Sheriff
"Bill" Belt (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.
18,638 votes cast.
Avoyelles Parish
Local election results for Saturday, October 22, 1983. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Parish offices
Clerk of Court
"Sammy" Couvillon (Democrat) won with 74.9% of the vote.
17,197 votes cast.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so Lee Thevenot (Democrat) and Connie Lemoine (Democrat) went to a runoff.
17,904 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so Wayne A. Roszell (Democrat) and Arthur L. "Red" Fuqua (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,253 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so Terry J. Brouillette (Democrat) and Gaston Juneau, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,273 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Harold "Joe" Bernard (Democrat) and Johnny Regard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,153 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
No one got a majority, so Harold "Beanie" Brouillette (Democrat) and Alvis Laprairie (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,284 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
Rudolph Gremillion (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.
1,131 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Jan Lemoine (Democrat) and William "Pug" Arnouville (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,353 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Fred J. Juneau (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.
1,197 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 8
No one got a majority, so Tommy Lacombe (Democrat) and Lamar J. Voiselle (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,311 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 9
Lawrence Desselle (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.
1,161 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 10
Stanley Lum Armand (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.
1,199 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 11
No one got a majority, so C. J. Firmin (Democrat) and Alvin "Dee Dee" Gagnard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,185 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 12
No one got a majority, so McKinley "Pop" Keller (Democrat) and Curley Alfred (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,097 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 13
No one got a majority, so Matt Bordelon (Democrat) and John Guillory (Democrat) went to a runoff.
653 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 14
No one got a majority, so Lonnie Speed Juneau (Democrat) and "Joe" Dufour (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,340 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 15
No one got a majority, so Anthony Desselle (Democrat) and Andre P. Caubarreaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,063 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Bunkie
Alderman, at Large, City of Bunkie
"Joe" Callahan (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.
2,101 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 28th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so John Saunders (Democrat) and "Don" Hines (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: John Saunders 32.9%, "Don" Hines 53.1%, Peter Savoy 7.9%, Daniel Lemoine 6.1%.
49,231 votes cast.
State Representative, 28th Representative District
Raymond J. Labode (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.
17,939 votes cast.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3
Jimmy Pointer (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.
988 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 5
Jason J. Lamartiniere (Democrat) won with 89.3% of the vote.
726 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8
Charles Randy Mayeux (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
1,098 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 6
No one got a majority, so Lawrence Bordelon (Democrat) and A. J. "Avit" Bandy (Democrat) went to a runoff.
748 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 7
Allen J. "Red" Fontenot (Democrat) won with 71.9% of the vote.
1,286 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 Avoyelles Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 59.8%, J. Kelly Nix 40.2%.
1,404,421 votes cast.