1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 27
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Carl Gunter Jr. (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond Prestridge (D) by 56.0 points.
Carl Gunter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%10,073
Raymond PrestridgeDemocrat
18.4%2,495
Clifford L. LawrenceDemocrat
7.1%961
13,529 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET