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Beauregard Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 7, 1990. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of DeRidder

Mayor, City of DeRidder

No one got a majority, so Gerald Johnson (Democrat) and Gregory Cagle (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: Gerald Johnson 49.9%, Gregory Cagle 33.8%, Ernest R. "Ernie" Roll 9.1%, James Edward Bolton 7.3%.

  • Gerald Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    49.8% 1,326 votes

  • Gregory Cagle DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 896 votes

  • Ernest R. "Ernie" Roll RepublicanDefeated

    9.3% 247 votes

  • James Edward Bolton Other partyDefeated

    7.2% 192 votes

2,661 votes cast; 33.5% of the 855 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishGerald JohnsonGregory CagleErnest R. "Ernie" RollJames Edward BoltonTurnout
Beauregard Parish49.9%1,31633.8%8919.1%2397.3%192
Vernon Parish43.5%1021.7%534.8%80.0%0

Councilmen, at Large, City of DeRidder

Vincent Labue (Democrat) and Hayward Steele (Democrat) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: Vincent Labue 38.9%, Hayward Steele 37.5%, Elmo Johnson 23.6%.

  • Vincent Labue DemocratElected

    39.0% 1,549 votes

  • Hayward Steele DemocratElected

    37.5% 1,487 votes

  • Elmo Johnson DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 934 votes

3,970 votes cast; 33.5% of the 855 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishVincent LabueHayward SteeleElmo JohnsonTurnout
Beauregard Parish38.9%1,52937.5%1,47423.6%927
Vernon Parish50.0%2032.5%1317.5%7

Councilman, District 3, City of DeRidder

"Danny" Branch (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • "Danny" Branch DemocratElected

    59.4% 440 votes

  • Steven F. Delia DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 301 votes

741 votes cast; 9.4% of the 575 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilman, District 4, City of DeRidder

R. E. "Rod" Pollard (Democrat) won with 60.4% of the vote.

  • R. E. "Rod" Pollard DemocratElected

    60.4% 282 votes

  • Ellaweise Lambert Other partyDefeated

    39.6% 185 votes

467 votes cast; 20.7% of the 34,307 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Merryville

Mayor, Town of Merryville

Charles E. Hudson (Democrat) won with 63.0% of the vote.

  • Charles E. Hudson DemocratElected

    63.0% 249 votes

  • James R. Whiteley DemocratDefeated

    37.0% 146 votes

395 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Merryville

Beaver B. Knighton (Democrat), Mary Evelyn Roberts (Democrat), R. B. Ruston, Sr. (Democrat), Percy Wildblood (Democrat), and Charles S. Jones (Democrat) won.

  • Beaver B. Knighton DemocratElected

    17.1% 310 votes

  • Mary Evelyn Roberts DemocratElected

    16.7% 303 votes

  • R. B. Ruston, Sr. DemocratElected

    15.8% 286 votes

  • Percy Wildblood DemocratElected

    13.1% 238 votes

  • Charles S. Jones DemocratElected

    12.9% 233 votes

2 other candidates: 24.4% together
Robert Pinder Democrat12.6%228
Louis "Junior" Cooper Democrat11.8%213

1,811 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Law Enforcement District, 5.64 mills - Sheriff

Passed: 67.3% voted yes and 32.7% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    67.3% 2,949 votes

  • No

    32.7% 1,435 votes

4,384 votes cast.