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Franklin Parish

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

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Sheriff

Eugene Parker (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Eugene Parker DemocratElected

    50.2% 5,412 votes

  • Dewitt Robinson DemocratDefeated

    38.5% 4,148 votes

  • Claude C. "Buddy" Frey DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 969 votes

  • J. E. "Jiggs" Richardson DemocratDefeated

    2.4% 254 votes

10,783 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Faye T. Elkin (Democrat) and Larry Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Faye T. Elkin DemocratIn runoff

    47.8% 4,695 votes

  • Larry Clark DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 3,074 votes

  • Ann Johnson DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 2,057 votes

9,826 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Jimmie B. Parker (Democrat) and Garland Peters (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmie B. Parker DemocratIn runoff

    25.0% 270 votes

  • Garland Peters DemocratIn runoff

    22.5% 243 votes

  • C. M. Ashley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    21.8% 235 votes

  • Billy Joe "Red" West DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 172 votes

2 other candidates: 14.7% together
Franky Loftin Democrat9.6%104
E. D. "Ernie" Penick Democrat5.1%55

1,079 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

John I. LeBeaux (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.

  • John I. LeBeaux DemocratElected

    52.3% 504 votes

  • Basil "Buck" Wilson DemocratDefeated

    47.7% 460 votes

964 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Gilmer Lee (Democrat) and Homer Hodges (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gilmer Lee DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 345 votes

  • Homer Hodges DemocratIn runoff

    21.8% 199 votes

  • Ronnie Lynn Temple DemocratDefeated

    19.3% 176 votes

  • G. L. Allen DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 134 votes

  • Fred Boley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    6.5% 59 votes

913 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Ephron Rollins (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Ephron Rollins DemocratElected

    57.2% 418 votes

  • Glenn Smith DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 313 votes

731 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Robert W. Sanders (Democrat) and Burwin E. Curry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert W. Sanders DemocratIn runoff

    25.4% 250 votes

  • Burwin E. Curry DemocratIn runoff

    22.8% 224 votes

  • Thomas Hilbun DemocratDefeated

    20.5% 202 votes

  • Joe Hensley DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 183 votes

  • T. J. Martin, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 124 votes

983 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Thurman Rials (Democrat) and Nolan Norman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thurman Rials DemocratIn runoff

    35.8% 316 votes

  • Nolan Norman DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 276 votes

  • James W. Simms DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 110 votes

  • Edward Sargent DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 103 votes

  • Ronnie Jennings DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 77 votes

882 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Willie Herron (Democrat) and George W. "Bob" Ensminger (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Willie Herron DemocratIn runoff

    24.9% 296 votes

  • George W. "Bob" Ensminger DemocratIn runoff

    23.0% 274 votes

  • Raymond Roberts DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 248 votes

  • Frank Allbritton DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 162 votes

2 other candidates: 17.7% together
Charles D. Dixon Democrat9.5%113
E. E. "Gene" Miller Democrat8.2%98

1,191 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so W. H. "Bud" Johnston (Democrat) and Allen Rodgers (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. H. "Bud" Johnston DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 361 votes

  • Allen Rodgers DemocratIn runoff

    28.6% 286 votes

  • Charlie C. Peterson DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 163 votes

  • Lewis C. Simon DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 98 votes

2 other candidates: 9.1% together
G. B. Thompson III Democrat4.8%48
Truman Lively Democrat4.3%43

999 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so J. P. Nelson (Democrat) and Ray Thomas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J. P. Nelson DemocratIn runoff

    26.5% 337 votes

  • Ray Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    25.1% 319 votes

  • Barney Cottingham DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 318 votes

  • Leo Hart DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 298 votes

1,272 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

Pat Murphy (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Pat Murphy DemocratElected

    53.0% 360 votes

  • John S. Stapp DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 319 votes

679 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 Franklin Parish: William B. "Bill" Atkins 64.1%, Dan Richey 35.9%.

  • 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 Franklin Parish: W. Fox McKeithen 35.8%, Glen Williams 25.9%, "Ronnie" Mixon 20.1%, John D. Lawrence 9.5%.

  • 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

District Judge, 5th Judicial District Court, Division B

Glynn D. Roberts (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Glynn D. Roberts 53.0%, James W. "Jim" Berry 43.6%, Crawford A. Rose, Jr. 3.4%.

  • Glynn D. Roberts DemocratElected

    60.8% 14,144 votes

  • James W. "Jim" Berry DemocratDefeated

    34.5% 8,026 votes

  • Crawford A. Rose, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    4.7% 1,094 votes

23,264 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGlynn D. RobertsJames W. "Jim" BerryCrawford A. Rose, Jr.Turnout
Franklin Parish53.0%5,18843.6%4,2643.4%333
Richland Parish59.6%5,05633.7%2,8596.7%565
West Carroll Parish78.0%3,90018.1%9033.9%196

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

No one got a majority, so Billy E. Hammons (Democrat) and Marvin Womack (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Billy E. Hammons DemocratIn runoff

    39.2% 382 votes

  • Marvin Womack DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 294 votes

  • Jefferi Baker Tatum RepublicanDefeated

    15.6% 152 votes

  • Charlotte Buxton DemocratDefeated

    15.1% 147 votes

975 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 2

Patsy Johnson (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.

  • Patsy Johnson DemocratElected

    59.9% 558 votes

  • Bobby L. Woods DemocratDefeated

    40.1% 373 votes

931 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 3

Myrtle Stewart (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • Myrtle Stewart DemocratElected

    53.9% 452 votes

  • J. W. Clark DemocratDefeated

    46.1% 386 votes

838 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 6

Joe S. Graves (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.

  • Joe S. Graves DemocratElected

    58.8% 452 votes

  • James T. Lane, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    41.2% 317 votes

769 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 7

Dan Beach (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.

  • Dan Beach DemocratElected

    58.3% 629 votes

  • Juanita Pickering DemocratDefeated

    41.7% 450 votes

1,079 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 8

Dolphus C. Tarver, Sr. (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Dolphus C. Tarver, Sr. DemocratElected

    59.5% 194 votes

  • Tommy Griffin DemocratDefeated

    40.5% 132 votes

326 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 3

Glynn R. Day (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Glynn R. Day DemocratElected

    60.0% 487 votes

  • Ralph L. Parker DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 325 votes

812 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 5

William R. Sewell (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • William R. Sewell DemocratElected

    59.4% 523 votes

  • Michael L. "Bush" Ellerbe DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 358 votes

881 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 7

No one got a majority, so Herman H. Harris (Democrat) and Otis L. Roberts (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Herman H. Harris DemocratIn runoff

    43.1% 478 votes

  • Otis L. Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    38.9% 432 votes

  • "Ed" Pickering DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 200 votes

1,110 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 Franklin Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 59.2%, J. Kelly Nix 40.8%.

  • 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