1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 27

Name: 1971 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 27
Start: 1971-12-11
Location: Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Carl Gunter Jr. (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Clay Luttrell (D) by 9.5 points.

Carl Gunter Jr.Democrat · winner

54.7%6,373

45.3%5,270

11,643 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET