Sheriff
Duffy Breaux, Jr. (Democrat) won with 84.3% of the vote.
31,480 votes cast.
Lafourche 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
Bobby A. Theriot (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.
30,315 votes cast.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so Leroy Martin (Democrat) and Louis Richard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
30,778 votes cast.
Parish President
No one got a majority, so "Dick" Egle' (Republican) and Cyrus "Bobby" Tardo (Democrat) went to a runoff.
31,852 votes cast.
Council Member, District 1
No one got a majority, so Denis J. "Billy" Fremin (Democrat) and Noland P. Roger (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,033 votes cast.
Council Member, District 2
No one got a majority, so Burgess J. Clement (Democrat) and Edwin "Ed" Chiasson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,752 votes cast.
Council Member, District 3
Issac "Ike" Johnson, Jr. (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.
1,718 votes cast.
Council Member, District 4
Robert P. Naquin (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.
2,042 votes cast.
Council Member, District 5
No one got a majority, so Ernest "Tibby" Boudreaux (Democrat) and Chip Badeaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,329 votes cast.
Council Member, District 6
No one got a majority, so Charles R. Banta III (Democrat) and Jake Giardina (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,822 votes cast.
Council Member, District 7
No one got a majority, so Steven "Steve" Wilson (Democrat) and Harold J. Dantin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,907 votes cast.
Council Member, District 8
No one got a majority, so Donald Folse (Democrat) and Michael "Mike" Pitre (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,917 votes cast.
Council Member, District 9
No one got a majority, so Gerald "Buzz" Breaux (Democrat) and Raymond R. Naquin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,345 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
Other places
Councilman, District 10
No one got a majority, so Louis Breaux (Democrat) and Joseph "Joe" Saia (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,359 votes cast.
Councilman, District 11
No one got a majority, so Andrew "Drew" Johnson (Democrat) and Cleveland S. Daigle (Republican) went to a runoff.
1,481 votes cast.
Councilman, District 12
No one got a majority, so Weldon Paul Matherne (Democrat) and A. J. "Tony" Adams (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,019 votes cast.
Councilman, District 13
No one got a majority, so Rodney J. Terrebonne (Democrat) and Norvel "Bubba" Jackson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,369 votes cast.
Councilman, District 14
No one got a majority, so Perry Gisclair (Democrat) and Errol Cheramie (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,992 votes cast.
Councilman, District 15
Daniel Lorraine (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.
2,266 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 19th Senatorial District
Ron Landry (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Ron Landry 49.1%, Vernon Galliano 50.9%.
44,402 votes cast.
State Senator, 20th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Leonard J. Chabert (Democrat) and Glynn F. Voisin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Leonard J. Chabert 57.1%, Glynn F. Voisin 15.9%, "Ron" Menville 8.7%, Rodney c. Whitney 10.3%.
39,785 votes cast.
State Representative, 52nd Representative District
Hunt B. Downer, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Hunt B. Downer, Jr. 71.2%, Billy Dove, Sr. 21.2%, Eddie Albares 7.6%.
12,106 votes cast.
State Representative, 53rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Murray J. Herbert (Democrat) and Marty Chabert (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Murray J. Herbert 37.9%, Marty Chabert 30.5%, John Glouer 1.1%, Sterling Callegan 13.7%.
13,334 votes cast.
State Representative, 54th Representative District
Jessie P. Guidry (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Jessie P. Guidry 53.4%, Henry J. Lafont, Jr. 40.2%, Fredrick J. "Fred" Collins 6.4%.
15,489 votes cast.
State Representative, 55th Representative District
Leon L. Borne, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.3% of the vote.
15,633 votes cast.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, 3rd Justice of the Peace Court
Albert J. Loupe, Jr. (Democrat) won with 78.6% of the vote.
4,383 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, 4th Justice of the Peace Court
No one got a majority, so Eddie P. Bruce, Jr. (Republican) and Sheila Plaisance (Democrat) went to a runoff.
8,349 votes cast.
Constable, 1st Justice of the Peace Court
Sidney I. Chiasson (Democrat) won with 62.2% of the vote.
4,842 votes cast.
Constable, 2nd Justice of the Peace Court
Carol P. Bourgeois (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.
5,799 votes cast.
Constable, 3rd Justice of the Peace Court
No one got a majority, so John "Johnny" Detillier (Democrat) and Harry J. Pennison (Democrat) went to a runoff.
4,553 votes cast.
Constable, 4th Justice of the Peace Court
Livingston "Shine" Doucet (Democrat) won with 59.6% of the vote.
8,358 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 Lafourche Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 56.7%, J. Kelly Nix 43.3%.
1,404,421 votes cast.