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Bossier Parish

Local election results for Saturday, September 11, 1982. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District A

H. W. "Butch" Smith, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • H. W. "Butch" Smith, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.9% 132 votes

  • Randy Lefler DemocratDefeated

    43.3% 106 votes

  • Randy Weeks DemocratDefeated

    2.9% 7 votes

245 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District C

No one got a majority, so Annie B. "Abie" Johnston (Democrat) and Eliot S. Knowles, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Annie B. "Abie" Johnston DemocratIn runoff

    41.0% 541 votes

  • Eliot S. Knowles, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 454 votes

  • Carolyn Lee Moseley RepublicanDefeated

    16.8% 222 votes

  • "Ken" Larsen RepublicanDefeated

    7.8% 103 votes

1,320 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District E

Susan Hartsfield Barrera (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • Susan Hartsfield Barrera DemocratElected

    57.0% 701 votes

  • C. L. Sanders DemocratDefeated

    27.7% 341 votes

  • Jo Ann McMahon DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 188 votes

1,230 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District F

Harold E. Roberts, Jr. (Democrat) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • Harold E. Roberts, Jr. DemocratElected

    64.0% 644 votes

  • Gayle H. Lee No partyDefeated

    36.0% 363 votes

1,007 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Shreveport

Mayor, City of Shreveport

. Hussey (Other party) won with 55.1% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: . Hussey 63.8%, . Williamson 36.2%, . Mackey 0.0%, . Provenza 0.0%.

  • . Hussey Other partyElected

    55.1% 28,981 votes

  • . Williamson Other partyDefeated

    40.0% 21,003 votes

  • . Mackey Other partyDefeated

    3.1% 1,632 votes

  • . Provenza Other partyDefeated

    1.8% 955 votes

52,571 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish. Hussey. Williamson. Mackey. ProvenzaTurnout
Bossier Parish63.8%3736.2%210.0%00.0%0
Caddo Parish55.1%28,94440.0%20,9823.1%1,6321.8%955

Councilman, District C, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so "Tom" Arceneaux (Other party) and John Settle (Other party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: "Tom" Arceneaux 17.9%, John Settle 41.1%, Orvis Sigler 14.3%, Michael Wainwright 26.8%.

  • "Tom" Arceneaux Other partyIn runoff

    34.3% 3,898 votes

  • John Settle Other partyIn runoff

    27.8% 3,160 votes

  • Orvis Sigler Other partyDefeated

    23.1% 2,624 votes

  • Michael Wainwright Other partyDefeated

    14.8% 1,683 votes

11,365 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Tom" ArceneauxJohn SettleOrvis SiglerMichael WainwrightTurnout
Bossier Parish17.9%1041.1%2314.3%826.8%15
Caddo Parish34.4%3,88827.7%3,13723.1%2,61614.7%1,668