1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 27
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Carl Gunter Jr. (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Raymond Willett (D) by 9.3 points.
Carl Gunter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%7,292
Raymond WillettDemocrat
45.4%6,052
13,344 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET