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East Baton Rouge 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 1

Donna Deshotels (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • Donna Deshotels DemocratElected

    57.9% 3,409 votes

  • Donald D. Hunt DemocratDefeated

    42.1% 2,483 votes

5,892 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

Mike McCleary (Democrat) won with 71.3% of the vote.

  • Mike McCleary DemocratElected

    71.3% 2,614 votes

  • J. O. Claudel DemocratDefeated

    28.7% 1,051 votes

3,665 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

Press L. Robinson (Democrat) won with 77.1% of the vote.

  • Press L. Robinson DemocratElected

    77.1% 3,243 votes

  • Rev. Leonard L. Haynes, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 964 votes

4,207 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

No one got a majority, so Nelson B. Clothier (Democrat) and Vicki Collums Benton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Nelson B. Clothier DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 1,452 votes

  • Vicki Collums Benton DemocratIn runoff

    41.5% 1,274 votes

  • Byron Craig Vasiliauskas DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 344 votes

3,070 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

Frank B. Millican (Democrat) won with 75.5% of the vote.

  • Frank B. Millican DemocratElected

    75.5% 2,298 votes

  • James D. McCartney DemocratDefeated

    13.3% 405 votes

  • Janis L. Ortis DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 339 votes

3,042 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Sarah Edwina Prescott (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.

  • Sarah Edwina Prescott DemocratElected

    64.1% 2,828 votes

  • Margaret Pereboom DemocratDefeated

    35.9% 1,582 votes

4,410 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 8

No one got a majority, so George H. Richard (Democrat) and Sue W. Fowler (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • George H. Richard DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 2,766 votes

  • Sue W. Fowler DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 2,439 votes

  • Lloyd V. Funchess, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    23.0% 1,556 votes

6,761 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

No one got a majority, so Ben Peabody, Sr. (Democrat) and R. J. "Bob" Meador (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ben Peabody, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 1,586 votes

  • R. J. "Bob" Meador DemocratIn runoff

    26.4% 1,429 votes

  • J. Cooper Harrell DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 1,273 votes

  • Terrell A. Goode DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 1,125 votes

5,413 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

Jim Talbot (Republican) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Jim Talbot RepublicanElected

    59.8% 2,183 votes

  • Joan S. Houghton RepublicanDefeated

    40.2% 1,470 votes

3,653 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 11

T. H. Montgomery (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.

  • T. H. Montgomery DemocratElected

    61.6% 1,992 votes

  • Charles Barbre RepublicanDefeated

    38.4% 1,240 votes

3,232 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Zachary

Chief of Police, City of Zachary

D. M. "Mike" Corban (Other party) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • D. M. "Mike" Corban Other partyElected

    58.7% 1,452 votes

  • Tom Leak Jacocks Other partyDefeated

    26.1% 644 votes

  • Lawrence A. Kling Other partyDefeated

    15.2% 376 votes

2,472 votes cast.

Councilmen, City of Zachary

Cliff Andrews (Other party), David Horton (Other party), Harold Henderson (Other party), Calvin Boudreaux (Other party), and Daniel D. Wallis, Jr. (Other party) won.

  • Cliff Andrews Other partyElected

    13.9% 1,553 votes

  • David Horton Other partyElected

    13.8% 1,543 votes

  • Harold Henderson Other partyElected

    11.0% 1,228 votes

  • Calvin Boudreaux Other partyElected

    10.7% 1,193 votes

  • Daniel D. Wallis, Jr. Other partyElected

    10.1% 1,125 votes

5 other candidates: 40.6% together
Glenn Stokes Other party10.0%1,114
James "Jimmy" Reno Other party9.8%1,097
F. H. "Cowboy" Lee Other party8.4%944
Wallace P. Simon Other party6.8%760
Richard O. Rush Other party5.7%633

11,190 votes cast.

Other places

Councilman, Ward 1, District 5

No one got a majority, so Larry S. Bankston (Other party) and Leslie P. Tassin (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Larry S. Bankston Other partyIn runoff

    50.0% 3,187 votes

  • Leslie P. Tassin Other partyIn runoff

    21.9% 1,395 votes

  • V. J. Gianelloni, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    20.3% 1,296 votes

  • Gilday J. "Gil" Toural, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    5.5% 353 votes

  • Marion Geter Other partyDefeated

    2.3% 146 votes

6,377 votes cast.

Courts and judges

City Constable, City Court, City of Baton Rouge

Russell Hicks (Democrat) won with 66.9% of the vote.

  • Russell Hicks DemocratElected

    66.9% 19,844 votes

  • Bart Eaton DemocratDefeated

    33.1% 9,800 votes

29,644 votes cast.