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Allen Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 19, 1991. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so "Hal" Turner (Democrat) and Harold Brady (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Hal" Turner DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 3,380 votes

  • Harold Brady DemocratIn runoff

    33.0% 3,273 votes

  • Warren Clark DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 1,406 votes

  • "Sam" Gueringer DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 862 votes

3 other candidates: 10.2% together
Donald W. "Don" Duplechain Democrat6.2%616
Julius Willis Democrat3.0%299
John R. Jones Democrat0.9%94

9,930 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Tommy E. Ballard (Democrat) and Lynn D. Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tommy E. Ballard DemocratIn runoff

    35.8% 560 votes

  • Lynn D. Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 538 votes

  • Buddy Farris DemocratDefeated

    29.8% 467 votes

1,565 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Gerald "Tinker" Mahaffey (Other party) and Bobby Harper (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gerald "Tinker" Mahaffey Other partyIn runoff

    36.6% 570 votes

  • Bobby Harper DemocratIn runoff

    26.2% 408 votes

  • Riley Martin DemocratDefeated

    25.8% 402 votes

  • Leland Johnson DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 176 votes

1,556 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Eugene Fruge (Democrat) and Herman A. LaFleur (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eugene Fruge DemocratIn runoff

    29.0% 449 votes

  • Herman A. LaFleur DemocratIn runoff

    27.3% 423 votes

  • Herman Deshotel DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 329 votes

  • Leonard Duplechain DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 187 votes

  • Carlon Cole DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 161 votes

1,549 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

R. E. "Sonny" Weatherford (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • R. E. "Sonny" Weatherford DemocratElected

    61.9% 850 votes

  • Kenneth "Ken" Kingrey DemocratDefeated

    38.1% 524 votes

1,374 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

"Ike" Fossett, Sr. (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • "Ike" Fossett, Sr. DemocratElected

    58.9% 758 votes

  • Charles Perry Bruce DemocratDefeated

    41.1% 529 votes

1,287 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Oberlin

Alderman, District 3, Town of Oberlin

No one got a majority, so Gary "Pecun" Marcantel (Democrat) and Hubert Ryder (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gary "Pecun" Marcantel DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 91 votes

  • Hubert Ryder DemocratIn runoff

    37.1% 88 votes

  • William B. Chaumont DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 58 votes

237 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 28th Senatorial District

John Saunders (Democrat) won with 76.8% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: John Saunders 80.0%, Ted L. Nelson 20.0%.

  • John Saunders DemocratElected

    76.8% 32,949 votes

  • Ted L. Nelson DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 9,957 votes

42,906 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn SaundersTed L. NelsonTurnout
Allen Parish80.0%7,43220.0%1,856
Avoyelles Parish77.0%10,10423.0%3,022
Calcasieu Parish64.1%1,53835.9%862
Evangeline Parish75.7%10,00124.3%3,213
Jefferson Davis Parish74.1%8025.9%28
St. Landry Parish79.5%3,79420.5%976

State Representative, 32nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Tommy" Abrusley (Democrat) and Herman Ray Hill (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: "Tommy" Abrusley 33.6%, Herman Ray Hill 20.7%, Lindsay Granger 8.0%, Bill Burgess 15.1%.

  • "Tommy" Abrusley DemocratIn runoff

    26.6% 4,624 votes

  • Herman Ray Hill DemocratIn runoff

    22.7% 3,953 votes

  • Lindsay Granger DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 2,741 votes

  • Bill Burgess DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 2,237 votes

3 other candidates: 22.0% together
Leslie Smith Democrat11.0%1,920
Charles E. Hudson Democrat9.2%1,594
Robert "Doc" Collier Republican1.8%317

17,386 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Allen Parish"Tommy" Abrusley33.6%
Beauregard ParishHerman Ray Hill30.5%
Calcasieu ParishLindsay Granger49.5%