Sheriff
P. J. "Pat" Canulette (Democrat) won with 87.7% of the vote.
38,568 votes cast.
St. Tammany Parish
Local election results for Saturday, October 22, 1983. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Parish offices
Clerk of Court
Lucy Reid Rausch (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.
37,874 votes cast.
Assessor
Wayne G. Wascom (Democrat) won with 77.5% of the vote.
38,066 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
Floyd D. Glass (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.
4,204 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
Herman A. Sharp (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Herman A. Sharp 56.5%, Clyde "Coach" Keating 43.5%.
2,086 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
James A. "Red" Thompson II (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.
2,079 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
No one got a majority, so Robert H. "Bob" Fry (Republican) and "Will" Griffin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
3,953 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
Ogise Richardson (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.
3,090 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Gary Singletary (Democrat) and M. P. "Prentiss" Blackwell (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,998 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
C. J. Dunaway, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.
3,132 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 9
Barry Bagert (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.
1,311 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 10
Marty Houston (Republican) won with 51.2% of the vote.
2,385 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 11
Elizabeth M. Teague (Republican) won with 50.7% of the vote.
2,364 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 12
Earl D. Broom (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.
2,785 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 13
"Stan" Owen (Republican) won with 63.7% of the vote.
2,469 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Abita Springs
Mayor, Town of Abita Springs
Lynn "Skinny" Bridges (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.
490 votes cast.
Alderman, Town of Abita Springs
James L. Earhart (Democrat) won with 66.4% of the vote.
455 votes cast.
Town of Pearl River
Mayor, Town of Pearl River
Janice McQueen (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.
819 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 11th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Gerry E. Hinton (Democrat) and Roy K. Burns (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Gerry E. Hinton 26.8%, Roy K. Burns 19.7%, Lane A. Carson 20.0%, W. A. "Pete" Fitzmorris 15.8%.
40,643 votes cast.
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. Tammany Parish: B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn 77.2%, Roy Crawford 22.8%, Roland P. Young 0.0%.
40,902 votes cast.
State Representative, 76th Representative District
Edward C. Scogin (Republican) won with 76.4% of the vote.
13,067 votes cast.
State Representative, 77th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Rykert O. Toledano, Jr. (Democrat) and Edward J. Deano, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
16,410 votes cast.
Courts and judges
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2
Tilman "Pete" King (Democrat) and Marcus King (Democrat) won.
4,558 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3
Hazel P. Cox (Democrat) and Milton L. Wall (Democrat) won.
7,871 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 4
Gary Bettencourtt (Democrat) and Althea M. "Al" Wildgen (Democrat) won.
8,689 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6
Levi Singletary (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.
1,453 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 7
Marcil Ducre, Sr. (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
1,879 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8
Gordon Copeland (Democrat) won with 64.9% of the vote.
4,981 votes cast.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 10
Harry R. Lenel (Democrat) and Cedric O. Bridges, Jr. (Democrat) won.
1,568 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 1
Joseph S. Keopp (Democrat) and Kelly B. Chatellier (Democrat) won.
3,004 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 2
Ottis King (Democrat) and "Junior" Thompson (Democrat) won.
4,496 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 3
Ray Russell Taylor (Democrat) and Victor L. Quave, Sr. (Democrat) won.
7,687 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 4
Jimmy M. Taylor (Republican) and Fred J. Meiners (Democrat) won.
8,514 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 5
No one got a majority, so John "Rhuble" Pierce (Democrat) and James "Pee Wee" Kahl (Democrat) went to a runoff.
1,094 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 6
Grady Roy Palmer (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.
1,431 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 7
John Chabreck, Jr. (Democrat) won with 83.6% of the vote.
1,918 votes cast.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace Ward 10
James D. Lemons (Democrat) and Elvin Bush (Democrat) won.
1,565 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. Tammany Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 51.2%, J. Kelly Nix 48.8%.
1,404,421 votes cast.