2007Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2007 election for Louisiana House District 47
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jonathan Perry (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Plaisance (D) by 24.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jonathan PerryRepublican · winner
54.7%8,262
Francis J. PlaisanceDemocrat
30.5%4,598
Brodney MoutonDemocrat
14.8%2,238
15,098 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET