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De Soto 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 Floyd E. "Frenchie" Lambert (Democrat) and Hugh Bennett (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Floyd E. "Frenchie" Lambert DemocratIn runoff

    39.7% 3,826 votes

  • Hugh Bennett DemocratIn runoff

    37.6% 3,626 votes

  • Curtis McCoy DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 2,194 votes

9,646 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

W. Alvin Porter, Jr. (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • W. Alvin Porter, Jr. DemocratElected

    57.9% 5,203 votes

  • Mary Carol McLamb DemocratDefeated

    42.1% 3,781 votes

8,984 votes cast.

Assessor

Jimmy Stephens (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Stephens DemocratElected

    53.9% 4,984 votes

  • Judson C. Rives DemocratDefeated

    29.9% 2,762 votes

  • Jarrell O. Burch DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 1,504 votes

9,250 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 31st Senatorial District

Donald G."Don" Kelly (Democrat) won with 75.4% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Donald G."Don" Kelly 79.6%, Randall T. Hayes 20.4%.

  • Donald G."Don" Kelly DemocratElected

    75.4% 29,410 votes

  • Randall T. Hayes RepublicanDefeated

    24.6% 9,599 votes

39,009 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald G."Don" KellyRandall T. HayesTurnout
De Soto Parish79.6%3,11520.4%796
Grant Parish72.9%5,33127.1%1,977
Natchitoches Parish72.4%9,00927.6%3,441
Red River Parish78.1%3,23621.9%906
Sabine Parish77.3%3,33822.7%982
Winn Parish78.2%5,38121.8%1,497

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Tommy G. Armstrong (Republican) and "Ron" Bean (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Tommy G. Armstrong 42.8%, "Ron" Bean 33.2%, "Ken" Wright 9.9%, Bobby Shofner 14.1%.

  • Tommy G. Armstrong RepublicanIn runoff

    39.5% 13,354 votes

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanIn runoff

    26.2% 8,866 votes

  • "Ken" Wright RepublicanDefeated

    18.0% 6,088 votes

  • Bobby Shofner DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 5,494 votes

33,802 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTommy G. Armstrong"Ron" Bean"Ken" WrightBobby ShofnerTurnout
Caddo Parish39.0%11,31825.1%7,28919.3%5,61716.6%4,821
De Soto Parish42.8%2,03633.2%1,5779.9%47114.1%673

State Representative, 7th Representative District

Johnny C. McFerren (Democrat) won with 79.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Johnny C. McFerren 83.7%, E. G. Asseff 16.3%.

  • Johnny C. McFerren DemocratElected

    79.6% 9,550 votes

  • E. G. Asseff Other partyDefeated

    20.4% 2,451 votes

12,001 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohnny C. McFerrenE. G. AsseffTurnout
Caddo Parish73.6%3,62926.4%1,301
De Soto Parish83.7%5,92116.3%1,150

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 De Soto Parish: Joe R. Salter 57.6%, Ken Simmons 19.6%, Johnny Cox 18.9%, Paul "David Duke" Sparish 3.9%.

  • 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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Police Jury, Public Health Unit Tax

Passed: 38.7% voted yes and 61.3% voted no.

  • Yes

    38.7% 2,124 votes

  • NoDefeated

    61.3% 3,371 votes

5,495 votes cast.

P/W School Board, Assumption of Debts

Passed: 40.8% voted yes and 59.2% voted no.

  • Yes

    40.8% 2,265 votes

  • NoDefeated

    59.2% 3,289 votes

5,554 votes cast.

Town of Logansport, Proposition No. 1

Passed: 46.2% voted yes and 53.8% voted no.

  • Yes

    46.2% 194 votes

  • NoDefeated

    53.8% 226 votes

420 votes cast.

Town of Logansport, Proposition No. 2

Passed: 44.7% voted yes and 55.3% voted no.

  • Yes

    44.7% 185 votes

  • NoDefeated

    55.3% 229 votes

414 votes cast.