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Jackson Parish

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

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Sheriff

Van Beasley (Democrat) won with 80.9% of the vote.

  • Van Beasley DemocratElected

    80.9% 6,279 votes

  • Hoye Smitherman DemocratDefeated

    19.1% 1,480 votes

7,759 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1

No one got a majority, so James "Flop" Shively (Democrat) and Rodney M. Alexander (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James "Flop" Shively DemocratIn runoff

    47.7% 350 votes

  • Rodney M. Alexander DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 274 votes

  • Thomas Goss DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 109 votes

733 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 2

No one got a majority, so "Johnny" McCarty (Democrat) and Harold Hightower (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Johnny" McCarty DemocratIn runoff

    45.6% 359 votes

  • Harold Hightower DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 185 votes

  • Mark E. Fuller DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 183 votes

  • Billy J. Owen DemocratDefeated

    7.7% 61 votes

788 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

No one got a majority, so David L. Mcmanus (Democrat) and Joyce Anders (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David L. Mcmanus DemocratIn runoff

    48.0% 396 votes

  • Joyce Anders DemocratIn runoff

    22.7% 187 votes

  • Murphy R. Tolar, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 131 votes

  • W. E. "Bill" Fordham, Jr. No partyDefeated

    13.5% 111 votes

825 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 4

No one got a majority, so A. J. Wyatt (Democrat) and Huey P. Massey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • A. J. Wyatt DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 327 votes

  • Huey P. Massey DemocratIn runoff

    22.2% 210 votes

  • Machen Reed DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 122 votes

  • Jimmy M. Robinson RepublicanDefeated

    12.1% 115 votes

2 other candidates: 18.4% together
Larry D. Avery Democrat11.5%109
Herschel Watkins Democrat6.9%65

948 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 5

No one got a majority, so Roger Young (Republican) and J. C. Reed (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roger Young RepublicanIn runoff

    27.2% 152 votes

  • J. C. Reed DemocratIn runoff

    24.0% 134 votes

  • Sam Ledbetter DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 97 votes

  • Baron R. Phillips DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 69 votes

2 other candidates: 19.1% together
Jerry D. Shankles Democrat10.9%61
Robert J. "Bobby" Horne Democrat8.2%46

559 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 6

No one got a majority, so Ross Pullin (Democrat) and I. S. Garris (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ross Pullin DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 315 votes

  • I. S. Garris DemocratIn runoff

    24.3% 178 votes

  • L. C. Shows DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 98 votes

  • C. W. "Sam" Raborn DemocratDefeated

    12.7% 93 votes

  • Henry E. Runyon RepublicanDefeated

    6.8% 50 votes

734 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 7

No one got a majority, so Gene Dark (Democrat) and Kennie E. Bowman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gene Dark DemocratIn runoff

    42.1% 366 votes

  • Kennie E. Bowman DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 290 votes

  • M. A. "Dean" Robinson RepublicanDefeated

    24.6% 214 votes

870 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 8

Troy L. Smith (Democrat) won with 81.3% of the vote.

  • Troy L. Smith DemocratElected

    81.3% 891 votes

  • C. E. "Eddie" Walpole DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 205 votes

1,096 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 9

No one got a majority, so Lamarr Davis (Democrat) and Jessie James Parks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Lamarr Davis DemocratIn runoff

    27.1% 330 votes

  • Jessie James Parks DemocratIn runoff

    26.0% 316 votes

  • Gerry Mims DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 275 votes

  • Allie Bolds McNeal DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 152 votes

2 other candidates: 11.8% together
James Harrell Democrat9.3%113
Lester Moore Democrat2.5%30

1,216 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 10

No one got a majority, so James E. Bradford (Democrat) and Lessell Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James E. Bradford DemocratIn runoff

    44.7% 351 votes

  • Lessell Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    32.5% 255 votes

  • Nathaniel Zeno, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 179 votes

785 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, Ward 8

No one got a majority, so David T. Stewart (Republican) and Billie Ford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David T. Stewart RepublicanIn runoff

    32.8% 264 votes

  • Billie Ford DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 255 votes

  • Ernest "Ernie" Roden DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 219 votes

  • John B. Hays RepublicanDefeated

    8.4% 68 votes

806 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 13th Representative District

"Mike" Tinnerello (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: "Mike" Tinnerello 39.8%, James H. Fair, Jr. 60.2%.

  • "Mike" Tinnerello DemocratElected

    53.5% 10,162 votes

  • James H. Fair, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    46.5% 8,836 votes

18,998 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" TinnerelloJames H. Fair, Jr.Turnout
Bienville Parish47.8%3,22652.2%3,520
Jackson Parish39.8%2,43060.2%3,675
Winn Parish73.3%4,50626.7%1,641

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 Jackson Parish: W. Fox McKeithen 42.0%, Glen Williams 8.6%, "Ronnie" Mixon 6.2%, John D. Lawrence 17.8%.

  • 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 District C

No one got a majority, so Marie Harper (Democrat) and "Polly" Truelove (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Marie Harper DemocratIn runoff

    37.5% 606 votes

  • "Polly" Truelove DemocratIn runoff

    37.1% 600 votes

  • Dolores K. Haynie DemocratDefeated

    25.4% 410 votes

1,616 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District A

Claude M. McMillan (Democrat) won with 81.6% of the vote.

  • Claude M. McMillan DemocratElected

    81.6% 566 votes

  • Marion J. Futrell DemocratDefeated

    18.4% 128 votes

694 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District B

No one got a majority, so "Tommy" Womack (Democrat) and Ralph Loflin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Tommy" Womack DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 339 votes

  • Ralph Loflin DemocratIn runoff

    26.6% 184 votes

  • Robert Calton Fuller DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 170 votes

693 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District C

No one got a majority, so Virgil "Jesse" Henderson (Democrat) and Shelby D. Avery (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Virgil "Jesse" Henderson DemocratIn runoff

    41.9% 702 votes

  • Shelby D. Avery DemocratIn runoff

    30.1% 504 votes

  • Willard "Bill" Greer DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 468 votes

1,674 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District E

Perry Robinson, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Perry Robinson, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.1% 648 votes

  • Simmie Theodis "Slim" Brown DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 619 votes

1,267 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 Jackson Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 53.9%, J. Kelly Nix 46.1%.

  • 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