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Catahoula Parish

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

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Sheriff

Thomas L. "Sonny" Jackson (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Thomas L. "Sonny" Jackson DemocratElected

    51.4% 3,212 votes

  • Clarence Pentecost DemocratDefeated

    25.6% 1,600 votes

  • Bruce A. Edmonds DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 968 votes

  • E. M. "Bill" Pardue DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 467 votes

6,247 votes cast.

Assessor

No one got a majority, so Carmon F. Walker (Democrat) and Albert E. Krause, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carmon F. Walker DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 2,196 votes

  • Albert E. Krause, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    24.3% 1,476 votes

  • Wayne Patten DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 899 votes

  • Dewey W. Stockman DemocratDefeated

    11.6% 706 votes

2 other candidates: 13.2% together
Douglas McClure Democrat9.4%570
Woodrow "Red" Blackmon Democrat3.9%235

6,082 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

H. C. Peck, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.

  • H. C. Peck, Jr. DemocratElected

    66.1% 443 votes

  • Charles W. Foster DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 130 votes

  • Carl Ready DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 97 votes

670 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Charles Mason (Democrat) and Ronald "Red" Renfrow (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles Mason DemocratIn runoff

    32.1% 244 votes

  • Ronald "Red" Renfrow DemocratIn runoff

    29.2% 222 votes

  • Dewayne Cassels DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 185 votes

  • John D. Posey DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 110 votes

761 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Charles W. "Charlie" Myers (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • Charles W. "Charlie" Myers DemocratElected

    52.4% 428 votes

  • Lloyd Montpelier DemocratDefeated

    30.0% 245 votes

  • James J. Aplin DemocratDefeated

    17.6% 144 votes

817 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so James S. "Buddy" Clark (Democrat) and Ronnie King (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James S. "Buddy" Clark DemocratIn runoff

    23.4% 189 votes

  • Ronnie King DemocratIn runoff

    23.1% 187 votes

  • Wince Morris, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.8% 160 votes

  • Larry Boothe DemocratDefeated

    19.2% 155 votes

  • Doyle Wiggins DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 117 votes

808 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so John Bradford (Democrat) and Charles "Bo" House (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John Bradford DemocratIn runoff

    25.2% 202 votes

  • Charles "Bo" House DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 148 votes

  • Carmon Butts DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 99 votes

  • Jerry Grant DemocratDefeated

    12.0% 96 votes

4 other candidates: 32.1% together
Luther E. Sanson Democrat11.0%88
J. V. McClure Democrat9.2%74
George T. "Pete" Phillips Democrat6.7%54
Billy Lee Chevallier Democrat5.2%42

803 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so David Paulk (Democrat) and George LaPrairie, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David Paulk DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 169 votes

  • George LaPrairie, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.0% 142 votes

  • Otis O. Wiley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 119 votes

  • Danny "Wayne" Wiley DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 77 votes

507 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 Catahoula Parish: William B. "Bill" Atkins 79.3%, Dan Richey 20.7%.

  • 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, 21st Representative District

Al Ater (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Al Ater 35.9%, David I. Patten 52.8%, Bill Latham 11.3%.

  • Al Ater DemocratElected

    53.0% 9,556 votes

  • David I. Patten DemocratDefeated

    28.2% 5,096 votes

  • Bill Latham DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 3,389 votes

18,041 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAl AterDavid I. PattenBill LathamTurnout
Catahoula Parish35.9%2,17052.8%3,18811.3%681
Concordia Parish59.3%5,52216.0%1,49024.7%2,301
Tensas Parish69.3%1,86415.5%41815.1%407

Courts and judges

District Judge, 7th Judicial District Court, Division A

No one got a majority, so Glenn Gremillion (Democrat) and George Griffing (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Glenn Gremillion 37.8%, George Griffing 50.6%, Norman Magee 11.5%.

  • Glenn Gremillion DemocratIn runoff

    43.1% 6,582 votes

  • George Griffing DemocratIn runoff

    36.5% 5,570 votes

  • Norman Magee DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 3,110 votes

15,262 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGlenn GremillionGeorge GriffingNorman MageeTurnout
Catahoula Parish37.8%2,26550.6%3,03311.5%691
Concordia Parish46.6%4,31727.4%2,53726.1%2,419

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

Albert "Kaline" Patten (Democrat) won with 54.2% of the vote.

  • Albert "Kaline" Patten DemocratElected

    54.2% 589 votes

  • Gordon Higgins DemocratDefeated

    45.8% 497 votes

1,086 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

No one got a majority, so Vernie L. Wiggins (Democrat) and Louis Kenneth Hawthorne (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Vernie L. Wiggins DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 880 votes

  • Louis Kenneth Hawthorne DemocratIn runoff

    33.4% 853 votes

  • Dorothy "Dot" Pittman DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 547 votes

  • Milton "Ouddie" Boothe DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 272 votes

2,552 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

No one got a majority, so Charlie "Buddy" McCarty (Democrat) and Donald Ashley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charlie "Buddy" McCarty DemocratIn runoff

    49.6% 578 votes

  • Donald Ashley DemocratIn runoff

    34.8% 405 votes

  • Lee Patten DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 182 votes

1,165 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Seville Tullos (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Seville Tullos DemocratElected

    60.3% 1,515 votes

  • Ancel McGuffee DemocratDefeated

    39.7% 998 votes

2,513 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

Blanchard Chevallic (Democrat) won with 62.1% of the vote.

  • Blanchard Chevallic DemocratElected

    62.1% 1,086 votes

  • Calvin Holly, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    37.9% 662 votes

1,748 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 Catahoula Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 49.0%, J. Kelly Nix 51.0%.

  • 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