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West 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

Carl T. "Red" Rawls (Other party) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • Carl T. "Red" Rawls Other partyElected

    52.2% 260 votes

  • Joe Cleveland Other partyDefeated

    47.8% 238 votes

498 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

No one got a majority, so Alfred L. Rawls (Democrat) and "Steve" Henderson (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Alfred L. Rawls DemocratIn runoff

    45.2% 222 votes

  • "Steve" Henderson Other partyIn runoff

    39.7% 195 votes

  • James Robin Hayes Other partyDefeated

    15.1% 74 votes

491 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

"Kathy" McAllister (Other party) won with 51.9% of the vote.

  • "Kathy" McAllister Other partyElected

    51.9% 227 votes

  • Tommy Jones DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 119 votes

  • Travis Hughes Other partyDefeated

    20.8% 91 votes

437 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

"Mike" Gammill (Other party) won with 67.2% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Gammill Other partyElected

    67.2% 360 votes

  • Odell Smith Other partyDefeated

    32.8% 176 votes

536 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Toney "Mike" Hudolin (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Toney "Mike" Hudolin DemocratElected

    57.3% 188 votes

  • Archie Haley Other partyDefeated

    42.7% 140 votes

328 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Epps

Mayor, Village of Epps

No one got a majority, so David Jones (Republican) and Luther L. Jones (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • David Jones RepublicanIn runoff

    37.9% 88 votes

  • Luther L. Jones RepublicanIn runoff

    36.6% 85 votes

  • Charles L. White DemocratDefeated

    25.4% 59 votes

232 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Epps

No one got a majority, so Wendell Crane (Other party) and Robert Lewis (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Wendell Crane Other partyIn runoff

    37.6% 86 votes

  • Robert Lewis Other partyIn runoff

    34.9% 80 votes

  • Thomas F. Simmons DemocratDefeated

    27.5% 63 votes

229 votes cast.

Village of Pioneer

Mayor, Village of Pioneer

Sonia Copes (Other party) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • Sonia Copes Other partyElected

    56.4% 44 votes

  • Herman Byrden Other partyDefeated

    43.6% 34 votes

78 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Pioneer

Eugene R. Hale (Other party) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • Eugene R. Hale Other partyElected

    55.1% 38 votes

  • Chester Henshaw Other partyDefeated

    44.9% 31 votes

69 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Pioneer

Michael E. Lakey (Other party) and Betty Chatman (Other party) won.

  • Michael E. Lakey Other partyElected

    43.8% 46 votes

  • Betty Chatman Other partyElected

    34.3% 36 votes

  • Edward Munn Other partyDefeated

    21.9% 23 votes

105 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 West Carroll Parish: Robert J. Barham 34.8%, Johnny Dollar 8.4%, Henry E. Jones 20.4%, Travis Holley 21.0%.

  • 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%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Ward 4

Nell Chambless (Democrat) won with 68.4% of the vote.

  • Nell Chambless DemocratElected

    68.4% 780 votes

  • Charles C. "Shorty" Gaston DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 278 votes

  • Jimmy D. Seamans DemocratDefeated

    7.3% 83 votes

1,141 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Police Jury, Millage

Passed: 61.1% voted yes and 38.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    61.1% 1,241 votes

  • No

    38.9% 791 votes

2,032 votes cast.