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Union 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 Larry Averitt (Democrat) and Eugene Patterson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Larry Averitt DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 3,434 votes

  • Eugene Patterson DemocratIn runoff

    31.5% 3,051 votes

  • Johnny Thomas DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 2,425 votes

  • Keith Byram DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 548 votes

  • George Rogers DemocratDefeated

    2.4% 237 votes

9,695 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Raymond E. Foreman (Democrat) and Charles L. Sawyer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Raymond E. Foreman DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 326 votes

  • Charles L. Sawyer DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 265 votes

  • Troy Hinton DemocratDefeated

    26.1% 236 votes

  • Henry Lee Glosson DemocratDefeated

    8.4% 76 votes

903 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Brooks Jones (Democrat) and Tommy Baker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Brooks Jones DemocratIn runoff

    34.6% 377 votes

  • Tommy Baker DemocratIn runoff

    25.2% 274 votes

  • Johnny R. Davis DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 149 votes

  • Kent McVicker DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 147 votes

  • Phillip Baker DemocratDefeated

    13.0% 142 votes

1,089 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Penton (Democrat) and James D. Bennett (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy Penton DemocratIn runoff

    44.5% 493 votes

  • James D. Bennett DemocratIn runoff

    37.9% 420 votes

  • Jimmie Johnson DemocratDefeated

    17.6% 195 votes

1,108 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so "Johnny" Buckley (Democrat) and Donny L. McIntosh (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Johnny" Buckley DemocratIn runoff

    25.8% 255 votes

  • Donny L. McIntosh DemocratIn runoff

    19.4% 192 votes

  • Graydon Fitzgerald DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 172 votes

  • James T."Flop" Stevenson DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 98 votes

5 other candidates: 27.4% together
Drue D. Rockett Democrat9.8%97
M. C."Robbie" Roberson Democrat6.7%66
Donald Sharp Democrat6.7%66
Eugene Pearson Democrat2.8%28
Roston Johnson Democrat1.4%14

988 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Robert T. Aswell (Democrat) and Elzie Long (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert T. Aswell DemocratIn runoff

    39.8% 423 votes

  • Elzie Long DemocratIn runoff

    26.1% 278 votes

  • Everett E. Barkley DemocratDefeated

    19.5% 208 votes

  • Donny Bearden DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 155 votes

1,064 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Ernest E. Auger, Sr. (Democrat) and Connie Ray Alford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ernest E. Auger, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.6% 326 votes

  • Connie Ray Alford DemocratIn runoff

    17.5% 200 votes

  • Larry Alford DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 195 votes

  • Willis Andrews DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 162 votes

2 other candidates: 22.6% together
Don Caskey Democrat12.3%140
"Bill" Brasher Democrat10.3%118

1,141 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so "Jabo" Albritton (Democrat) and Ritchey Von Albritton (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Jabo" Albritton DemocratIn runoff

    24.3% 319 votes

  • Ritchey Von Albritton RepublicanIn runoff

    18.8% 247 votes

  • Robert L. "Bee" Stewart DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 236 votes

  • Truett Hearn DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 158 votes

3 other candidates: 26.8% together
Charles Terral Democrat11.6%152
Larry Stegall Democrat10.6%139
James E."Buddy" Albritton Democrat4.6%60

1,311 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Kelton L. Howard (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • Kelton L. Howard DemocratElected

    52.1% 655 votes

  • "Don" Acree DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 601 votes

1,256 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Leornest Watley (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Leornest Watley DemocratElected

    60.8% 525 votes

  • G. B. Cannon DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 191 votes

  • Joe Price DemocratDefeated

    13.3% 115 votes

  • J.t. Andrews DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 32 votes

863 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 11th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Louise B. Johnson (Democrat) and Jimmy Long (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Union Parish: Louise B. Johnson 32.8%, Jimmy Long 28.2%, David M. Newell 10.0%, Robert C. James 20.3%.

  • Louise B. Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    29.9% 5,044 votes

  • Jimmy Long DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 3,960 votes

  • David M. Newell DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 3,955 votes

  • Robert C. James DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 2,666 votes

2 other candidates: 7.4% together
June Taylor Auger Democrat4.7%787
Fred G. Sanders Republican2.7%454

16,866 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Bienville ParishLouise B. Johnson23.6%
Claiborne ParishDavid M. Newell43.8%
Union ParishLouise B. Johnson32.8%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

Wilbur L. Bailey (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • Wilbur L. Bailey DemocratElected

    59.4% 1,792 votes

  • James E. Bearden DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 1,225 votes

3,017 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

No one got a majority, so Herbert B. Waller (Democrat) and Jim O. Brown (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Herbert B. Waller DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 1,074 votes

  • Jim O. Brown DemocratIn runoff

    26.7% 849 votes

  • Dottie Farr DemocratDefeated

    25.9% 825 votes

  • Malcolm George DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 435 votes

3,183 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

No one got a majority, so Dendy Elliott (Democrat) and J. B. Farrar (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dendy Elliott DemocratIn runoff

    42.3% 1,136 votes

  • J. B. Farrar DemocratIn runoff

    40.6% 1,092 votes

  • W.c. Smith No partyDefeated

    17.1% 459 votes

2,687 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

H. F. "Dooley" Bearden (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • H. F. "Dooley" Bearden DemocratElected

    52.8% 1,616 votes

  • Ashley Ames DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 1,442 votes

3,058 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

William Paul Ogden (Democrat) won with 74.0% of the vote.

  • William Paul Ogden DemocratElected

    74.0% 1,952 votes

  • Marvin D. Spears DemocratDefeated

    26.0% 686 votes

2,638 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 Union Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 61.6%, J. Kelly Nix 38.4%.

  • 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