Sheriff
"Don" Breaux (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.
58,009 votes cast.
Lafayette Parish
Local election results for Saturday, October 22, 1983. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Parish offices
City-Parish President
Walter S. Comeaux (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
54,132 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District A
No one got a majority, so Harold L. Domingue, Sr. (Democrat) and Dud Breaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.
7,446 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District B
No one got a majority, so Andrew "Tib" Broussard (Democrat) and Preston J. Leger (Democrat) went to a runoff.
9,147 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District C
Mervin Harmon (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.
5,681 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District D
No one got a majority, so "Kathy" Ashworth (Democrat) and Louis Roth (Democrat) went to a runoff.
7,038 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District E
Conrad Comeaux (Democrat) won with 63.4% of the vote.
7,204 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District F
Daryl Schouest (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.
9,488 votes cast.
Member, City-Parish Council, District G
No one got a majority, so O. C. Guilliot, Jr. (Democrat) and LeeRoy J. Gondron (Democrat) went to a runoff.
8,152 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 23rd Senatorial District
Allen R. Bares (Democrat) won with 60.4% of the vote.
42,565 votes cast.
State Representative, 39th Representative District
Raymond "Lala" Lalonde (Democrat) won with 78.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Raymond "Lala" Lalonde 74.2%, Jack Taylor Thompson 25.8%.
15,319 votes cast.
State Representative, 42nd Representative District
Donald J. Thibodeaux (Democrat) won with 61.0% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Donald J. Thibodeaux 63.6%, John A. Foux 26.1%, Joseph "Tater" Signorelli, Jr. 6.5%, Lawrence "Val" Vallery, Jr. 3.8%.
17,496 votes cast.
State Representative, 43rd Representative District
Mike Thompson (Republican) won with 77.0% of the vote.
16,329 votes cast.
State Representative, 44th Representative District
"Ron" Gomez (Democrat) won with 81.5% of the vote.
13,032 votes cast.
State Representative, 45th Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Jan" Heymann (Republican) and Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) went to a runoff.
14,301 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 15th Judicial District Court, Division K
Bennett J. Gautreaux (Democrat) won with 68.7% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Bennett J. Gautreaux 69.3%, Sylvia Cooks 30.7%.
100,802 votes cast.
City Judge, City Court, Division B, City of Lafayette
Michael G. Sullivan (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.
32,438 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2
Kermit J. Guidry (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.
2,410 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8
Paul Guidry (Democrat) won with 75.1% of the vote.
2,962 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 5
Albert "Nookie" Romero (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.
2,446 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 9
Ollie "Hoover" Langlinais (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.
1,451 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 Lafayette Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 60.8%, J. Kelly Nix 39.2%.
1,404,421 votes cast.