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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Rapides Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 1986. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Pineville

Mayor, City of Pineville

Fred H. Baden (Democrat) won with 92.6% of the vote.

  • Fred H. Baden DemocratElected

    92.6% 2,395 votes

  • Wilson Hargrove DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 191 votes

2,586 votes cast.

Alderman, District 2, City of Pineville

No one got a majority, so Roy Malone, Jr. (Democrat) and Willis Vercher (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roy Malone, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.3% 219 votes

  • Willis Vercher DemocratIn runoff

    29.2% 138 votes

  • Harry H. Brossett DemocratDefeated

    18.2% 86 votes

  • Julian Perry DemocratDefeated

    6.3% 30 votes

473 votes cast.

Alderman, District 3, City of Pineville

No one got a majority, so George E. Hearn (Democrat) and Robert A. Corley, Jr. (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • George E. Hearn DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 257 votes

  • Robert A. Corley, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    28.5% 183 votes

  • Girard Guillory DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 141 votes

  • James T. Stewart DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 62 votes

643 votes cast.

Alderman, District 4, City of Pineville

Jack Wainwright (Republican) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Jack Wainwright RepublicanElected

    51.3% 214 votes

  • Robert "Bob" Captiva DemocratDefeated

    48.7% 203 votes

417 votes cast.

Alderman, District 5, City of Pineville

Lee J. Broussard (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.

  • Lee J. Broussard DemocratElected

    71.1% 421 votes

  • Richard Ellison DemocratDefeated

    28.9% 171 votes

592 votes cast.

Village of McNary

Chief of Police, Village of McNary

Jimmy Cudd (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Cudd DemocratElected

    60.0% 63 votes

  • Kelly Cloud DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 42 votes

105 votes cast.