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Claiborne Parish

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

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Sheriff

J. R. Oakes (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.

  • J. R. Oakes DemocratElected

    59.2% 3,908 votes

  • Randy Pugh DemocratDefeated

    40.8% 2,689 votes

6,597 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Bobby G. Bailey (Democrat) and Brian "Butch" Bays (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bobby G. Bailey DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 286 votes

  • Brian "Butch" Bays DemocratIn runoff

    43.5% 266 votes

  • Raymond L. Calloway DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 59 votes

611 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Jack Price (Democrat) won with 84.8% of the vote.

  • Jack Price DemocratElected

    84.8% 591 votes

  • Doris "Udot" Godley DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 106 votes

697 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Byron "Bud" Ruple (Democrat) and "Doug" Lewis (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Byron "Bud" Ruple DemocratIn runoff

    41.1% 265 votes

  • "Doug" Lewis Other partyIn runoff

    34.4% 222 votes

  • Fred L. Fanning DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 158 votes

645 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Thomas E. "Tommy" Davidson (Other party) and Frank T. Speer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas E. "Tommy" Davidson Other partyIn runoff

    44.6% 336 votes

  • Frank T. Speer DemocratIn runoff

    28.9% 218 votes

  • "Steve" Burton DemocratDefeated

    26.5% 200 votes

754 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

"Ed" Foster (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • "Ed" Foster DemocratElected

    56.4% 420 votes

  • Pidgie L. Taylor DemocratDefeated

    28.9% 215 votes

  • Azzie Stevenson Rhodes DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 110 votes

745 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so Roy Mardis (Democrat) and Emma Lou G. Hilliard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roy Mardis DemocratIn runoff

    32.0% 207 votes

  • Emma Lou G. Hilliard DemocratIn runoff

    27.9% 180 votes

  • Sherard Leon Stewart DemocratDefeated

    17.2% 111 votes

  • Alma "Mrs. George" Cross Other partyDefeated

    12.7% 82 votes

  • "Jim" Kendrick DemocratDefeated

    10.2% 66 votes

646 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle DemocratElected

    59.5% 394 votes

  • Rudy Grafton Other partyDefeated

    40.5% 268 votes

662 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so B. Stewart Griffin (Democrat) and Murray J. Powell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • B. Stewart Griffin DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 274 votes

  • Murray J. Powell DemocratIn runoff

    37.0% 243 votes

  • Randy Dean Other partyDefeated

    21.3% 140 votes

657 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 Claiborne Parish: Kenneth Volentine 62.5%, Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson 25.8%, John Tellis 4.3%, Gerald C Peoples 7.3%.

  • 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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Communications District, Emergency 911

Passed: 79.0% voted yes and 21.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    79.0% 2,372 votes

  • No

    21.0% 632 votes

3,004 votes cast.