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Pointe Coupee Parish

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

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Sheriff

Preston Chustz (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.

  • Preston Chustz DemocratElected

    65.8% 7,254 votes

  • James W. "Spike" Major DemocratDefeated

    26.7% 2,944 votes

  • Cleveland J. Bazile DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 412 votes

  • J. H. "Hambone" Thibaut DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 410 votes

11,020 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

J. E. Jumonville, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 58.6%, "Sam" Cashio 32.1%, Bourg Langlois 7.6%, Lee Ernest Kissner 1.7%.

  • J. E. Jumonville, Jr. DemocratElected

    68.3% 31,656 votes

  • "Sam" Cashio DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 11,325 votes

  • Bourg Langlois DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 2,054 votes

  • Lee Ernest Kissner RepublicanDefeated

    2.8% 1,283 votes

46,318 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJ. E. Jumonville, Jr."Sam" CashioBourg LangloisLee Ernest KissnerTurnout
East Feliciana Parish78.1%5,38014.3%9843.6%2504.0%276
Iberville Parish70.0%10,94326.2%4,1012.0%3191.7%262
Pointe Coupee Parish58.6%6,59732.1%3,6147.6%8531.7%194
West Baton Rouge Parish69.6%6,00720.4%1,7585.4%4634.6%399
West Feliciana Parish69.7%2,72922.2%8684.3%1693.9%152

State Representative, 29th Representative District

Clyde W. Kimball (Democrat) won with 76.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Clyde W. Kimball 81.3%, Emmet Spooner 18.7%.

  • Clyde W. Kimball DemocratElected

    76.7% 12,517 votes

  • Emmet Spooner DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 3,798 votes

16,315 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishClyde W. KimballEmmet SpoonerTurnout
Pointe Coupee Parish81.3%7,99318.7%1,842
West Baton Rouge Parish69.8%4,52430.2%1,956

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 6

Norman J. Pourciau, Sr. (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Norman J. Pourciau, Sr. DemocratElected

    51.7% 246 votes

  • Norris Ballard, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    29.4% 140 votes

  • Sylvia Ann Kelley DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 90 votes

476 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 8

Elliott "Blue" Bizette (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Elliott "Blue" Bizette DemocratElected

    60.5% 581 votes

  • Joseph Kirby Manchester DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 254 votes

  • Calvin A. Patin DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 126 votes

961 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 1

Albert Saucier (Democrat) and Edward E. Toler (Democrat) won.

  • Albert Saucier DemocratElected

    60.1% 220 votes

  • Edward E. Toler DemocratElected

    39.9% 146 votes

366 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 8

Robert "Cow" Jarreau (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Robert "Cow" Jarreau DemocratElected

    53.1% 504 votes

  • Dalsey "Black" David DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 446 votes

950 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 9

No one got a majority, so Louis "Chico" Jarreau, Jr. (Democrat) and Percy H. May (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Louis "Chico" Jarreau, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    43.3% 1,774 votes

  • Percy H. May DemocratIn runoff

    30.3% 1,241 votes

  • Elie J. Part, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    26.5% 1,085 votes

4,100 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 54.3%, J. Kelly Nix 45.7%.

  • 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