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Claiborne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 1, 1994. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so Don "Chic" Ceccarelli (Democrat) and Kenneth Volentine (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Don "Chic" Ceccarelli DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 2,088 votes

  • Kenneth Volentine DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 2,027 votes

  • "Randy" S. Pugh DemocratDefeated

    29.1% 1,690 votes

5,805 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 1

No one got a majority, so Danny "Doc" Lee (Democrat) and B. F. Middleton (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Danny "Doc" Lee DemocratIn runoff

    45.7% 226 votes

  • B. F. Middleton Other partyIn runoff

    32.9% 163 votes

  • Janice T. "Jan" Lee Other partyDefeated

    13.7% 68 votes

  • Billy Joe Wyatt DemocratDefeated

    7.7% 38 votes

495 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

Guy G. Waldron, Sr. (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • Guy G. Waldron, Sr. DemocratElected

    57.9% 339 votes

  • "Jimmy" Langford Other partyDefeated

    42.1% 246 votes

585 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

No one got a majority, so Stanley O. Edwards (Democrat) and Judy C. Davis (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Stanley O. Edwards DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 285 votes

  • Judy C. Davis Other partyIn runoff

    29.4% 179 votes

  • Louise Fomby Houston DemocratDefeated

    23.8% 145 votes

609 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Donald R. Tucker (Other party) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Donald R. Tucker Other partyElected

    56.9% 377 votes

  • Frank T. Speer DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 286 votes

663 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Beverly Taylor (Other party) won with 60.1% of the vote.

  • Beverly Taylor Other partyElected

    60.1% 440 votes

  • John H. Hill, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    39.9% 292 votes

732 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 8

Juanita S. Cook (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

  • Juanita S. Cook DemocratElected

    51.6% 271 votes

  • Johnetta A. Lewis DemocratDefeated

    48.4% 254 votes

525 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

Robert G. Sanders (Other party) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Robert G. Sanders Other partyElected

    51.5% 297 votes

  • Martha Peters DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 280 votes

577 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Homer

Mayor, Town of Homer

No one got a majority, so "Tom" Robinson (Other party) and Huey P. Dean (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Tom" Robinson Other partyIn runoff

    43.4% 694 votes

  • Huey P. Dean DemocratIn runoff

    39.8% 637 votes

  • Harvey Hugh Emerson DemocratDefeated

    16.8% 269 votes

1,600 votes cast.

Marshal, Town of Homer

Rodney Hollenshead (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Rodney Hollenshead DemocratElected

    55.9% 920 votes

  • Charles R. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    34.1% 561 votes

  • Felix E. Faulk DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 165 votes

1,646 votes cast.

Village of Athens

Mayor, Village of Athens

Bobbie Sue Powell (Other party) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • Bobbie Sue Powell Other partyElected

    54.5% 79 votes

  • Hubie D. James DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 66 votes

145 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Athens

"Jack" Spurlock (Other party) and Melver Stassen (Other party) won.

  • "Jack" Spurlock Other partyElected

    22.3% 88 votes

  • Melver Stassen Other partyElected

    20.3% 80 votes

  • Scott Feazell Other partyIn runoff

    16.0% 63 votes

  • Anthony W. Smock Other partyIn runoff

    15.7% 62 votes

2 other candidates: 25.6% together
Janet Brown Other party13.5%53
R. T. Kimble Democrat12.2%48

394 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Robert J. Barham (Democrat) and Johnny Dollar (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Robert J. Barham 31.2%, Johnny Dollar 33.1%, Henry E. Jones 10.6%, Travis Holley 12.3%.

  • Robert J. Barham DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 7,905 votes

  • Johnny Dollar DemocratIn runoff

    19.7% 4,940 votes

  • Henry E. Jones RepublicanDefeated

    19.0% 4,750 votes

  • Travis Holley DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 4,326 votes

2 other candidates: 12.4% together
Teresa Allen Republican10.9%2,731
Michael A. Greenwood Republican1.5%369

25,021 votes cast; 10.7% of the 412 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Claiborne ParishJohnny Dollar33.1%
East Carroll ParishRobert J. Barham43.0%
Lincoln ParishJohnny Dollar36.3%
Morehouse ParishRobert J. Barham31.9%
Ouachita ParishRobert J. Barham32.1%
Richland ParishRobert J. Barham42.4%
Union ParishJohnny Dollar50.0%
West Carroll ParishRobert J. Barham34.8%