1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 27
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
William L. McLeod Jr. (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Bertrand (D) by 37.2 points.
William L. McLeod Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%20,636
Bill BertrandDemocrat
31.4%9,439
30,075 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