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Sabine Parish

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

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Sheriff

James Alfice Brumly, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • James Alfice Brumly, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.7% 5,142 votes

  • Wingate Dowden RepublicanDefeated

    34.5% 3,436 votes

  • John C. Rainer, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 1,183 votes

  • James W. Williams DemocratDefeated

    1.9% 191 votes

9,952 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Dollie Moore Knippers (Democrat) won with 80.0% of the vote.

  • Dollie Moore Knippers DemocratElected

    80.0% 7,682 votes

  • Robert Geoghagam DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 1,920 votes

9,602 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Jerry D. Bridges (Democrat) and Victor L. Ellzey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jerry D. Bridges DemocratIn runoff

    40.7% 464 votes

  • Victor L. Ellzey DemocratIn runoff

    35.9% 409 votes

  • Sammy Beason DemocratDefeated

    15.1% 172 votes

  • Kenny Wayne Hopkins DemocratDefeated

    8.3% 94 votes

1,139 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Thomas W. "Tom" Langton (Democrat) and Ted Brunsen (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas W. "Tom" Langton DemocratIn runoff

    37.3% 540 votes

  • Ted Brunsen DemocratIn runoff

    20.2% 293 votes

  • Hershell L. Freeman DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 173 votes

  • W. R. "Reginald" Gandy No partyDefeated

    11.9% 173 votes

3 other candidates: 18.6% together
J. D. Edmonson Democrat9.2%133
John "Red" Dees Democrat5.1%74
Thomas J. Lawrence Democrat4.3%63

1,449 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Mary Beth Andries Tarver (Democrat) and Ronny G. Broadway (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mary Beth Andries Tarver DemocratIn runoff

    31.1% 337 votes

  • Ronny G. Broadway DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 319 votes

  • Floyd J. Lopez DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 205 votes

  • Dewayne Colston DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 176 votes

2 other candidates: 4.4% together
J. C. Beason Democrat2.5%27
Lynn Lee Democrat1.9%21

1,085 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Darrell "Butch" Manasco (Democrat) and John A. Hoagland (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Darrell "Butch" Manasco DemocratIn runoff

    43.6% 330 votes

  • John A. Hoagland DemocratIn runoff

    29.6% 224 votes

  • C. L. Bush DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 203 votes

757 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

James Lites (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • James Lites DemocratElected

    50.9% 469 votes

  • C. M. Hardy DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 131 votes

  • Wilhelm H. Mueller, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    13.3% 123 votes

  • Bobby C. Teasley DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 113 votes

  • Ronnie Turner DemocratDefeated

    9.3% 86 votes

922 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Arry "Lee" Swindoll (Democrat) and Gerald Procell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Arry "Lee" Swindoll DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 528 votes

  • Gerald Procell DemocratIn runoff

    32.8% 471 votes

  • Howard Brandon DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 299 votes

  • Robert L. Frisby RepublicanDefeated

    5.6% 81 votes

  • James E. "Mac" McNertney DemocratDefeated

    4.0% 58 votes

1,437 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Sherman C. Tatum (Democrat) and Troy Webb (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Sherman C. Tatum DemocratIn runoff

    40.5% 432 votes

  • Troy Webb DemocratIn runoff

    30.8% 329 votes

  • Donnie Sebren DemocratDefeated

    21.5% 229 votes

  • Phillip E. Brown DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 77 votes

1,067 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so Eddie Martinez (Democrat) and Pat Ebarb (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eddie Martinez DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 321 votes

  • Pat Ebarb DemocratIn runoff

    26.8% 295 votes

  • Ellzy Anderson DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 259 votes

  • Milton J. McFerrin DemocratDefeated

    20.6% 227 votes

1,102 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Brady Strahan, Jr. (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • Brady Strahan, Jr. DemocratElected

    65.5% 650 votes

  • Joe E. Salley DemocratDefeated

    34.5% 342 votes

992 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 30th Senatorial District

Bryan A. Poston (Democrat) won with 67.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Sabine Parish: Bryan A. Poston 73.4%, W. "Bill" Andreas 14.0%, Phillip K. Stokes 12.6%.

  • Bryan A. Poston DemocratElected

    67.6% 22,433 votes

  • W. "Bill" Andreas DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 6,638 votes

  • Phillip K. Stokes DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 4,100 votes

33,171 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBryan A. PostonW. "Bill" AndreasPhillip K. StokesTurnout
Beauregard Parish54.5%6,09432.5%3,63813.0%1,449
Sabine Parish73.4%6,79314.0%1,29112.6%1,167
Vernon Parish74.9%9,54613.4%1,70911.6%1,484

State Representative, 24th Representative District

H. M. "Mutt" Fowler (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Sabine Parish: H. M. "Mutt" Fowler 49.2%, Ray Dyess 41.2%, "Dickie" Alexander 9.7%.

  • H. M. "Mutt" Fowler DemocratElected

    50.5% 4,912 votes

  • Ray Dyess DemocratDefeated

    39.6% 3,846 votes

  • "Dickie" Alexander DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 961 votes

9,719 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishH. M. "Mutt" FowlerRay Dyess"Dickie" AlexanderTurnout
De Soto Parish62.7%61125.4%24711.9%116
Red River Parish000
Sabine Parish49.2%4,30141.2%3,5999.7%845

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace & Constable District 3

No one got a majority, so Thomas Ebarb (Democrat) and Eric Laroux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas Ebarb DemocratIn runoff

    43.5% 963 votes

  • Eric Laroux DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 635 votes

  • Evelyn H. Hopkins DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 614 votes

2,212 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace & Constable District 5

Robert T. "Bobby" Lewis (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Robert T. "Bobby" Lewis DemocratElected

    50.2% 474 votes

  • Vickie Wyatt DemocratDefeated

    49.8% 471 votes

945 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace & Constable District 3

S. L. Campbell (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • S. L. Campbell DemocratElected

    51.0% 1,097 votes

  • Glen P. Ebarb DemocratDefeated

    49.0% 1,052 votes

2,149 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 Sabine Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 56.8%, J. Kelly Nix 43.2%.

  • 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