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Vernon Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1

James B. Tuck (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • James B. Tuck DemocratElected

    56.8% 405 votes

  • Franklin D. Burns DemocratDefeated

    33.9% 242 votes

  • M. C. "Tot" Stephens DemocratDefeated

    4.8% 34 votes

  • Obie Atchison Other partyDefeated

    4.5% 32 votes

713 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Billy "Fish" Williams (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Billy "Fish" Williams DemocratElected

    50.4% 746 votes

  • Owen Sanders DemocratDefeated

    29.4% 436 votes

  • Floyd Chance DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 299 votes

1,481 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so George Jeane (Democrat) and Jimmy Fontenot (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • George Jeane DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 670 votes

  • Jimmy Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    22.8% 349 votes

  • Roy D. Smith DemocratDefeated

    14.3% 218 votes

  • Curtis Baron Keel DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 185 votes

  • Jerry Keeton DemocratDefeated

    7.0% 107 votes

1,529 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Lavaughn Roshong (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Lavaughn Roshong DemocratElected

    60.5% 153 votes

  • Jerry Vaughn RepublicanDefeated

    39.5% 100 votes

253 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Woodrow James (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Woodrow James DemocratElected

    60.3% 950 votes

  • Tommy Pollard DemocratDefeated

    39.7% 625 votes

1,575 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so J. R. "Butch" Smith (Democrat) and Willie Harville (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • J. R. "Butch" Smith DemocratIn runoff

    44.4% 752 votes

  • Willie Harville RepublicanIn runoff

    30.0% 508 votes

  • William E. Chandler DemocratDefeated

    25.6% 434 votes

1,694 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so W. Reid Weeks (Democrat) and James E. Bailey (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • W. Reid Weeks DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 403 votes

  • James E. Bailey Other partyIn runoff

    22.0% 202 votes

  • William "Bill" Loftin Other partyDefeated

    21.3% 196 votes

  • Gene Hammontree Other partyDefeated

    12.9% 119 votes

920 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

John Ford (Democrat) won with 66.9% of the vote.

  • John Ford DemocratElected

    66.9% 593 votes

  • Paul "Buck" Vinson DemocratDefeated

    33.1% 294 votes

887 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Raymond Palmer (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • Raymond Palmer DemocratElected

    54.5% 602 votes

  • Huey Causey DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 503 votes

1,105 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so Fletcher " Jack" Cheatham (Democrat) and Curtis Clay (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Fletcher " Jack" Cheatham DemocratIn runoff

    44.1% 473 votes

  • Curtis Clay DemocratIn runoff

    39.2% 420 votes

  • Clyde Hunt DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 179 votes

1,072 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

John Hamilton (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • John Hamilton DemocratElected

    54.0% 443 votes

  • John Edward Cryer DemocratDefeated

    46.0% 378 votes

821 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

No one got a majority, so Ray Pynes (Democrat) and Marvin Hilton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ray Pynes DemocratIn runoff

    42.0% 548 votes

  • Marvin Hilton DemocratIn runoff

    29.0% 379 votes

  • James K. Armes III DemocratDefeated

    29.0% 378 votes

1,305 votes cast.

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 Vernon Parish: James David Cain 61.8%, Allen Bradley 38.2%.

  • 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 Vernon Parish: John Smith 57.4%, Thomas H. "Tommy" Ford 28.3%, Sam Townsend 14.3%.

  • 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 Vernon Parish: W. Dwayne Cooley 33.0%, Kay Iles 36.1%, Rodney S. Holliday 29.6%, Paul T. "Pete" Shirley 1.4%.

  • 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

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

No one got a majority, so Robert G. Hagan (Democrat) and David Harvey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert G. Hagan DemocratIn runoff

    42.8% 338 votes

  • David Harvey DemocratIn runoff

    30.8% 243 votes

  • Rubin Busby DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 208 votes

789 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Communications Dist., 911 Emergency Telephone Service Charge

Passed: 53.1% voted yes and 46.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    53.1% 3,731 votes

  • No

    46.9% 3,295 votes

7,026 votes cast.