1968Final results
1968 election for Louisiana Senate District 27
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
J. C. Gilbert (D) won with 84.1% of the vote, defeating Clark H. Burrill (R) by 68.2 points.
J. C. GilbertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.1%12,313
Clark H. BurrillRepublican
15.9%2,331
14,644 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET