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Ascension Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 22, 1983. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Police Juror, District 1

Raymond H. Julien (Democrat) won with 62.9% of the vote.

  • Raymond H. Julien DemocratElected

    62.9% 1,007 votes

  • Bernell "Ram" Green DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 593 votes

1,600 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2A

No one got a majority, so Tom "Moose" Pearce (Democrat) and Charles "Chuck" Griffin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tom "Moose" Pearce DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 446 votes

  • Charles "Chuck" Griffin DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 383 votes

  • Ronnie P. Gaudin DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 281 votes

  • A. J. "Tony" Milano DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 127 votes

1,237 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2B

No one got a majority, so Vincent J. "Cy" Tortorich (Democrat) and Heldon "Jay" Weil (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Vincent J. "Cy" Tortorich DemocratIn runoff

    33.2% 729 votes

  • Heldon "Jay" Weil DemocratIn runoff

    24.3% 532 votes

  • Lloyd Capello, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 330 votes

  • Carroll J. Aucoin, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 319 votes

  • Ray J. Jacobs DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 283 votes

2,193 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Joseph U. Pierre (Democrat) and Robert Delmore (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joseph U. Pierre DemocratIn runoff

    49.5% 828 votes

  • Robert Delmore DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 654 votes

  • Isaiah C. Henry DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 191 votes

1,673 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4A

A. J. "Box Car" Braud (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • A. J. "Box Car" Braud DemocratElected

    54.0% 1,222 votes

  • Robert P. Odom DemocratDefeated

    34.9% 790 votes

  • J. B. Landry DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 252 votes

2,264 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4B

Albert "T.J." Gautreau (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Albert "T.J." Gautreau DemocratElected

    62.7% 1,227 votes

  • J. B. Blair DemocratDefeated

    37.3% 729 votes

1,956 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Darnell Martinez (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.

  • Darnell Martinez DemocratElected

    52.9% 1,299 votes

  • Gilbert Buratt DemocratDefeated

    47.1% 1,156 votes

2,455 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6A

No one got a majority, so Joseph Carey Frederic (Democrat) and Edward "Tut" Gautreau (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joseph Carey Frederic DemocratIn runoff

    46.3% 856 votes

  • Edward "Tut" Gautreau DemocratIn runoff

    21.6% 399 votes

  • Robert C. "Bobby" Williams DemocratDefeated

    19.8% 367 votes

  • Allen B. Cooper DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 227 votes

1,849 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6B

Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair DemocratElected

    63.1% 1,290 votes

  • Perry Jeff Smith, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 286 votes

  • John E. Worthy DemocratDefeated

    11.6% 238 votes

  • Joseph Nolan "Andy" Anderson, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 229 votes

2,043 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7A

No one got a majority, so Eleman P. Babin (Democrat) and John Dewey Gonzales (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eleman P. Babin DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 832 votes

  • John Dewey Gonzales DemocratIn runoff

    31.7% 645 votes

  • John "Billy" Gautreaux DemocratDefeated

    27.4% 558 votes

2,035 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District

Joe Sevario (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Joe Sevario 68.4%, M. Paul LeBlanc 31.6%.

  • Joe Sevario DemocratElected

    65.4% 30,663 votes

  • M. Paul LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 16,200 votes

46,863 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoe SevarioM. Paul LeBlancTurnout
Ascension Parish68.4%14,47231.6%6,697
Assumption Parish60.6%98939.4%642
Livingston Parish60.0%7,50540.0%5,009
St. James Parish68.4%6,65631.6%3,070
St. John the Baptist Parish57.1%1,04142.9%782

State Representative, 58th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Melvin Irvin, Jr. (Democrat) and Camille J. Russo, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Melvin Irvin, Jr. 32.9%, Camille J. Russo, Jr. 29.3%, Chester Diez, Jr. 19.0%, Benjamin "Ben" Johnson 10.0%.

  • Melvin Irvin, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    33.0% 5,758 votes

  • Camille J. Russo, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.1% 4,730 votes

  • Chester Diez, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    18.1% 3,159 votes

  • Benjamin "Ben" Johnson DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 2,158 votes

3 other candidates: 9.4% together
Amos J. Favorite, Sr. Democrat4.9%862
Cleveland Johnson Democrat2.6%451
Mildred V. Dorsey Democrat1.9%327

17,445 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Ascension ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.32.9%
Assumption ParishCamille J. Russo, Jr.37.1%
Iberville ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.39.3%
St. James ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.37.0%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, 2nd Justice Court

No one got a majority, so J B "Red" Nichols (Democrat) and Bradley J. Babin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J B "Red" Nichols DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 3,180 votes

  • Bradley J. Babin DemocratIn runoff

    34.3% 3,020 votes

  • Doug Cyrex DemocratDefeated

    29.5% 2,597 votes

8,797 votes cast.

Other races

Education Superintendent

Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 54.2%, J. Kelly Nix 45.8%.

  • Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen DemocratElected

    54.5% 765,507 votes

  • J. Kelly Nix DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 638,914 votes

1,404,421 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas G. "Tom" ClausenJ. Kelly NixTurnout
Acadia Parish52.0%12,50248.0%11,524
Allen Parish57.0%5,30143.0%3,999
Ascension Parish54.2%10,95745.8%9,265
Assumption Parish54.5%4,82345.5%4,032
Avoyelles Parish59.8%9,76540.2%6,575
Beauregard Parish61.1%6,78238.9%4,321
Bienville Parish67.8%5,08632.2%2,414
Bossier Parish55.8%12,65844.2%10,036
Caddo Parish52.0%37,10248.0%34,213
Calcasieu Parish58.3%35,22641.7%25,156
Caldwell Parish53.0%2,67947.0%2,372
Cameron Parish56.0%2,26544.0%1,783
Catahoula Parish49.0%2,69051.0%2,796
Claiborne Parish64.0%3,69936.0%2,077
Concordia Parish52.4%4,47847.6%4,060
De Soto Parish55.1%5,07444.9%4,141
East Baton Rouge Parish56.7%71,84243.3%54,832
East Carroll Parish52.4%2,04147.6%1,857
East Feliciana Parish54.9%3,72645.1%3,058
Evangeline Parish65.0%9,22135.0%4,960
Franklin Parish59.2%5,70640.8%3,932
Grant Parish63.2%4,76036.8%2,775
Iberia Parish54.2%13,24245.8%11,190
Iberville Parish57.4%7,91242.6%5,880
Jackson Parish53.9%3,82146.1%3,266
Jefferson Davis Parish57.5%7,41942.5%5,475
Jefferson Parish48.7%59,51651.3%62,782
Lafayette Parish60.8%31,54239.2%20,343
Lafourche Parish56.7%16,06343.3%12,273
LaSalle Parish59.2%3,99640.8%2,759
Lincoln Parish57.9%6,88442.1%5,006
Livingston Parish61.2%15,59338.8%9,905
Madison Parish55.0%5,42245.0%4,431
Morehouse Parish50.0%5,53550.0%5,534
Natchitoches Parish50.3%6,25049.7%6,168
Orleans Parish45.8%70,06254.2%83,053
Ouachita Parish53.3%22,20346.7%19,436
Plaquemines Parish63.8%5,72536.2%3,251
Pointe Coupee Parish54.3%5,27545.7%4,448
Rapides Parish62.7%26,66537.3%15,891
Red River Parish00
Richland Parish52.4%4,24547.6%3,855
Sabine Parish56.8%5,00643.2%3,804
St. Bernard Parish46.6%12,75553.4%14,612
St. Charles Parish52.0%7,66948.0%7,078
St. Helena Parish57.4%2,61742.6%1,941
St. James Parish60.0%5,64940.0%3,762
St. John the Baptist Parish49.2%6,52550.8%6,728
St. Landry Parish59.0%17,45641.0%12,111
St. Martin Parish43.6%6,47556.4%8,391
St. Mary Parish73.8%15,72226.2%5,574
St. Tammany Parish51.2%20,12648.8%19,162
Tangipahoa Parish56.0%16,85444.0%13,224
Tensas Parish70.4%2,35529.6%989
Terrebonne Parish61.0%17,44339.0%11,141
Union Parish61.6%5,24738.4%3,267
Vermilion Parish55.9%11,68044.1%9,215
Vernon Parish55.4%6,76044.6%5,437
Washington Parish44.6%7,32155.4%9,083
Webster Parish62.1%10,05237.9%6,132
West Baton Rouge Parish49.6%3,96750.4%4,035
West Carroll Parish46.4%2,42153.6%2,801
West Feliciana Parish41.5%1,50258.5%2,114
Winn Parish56.6%4,15243.4%3,189