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Caldwell Parish

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

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Sheriff

Floyd "Slim" Hodges (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

  • Floyd "Slim" Hodges DemocratElected

    51.2% 2,882 votes

  • W. M. "Hoot" Reitzell DemocratDefeated

    48.8% 2,752 votes

5,634 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Eugene Dunn (Democrat) and Ronnie L. Darden (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eugene Dunn DemocratIn runoff

    41.9% 2,330 votes

  • Ronnie L. Darden DemocratIn runoff

    30.3% 1,688 votes

  • Mildred C. Parker DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 1,548 votes

5,566 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Jerry Bailey (Republican) and George Downs (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jerry Bailey RepublicanIn runoff

    34.2% 196 votes

  • George Downs DemocratIn runoff

    23.9% 137 votes

  • Lynn W. Brister DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 100 votes

  • Emmett Head DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 52 votes

4 other candidates: 15.4% together
Vernon Clay Democrat8.0%46
Simon "Paul" Hutchinson Democrat4.0%23
Chester Boyett Democrat2.3%13
Arwood Lynn "Moses" Finley, Sr. Democrat1.0%6

573 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Henry Byrd (Democrat) and Kenneth Childress (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Henry Byrd DemocratIn runoff

    28.0% 160 votes

  • Kenneth Childress DemocratIn runoff

    27.3% 156 votes

  • C. L. Stamper DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 78 votes

  • Willard Richmond No partyDefeated

    12.6% 72 votes

3 other candidates: 18.5% together
Gary Flores Democrat10.3%59
Tommy Black Democrat5.9%34
C. L. "Lavelle" Adkins Democrat2.3%13

572 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Dorothy D. Regan (Democrat) and Russell L. Childress (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Dorothy D. Regan DemocratIn runoff

    40.6% 210 votes

  • Russell L. Childress RepublicanIn runoff

    17.8% 92 votes

  • A. L. Melton DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 86 votes

  • Lee Wayne Grant DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 71 votes

  • George Harris DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 58 votes

517 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Odis Darden, Sr. (Democrat) and James "Buck" Legg (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Odis Darden, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    49.0% 195 votes

  • James "Buck" Legg DemocratIn runoff

    44.5% 177 votes

  • Barzer R. Swim DemocratDefeated

    6.5% 26 votes

398 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so J. M. Duplissey, Jr. (Democrat) and Lanny Dark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J. M. Duplissey, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 188 votes

  • Lanny Dark DemocratIn runoff

    26.4% 164 votes

  • Charles E. "Jr." Richmond DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 137 votes

  • Lelon Kenney DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 117 votes

  • Billy R. Long DemocratDefeated

    2.6% 16 votes

622 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Wiley Kelly (Democrat) and "Bob" Bamburg (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Wiley Kelly DemocratIn runoff

    26.3% 182 votes

  • "Bob" Bamburg DemocratIn runoff

    19.1% 132 votes

  • Roy Clark, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 94 votes

  • Roddy Fluitt DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 94 votes

5 other candidates: 27.4% together
Ray Duchesne Republican13.2%91
Wilson Clark Democrat5.6%39
Johnny B. Jacobs Democrat4.5%31
George S. Cagle Democrat3.6%25
Charles F. Meador No party0.4%3

691 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Raymond Cruse (Democrat) and L. C. "Commadore" Justice (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Raymond Cruse DemocratIn runoff

    48.3% 291 votes

  • L. C. "Commadore" Justice DemocratIn runoff

    30.6% 184 votes

  • H. L. Hanchey DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 88 votes

  • Sylvester Malcomb DemocratDefeated

    6.5% 39 votes

602 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

James Potts (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • James Potts DemocratElected

    53.8% 280 votes

  • Calvin O. Griffin DemocratDefeated

    46.2% 240 votes

520 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Charles Taylor (Democrat) and T. W. Barnhill (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles Taylor DemocratIn runoff

    39.9% 207 votes

  • T. W. Barnhill DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 175 votes

  • Glenn Barnhill DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 75 votes

  • Henry "Skeet" Green DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 62 votes

519 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

LaVon Roark (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.

  • LaVon Roark DemocratElected

    58.2% 360 votes

  • H. Ezra Russell DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 125 votes

  • Marshall Fisher DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 69 votes

  • "Dan" Smith RepublicanDefeated

    5.8% 36 votes

  • Waymond "Bubba" Calhoun RepublicanDefeated

    4.7% 29 votes

619 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

William B. "Bill" Atkins (Democrat) won with 64.5% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: William B. "Bill" Atkins 66.1%, Dan Richey 33.9%.

  • William B. "Bill" Atkins DemocratElected

    64.5% 28,724 votes

  • Dan Richey DemocratDefeated

    35.5% 15,776 votes

44,500 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWilliam B. "Bill" AtkinsDan RicheyTurnout
Caldwell Parish66.1%3,53333.9%1,811
Catahoula Parish79.3%4,84520.7%1,266
Concordia Parish64.8%6,12335.2%3,330
Franklin Parish64.1%6,38835.9%3,582
LaSalle Parish55.1%3,87644.9%3,162
Rapides Parish58.0%1,75142.0%1,268
Tensas Parish61.9%2,20838.1%1,357

State Representative, 20th Representative District

No one got a majority, so W. Fox McKeithen (Democrat) and Glen Williams (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: W. Fox McKeithen 54.4%, Glen Williams 12.1%, "Ronnie" Mixon 6.4%, John D. Lawrence 4.4%.

  • W. Fox McKeithen DemocratIn runoff

    42.6% 8,067 votes

  • Glen Williams DemocratIn runoff

    20.1% 3,814 votes

  • "Ronnie" Mixon DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 2,719 votes

  • John D. Lawrence DemocratDefeated

    8.1% 1,536 votes

3 other candidates: 14.8% together
Leon McIntosh Republican7.0%1,320
Clarence Henry Moreno Democrat6.5%1,234
Ben A. Carpenter Democrat1.3%240

18,930 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Caldwell ParishW. Fox McKeithen54.4%
Franklin ParishW. Fox McKeithen35.8%
Jackson ParishW. Fox McKeithen42.0%
Winn ParishW. Fox McKeithen47.5%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

"Al" McNemar (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • "Al" McNemar DemocratElected

    52.8% 1,795 votes

  • Mary Clark Davis DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 1,606 votes

3,401 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

Garland Grant (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.

  • Garland Grant DemocratElected

    76.5% 1,172 votes

  • Selby "S.O." Brockner DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 361 votes

1,533 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Jimmy Gaylor (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Gaylor DemocratElected

    61.5% 1,901 votes

  • Rube T. Bates DemocratDefeated

    38.5% 1,192 votes

3,093 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 Caldwell Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 53.0%, J. Kelly Nix 47.0%.

  • 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