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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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Beauregard Parish

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

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State Legislature

State Senator, 30th Senatorial District

James David Cain (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: James David Cain 53.7%, Allen Bradley 46.3%.

  • James David Cain DemocratElected

    55.7% 17,527 votes

  • Allen Bradley DemocratDefeated

    44.3% 13,947 votes

31,474 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames David CainAllen BradleyTurnout
Beauregard Parish53.7%5,94946.3%5,126
Calcasieu Parish42.2%1,33257.8%1,821
Sabine Parish52.0%2,18548.0%2,019
Vernon Parish61.8%8,06138.2%4,981

State Representative, 30th Representative District

John Smith (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: John Smith 60.7%, Thomas H. "Tommy" Ford 25.7%, Sam Townsend 13.6%.

  • John Smith DemocratElected

    57.6% 7,773 votes

  • Thomas H. "Tommy" Ford DemocratDefeated

    28.7% 3,868 votes

  • Sam Townsend RepublicanDefeated

    13.8% 1,858 votes

13,499 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn SmithThomas H. "Tommy" FordSam TownsendTurnout
Beauregard Parish60.7%37125.7%15713.6%83
Rapides Parish57.9%79932.6%4509.4%130
Vernon Parish57.4%6,60328.3%3,26114.3%1,645

State Representative, 31st Representative District

No one got a majority, so W. Dwayne Cooley (Democrat) and Kay Iles (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: W. Dwayne Cooley 45.4%, Kay Iles 36.0%, Rodney S. Holliday 15.5%, Paul T. "Pete" Shirley 3.0%.

  • W. Dwayne Cooley DemocratIn runoff

    42.6% 2,860 votes

  • Kay Iles DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 2,418 votes

  • Rodney S. Holliday DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 1,257 votes

  • Paul T. "Pete" Shirley DemocratDefeated

    2.6% 176 votes

6,711 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishW. Dwayne CooleyKay IlesRodney S. HollidayPaul T. "Pete" ShirleyTurnout
Beauregard Parish45.4%2,35936.0%1,87015.5%8073.0%155
Vernon Parish33.0%50136.1%54829.6%4501.4%21

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 Beauregard Parish: "Tommy" Abrusley 16.4%, Herman Ray Hill 30.5%, Lindsay Granger 15.6%, Bill Burgess 11.4%.

  • "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%

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Old Ward 2, Stock Law

Passed: 45.6% voted yes and 54.4% voted no.

  • Yes

    45.6% 695 votes

  • NoDefeated

    54.4% 830 votes

1,525 votes cast.

Old Ward 8 Stock Law, Stock Law

Passed: 56.7% voted yes and 43.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    56.7% 398 votes

  • No

    43.3% 304 votes

702 votes cast.

P/W Police Jury, Tax

Passed: 29.7% voted yes and 70.3% voted no.

  • Yes

    29.7% 2,689 votes

  • NoDefeated

    70.3% 6,362 votes

9,051 votes cast.