1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 27

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

William L. McLeod Jr. (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Roger Miller (D) by 28.9 points.

William L. McLeod Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%20,982
Roger MillerDemocrat
25.2%9,778
Will BeltonDemocrat
20.7%8,035
38,795 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

EvenD+68.21968D+38.21991 special electionD+79.61995R+29.92015

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET