	1,091	5,855
TOTAL	44%	598,987	55.2%	250,161	23.1%	206,846	19.1%	28,190	2.6%	720	0.1%	348,826	1,084,904
Total R vote: 206,846 (19.1%)      Total D vote: 598,987 (55.2%)      Total Other vote: 279,071 (25.7%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Acadia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	9,027	55.6%
John McKeithen (I)	3,882	23.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	2,869	17.7%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	446	2.7%
TOTAL	16,224
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Allen Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,257	63.2%
John McKeithen (I)	1,465	21.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	798	11.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	211	3.1%
TOTAL	6,731
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Ascension Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	6,228	57.3%
John McKeithen (I)	2,583	23.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,435	13.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	616	5.7%
TOTAL	10,862
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Assumption Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,071	57.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,303	24.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	800	14.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	200	3.7%
TOTAL	5,374
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Avoyelles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	6,170	59.5%
John McKeithen (I)	2,280	22.0%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,286	12.4%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	639	6.2%
TOTAL	10,375
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Beauregard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,720	61.4%
John McKeithen (I)	1,781	23.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	991	12.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	200	2.6%
TOTAL	7,692
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Bienville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,924	49.7%
John McKeithen (I)	1,965	33.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	820	13.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	170	2.9%
TOTAL	5,879
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Bossier Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	8,894	52.2%
John McKeithen (I)	4,125	24.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,607	21.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	423	2.5%
TOTAL	17,049
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Caddo Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	40,610	59.7%
John McKeithen (I)	11,665	17.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	13,931	20.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	1,851	2.7%
TOTAL	68,057
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Calcasieu Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	30,376	68.1%
John McKeithen (I)	7,422	16.6%
Ben Toledano (R)	5,592	12.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	1,227	2.8%
TOTAL	44,617
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Caldwell Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	928	27.5%
John McKeithen (I)	2,096	62.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	302	8.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	51	1.5%
TOTAL	3,377
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Cameron Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,691	68.9%
John McKeithen (I)	492	20.0%
Ben Toledano (R)	196	8.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	76	3.1%
TOTAL	2,455
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Catahoula Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,657	44.9%
John McKeithen (I)	1,523	41.3%
Ben Toledano (R)	449	12.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	60	1.6%
TOTAL	3,689
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Claiborne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,245	58.7%
John McKeithen (I)	1,324	23.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	789	14.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	173	3.1%
TOTAL	5,531
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Concordia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,792	61.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,524	24.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	756	12.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	136	2.2%
TOTAL	6,208
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, De Soto Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,474	61.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,558	21.3%
Ben Toledano (R)	973	13.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	314	4.3%
TOTAL	7,319
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, East Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	52,197	60.7%
John McKeithen (I)	18,384	21.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	13,399	15.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	1,954	2.3%
TOTAL	85,934
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, East Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,115	64.8%
John McKeithen (I)	655	20.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	399	12.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	94	2.9%
TOTAL	3,263
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, East Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,494	57.5%
John McKeithen (I)	1,268	29.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	412	9.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	166	3.8%
TOTAL	4,340
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Evangeline Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,026	49.1%
John McKeithen (I)	3,247	31.7%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,487	14.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	469	4.6%
TOTAL	10,229
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,494	36.4%
John McKeithen (I)	3,267	47.7%
Ben Toledano (R)	894	13.1%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	189	2.8%
TOTAL	6,844
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Grant Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,236	48.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,697	36.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	617	13.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	96	2.1%
TOTAL	4,646
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Iberia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	9,963	61.0%
John McKeithen (I)	2,112	12.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,859	23.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	409	2.5%
TOTAL	16,343
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Iberville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,106	55.6%
John McKeithen (I)	2,733	29.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	985	10.7%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	359	3.9%
TOTAL	9,183
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,570	41.8%
John McKeithen (I)	2,791	45.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	652	10.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	132	2.1%
TOTAL	6,145
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	48,276	46.3%
John McKeithen (I)	22,290	21.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	31,316	30.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	2,406	2.3%
TOTAL	104,288
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson Davis Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,963	64.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,666	17.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,442	15.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	231	2.5%
TOTAL	9,302
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, La Salle Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,252	44.0%
John McKeithen (I)	2,019	39.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	766	15.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	85	1.7%
TOTAL	5,122
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Lafayette Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	18,935	60.1%
John McKeithen (I)	3,530	11.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	8,290	26.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	763	2.4%
TOTAL	31,518
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Lafourche Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	11,621	57.5%
John McKeithen (I)	4,485	22.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,777	18.7%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	337	1.7%
TOTAL	20,220
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,949	59.9%
John McKeithen (I)	2,018	20.3%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,785	18.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	183	1.8%
TOTAL	9,935
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Livingston Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	6,011	52.4%
John McKeithen (I)	3,596	31.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,411	12.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	446	3.9%
TOTAL	11,464
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,868	63.1%
John McKeithen (I)	1,154	25.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	423	9.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	103	2.3%
TOTAL	4,548
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Morehouse Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,820	57.6%
John McKeithen (I)	2,046	24.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,216	14.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	282	3.4%
TOTAL	8,364
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Natchitoches Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,883	56.4%
John McKeithen (I)	2,825	27.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,426	13.7%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	294	2.8%
TOTAL	10,428
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Orleans Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	93,151	54.5%
John McKeithen (I)	34,437	20.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	39,660	23.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	3,804	2.2%
TOTAL	171,052
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Ouachita Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	17,849	51.5%
John McKeithen (I)	10,088	29.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	5,978	17.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	748	2.2%
TOTAL	34,663
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Plaquemines Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,424	30.6%
John McKeithen (I)	4,261	53.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	991	12.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	241	3.0%
TOTAL	7,917
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Pointe Coupee Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,736	52.6%
John McKeithen (I)	2,449	34.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	680	9.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	231	3.3%
TOTAL	7,096
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Rapides Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	18,042	55.8%
John McKeithen (I)	7,388	22.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	5,775	17.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	1,121	3.5%
TOTAL	32,326
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Red River Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,703	47.9%
John McKeithen (I)	1,227	34.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	508	14.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	116	3.3%
TOTAL	3,554
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Richland Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,906	47.7%
John McKeithen (I)	2,195	36.0%
Ben Toledano (R)	822	13.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	174	2.9%
TOTAL	6,097
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Sabine Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,973	60.8%
John McKeithen (I)	1,559	23.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	880	13.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	125	1.9%
TOTAL	6,537
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Bernard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	8,313	39.3%
John McKeithen (I)	7,020	33.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	5,381	25.4%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	436	2.1%
TOTAL	21,150
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Charles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,407	55.5%
John McKeithen (I)	2,143	22.0%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,879	19.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	306	3.1%
TOTAL	9,735
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Helena Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,561	52.7%
John McKeithen (I)	859	29.0%
Ben Toledano (R)	429	14.5%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	112	3.8%
TOTAL	2,961
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, St. James Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	3,984	61.0%
John McKeithen (I)	1,575	24.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	778	11.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	193	3.0%
TOTAL	6,530
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, St. John the Baptist Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,023	55.0%
John McKeithen (I)	1,823	24.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,182	16.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	281	3.8%
TOTAL	7,309
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Landry Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	12,991	54.8%
John McKeithen (I)	5,892	24.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,892	16.4%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	922	3.9%
TOTAL	23,697
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Martin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	5,465	57.5%
John McKeithen (I)	2,201	23.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,588	16.7%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	246	2.6%
TOTAL	9,500
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Mary Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	9,239	61.3%
John McKeithen (I)	2,848	18.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	2,713	18.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	277	1.8%
TOTAL	15,077
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Tammany Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	12,127	54.5%
John McKeithen (I)	4,137	18.6%
Ben Toledano (R)	5,384	24.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	599	2.7%
TOTAL	22,247
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Tangipahoa Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	11,699	58.5%
John McKeithen (I)	4,577	22.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,055	15.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	675	3.4%
TOTAL	20,006
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Tensas Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,021	62.8%
John McKeithen (I)	779	24.2%
Ben Toledano (R)	364	11.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	53	1.6%
TOTAL	3,217
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Terrebonne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	9,218	47.4%
John McKeithen (I)	5,905	30.4%
Ben Toledano (R)	3,814	19.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	504	2.6%
TOTAL	19,441
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Union Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,972	49.2%
John McKeithen (I)	2,104	34.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	782	12.9%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	187	3.1%
TOTAL	6,045
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Vermilion Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	8,204	61.9%
John McKeithen (I)	2,494	18.8%
Ben Toledano (R)	2,352	17.8%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	200	1.5%
TOTAL	13,250
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Vernon Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	4,165	52.5%
John McKeithen (I)	2,499	31.5%
Ben Toledano (R)	1,110	14.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	157	2.0%
TOTAL	7,931
Turnout: 23%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	8,210	62.8%
John McKeithen (I)	2,204	16.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	2,272	17.4%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	394	3.0%
TOTAL	13,080
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Webster Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	7,429	55.0%
John McKeithen (I)	3,420	25.3%
Ben Toledano (R)	2,292	17.0%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	372	2.8%
TOTAL	13,513
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, West Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,900	56.9%
John McKeithen (I)	1,473	28.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	475	9.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	246	4.8%
TOTAL	5,094
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, West Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,829	46.7%
John McKeithen (I)	1,443	36.9%
Ben Toledano (R)	533	13.6%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	109	2.8%
TOTAL	3,914
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, West Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	1,660	65.0%
John McKeithen (I)	538	21.1%
Ben Toledano (R)	234	9.2%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	123	4.8%
TOTAL	2,555
Turnout: 30%

1972 Senate class 2, Winn Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bennett Johnston (D)	2,943	50.3%
John McKeithen (I)	1,852	31.6%
Ben Toledano (R)	893	15.3%
Hall Lyons (Amer)	167	2.9%
TOTAL	5,855
Turnout: 56%