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West Feliciana Parish

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

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Sheriff

W. M. "Bill" Daniel (Democrat) won with 62.1% of the vote.

  • W. M. "Bill" Daniel DemocratElected

    62.1% 2,616 votes

  • Tvronne Sterling DemocratDefeated

    36.1% 1,523 votes

  • Odis Neal DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 76 votes

4,215 votes cast.

Assessor

No one got a majority, so Charles "Joe" Davis (Democrat) and W. D. Spillman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles "Joe" Davis DemocratIn runoff

    29.0% 1,126 votes

  • W. D. Spillman DemocratIn runoff

    28.9% 1,123 votes

  • Thomas R. "Tom" Temple DemocratDefeated

    27.9% 1,085 votes

  • Edward T. Dwyer DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 550 votes

3,884 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Clifford Wilcox (Democrat) and Charles "Tut" Dawson (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Clifford Wilcox DemocratIn runoff

    49.0% 452 votes

  • Charles "Tut" Dawson No partyIn runoff

    28.2% 260 votes

  • James Rucker Leake, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 210 votes

922 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so H. L. Stutzman (Democrat) and Paul W. Shipp (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • H. L. Stutzman DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 310 votes

  • Paul W. Shipp DemocratIn runoff

    28.4% 220 votes

  • Danny B. Daniel DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 138 votes

  • John A. "Paw-Paw" Hughes, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 70 votes

  • Thomas W. "Twk" Klein DemocratDefeated

    4.8% 37 votes

775 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Andrew Cummings (Democrat) and James "Tex" Whitfield (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Andrew Cummings DemocratIn runoff

    28.6% 284 votes

  • James "Tex" Whitfield DemocratIn runoff

    17.0% 169 votes

  • John "Tick" Cobb DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 131 votes

  • Jesse Toney, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 118 votes

4 other candidates: 29.4% together
Michael L. Hughes Democrat10.9%108
"Jim" Sinclair Democrat9.5%94
Marcia Westerfield Willis No party5.4%54
W. J. Smith Democrat3.6%36

994 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Billy D. Shoemake (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.

  • Billy D. Shoemake DemocratElected

    67.3% 368 votes

  • Clarence E. Bush DemocratDefeated

    32.7% 179 votes

547 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

John K. Roach (Democrat) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • John K. Roach DemocratElected

    50.8% 419 votes

  • Willie E. Brown DemocratDefeated

    34.3% 283 votes

  • Roosevelt King, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 123 votes

825 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

J. E. Jumonville, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 69.7%, "Sam" Cashio 22.2%, Bourg Langlois 4.3%, Lee Ernest Kissner 3.9%.

  • J. E. Jumonville, Jr. DemocratElected

    68.3% 31,656 votes

  • "Sam" Cashio DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 11,325 votes

  • Bourg Langlois DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 2,054 votes

  • Lee Ernest Kissner RepublicanDefeated

    2.8% 1,283 votes

46,318 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJ. E. Jumonville, Jr."Sam" CashioBourg LangloisLee Ernest KissnerTurnout
East Feliciana Parish78.1%5,38014.3%9843.6%2504.0%276
Iberville Parish70.0%10,94326.2%4,1012.0%3191.7%262
Pointe Coupee Parish58.6%6,59732.1%3,6147.6%8531.7%194
West Baton Rouge Parish69.6%6,00720.4%1,7585.4%4634.6%399
West Feliciana Parish69.7%2,72922.2%8684.3%1693.9%152

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Tom" McVea (Democrat) and John D. Travis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: "Tom" McVea 41.4%, John D. Travis 31.8%, Michael M. Haynes 6.5%, Anthony Long 17.1%.

  • "Tom" McVea DemocratIn runoff

    36.8% 5,358 votes

  • John D. Travis DemocratIn runoff

    32.4% 4,714 votes

  • Michael M. Haynes DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 1,911 votes

  • Anthony Long DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 1,441 votes

2 other candidates: 7.8% together
Charles Dear Democrat4.8%705
Millard T. "Goat" Gautier Democrat3.0%437

14,566 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish"Tom" McVea45.8%
East Feliciana ParishJohn D. Travis38.0%
West Feliciana Parish"Tom" McVea41.4%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Parishwide Justice of the Peace District

Kevin Dreher (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • Kevin Dreher DemocratElected

    57.1% 2,022 votes

  • Marion "CoHon" Kimble DemocratDefeated

    42.9% 1,520 votes

3,542 votes cast.

Constable, Parishwide Justice of the Peace District

Dennis M. Neal (Democrat) won with 74.8% of the vote.

  • Dennis M. Neal DemocratElected

    74.8% 2,492 votes

  • Billy G. Hammers DemocratDefeated

    25.2% 841 votes

3,333 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 Feliciana Parish: Thomas G. "Tom" Clausen 41.5%, J. Kelly Nix 58.5%.

  • 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