Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

Early voting: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Friday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballot See your sample ballot and polling place All election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 16, 1991. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Other elections here: Every election in De Soto Parish
Other parishes: Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today: De Soto Parish offices and contacts

Parish offices

Sheriff

Hugh Bennett (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

Hugh Bennett DemocratElected
54.4% 6,044 votes
Floyd E. "Frenchie" Lambert DemocratDefeated
45.6% 5,075 votes

11,119 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Ron" Bean 50.5%, Tommy G. Armstrong 49.5%.

"Ron" Bean RepublicanElected
50.9% 20,474 votes
Tommy G. Armstrong RepublicanDefeated
49.1% 19,720 votes

40,194 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	"Ron" Bean	Tommy G. Armstrong	Turnout
Caddo Parish	51.0%17,787	49.0%17,085
De Soto Parish	50.5%2,687	49.5%2,635

State Representative, 24th Representative District

Joe R. Salter (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Joe R. Salter 57.1%, Ken Simmons 42.9%.

Joe R. Salter DemocratElected
53.8% 10,054 votes
Ken Simmons DemocratDefeated
46.2% 8,617 votes

18,671 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	Joe R. Salter	Ken Simmons	Turnout
Bienville Parish	57.2%1,459	42.8%1,093
De Soto Parish	57.1%1,028	42.9%773
Red River Parish	53.5%2,504	46.5%2,180
Sabine Parish	52.6%5,063	47.4%4,571

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Communications District, 911 Service Charge

Passed: 63.8% voted yes and 36.2% voted no.

YesApproved
63.8% 4,646 votes
No
36.2% 2,636 votes

7,282 votes cast.