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LaSalle Parish

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

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Sheriff

Wayne McGuffee (Democrat) won with 70.4% of the vote.

  • Wayne McGuffee DemocratElected

    70.4% 5,159 votes

  • Larry Morphis DemocratDefeated

    29.6% 2,164 votes

7,323 votes cast.

Assessor

Jimmy Dean (Democrat) won with 75.4% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Dean DemocratElected

    75.4% 5,391 votes

  • Tommy Wright DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 1,762 votes

7,153 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Eual E. Douglas (Democrat) and Calvin Westbrooks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eual E. Douglas DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 373 votes

  • Calvin Westbrooks DemocratIn runoff

    36.2% 337 votes

  • Jack Lee RepublicanDefeated

    15.6% 145 votes

  • James H. Coleman DemocratDefeated

    8.3% 77 votes

932 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so H. M. "Skeeter" Vickers (Democrat) and Jimmie J. King (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • H. M. "Skeeter" Vickers DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 273 votes

  • Jimmie J. King DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 228 votes

  • Bubba Lisenby DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 108 votes

  • Jimmie L. Poole DemocratDefeated

    7.7% 51 votes

660 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Roy "Doc" Eubanks (Democrat) won with 70.8% of the vote.

  • Roy "Doc" Eubanks DemocratElected

    70.8% 471 votes

  • Curtis Webb DemocratDefeated

    29.2% 194 votes

665 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Virgil W. Terral (Democrat) won with 75.3% of the vote.

  • Virgil W. Terral DemocratElected

    75.3% 510 votes

  • Leonard Benson DemocratDefeated

    24.7% 167 votes

677 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Alonzo M. Taylor (Democrat) and Don Wilson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Alonzo M. Taylor DemocratIn runoff

    46.6% 374 votes

  • Don Wilson DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 259 votes

  • John M. Taylor, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 169 votes

802 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so Homer L. Paul (Democrat) and David Ivey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Homer L. Paul DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 267 votes

  • David Ivey DemocratIn runoff

    26.5% 241 votes

  • Lester Hailey DemocratDefeated

    19.5% 177 votes

  • Byron Norris DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 122 votes

  • David Evans DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 101 votes

908 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Lyndall R. Kitterlin (Democrat) and Bobby R. Francis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Lyndall R. Kitterlin DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 293 votes

  • Bobby R. Francis DemocratIn runoff

    35.3% 286 votes

  • Earl Paul DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 232 votes

811 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Ben Reid, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.

  • Ben Reid, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.3% 386 votes

  • W. G. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    16.8% 111 votes

  • Brooks McGee DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 93 votes

  • Don F. McCoy DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 72 votes

662 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 LaSalle Parish: William B. "Bill" Atkins 55.1%, Dan Richey 44.9%.

  • 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, 22nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Thomas "Bud" Brady (Democrat) and W. L. Rambo (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In LaSalle Parish: Thomas "Bud" Brady 49.7%, W. L. Rambo 24.0%, Richard Thompson 14.6%, Darrel Thaxton 11.7%.

  • Thomas "Bud" Brady DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 6,424 votes

  • W. L. Rambo DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 5,185 votes

  • Richard Thompson DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 4,960 votes

  • Darrel Thaxton DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 1,276 votes

17,845 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas "Bud" BradyW. L. RamboRichard ThompsonDarrel ThaxtonTurnout
Grant Parish27.3%2,21037.4%3,02331.3%2,5303.9%319
LaSalle Parish49.7%3,62724.0%1,75414.6%1,06511.7%857
Rapides Parish23.9%58716.6%40855.5%1,3654.1%100

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

No one got a majority, so E. A. Williams (Democrat) and Nathan R. Cotten (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • E. A. Williams DemocratIn runoff

    42.3% 638 votes

  • Nathan R. Cotten DemocratIn runoff

    30.6% 461 votes

  • Perry Ainsworth DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 408 votes

1,507 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 3

Homer Davis (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • Homer Davis DemocratElected

    58.4% 481 votes

  • Bobby J. Strozier RepublicanDefeated

    41.6% 343 votes

824 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Jim Adams (Democrat) won with 72.9% of the vote.

  • Jim Adams DemocratElected

    72.9% 932 votes

  • E. L. Lewis, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 347 votes

1,279 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 2

Lloyd Poole (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Lloyd Poole DemocratElected

    50.1% 629 votes

  • Lewis Simons DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 626 votes

1,255 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 4

J. L. Jones (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.

  • J. L. Jones RepublicanElected

    62.2% 764 votes

  • Mickey Hudnall No partyDefeated

    37.8% 465 votes

1,229 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 5

No one got a majority, so Edith Clarkson (Democrat) and Norris Elliott (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edith Clarkson DemocratIn runoff

    49.4% 692 votes

  • Norris Elliott DemocratIn runoff

    20.0% 281 votes

  • Curtis Gardner No partyDefeated

    17.4% 244 votes

  • Wayne Hamilton No partyDefeated

    13.2% 185 votes

1,402 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 LaSalle 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