Louisiana State House District 27

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Mike Johnson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result, older lines: Mike Johnson (Republican) was unopposed, 2019

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History (16 elections for this seat)

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Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike JohnsonWon	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 9,767
Election day: October 24, 2015
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris HazelWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,34264.9%	64.9%
RepublicanChristopher Dean Tyler	Republican	3,42535.1%	35.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,309
Election day: October 22, 2011
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris HazelWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,08960.8%	60.8%
RepublicanRandy Wiggins	Republican	5,22039.2%	39.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,941
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris HazelWon	Republican	9,33062.5%	62.5%
DemocraticRick L. Farrar(incumbent)	Democratic	5,61137.5%	37.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,591
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRick FarrarWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,07261.0%	61.0%
OtherPete Farrington	Other	4,51939.0%	39.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,913
Election day: November 20, 1999
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRick FarrarWon	Democratic	4,31854.6%	54.6%
RepublicanRandy Tannehill	Republican	3,59545.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,738
Election day: October 23, 1999
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 20, 1999, won by Rick Farrar
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRandy Tannehill	Republican	4,44241.4%	41.4%
DemocraticRick Farrar	Democratic	4,08838.1%	38.1%
DemocraticPete Farrington	Democratic	2,20820.6%	20.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,437
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRandy WigginsWon	Republican	6,36051.1%	51.1%
DemocraticRick Farrar(incumbent)	Democratic	6,07748.9%	48.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,658
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRick FarrarWon	Democratic	7,72956.6%	56.6%
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.(incumbent)	Democratic	5,92943.4%	43.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,909
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	8,50761.2%	61.2%
DemocraticGloria Hearn	Democratic	5,40238.8%	38.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,529
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	10,07374.5%	74.5%
DemocraticRaymond Prestridge	Democratic	2,49518.4%	18.4%
DemocraticClifford L. Lawrence	Democratic	9617.1%	7.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,344
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	7,29254.6%	54.6%
DemocraticRaymond Willett	Democratic	6,05245.4%	45.4%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	3,539100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,370
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Carl Gunter Jr.
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.(incumbent)	Democratic	6,60058.0%	58.0%
DemocraticJ. W. Thompson	Democratic	3,12927.5%	27.5%
DemocraticJimmy Faircloth	Democratic	1,29311.4%	11.4%
DemocraticClifford L. Lawrence	Democratic	3483.1%	3.1%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarl Gunter Jr.Won	Democratic	6,393100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,945
Election day: February 6, 1968
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 27, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdward F. Lebreton Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	4,02750.7%	50.7%
DemocraticEugene ObrianWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,91849.3%	49.3%

1968 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2019.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026