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East Carroll 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

No one got a majority, so Ralph W. Coleman (Democrat) and Lester D. Oswalt (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Ralph W. Coleman DemocratIn runoff

    44.5% 151 votes

  • Lester D. Oswalt Other partyIn runoff

    28.9% 98 votes

  • James E. Isaac, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    26.5% 90 votes

339 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

Buford Perry (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Buford Perry DemocratElected

    51.7% 185 votes

  • Evangelia K. Fields DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 88 votes

  • Prince E. Robinson DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 85 votes

358 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

Gene Edmondson (Republican) won with 60.9% of the vote.

  • Gene Edmondson RepublicanElected

    60.9% 300 votes

  • Lloyd L. Clement DemocratDefeated

    39.1% 193 votes

493 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

Michael C. Owens (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Michael C. Owens DemocratElected

    50.6% 262 votes

  • "Vickey" Poteet Hicks DemocratDefeated

    39.2% 203 votes

  • Jerry E. Peacock Other partyDefeated

    10.2% 53 votes

518 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Fannie M. Hawkins (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • Fannie M. Hawkins DemocratElected

    61.4% 204 votes

  • Flora Magee Watson DemocratDefeated

    38.6% 128 votes

332 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Lake Providence

Mayor, Town of Lake Providence

No one got a majority, so James W. Brown, Jr. (Democrat) and "Jimmy" Cook (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • James W. Brown, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    39.5% 829 votes

  • "Jimmy" Cook RepublicanIn runoff

    32.5% 683 votes

  • Willie Rowland, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 349 votes

  • Jesse C. Knight DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 192 votes

  • Van B. Dixon DemocratDefeated

    2.3% 48 votes

2,101 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Lake Providence

James E. Shaw (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • James E. Shaw DemocratElected

    61.4% 1,248 votes

  • Aaron "Rudy" Threats DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 303 votes

  • Polee Love, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 272 votes

  • Freddie D. Allen DemocratDefeated

    10.2% 208 votes

2,031 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Lake Providence

Ray Frazier (Democrat), Amos Wright (Democrat), Lloyd Chapman (Democrat), and Dorothy H. Lewis (Democrat) won.

  • Ray Frazier DemocratElected

    11.9% 1,004 votes

  • Amos Wright DemocratElected

    11.8% 993 votes

  • Lloyd Chapman DemocratElected

    11.2% 945 votes

  • Dorothy H. Lewis DemocratElected

    10.6% 892 votes

  • Marion Carraway DemocratIn runoff

    9.3% 784 votes

  • Sherry L. Kirksey DemocratIn runoff

    9.0% 759 votes

5 other candidates: 36.0% together
Paul Rosenzweig Republican8.8%742
Howard C. White Democrat8.8%742
Emanuel F. Jones Democrat7.7%646
Joann Burks Democrat6.3%527
Jessie Harden Reynolds Democrat4.4%369

8,403 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 East Carroll Parish: Robert J. Barham 43.0%, Johnny Dollar 19.1%, Henry E. Jones 18.0%, Travis Holley 7.9%.

  • 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%

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Law Enforcement District, Millage, Sheriff

Passed: 46.6% voted yes and 53.4% voted no.

  • Yes

    46.6% 1,076 votes

  • NoDefeated

    53.4% 1,235 votes

2,311 votes cast.

P/W Police Jury, Tax Renewal

Passed: 69.1% voted yes and 30.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    69.1% 1,634 votes

  • No

    30.9% 729 votes

2,363 votes cast.