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Lincoln Parish

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

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Clerk of Court

Sue Sanderson (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Sue Sanderson DemocratElected

    53.7% 6,954 votes

  • Wallace S. Harrison DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 3,010 votes

  • "Butch" Hightower DemocratDefeated

    23.0% 2,980 votes

12,944 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District A

Charles M. Fuller (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

  • Charles M. Fuller DemocratElected

    57.7% 562 votes

  • Roy D. Glover DemocratDefeated

    42.3% 412 votes

974 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District B

Walter J. Savage (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • Walter J. Savage DemocratElected

    53.6% 840 votes

  • Charles E. Sutton RepublicanDefeated

    46.4% 726 votes

1,566 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District C

Fredric L. Hoogland (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • Fredric L. Hoogland DemocratElected

    61.9% 574 votes

  • Owen M. Wright RepublicanDefeated

    38.1% 353 votes

927 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District E

Barbara "Kitty" Garner (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

  • Barbara "Kitty" Garner DemocratElected

    58.5% 637 votes

  • Frederick M. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 452 votes

1,089 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District F

No one got a majority, so Ira Lewis (Democrat) and Willie B. Hughes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ira Lewis DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 366 votes

  • Willie B. Hughes DemocratIn runoff

    19.4% 183 votes

  • Mickey H. Sumrall DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 183 votes

  • William P. "Billy" Mitchell DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 134 votes

2 other candidates: 8.2% together
James A. Bonnette Democrat8.2%77
John A. Mitchell Democrat0.0%0

943 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1 District G

Jack Beard (Republican) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Jack Beard RepublicanElected

    59.8% 575 votes

  • F. O. LeVasseur DemocratDefeated

    40.2% 386 votes

961 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 2 District A

No one got a majority, so Charles Henry Owens III (Democrat) and Leon Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles Henry Owens III DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 331 votes

  • Leon Smith DemocratIn runoff

    23.1% 199 votes

  • Willie "Jim" Washington, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 175 votes

  • Roscoe "Rock" Brown DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 158 votes

863 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 2 District B

No one got a majority, so Andrew J. Mansfield (Democrat) and Vernell Delafosse (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Andrew J. Mansfield DemocratIn runoff

    47.0% 430 votes

  • Vernell Delafosse DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 366 votes

  • Richard Ludley DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 118 votes

914 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

Ray Canterbury (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Ray Canterbury DemocratElected

    53.1% 721 votes

  • M. A. "Snooks" Woodard DemocratDefeated

    29.6% 402 votes

  • Bobby Bennett DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 236 votes

1,359 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Grambling

Chief of Police, Town of Grambling

John Robert Hall (Democrat) won with 77.3% of the vote.

  • John Robert Hall DemocratElected

    77.3% 1,166 votes

  • Samuel L. White DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 343 votes

1,509 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 12th Representative District

William R. Simlin, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • William R. Simlin, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.8% 7,036 votes

  • Troy Lowe DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 4,995 votes

  • Carroll G. Jones DemocratDefeated

    8.1% 1,056 votes

13,087 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

"Bill" Burt (Democrat) won with 61.3% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Burt DemocratElected

    61.3% 688 votes

  • Mode Choate, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    38.7% 435 votes

1,123 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 4

Mike Hanna (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Mike Hanna DemocratElected

    60.3% 695 votes

  • Barbra Barmore DemocratDefeated

    39.7% 457 votes

1,152 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Milton Kelly (Democrat) won with 70.8% of the vote.

  • Milton Kelly DemocratElected

    70.8% 1,200 votes

  • Clyde O. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    29.2% 495 votes

1,695 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

No one got a majority, so John E. "Johnny" Price (Democrat) and "Trey" Tuminello (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John E. "Johnny" Price DemocratIn runoff

    46.9% 521 votes

  • "Trey" Tuminello DemocratIn runoff

    26.8% 298 votes

  • Jerry L. White DemocratDefeated

    26.2% 291 votes

1,110 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 4

No one got a majority, so Duboyce Billberry (Democrat) and Randy Singleton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Duboyce Billberry DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 597 votes

  • Randy Singleton DemocratIn runoff

    27.8% 339 votes

  • Prentis Barmore RepublicanDefeated

    23.3% 284 votes

1,220 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 5

Fred F. Pipes (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Fred F. Pipes DemocratElected

    56.9% 664 votes

  • Winfred Aulds DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 503 votes

1,167 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 Lincoln Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 57.9%, J. Kelly Nix 42.1%.

  • 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