1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 47
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Sam Theriot (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Wilman C. Gaspard (D) by 34.9 points.
Sam TheriotDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%12,672
Wilman C. GaspardDemocrat
32.5%6,113
18,785 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