Sheriff
Floyd "Frenchie" Lambert (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
9,999 votes cast.
De Soto 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
W. Alvin Porter, Jr. (Democrat) won with 74.3% of the vote.
9,431 votes cast.
Assessor
Hugh B. Bennett, Jr. (Democrat) won with 74.0% of the vote.
9,327 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1A
Leslie B. Bagley (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.
1,017 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1B
Harold E. Cogswell (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.
1,042 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1C
No one got a majority, so Jarrell O. Burch (Democrat) and G. E. "Tony" Powell (Democrat) went to a runoff.
831 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so Harold H. Bryant (Democrat) and Minos Kennedy (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,161 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Tommie Lee Fuller (Democrat) and Thomas L. White (Democrat) went to a runoff.
780 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4A
R. U. Johnson (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.
656 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4B
No one got a majority, so James Oscar Ricks (Democrat) and Marlin L. "Doodle" Caston (Democrat) went to a runoff.
654 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4C
No one got a majority, so Persley White, Jr. (Democrat) and Otis Alexander (Democrat) went to a runoff.
784 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4D
No one got a majority, so Sylvester Mayweather (Democrat) and Eugene "Gene" Washington (Democrat) went to a runoff.
678 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Huey P. Evans, Sr. (Democrat) and C. E. "Rusty" Williams (Republican) went to a runoff.
1,560 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Robert Henry (Democrat) and John Kelton Rambin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
700 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 38th Senatorial District
Richard G. Neeson (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Richard G. Neeson 42.7%, C. Kay Carter, Jr. 45.2%, Andrew Evans 12.0%.
34,002 votes cast.
State Representative, 7th Representative District
Johnny McFerren (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Johnny McFerren 60.0%, Walter Calvert 40.0%.
13,032 votes cast.
State Representative, 24th Representative District
H. M. "Mutt" Fowler (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: H. M. "Mutt" Fowler 62.7%, Ray Dyess 25.4%, "Dickie" Alexander 11.9%.
9,719 votes cast.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1
No one got a majority, so G. I. Bazemore (Democrat) and Foster Gamble (Democrat) went to a runoff.
701 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 3
Allen J. Austin (Democrat) won with 80.0% of the vote.
699 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 4
Jessie L. Heard (Democrat) won with 73.9% of the vote.
3,619 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 1
No one got a majority, so Hollis Holmes (Democrat) and Wendell T. Holmes (Democrat) went to a runoff.
729 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 3
Billy Murphy (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.
697 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 4
Don R. English (Democrat) won with 80.4% of the vote.
3,834 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 5
"Pat" Chamberlin (Democrat) won with 75.8% of the vote.
889 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 6
Ray Barber (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.
1,109 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 De Soto Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 55.1%, J. Kelly Nix 44.9%.
1,404,421 votes cast.