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St. Helena Parish

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

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Parish offices

Sheriff

No one got a majority, so Eugene Holland (Democrat) and Kenneth E. Travis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eugene Holland DemocratIn runoff

    26.9% 1,553 votes

  • Kenneth E. Travis DemocratIn runoff

    21.7% 1,252 votes

  • Benny M. McNabb DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 1,178 votes

  • Price Womack DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 741 votes

2 other candidates: 18.2% together
Clay Doughty Democrat11.8%682
Roy Watson Democrat6.4%370

5,776 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Carl L. Johnson (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

  • Carl L. Johnson DemocratElected

    59.7% 3,128 votes

  • Mack C. Hurst DemocratDefeated

    40.3% 2,115 votes

5,243 votes cast.

Assessor

Chaney Phillips (Democrat) won with 66.6% of the vote.

  • Chaney Phillips DemocratElected

    66.6% 3,366 votes

  • James Earl "Bull" Baker DemocratDefeated

    33.4% 1,690 votes

5,056 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 12th Senatorial District

B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn (Democrat) won with 79.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn 76.2%, Roy Crawford 23.8%, Roland P. Young 0.0%.

  • B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn DemocratElected

    79.1% 32,344 votes

  • Roy Crawford DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 8,558 votes

  • Roland P. Young DemocratDefeated

    0.0% 0 votes

40,902 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishB. B. "Sixty" RayburnRoy CrawfordRoland P. YoungTurnout
St. Helena Parish76.2%2,58023.8%8060.0%0
St. Tammany Parish77.2%5,72722.8%1,6950.0%0
Tangipahoa Parish77.1%10,15122.9%3,0230.0%0
Washington Parish82.1%13,88617.9%3,0340.0%0

State Representative, 72nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Ty Cobb Lanier (Democrat) and Weldon Russell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Ty Cobb Lanier 26.8%, Weldon Russell 26.8%, Collis B. Temple, Sr. 11.9%, F. Edward "Lard" McMillian 13.1%.

  • Ty Cobb Lanier DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 5,959 votes

  • Weldon Russell DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 5,608 votes

  • Collis B. Temple, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 1,758 votes

  • F. Edward "Lard" McMillian DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 1,746 votes

2 other candidates: 15.2% together
Mildred Sutton Felix Democrat9.1%1,609
Frank Mario Purrino Democrat6.1%1,085

17,765 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
St. Helena ParishTy Cobb Lanier26.8%
Tangipahoa ParishTy Cobb Lanier36.1%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

James L. "Jimmy" Ash (Democrat) won with 75.2% of the vote.

  • James L. "Jimmy" Ash DemocratElected

    75.2% 316 votes

  • Joe Hurst DemocratDefeated

    24.8% 104 votes

420 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Richard "Dickie" Sitman (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Richard "Dickie" Sitman DemocratElected

    56.9% 705 votes

  • Charles I. "Smooth" Womack DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 534 votes

1,239 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

Frank E. Johnson (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.

  • Frank E. Johnson DemocratElected

    57.8% 415 votes

  • Robert W. "Bob" Harvin DemocratDefeated

    42.2% 303 votes

718 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 4

No one got a majority, so Julia B. Willey (Democrat) and Joe L. Lee (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Julia B. Willey DemocratIn runoff

    39.3% 397 votes

  • Joe L. Lee DemocratIn runoff

    38.1% 385 votes

  • Glynn King Morgan DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 229 votes

1,011 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 5

No one got a majority, so John "Snow" Milton (Democrat) and "Ken" Seymour (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John "Snow" Milton DemocratIn runoff

    35.3% 395 votes

  • "Ken" Seymour DemocratIn runoff

    28.2% 316 votes

  • Lawrence Jackson DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 314 votes

  • Alton D. Clark, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    8.4% 94 votes

1,119 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

No one got a majority, so R. Dennis Allen (Democrat) and Michael L Simmons (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • R. Dennis Allen DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 253 votes

  • Michael L Simmons DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 244 votes

  • Paul B. Alford DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 150 votes

647 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

Iona Tanner Pitts (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

  • Iona Tanner Pitts DemocratElected

    51.6% 392 votes

  • Herman Wilson Hagan DemocratDefeated

    48.4% 368 votes

760 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 5

No one got a majority, so Eugene T Self (Democrat) and Earl E. Miller (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eugene T Self DemocratIn runoff

    43.3% 491 votes

  • Earl E. Miller DemocratIn runoff

    28.6% 324 votes

  • Karen G. Ballard DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 318 votes

1,133 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 St. Helena Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 57.4%, J. Kelly Nix 42.6%.

  • 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