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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, November 6, 1990. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Parish offices

Police Juror, District 4B

Leon W. Bagley (Democrat) won with 54.6% of the vote.

  • Leon W. Bagley DemocratElected

    54.6% 519 votes

  • J. E. Holmes DemocratDefeated

    45.4% 431 votes

950 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 1

Dudley M. Glenn (Democrat) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Dudley M. Glenn DemocratElected

    59.1% 554 votes

  • Harold E. Timmons DemocratDefeated

    40.9% 384 votes

938 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Logansport

Chief of Police, Town of Logansport

Billy "Bill" L. White (Democrat) won with 59.6% of the vote.

  • Billy "Bill" L. White DemocratElected

    59.6% 367 votes

  • Dennis Richardson Other partyDefeated

    40.4% 249 votes

616 votes cast.

Alderman, Town of Logansport

Edith R. Williams (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Edith R. Williams DemocratElected

    57.3% 350 votes

  • Ralph S. Penuell III DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 261 votes

611 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 11th Judicial District, Division A

Robert E. Burgess (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Robert E. Burgess 57.2%, James Lynn Davis 42.8%.

  • Robert E. Burgess DemocratElected

    53.0% 7,295 votes

  • James Lynn Davis DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 6,471 votes

13,766 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRobert E. BurgessJames Lynn DavisTurnout
De Soto Parish57.2%4,01342.8%2,999
Sabine Parish48.6%3,28251.4%3,472

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Police Jury, Prop. #1 - $2,500,000

Passed: 38.8% voted yes and 61.2% voted no.

  • Yes

    38.8% 2,494 votes

  • NoDefeated

    61.2% 3,937 votes

6,431 votes cast.

Parishwide Police Jury, Prop. #2 - 2.3 mills

Passed: 32.0% voted yes and 68.0% voted no.

  • Yes

    32.0% 2,017 votes

  • NoDefeated

    68.0% 4,277 votes

6,294 votes cast.