1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana House District 27
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
CARL GUNTER JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Carl Gunter Jr.Democrat · leading · incumbent
58.0%6,600
J. W. ThompsonDemocrat
27.5%3,129
Jimmy FairclothDemocrat
11.4%1,293
Clifford L. LawrenceDemocrat
3.1%348
11,370 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
Carl Gunter Jr. (D)J. W. Thompson (D)Jimmy Faircloth (D)
Also on the ballot: Clifford L. Lawrence (Democrat), 3.1%