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Caldwell 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 Charles B. Thompson (Democrat) and Steven E. May (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles B. Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    49.0% 2,654 votes

  • Steven E. May DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 2,372 votes

  • Glenn R. Gilmore DemocratDefeated

    4.0% 217 votes

  • R. E. "Rocking Bob" Claunch DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 95 votes

  • Clarence Gale Bailes DemocratDefeated

    1.5% 79 votes

5,417 votes cast.

Assessor

No one got a majority, so Bonita Poole Brooks (Democrat) and Mary Alice Wiley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bonita Poole Brooks DemocratIn runoff

    17.0% 912 votes

  • Mary Alice Wiley DemocratIn runoff

    12.1% 649 votes

  • David D. Harrelson DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 632 votes

  • Jerry Bailey RepublicanDefeated

    10.5% 564 votes

11 other candidates: 48.6% together
Gerald H. Childress Democrat7.9%425
Lanny Dark Democrat7.4%396
John McCants Democrat5.6%300
Ronnie Ledbetter Democrat5.6%298
T. W. Barnhill Democrat4.9%261
Wanda Mills Stowe Democrat4.4%237
John Garrett Democrat4.0%214
Ronald Wyant Democrat4.0%212
"Jim" Crawley Democrat1.8%97
Preston Strange Democrat1.8%97
Joe F. Key Republican1.3%68

5,362 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so J. N. "Buddy" Bailes (Democrat) and Roy Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J. N. "Buddy" Bailes DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 247 votes

  • Roy Clark DemocratIn runoff

    24.7% 179 votes

  • James Mott DemocratDefeated

    23.6% 171 votes

  • Leroy Butler DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 129 votes

726 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Jimmy Duff (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Duff DemocratElected

    62.6% 509 votes

  • Ronald Bennett DemocratDefeated

    22.5% 183 votes

  • Sammy Redden DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 121 votes

813 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Edward Malcomb (Democrat) and Raymond Cruse (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edward Malcomb DemocratIn runoff

    44.4% 363 votes

  • Raymond Cruse DemocratIn runoff

    26.8% 219 votes

  • Jeff Wyant DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 133 votes

  • L. C. "Commodore" Justice DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 103 votes

818 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Calvin O. Griffin (Democrat) and Michael Trent (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Calvin O. Griffin DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 261 votes

  • Michael Trent DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 199 votes

  • A. B. Masters DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 111 votes

  • Henry Louis Haynes DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 107 votes

678 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Henry Byrd (Republican) and Jeff A. Parker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Henry Byrd RepublicanIn runoff

    28.4% 209 votes

  • Jeff A. Parker DemocratIn runoff

    23.1% 170 votes

  • Arlie L. Bratton DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 130 votes

  • Vernon "Buck" Fletcher RepublicanDefeated

    17.1% 126 votes

2 other candidates: 13.7% together
Glenn Kelly Democrat9.6%71
Alvin "Bud" Oser Democrat4.1%30

736 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Glenn Barnhill (Democrat) and John E. Reitzell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Glenn Barnhill DemocratIn runoff

    26.7% 208 votes

  • John E. Reitzell DemocratIn runoff

    24.9% 194 votes

  • A. L. Laird DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 145 votes

  • David L. Gough DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 78 votes

3 other candidates: 19.9% together
John Finley Democrat7.7%60
Jerre T. Hurst Democrat6.2%48
Steven W. Barnhill Democrat6.0%47

780 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Jimmy L. Martin (Democrat) and Denis "D. J." Jacobson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy L. Martin DemocratIn runoff

    49.0% 361 votes

  • Denis "D. J." Jacobson DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 283 votes

  • Clyde D. Wyant DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 93 votes

737 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

Steve D. Thompson (Democrat) won with 63.0% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Steve D. Thompson 56.5%, David I. Patten 9.5%, "Ronnie" Mixon 34.1%.

  • Steve D. Thompson DemocratElected

    63.0% 26,840 votes

  • David I. Patten DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 8,684 votes

  • "Ronnie" Mixon DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 7,087 votes

42,611 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSteve D. ThompsonDavid I. Patten"Ronnie" MixonTurnout
Caldwell Parish56.5%2,9319.5%49134.1%1,769
Catahoula Parish43.8%2,43446.4%2,5819.8%547
Concordia Parish68.4%3,02224.5%1,0807.1%313
Franklin Parish66.4%6,0499.3%84724.3%2,215
LaSalle Parish60.5%4,31824.5%1,74715.0%1,074
Ouachita Parish76.0%2,79910.2%37713.8%508
Rapides Parish70.4%5,28720.8%1,5618.8%661

State Representative, 20th Representative District

Noble Ellington (Democrat) won with 72.3% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble Ellington 74.6%, Dennis Grady Stewart 25.4%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratElected

    72.3% 13,211 votes

  • Dennis Grady Stewart DemocratDefeated

    27.7% 5,060 votes

18,271 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishNoble EllingtonDennis Grady StewartTurnout
Caldwell Parish74.6%3,77325.4%1,285
Catahoula Parish70.8%2,74229.2%1,132
Concordia Parish76.9%31723.1%95
Franklin Parish71.5%6,37928.5%2,548