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

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Grant Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 26, 1994. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Colfax

Chief of Police, Town of Colfax

Joe Swafford (Democrat) won with 78.9% of the vote.

  • Joe Swafford DemocratElected

    78.9% 500 votes

  • Clifton Ray Maltie DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 134 votes

634 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Colfax

Alan D. Futrell (Democrat) and Suzanne Lincecum (Democrat) won.

  • Alan D. Futrell DemocratElected

    12.3% 370 votes

  • Suzanne Lincecum DemocratElected

    11.5% 347 votes

  • Dru Richards DemocratIn runoff

    9.8% 295 votes

  • Gerald Hamilton DemocratIn runoff

    8.7% 264 votes

  • Charles Clark DemocratIn runoff

    8.5% 256 votes

  • Roderick Richardson DemocratIn runoff

    8.5% 256 votes

  • Cynthia Aaron DemocratIn runoff

    8.4% 253 votes

  • Belvin Bruins DemocratIn runoff

    7.0% 211 votes

5 other candidates: 25.4% together
Edward White Democrat5.8%175
Ollie L. McGlone Republican5.6%170
Keith Sykes Democrat5.5%166
James L. Long Democrat5.5%165
Darrell W. Ranel Democrat3.0%92

3,020 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st District, Division B

No one got a majority, so Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters (Democrat) and Lewis "Buddy" Lauve (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters 55.7%, Lewis "Buddy" Lauve 16.1%, Dan McKay 14.3%, Ted Hernandez 13.9%.

  • Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters DemocratIn runoff

    36.9% 12,315 votes

  • Lewis "Buddy" Lauve DemocratIn runoff

    27.3% 9,110 votes

  • Dan McKay DemocratDefeated

    19.8% 6,598 votes

  • Ted Hernandez DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 5,317 votes

33,340 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJimmie C. "Jim" PetersLewis "Buddy" LauveDan McKayTed HernandezTurnout
Avoyelles Parish18.9%1,27815.0%1,01152.1%3,51914.0%947
Catahoula Parish59.7%6536.7%7322.9%25110.7%117
Concordia Parish47.7%55113.3%15320.0%23119.0%219
Grant Parish55.7%2,01716.1%58514.3%51913.9%502
LaSalle Parish83.5%3,0648.5%3136.1%2241.9%68
Natchitoches Parish15.2%4509.3%2765.7%17069.7%2,062
Rapides Parish30.1%3,83751.5%6,56111.0%1,4057.3%935
Sabine Parish34.5%46510.2%13820.7%27934.6%467

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W School Board, Tax, Sch. Bd.

Passed: 72.9% voted yes and 27.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    72.9% 2,609 votes

  • No

    27.1% 968 votes

3,577 votes cast.