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Tensas Parish

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

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so F. A. "Coonie" McVay (Democrat) and Fred E. Scott (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • F. A. "Coonie" McVay DemocratIn runoff

    39.6% 1,512 votes

  • Fred E. Scott DemocratIn runoff

    25.0% 953 votes

  • Victor T. Mahoney, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 872 votes

  • Charles W. "Charlie" Richardson No partyDefeated

    8.2% 313 votes

2 other candidates: 4.3% together
James Walter Taylor Democrat4.3%165
Luther "Sickle" Gill Democrat0.0%0

3,815 votes cast.

Assessor

Irby S. Gamble (Democrat) won with 74.0% of the vote.

  • Irby S. Gamble DemocratElected

    74.0% 2,573 votes

  • Danny "Blue" Belk DemocratDefeated

    26.0% 906 votes

3,479 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Dalton Godfrey (Democrat) and "Pat" Mabray (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dalton Godfrey DemocratIn runoff

    47.4% 235 votes

  • "Pat" Mabray DemocratIn runoff

    38.1% 189 votes

  • Williams D "Bill" Segers DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 72 votes

496 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so "Jack" Day (Democrat) and James C. "Jim" Wilkerson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Jack" Day DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 347 votes

  • James C. "Jim" Wilkerson DemocratIn runoff

    36.6% 260 votes

  • Emmett L. Adams, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    8.6% 61 votes

  • Thomas A. Cannon DemocratDefeated

    5.9% 42 votes

710 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so William Trevillion (Democrat) and Louis Choat (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • William Trevillion DemocratIn runoff

    47.4% 248 votes

  • Louis Choat DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 197 votes

  • Farrel Keahey DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 78 votes

523 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Thomas Earl Hale (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • Thomas Earl Hale DemocratElected

    54.4% 318 votes

  • Danny James DemocratDefeated

    31.6% 185 votes

  • Roy E. Lee DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 82 votes

585 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 7

Ruth Jones (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

  • Ruth Jones DemocratElected

    51.9% 258 votes

  • Edna J. Cooper DemocratDefeated

    48.1% 239 votes

497 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

William B. "Bill" Atkins (Democrat) won with 64.5% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: William B. "Bill" Atkins 61.9%, Dan Richey 38.1%.

  • William B. "Bill" Atkins DemocratElected

    64.5% 28,724 votes

  • Dan Richey DemocratDefeated

    35.5% 15,776 votes

44,500 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWilliam B. "Bill" AtkinsDan RicheyTurnout
Caldwell Parish66.1%3,53333.9%1,811
Catahoula Parish79.3%4,84520.7%1,266
Concordia Parish64.8%6,12335.2%3,330
Franklin Parish64.1%6,38835.9%3,582
LaSalle Parish55.1%3,87644.9%3,162
Rapides Parish58.0%1,75142.0%1,268
Tensas Parish61.9%2,20838.1%1,357

State Representative, 19th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Francis Thompson (Democrat) and Moses Junior Williams (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Francis Thompson 70.9%, Moses Junior Williams 29.1%, Henry Davison 0.0%.

  • Francis Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    37.0% 8,570 votes

  • Moses Junior Williams DemocratIn runoff

    32.2% 7,448 votes

  • Henry Davison DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 7,142 votes

23,160 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFrancis ThompsonMoses Junior WilliamsHenry DavisonTurnout
Madison Parish58.5%6,36041.5%4,5080.0%0
Richland Parish13.9%1,59023.5%2,68562.6%7,142
Tensas Parish70.9%62029.1%2550.0%0

State Representative, 21st Representative District

Al Ater (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Al Ater 69.3%, David I. Patten 15.5%, Bill Latham 15.1%.

  • Al Ater DemocratElected

    53.0% 9,556 votes

  • David I. Patten DemocratDefeated

    28.2% 5,096 votes

  • Bill Latham DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 3,389 votes

18,041 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAl AterDavid I. PattenBill LathamTurnout
Catahoula Parish35.9%2,17052.8%3,18811.3%681
Concordia Parish59.3%5,52216.0%1,49024.7%2,301
Tensas Parish69.3%1,86415.5%41815.1%407

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

Horace G. Curry, Sr. (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Horace G. Curry, Sr. DemocratElected

    69.2% 1,009 votes

  • Walter R. Borsch, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 449 votes

1,458 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

No one got a majority, so W. T. Winston (Democrat) and Johnny Daves (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. T. Winston DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 380 votes

  • Johnny Daves DemocratIn runoff

    28.6% 296 votes

  • Rickey A. Jones DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 254 votes

  • Gerard "Jerry" Wellman RepublicanDefeated

    10.2% 106 votes

1,036 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 Tensas Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 70.4%, J. Kelly Nix 29.6%.

  • 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