1991Final resultsSpecial election

1991 special election for Louisiana Senate District 27

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Jim Cox (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Vic Stelly (R) by 27.3 points.

Jim CoxDemocrat · winner
58.2%10,321
Vic StellyRepublican
30.9%5,475
Al WillisDemocrat
8.2%1,462
Sam TarletonDemocrat
2.7%473
17,731 votes

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

The candidates