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East Feliciana Parish

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

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so Joe A. Fudge (Democrat) and Arch V. Doughty (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joe A. Fudge DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 2,800 votes

  • Arch V. Doughty DemocratIn runoff

    38.2% 2,778 votes

  • Arkell Merritt DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 1,050 votes

  • Leon Reed DemocratDefeated

    6.1% 445 votes

  • Thomas O. "Toppy" Peterson DemocratDefeated

    2.9% 208 votes

7,281 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Debbie D. Hudnall (Democrat) won with 80.3% of the vote.

  • Debbie D. Hudnall DemocratElected

    80.3% 5,845 votes

  • John W. Durham DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 1,434 votes

7,279 votes cast.

Assessor

Carl E. Bunch (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Carl E. Bunch DemocratElected

    69.2% 4,746 votes

  • "Donnie" Phares DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 2,116 votes

6,862 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1A

James Francis Hunt (Democrat) won with 66.6% of the vote.

  • James Francis Hunt DemocratElected

    66.6% 531 votes

  • Emmit Brown DemocratDefeated

    33.4% 266 votes

797 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1B

No one got a majority, so Myron Hall (Democrat) and L. H. "Larry" Meares (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Myron Hall DemocratIn runoff

    42.0% 362 votes

  • L. H. "Larry" Meares DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 287 votes

  • "Bill" Braswell DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 212 votes

861 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Leonard "Skeet" London (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.

  • Leonard "Skeet" London DemocratElected

    50.5% 277 votes

  • Frank "Skipper" Jones, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    27.5% 151 votes

  • Willard Gransberry DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 121 votes

549 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Robert Scott (Democrat) and Alvin G. Havard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert Scott DemocratIn runoff

    42.1% 411 votes

  • Alvin G. Havard DemocratIn runoff

    35.6% 347 votes

  • Reeves Morgan DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 218 votes

976 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4B

Linton J. Manuel (Democrat) won with 84.5% of the vote.

  • Linton J. Manuel DemocratElected

    84.5% 662 votes

  • Mark Couhig RepublicanDefeated

    15.5% 121 votes

783 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so James Wilson (Democrat) and E. L. "Larry" Beauchamp III (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James Wilson DemocratIn runoff

    30.5% 321 votes

  • E. L. "Larry" Beauchamp III DemocratIn runoff

    24.5% 258 votes

  • James E. "Jimmy" Bradham DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 238 votes

  • George B. Kilbourne DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 121 votes

  • William D. "Bill" Dart DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 115 votes

1,053 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Julius Kennerson (Democrat) and Judy Brown (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Julius Kennerson DemocratIn runoff

    49.6% 483 votes

  • Judy Brown RepublicanIn runoff

    35.4% 345 votes

  • Lawrence Branch DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 146 votes

974 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

J. E. Jumonville, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Feliciana Parish: J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 78.1%, "Sam" Cashio 14.3%, Bourg Langlois 3.6%, Lee Ernest Kissner 4.0%.

  • J. E. Jumonville, Jr. DemocratElected

    68.3% 31,656 votes

  • "Sam" Cashio DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 11,325 votes

  • Bourg Langlois DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 2,054 votes

  • Lee Ernest Kissner RepublicanDefeated

    2.8% 1,283 votes

46,318 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJ. E. Jumonville, Jr."Sam" CashioBourg LangloisLee Ernest KissnerTurnout
East Feliciana Parish78.1%5,38014.3%9843.6%2504.0%276
Iberville Parish70.0%10,94326.2%4,1012.0%3191.7%262
Pointe Coupee Parish58.6%6,59732.1%3,6147.6%8531.7%194
West Baton Rouge Parish69.6%6,00720.4%1,7585.4%4634.6%399
West Feliciana Parish69.7%2,72922.2%8684.3%1693.9%152

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Tom" McVea (Democrat) and John D. Travis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Feliciana Parish: "Tom" McVea 30.0%, John D. Travis 38.0%, Michael M. Haynes 17.8%, Anthony Long 5.5%.

  • "Tom" McVea DemocratIn runoff

    36.8% 5,358 votes

  • John D. Travis DemocratIn runoff

    32.4% 4,714 votes

  • Michael M. Haynes DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 1,911 votes

  • Anthony Long DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 1,441 votes

2 other candidates: 7.8% together
Charles Dear Democrat4.8%705
Millard T. "Goat" Gautier Democrat3.0%437

14,566 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish"Tom" McVea45.8%
East Feliciana ParishJohn D. Travis38.0%
West Feliciana Parish"Tom" McVea41.4%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

"Joe" Cleveland (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • "Joe" Cleveland DemocratElected

    57.2% 922 votes

  • Iva S. "Mrs. S. W." Bradham DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 689 votes

1,611 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 2

Sherley Poole (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.

  • Sherley Poole DemocratElected

    61.6% 1,499 votes

  • Kenneth W. "Kenny" Cooper DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 933 votes

2,432 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 East Feliciana Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 54.9%, J. Kelly Nix 45.1%.

  • 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