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Rapides Parish

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

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Coroner

Wallace Reynolds (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.

  • Wallace Reynolds DemocratElected

    67.3% 20,787 votes

  • John W. Denser RepublicanDefeated

    32.7% 10,107 votes

30,894 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District A

George C. Duncan (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • George C. Duncan DemocratElected

    50.9% 1,608 votes

  • George E. Hearn DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 1,549 votes

3,157 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District D

No one got a majority, so Israel B. Curtis (Democrat) and Howard Joffrion (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Israel B. Curtis DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 1,154 votes

  • Howard Joffrion DemocratIn runoff

    34.6% 1,143 votes

  • Herbert B. Dixon DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 528 votes

  • D. F. Iles DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 264 votes

  • Joe Fuller DemocratDefeated

    6.5% 214 votes

3,303 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District G

"Butch" Crenshaw (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • "Butch" Crenshaw DemocratElected

    52.2% 3,079 votes

  • W. T. "Tee" Moreau DemocratDefeated

    25.6% 1,512 votes

  • W. D. McKay DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 1,306 votes

5,897 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Alexandria

Mayor, City of Alexandria

No one got a majority, so John K. Snyder (Democrat) and Carroll E. Lanier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John K. Snyder DemocratIn runoff

    33.9% 4,988 votes

  • Carroll E. Lanier DemocratIn runoff

    31.4% 4,620 votes

  • Champ L. Baker DemocratDefeated

    16.9% 2,483 votes

  • Charles S. Bollinger DemocratDefeated

    13.3% 1,961 votes

  • Charles Ray Sweazie DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 644 votes

14,696 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2, City of Alexandria

No one got a majority, so John E. Allen, Jr. (Democrat) and Columbus Goodman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John E. Allen, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 750 votes

  • Columbus Goodman DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 685 votes

  • J. C. Crittle DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 301 votes

  • Henry Powell No partyDefeated

    10.3% 199 votes

1,935 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4, City of Alexandria

Tony Genova (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Tony Genova DemocratElected

    50.9% 1,824 votes

  • Henry J. "Hank" Lazarone DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 1,760 votes

3,584 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 Rapides Parish: Jeannette Knoll 39.0%, Alfred Mansour 61.0%.

  • 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