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De Soto Parish

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

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School board

Member of School Board, District 1

Robert R. Taylor (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Robert R. Taylor DemocratElected

    53.2% 321 votes

  • Dudley M. Glenn DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 282 votes

  • Joseph Hall, Jr. DemocratWithdrew

    0.0% 0 votes

603 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

Brenda E. Hall (Republican) won with 75.2% of the vote.

  • Brenda E. Hall RepublicanElected

    75.2% 313 votes

  • Jerry Woods Other partyDefeated

    24.8% 103 votes

416 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

No one got a majority, so McLawrence Fuller (Democrat) and James Lee (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • McLawrence Fuller DemocratIn runoff

    41.0% 205 votes

  • James Lee DemocratIn runoff

    29.6% 148 votes

  • Mary Latin Smith DemocratDefeated

    29.4% 147 votes

500 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

No one got a majority, so Patricia C. Hesser (Democrat) and Tommy Allen (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Patricia C. Hesser DemocratIn runoff

    47.9% 280 votes

  • Tommy Allen DemocratIn runoff

    16.8% 98 votes

  • Fannie Mary Pauley DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 80 votes

  • Fred Jones DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 78 votes

  • "Pat" Chamberlin DemocratDefeated

    8.2% 48 votes

584 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

No one got a majority, so John A. Neilson (Democrat) and Tom Dodson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John A. Neilson DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 263 votes

  • Tom Dodson DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 246 votes

  • "Cindy" Murphrey DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 137 votes

  • Elaine W. Whitten DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 127 votes

773 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

No one got a majority, so Richard K. Land (Democrat) and Linda Barnes Jackson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Richard K. Land DemocratIn runoff

    32.8% 223 votes

  • Linda Barnes Jackson DemocratIn runoff

    30.6% 208 votes

  • Lawrence A. "Larry" Bagley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 152 votes

  • Rex Clark DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 96 votes

679 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

James H. Wiggins (Democrat) won with 72.0% of the vote.

  • James H. Wiggins DemocratElected

    72.0% 344 votes

  • Betty Johnson Carter DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 134 votes

478 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 11

L. J. Mayweather, Jr. (Democrat) won with 71.7% of the vote.

  • L. J. Mayweather, Jr. DemocratElected

    71.7% 362 votes

  • Cassandra D. Davis DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 143 votes

505 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Keachi

Mayor, Town of Keachi

Terry W. Magee (Democrat) had the most votes, with 51.0%.

  • Terry W. Magee DemocratDefeated

    51.0% 100 votes

  • E. Foster Schuler III RepublicanDefeated

    49.0% 96 votes

196 votes cast.

Councilmen, Town of Keachi

Lorice A. Pipkin (Democrat), Darrel H. McFadden (Democrat), Robert Palmer (Democrat), Jeanette C. Laenger (Republican), and Johnnie F. Speights (Democrat) won.

  • Lorice A. Pipkin DemocratElected

    23.0% 109 votes

  • Darrel H. McFadden DemocratElected

    17.9% 85 votes

  • Robert Palmer DemocratElected

    17.9% 85 votes

  • Jeanette C. Laenger RepublicanElected

    17.5% 83 votes

  • Johnnie F. Speights DemocratElected

    13.5% 64 votes

1 other candidate: 10.1% together
Travis E. Whitfield Other party10.1%48

474 votes cast.

Village of Grand Cane

Aldermen, Village of Grand Cane

Donna G. Crocker (Democrat), William J. "Billy" Franklin (Democrat), and Seth H. Rutherford (Democrat) won.

  • Donna G. Crocker DemocratElected

    29.5% 66 votes

  • William J. "Billy" Franklin DemocratElected

    26.8% 60 votes

  • Seth H. Rutherford DemocratElected

    22.8% 51 votes

  • David Kreamer RepublicanDefeated

    21.0% 47 votes

224 votes cast.

Village of South Mansfield

Mayor, Village of South Mansfield

Eugene Washington (Democrat) won with 75.7% of the vote.

  • Eugene Washington DemocratElected

    75.7% 84 votes

  • Dessie Lee Patterson DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 27 votes

111 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Communications Dist., Millage, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 55.3% voted yes and 44.7% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    55.3% 2,036 votes

  • No

    44.7% 1,649 votes

3,685 votes cast.

Fire Protection Dist. 1, Tax, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 62.1% voted yes and 37.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    62.1% 412 votes

  • No

    37.9% 251 votes

663 votes cast.

P/W Police Jury, Millage

Passed: 50.0% voted yes and 50.0% voted no.

  • Yes

    50.0% 1,906 votes

  • NoDefeated

    50.0% 1,909 votes

3,815 votes cast.