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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 6, 1990. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Police Juror, District 4B

No one got a majority, so Leon W. Bagley (Democrat) and J. E. Holmes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Leon W. Bagley DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 381 votes

  • J. E. Holmes DemocratIn runoff

    33.6% 348 votes

  • William H. "Bill" Abington DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 196 votes

  • Ira Gamble, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 78 votes

  • Jerry G. Gamble DemocratDefeated

    3.3% 34 votes

1,037 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4C

A. W. McDonald, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • A. W. McDonald, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.0% 648 votes

  • Charles E. "Chuck" Burford, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 575 votes

1,223 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 1

No one got a majority, so Dudley M. Glenn (Democrat) and Harold E. Timmons (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dudley M. Glenn DemocratIn runoff

    37.9% 396 votes

  • Harold E. Timmons DemocratIn runoff

    29.8% 311 votes

  • Lawrence A. Bagley DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 205 votes

  • Herschel R. Barton DemocratDefeated

    12.7% 133 votes

1,045 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

McLawrence Fuller (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • McLawrence Fuller DemocratElected

    56.3% 444 votes

  • Carolyn Henderson DemocratDefeated

    43.7% 345 votes

789 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

"Gil" Rew (Republican) won with 84.6% of the vote.

  • "Gil" Rew RepublicanElected

    84.6% 654 votes

  • David Jones DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 119 votes

773 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

Sam Hesser (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Sam Hesser DemocratElected

    51.5% 400 votes

  • Earnest D. Clark DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 376 votes

776 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

John A. Neilson (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • John A. Neilson DemocratElected

    56.8% 565 votes

  • Tom Dodson DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 430 votes

995 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Richard K. Land (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

  • Richard K. Land DemocratElected

    59.7% 465 votes

  • John G. Russell DemocratDefeated

    25.9% 202 votes

  • A. C. "Bo" Warren, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    14.4% 112 votes

779 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 8

"Tommy" Craig (Democrat) won with 67.7% of the vote.

  • "Tommy" Craig DemocratElected

    67.7% 538 votes

  • "Bill" Lowrey DemocratDefeated

    26.9% 214 votes

  • John E. Blanchard DemocratDefeated

    5.4% 43 votes

795 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

No one got a majority, so Donald B. Dufour (Democrat) and Robert Lee Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Donald B. Dufour DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 235 votes

  • "Joanie" R. Brown DemocratDefeated

    27.7% 189 votes

  • Robert Lee Clark DemocratIn runoff

    19.8% 135 votes

  • Patsy J. Thompson DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 123 votes

682 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10A

L. J. Mayweather, Jr. (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • L. J. Mayweather, Jr. DemocratElected

    61.9% 485 votes

  • Dale Coffey DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 182 votes

  • Alan L. Yarbrough DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 117 votes

784 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Logansport

Chief of Police, Town of Logansport

No one got a majority, so Dennis Richardson (Other party) and Billy "Bill" L. White (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dennis Richardson Other partyIn runoff

    42.4% 291 votes

  • Billy "Bill" L. White DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 201 votes

  • Roland B. Taylor DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 194 votes

686 votes cast.

Alderman, Town of Logansport

No one got a majority, so Edith R. Williams (Democrat) and Ralph S. Penuell III (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edith R. Williams DemocratIn runoff

    42.6% 284 votes

  • Ralph S. Penuell III DemocratIn runoff

    36.3% 242 votes

  • "Ron" Turner DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 140 votes

666 votes cast.

Village of Grand Cane

Mayor, Village of Grand Cane

Travis W. Payne, Jr. (Republican) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • Travis W. Payne, Jr. RepublicanElected

    51.8% 59 votes

  • Albert M. Rives III DemocratDefeated

    48.2% 55 votes

114 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Grand Cane

Sammy T. Brown (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Sammy T. Brown DemocratElected

    50.9% 57 votes

  • Walter F. Bill Cobbs DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 55 votes

112 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Grand Cane

Lewis B. Richardson (Democrat), Linda Scott Brown (Democrat), and Seth Rutherford (Democrat) won.

  • Lewis B. Richardson DemocratElected

    29.2% 80 votes

  • Linda Scott Brown DemocratElected

    24.5% 67 votes

  • Seth Rutherford DemocratElected

    24.1% 66 votes

  • David E. Crocker DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 61 votes

274 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, 3rd District, Division C

Jeffrey P. Victory (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Jeffrey P. Victory 47.7%, James E. Clark 52.3%.

  • Jeffrey P. Victory DemocratElected

    55.0% 43,516 votes

  • James E. Clark DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 35,599 votes

79,115 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJeffrey P. VictoryJames E. ClarkTurnout
Caddo Parish56.2%38,62343.8%30,041
De Soto Parish47.7%3,54652.3%3,887
Red River Parish44.6%1,34755.4%1,671

District Judge, 11th Judicial District, Division A

No one got a majority, so Robert E. Burgess (Democrat) and James Lynn Davis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Robert E. Burgess 33.6%, James Lynn Davis 14.1%, Brenda F. Ford 25.8%, W. Charles Brown 15.8%.

  • Robert E. Burgess DemocratIn runoff

    32.8% 5,839 votes

  • James Lynn Davis DemocratIn runoff

    26.4% 4,698 votes

  • Brenda F. Ford DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 3,362 votes

  • W. Charles Brown DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 2,449 votes

  • Steven R. Thomas DemocratDefeated

    8.2% 1,454 votes

17,802 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
De Soto ParishRobert E. Burgess33.6%
Sabine ParishJames Lynn Davis40.0%

District Judge, 11th Judicial District, Division B

Elizabeth A. Pickett (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Elizabeth A. Pickett 64.5%, William Reuel Boone 35.5%.

  • Elizabeth A. Pickett DemocratElected

    58.5% 10,061 votes

  • William Reuel Boone DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 7,140 votes

17,201 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishElizabeth A. PickettWilliam Reuel BooneTurnout
De Soto Parish64.5%5,50835.5%3,034
Sabine Parish52.6%4,55347.4%4,106

Justice of the Peace, District 1

Charles A. Burford (Democrat) won with 70.1% of the vote.

  • Charles A. Burford DemocratElected

    70.1% 488 votes

  • Garvis I. Bazemore DemocratDefeated

    29.9% 208 votes

696 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, District 2

Patrick M. Jones (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Patrick M. Jones DemocratElected

    53.0% 702 votes

  • Bobby H. Dyson DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 623 votes

1,325 votes cast.

Constable, District 1

"Ralph" Shows (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • "Ralph" Shows DemocratElected

    51.4% 360 votes

  • Hollis P. Holmes DemocratDefeated

    48.6% 341 votes

701 votes cast.

Constable, District 2

Ronnie McPhearson (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Ronnie McPhearson DemocratElected

    56.5% 790 votes

  • Elmo R. Smith DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 335 votes

  • "Tommy" Williamson DemocratDefeated

    19.5% 273 votes

1,398 votes cast.

Constable, District 3

Billy Murphy (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • Billy Murphy DemocratElected

    56.6% 337 votes

  • Homer Little, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 258 votes

595 votes cast.