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1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of Alexandria, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964.

Of the 8 Louisiana incumbents, 6 were re-elected.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Louisiana\|1\|X}}	F. Edward Hebert	Democratic	1940	Incumbent re-elected.	√ F. Edward Hebert (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|2\|X}}	Hale Boggs	Democratic	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Hale Boggs (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|3\|X}}	Patrick T. Caffery	Democratic	1968	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Dave Treen (Republican) 54.0% J. Louis Watkins Jr. (Democratic) 46.0%
Louisiana\|4\|X}}	Joe Waggonner	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Waggonner (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|5\|X}}	Otto Passman	Democratic	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Otto Passman (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|6\|X}}	John Rarick	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Rarick (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|7\|X}}	John Breaux	Democratic	1972 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana\|8\|X}}	Speedy Long	Democratic	1964	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Gillis William Long (Democratic) 68.5% S. R. Abramson (American) 16.8% Roy C. Strickland (Republican) 14.6%

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