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Bienville Parish

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

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Sheriff

"Joe" Storey (Democrat) won with 74.0% of the vote.

  • "Joe" Storey DemocratElected

    74.0% 5,293 votes

  • Ray Dean Smith DemocratDefeated

    26.0% 1,863 votes

7,156 votes cast.

Assessor

Jimmie D. Smith (Democrat) won with 76.0% of the vote.

  • Jimmie D. Smith DemocratElected

    76.0% 4,826 votes

  • Harold Myrick DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 1,522 votes

6,348 votes cast.

Coroner

Kenneth I. Cummings (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Kenneth I. Cummings DemocratElected

    55.8% 3,640 votes

  • W. F. "Pete" Peterson, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 2,882 votes

6,522 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Castor

Mayor, Village of Castor

Lane R. Freeman (Democrat) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • Lane R. Freeman DemocratElected

    60.2% 62 votes

  • Gary W. Page DemocratDefeated

    39.8% 41 votes

103 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 11th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Kenneth Volentine (Democrat) and Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Kenneth Volentine 38.6%, Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson 37.3%, John Tellis 12.4%, Gerald C Peoples 11.8%.

  • Kenneth Volentine DemocratIn runoff

    46.9% 6,150 votes

  • Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson DemocratIn runoff

    33.2% 4,358 votes

  • John Tellis DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 1,437 votes

  • Gerald C Peoples DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 1,181 votes

13,126 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKenneth VolentinePinkie Carolyn WilkersonJohn TellisGerald C PeoplesTurnout
Bienville Parish38.6%50237.3%48512.4%16111.8%154
Claiborne Parish62.5%4,08925.8%1,6884.3%2827.3%479
Lincoln Parish29.0%1,35542.1%1,96618.2%85010.7%501
Union Parish33.2%20435.7%21923.5%1447.7%47

State Representative, 13th Representative District

Rodney Alexander (Democrat) won with 78.2% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Rodney Alexander 80.5%, Randell Jordan 19.5%.

  • Rodney Alexander DemocratElected

    78.2% 12,657 votes

  • Randell Jordan DemocratDefeated

    21.8% 3,524 votes

16,181 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRodney AlexanderRandell JordanTurnout
Bienville Parish80.5%2,28419.5%552
Jackson Parish82.2%5,56917.8%1,204
Lincoln Parish74.1%26025.9%91
Ouachita Parish66.8%98433.2%490
Winn Parish75.0%3,56025.0%1,187

State Representative, 24th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Joe R. Salter (Democrat) and Ken Simmons (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Joe R. Salter 44.7%, Ken Simmons 24.0%, Johnny Cox 24.0%, Paul "David Duke" Sparish 7.3%.

  • Joe R. Salter DemocratIn runoff

    46.0% 8,073 votes

  • Ken Simmons DemocratIn runoff

    27.4% 4,805 votes

  • Johnny Cox DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 3,912 votes

  • Paul "David Duke" Sparish Other partyDefeated

    4.3% 748 votes

17,538 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoe R. SalterKen SimmonsJohnny CoxPaul "David Duke" SparishTurnout
Bienville Parish44.7%1,05324.0%56724.0%5657.3%173
De Soto Parish57.6%94119.6%32018.9%3083.9%64
Red River Parish36.4%1,62119.6%87340.1%1,7874.0%177
Sabine Parish49.0%4,45833.5%3,04513.8%1,2523.7%334