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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Caddo 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 13

No one got a majority, so Robert Neff, Jr. (Democrat) and Billy R. Casey (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Robert Neff, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    45.1% 967 votes

  • Billy R. Casey RepublicanIn runoff

    29.3% 628 votes

  • Audrey W. Lewis DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 436 votes

  • David J. Murray No partyDefeated

    5.2% 111 votes

2,142 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 16

Mildred B. Pugh (Democrat) won with 71.7% of the vote.

  • Mildred B. Pugh DemocratElected

    71.7% 2,465 votes

  • Ward Elmo Bryant, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    28.3% 971 votes

3,436 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 Caddo Parish: . Hussey 55.1%, . Williamson 40.0%, . Mackey 3.1%, . Provenza 1.8%.

  • . 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 B, City of Shreveport

. Peterson (Other party) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • . Peterson Other partyElected

    55.2% 3,938 votes

  • . Stewart Other partyDefeated

    40.2% 2,873 votes

  • . West Other partyDefeated

    4.6% 329 votes

7,140 votes cast.

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 Caddo Parish: "Tom" Arceneaux 34.4%, John Settle 27.7%, Orvis Sigler 23.1%, Michael Wainwright 14.7%.

  • "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

Councilman, District D, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so . Bush (Other party) and . Levinson (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • . Bush Other partyIn runoff

    32.9% 2,164 votes

  • . Levinson Other partyIn runoff

    32.5% 2,136 votes

  • . Hall Other partyDefeated

    26.1% 1,715 votes

  • . Clegg Other partyDefeated

    8.6% 567 votes

6,582 votes cast.

Councilman, District F, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so . Farr (Other party) and . Shyne (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • . Farr Other partyIn runoff

    31.3% 1,856 votes

  • . Shyne Other partyIn runoff

    30.6% 1,811 votes

  • . McKaskel Other partyDefeated

    25.2% 1,491 votes

  • . Myles Other partyDefeated

    12.9% 767 votes

5,925 votes cast.

Councilman, District G, City of Shreveport

. Tarver (Other party) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • . Tarver Other partyElected

    63.1% 4,523 votes

  • . Edwards Other partyDefeated

    34.0% 2,434 votes

  • . Banks Other partyDefeated

    2.9% 207 votes

7,164 votes cast.