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Grant Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Ona Roberts (Democrat) and Nelson James (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ona Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    37.1% 343 votes

  • Nelson James DemocratIn runoff

    30.5% 282 votes

  • Bill Sheffield No partyDefeated

    18.8% 174 votes

  • Walter C. Byrd DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 125 votes

924 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Bryant (Democrat) and J. D. Lasyone (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy Bryant DemocratIn runoff

    36.2% 357 votes

  • J. D. Lasyone DemocratIn runoff

    29.7% 293 votes

  • Ronnie Lasyone DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 174 votes

  • Fred DeLong DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 123 votes

  • Charlie Chatman DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 38 votes

985 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Tom Hamilton (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Tom Hamilton DemocratElected

    56.9% 336 votes

  • Henry E. Goudeau DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 255 votes

591 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Dan Brown (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Dan Brown DemocratElected

    51.7% 377 votes

  • Leon Dean DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 205 votes

  • Jim Bowie DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 147 votes

729 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Howard H. Holston (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Howard H. Holston DemocratElected

    53.0% 493 votes

  • E. E. "Dick" Maxwell DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 437 votes

930 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Mike Robertson (Republican) and Julius F. "Fred" Scott (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mike Robertson RepublicanIn runoff

    39.7% 331 votes

  • Julius F. "Fred" Scott DemocratIn runoff

    38.6% 322 votes

  • Carl Slaughter DemocratDefeated

    21.7% 181 votes

834 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Russell A. Hataway (Democrat) and Sley "Sammy" Cox, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Russell A. Hataway DemocratIn runoff

    45.3% 384 votes

  • Sley "Sammy" Cox, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.9% 237 votes

  • Sam J. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 127 votes

  • Troy Gurgainers DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 100 votes

848 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so James C. "Speck" Evans (Democrat) and Harvey Bradford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James C. "Speck" Evans DemocratIn runoff

    45.2% 428 votes

  • Harvey Bradford DemocratIn runoff

    42.4% 402 votes

  • Donnie Carter DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 117 votes

947 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 1

Mark Jackson (Democrat) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • Mark Jackson DemocratElected

    60.2% 555 votes

  • Marion Harrison DemocratDefeated

    29.7% 274 votes

  • Roy Travis Box DemocratDefeated

    10.1% 93 votes

922 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

No one got a majority, so Oscar C. Hyde (Democrat) and W. T. McCain, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Oscar C. Hyde DemocratIn runoff

    41.5% 403 votes

  • W. T. McCain, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.0% 272 votes

  • Frank Crosse DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 203 votes

  • James M. Simmons, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 94 votes

972 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

No one got a majority, so W. E. Jerro, Jr. (Democrat) and Elvin Watson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. E. Jerro, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 279 votes

  • Elvin Watson DemocratIn runoff

    28.0% 167 votes

  • Oscar L. White DemocratDefeated

    25.2% 150 votes

596 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

No one got a majority, so George W. Trotter (Republican) and George C. Lasyone (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • George W. Trotter RepublicanIn runoff

    43.1% 309 votes

  • George C. Lasyone DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 239 votes

  • Ellison Od'Neal, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    23.6% 169 votes

717 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

No one got a majority, so Wendell W. Young (Democrat) and F. D. Murrell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Wendell W. Young DemocratIn runoff

    37.9% 361 votes

  • F. D. Murrell DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 295 votes

  • Bobbie M. Hataway DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 120 votes

  • Charles E. Youngblood DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 120 votes

  • J. B. Murrell DemocratDefeated

    6.0% 57 votes

953 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

No one got a majority, so William L. "Roy" Maddox (Democrat) and Belle Zachary Malone (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • William L. "Roy" Maddox DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 403 votes

  • Belle Zachary Malone DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 403 votes

806 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Georgetown

Alderman, Town of Georgetown

Johnny D. Robinson (Other party) won with 77.7% of the vote.

  • Johnny D. Robinson Other partyElected

    77.7% 122 votes

  • Reuben J. Simmons Other partyDefeated

    22.3% 35 votes

157 votes cast.

Town of Pollock

Mayor, Town of Pollock

Harold Kendrew (Other party) won with 63.8% of the vote.

  • Harold Kendrew Other partyElected

    63.8% 95 votes

  • C. E. Langston Other partyDefeated

    36.2% 54 votes

149 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st District, Division A

Jeannette Knoll (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Jeannette Knoll 58.9%, Alfred Mansour 41.1%.

  • Jeannette Knoll DemocratElected

    53.4% 34,562 votes

  • Alfred Mansour DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 30,124 votes

64,686 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJeannette KnollAlfred MansourTurnout
Avoyelles Parish71.9%6,70628.1%2,621
Catahoula Parish72.6%2,04427.4%771
Concordia Parish73.9%2,16626.1%765
Grant Parish58.9%3,71641.1%2,595
LaSalle Parish64.1%1,88135.9%1,052
Natchitoches Parish66.6%3,45233.4%1,728
Rapides Parish39.0%12,53361.0%19,611
Sabine Parish67.8%2,06432.2%981