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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

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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, April 30, 1994. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Colfax

Aldermen, Town of Colfax

Roderick Richardson (Democrat), Cynthia Aaron (Democrat), and Belvin Bruins (Democrat) won.

  • Roderick Richardson DemocratElected

    18.1% 264 votes

  • Cynthia Aaron DemocratElected

    17.1% 250 votes

  • Belvin Bruins DemocratElected

    17.1% 250 votes

  • Dru Richards DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 249 votes

2 other candidates: 30.6% together
Gerald Hamilton Democrat16.9%246
Charles Clark Democrat13.7%200

1,459 votes cast.

Courts and judges

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

Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters 73.7%, Lewis "Buddy" Lauve 26.3%.

  • Jimmie C. "Jim" Peters DemocratElected

    56.6% 13,781 votes

  • Lewis "Buddy" Lauve DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 10,585 votes

24,366 votes cast; 73.8% of the 10,300 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJimmie C. "Jim" PetersLewis "Buddy" LauveTurnout
Avoyelles Parish53.6%2,25546.4%1,952
Catahoula Parish84.1%94415.9%178
Concordia Parish78.0%69322.0%196
Grant Parish73.7%1,65626.3%590
LaSalle Parish89.5%2,94110.5%345
Natchitoches Parish57.4%98442.6%730
Rapides Parish35.7%3,52564.3%6,337
Sabine Parish75.3%78324.7%257

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Old Wd. 7, Tax, P.J.

Passed: 76.2% voted yes and 23.8% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    76.2% 243 votes

  • No

    23.8% 76 votes

319 votes cast.