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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Madison Parish

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

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Sheriff

R. R. "Mitch" Mitchell (Democrat) won with 66.2% of the vote.

  • R. R. "Mitch" Mitchell DemocratElected

    66.2% 7,495 votes

  • Leroy "Tank" Williams DemocratDefeated

    24.2% 2,739 votes

  • Thomas N. Smith DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 1,082 votes

11,316 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

J. K. "Billy" Post (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.

  • J. K. "Billy" Post DemocratElected

    66.0% 6,915 votes

  • Harrel "Harold" Johnson DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 3,559 votes

10,474 votes cast.

Assessor

No one got a majority, so Carl E. Walk (Democrat) and Jim D. Sevier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carl E. Walk DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 3,836 votes

  • Jim D. Sevier DemocratIn runoff

    30.5% 3,398 votes

  • Boone Halback DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 2,243 votes

  • Dorothy L. "Dot" Thomas DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 1,265 votes

  • Floyd Wall DemocratDefeated

    3.6% 402 votes

11,144 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

David Ginn (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Madison Parish: David Ginn 51.1%, Willie Crain 48.9%.

  • David Ginn DemocratElected

    52.5% 23,062 votes

  • Willie Crain DemocratDefeated

    47.5% 20,865 votes

43,927 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDavid GinnWillie CrainTurnout
East Carroll Parish44.0%1,81956.0%2,317
Madison Parish51.1%5,50048.9%5,254
Morehouse Parish62.3%7,54437.7%4,572
Ouachita Parish40.4%1,05059.6%1,552
Richland Parish53.4%4,67346.6%4,084
West Carroll Parish44.5%2,47655.5%3,086

State Representative, 19th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Francis Thompson (Democrat) and Moses Junior Williams (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Madison Parish: Francis Thompson 58.5%, Moses Junior Williams 41.5%, Henry Davison 0.0%.

  • Francis Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    37.0% 8,570 votes

  • Moses Junior Williams DemocratIn runoff

    32.2% 7,448 votes

  • Henry Davison DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 7,142 votes

23,160 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFrancis ThompsonMoses Junior WilliamsHenry DavisonTurnout
Madison Parish58.5%6,36041.5%4,5080.0%0
Richland Parish13.9%1,59023.5%2,68562.6%7,142
Tensas Parish70.9%62029.1%2550.0%0

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace Districts 1 & 3

Keith Cox (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Keith Cox DemocratElected

    69.2% 1,502 votes

  • James A. Bedgood DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 669 votes

2,171 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 Madison Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 55.0%, J. Kelly Nix 45.0%.

  • 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