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Orleans Parish

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

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State Legislature

State Senator, 3rd Senatorial District

Dennis Bagneris (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • Dennis Bagneris DemocratElected

    54.0% 16,779 votes

  • Henry E. "Hank" Braden IV DemocratDefeated

    46.0% 14,322 votes

31,101 votes cast.

State Senator, 4th Senatorial District

Bernard J. "Ben" Bagert, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • Bernard J. "Ben" Bagert, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.7% 20,265 votes

  • Michael H. O'Keefe DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 9,243 votes

  • Anna P. Lundberg RepublicanDefeated

    6.5% 2,243 votes

  • Joseph Peter Compagno DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 1,966 votes

2 other candidates: 2.3% together
Arthur C. Dale, Jr. No party1.9%643
George Cuz Kerth No party0.4%144

34,504 votes cast.

State Senator, 5th Senatorial District

William J. Jefferson (Democrat) won with 86.8% of the vote.

  • William J. Jefferson DemocratElected

    86.8% 23,263 votes

  • Earl J. Amedee DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 2,333 votes

  • Nels J'Anthony No partyDefeated

    4.5% 1,207 votes

26,803 votes cast.

State Senator, 6th Senatorial District

Thomas A. Casey (Democrat) won with 54.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Thomas A. Casey 65.9%, William W. "Bill" Hall 34.1%.

  • Thomas A. Casey DemocratElected

    54.2% 21,167 votes

  • William W. "Bill" Hall DemocratDefeated

    45.8% 17,852 votes

39,019 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas A. CaseyWilliam W. "Bill" HallTurnout
Jefferson Parish43.4%8,77856.6%11,455
Orleans Parish65.9%12,38934.1%6,397

State Representative, 86th Representative District

Terry Gee (Republican) won with 74.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Terry Gee 72.9%, Harold J. Lapeyrouse, Sr. 27.1%.

  • Terry Gee RepublicanElected

    74.3% 6,794 votes

  • Harold J. Lapeyrouse, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    25.7% 2,354 votes

9,148 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTerry GeeHarold J. Lapeyrouse, Sr.Turnout
Jefferson Parish76.3%2,79223.7%867
Orleans Parish72.9%4,00227.1%1,487

State Representative, 90th Representative District

Mary L. Landrieu (Democrat) won with 78.4% of the vote.

  • Mary L. Landrieu DemocratElected

    78.4% 7,465 votes

  • James J. O'Connor RepublicanDefeated

    21.6% 2,062 votes

  • Charles H. Brown DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

  • Lee Frazier DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

2 other candidates: 0.0% together
Andrew L. Gressett Democrat0.0%0
Graymond Martin Democrat0.0%0

9,527 votes cast.

State Representative, 91st Representative District

Diana E. Bajoie (Democrat) won with 64.5% of the vote.

  • Diana E. Bajoie DemocratElected

    64.5% 7,116 votes

  • Kim Alice Nichols DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 2,953 votes

  • Paulfrey Johnson DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 957 votes

  • Louella P. Givens No partyDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

11,026 votes cast.

State Representative, 93rd Representative District

Avery C. Alexander (Democrat) won with 79.1% of the vote.

  • Avery C. Alexander DemocratElected

    79.1% 5,435 votes

  • Joseph "Joe" Crawford DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 1,433 votes

  • E. Ralph Lupin DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

6,868 votes cast.

State Representative, 95th Representative District

No one got a majority, so E. Henry Heaton, Jr. (Democrat) and Leo A. Watermeier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • E. Henry Heaton, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    49.9% 5,379 votes

  • Leo A. Watermeier DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 3,342 votes

  • Moses Cage, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.2% 2,068 votes

  • Philip Costa DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

10,789 votes cast.

State Representative, 96th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Louis Charbonnet III (Democrat) and Charles R. Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Louis Charbonnet III DemocratIn runoff

    45.4% 5,280 votes

  • Charles R. Jones DemocratIn runoff

    40.6% 4,716 votes

  • Edward "Eddie" Griffin DemocratDefeated

    9.3% 1,076 votes

  • Ronny J. Ricard DemocratDefeated

    4.7% 552 votes

11,624 votes cast.

State Representative, 97th Representative District

No one got a majority, so George C. "Nick" Connor, Jr. (Democrat) and Arthur A. Morrell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • George C. "Nick" Connor, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    49.3% 5,032 votes

  • Arthur A. Morrell DemocratIn runoff

    39.3% 4,009 votes

  • Julius Green DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 1,164 votes

10,205 votes cast.

State Representative, 98th Representative District

Garey Forster (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • Garey Forster DemocratElected

    52.4% 8,687 votes

  • Sean P. Early DemocratDefeated

    27.5% 4,549 votes

  • Al Scramuzza DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 3,335 votes

  • Arthur A. Crais DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

  • William J. O'Hara DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

16,571 votes cast.

State Representative, 99th Representative District

Jon D. Johnson (Democrat) won with 64.6% of the vote.

  • Jon D. Johnson DemocratElected

    64.6% 6,653 votes

  • Allison L. Chapital, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    35.4% 3,638 votes

  • Thomas Jasper DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

10,291 votes cast.

State Representative, 102nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Francis C. Heitmeier (Democrat) and Leon M. Langley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Francis C. Heitmeier DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 3,559 votes

  • Leon M. Langley DemocratIn runoff

    16.9% 1,887 votes

  • "Bill" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated

    14.1% 1,577 votes

  • Melvin Bush RepublicanDefeated

    13.1% 1,471 votes

7 other candidates: 24.1% together
Kim M. O'Dowd Democrat4.9%544
Melvin J. Giepert Democrat4.5%500
Thomas L. Arnold Democrat4.3%479
Donald P. Crockett Democrat4.2%475
Albert J. Schmitt No party2.5%275
Louis M. Wattigney Democrat2.4%272
Gary J. Leonard Democrat1.3%151

11,190 votes cast.

State Representative, 103rd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Edward S. Bopp (Democrat) and Edw."Bud Rip" Ripoll (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Edward S. Bopp 46.2%, Edw."Bud Rip" Ripoll 25.9%, Kenneth L. Odinet 12.4%, R .a. "Rick" Tonry 15.5%.

  • Edward S. Bopp DemocratIn runoff

    37.3% 5,631 votes

  • Edw."Bud Rip" Ripoll RepublicanIn runoff

    22.7% 3,426 votes

  • Kenneth L. Odinet DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 3,365 votes

  • R .a. "Rick" Tonry DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 2,693 votes

  • Scott Sewell RepublicanDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

15,115 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Orleans ParishEdward S. Bopp46.2%
St. Bernard ParishEdward S. Bopp32.0%

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 Orleans Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 45.8%, J. Kelly Nix 54.2%.

  • 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