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West Carroll Parish

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

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James R. Riley (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • James R. Riley DemocratElected

    56.5% 2,641 votes

  • Cecil Wayne Jones DemocratDefeated

    43.5% 2,037 votes

4,678 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Charles Green (Democrat) and "Bud" Hines (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles Green DemocratIn runoff

    49.9% 396 votes

  • "Bud" Hines DemocratIn runoff

    28.1% 223 votes

  • Jeanette Copes DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 174 votes

793 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Ray Phillips (Democrat) and "Pete" Copes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ray Phillips DemocratIn runoff

    41.3% 270 votes

  • "Pete" Copes DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 205 votes

  • Larry Drurey DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 159 votes

  • Duane Foster DemocratDefeated

    3.1% 20 votes

654 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so L. H. "Bill" Anderson (Democrat) and Lee Lois Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • L. H. "Bill" Anderson DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 429 votes

  • Lee Lois Jones DemocratIn runoff

    34.6% 380 votes

  • Hursel Tyson DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 154 votes

  • T. D. Waters, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    12.2% 134 votes

1,097 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so W. H. "Billy" Scoggins (Democrat) and Cecil Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. H. "Billy" Scoggins DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 406 votes

  • Cecil Jones DemocratIn runoff

    29.5% 253 votes

  • James Kiley Thames DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 200 votes

859 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

"Bob" Willis (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • "Bob" Willis DemocratElected

    60.5% 372 votes

  • J. Lorenz Poland RepublicanDefeated

    19.8% 122 votes

  • Kenneth Joles DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 121 votes

615 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Robert Crnkovic (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • Robert Crnkovic DemocratElected

    55.7% 420 votes

  • "Mickey" Broadway RepublicanDefeated

    19.9% 150 votes

  • James C. "Jimmy" Head DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 143 votes

  • Rodger D Phillips DemocratDefeated

    5.4% 41 votes

754 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Danny F. Creech (Democrat) won with 73.3% of the vote.

  • Danny F. Creech DemocratElected

    73.3% 587 votes

  • Roy Shivers, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 129 votes

  • Joe O. Lewis DemocratDefeated

    10.6% 85 votes

801 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

David Ginn (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Carroll Parish: David Ginn 44.5%, Willie Crain 55.5%.

  • David Ginn DemocratElected

    52.5% 23,062 votes

  • Willie Crain DemocratDefeated

    47.5% 20,865 votes

43,927 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDavid GinnWillie CrainTurnout
East Carroll Parish44.0%1,81956.0%2,317
Madison Parish51.1%5,50048.9%5,254
Morehouse Parish62.3%7,54437.7%4,572
Ouachita Parish40.4%1,05059.6%1,552
Richland Parish53.4%4,67346.6%4,084
West Carroll Parish44.5%2,47655.5%3,086

State Representative, 18th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Archie R. Crosby (Democrat) and Ralph W. Coleman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Carroll Parish: Archie R. Crosby 46.3%, Ralph W. Coleman 26.6%, C. A. "Mike" Sumrall 7.3%, Dale Willis 17.2%.

  • Archie R. Crosby DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 5,562 votes

  • Ralph W. Coleman DemocratIn runoff

    24.2% 3,444 votes

  • C. A. "Mike" Sumrall DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 2,278 votes

  • Dale Willis DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 2,133 votes

  • Gordon "Wimpy" Stanley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    5.6% 794 votes

14,211 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Carroll ParishC. A. "Mike" Sumrall33.9%
Morehouse ParishArchie R. Crosby43.1%
West Carroll ParishArchie R. Crosby46.3%

Courts and judges

District Judge, 5th Judicial District Court, Division B

Glynn D. Roberts (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Carroll Parish: Glynn D. Roberts 78.0%, James W. "Jim" Berry 18.1%, Crawford A. Rose, Jr. 3.9%.

  • Glynn D. Roberts DemocratElected

    60.8% 14,144 votes

  • James W. "Jim" Berry DemocratDefeated

    34.5% 8,026 votes

  • Crawford A. Rose, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    4.7% 1,094 votes

23,264 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGlynn D. RobertsJames W. "Jim" BerryCrawford A. Rose, Jr.Turnout
Franklin Parish53.0%5,18843.6%4,2643.4%333
Richland Parish59.6%5,05633.7%2,8596.7%565
West Carroll Parish78.0%3,90018.1%9033.9%196

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

No one got a majority, so Charles E. Varner (Democrat) and Carl T. "Red" Rawls (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles E. Varner DemocratIn runoff

    38.3% 307 votes

  • Carl T. "Red" Rawls DemocratIn runoff

    22.2% 178 votes

  • W. E. "Tot" Miller DemocratDefeated

    21.5% 172 votes

  • Claude E. Corley DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 144 votes

801 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 4

Lucian E. Bonner (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.

  • Lucian E. Bonner DemocratElected

    64.7% 1,080 votes

  • Vernon "Smokey" McAllister DemocratDefeated

    35.3% 590 votes

1,670 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Wm. Ernest Finch (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Wm. Ernest Finch DemocratElected

    50.4% 370 votes

  • Mary Prine DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 364 votes

734 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 3

Glenn Canoy (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • Glenn Canoy DemocratElected

    53.6% 584 votes

  • Woody Tyson DemocratDefeated

    46.4% 505 votes

1,089 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 4

Jim Russell (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Jim Russell DemocratElected

    53.7% 913 votes

  • Jerry McEntire RepublicanDefeated

    26.8% 456 votes

  • Herman "Doodle" Trichell DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 330 votes

1,699 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 5

Howard Maxwell (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

  • Howard Maxwell DemocratElected

    69.3% 541 votes

  • Arthur Huffty DemocratDefeated

    30.7% 240 votes

781 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 West Carroll Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 46.4%, J. Kelly Nix 53.6%.

  • 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