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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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Richland Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Police Juror, District 6

Althan Smith (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.

  • Althan Smith DemocratElected

    58.3% 320 votes

  • Billy Ray Randle DemocratDefeated

    41.7% 229 votes

549 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

Robert J. Barham (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Richland Parish: Robert J. Barham 79.0%, Johnny Dollar 21.0%.

  • Robert J. Barham DemocratElected

    56.4% 13,932 votes

  • Johnny Dollar DemocratDefeated

    43.6% 10,765 votes

24,697 votes cast; 11.9% of the 1,459 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRobert J. BarhamJohnny DollarTurnout
Claiborne Parish39.6%1,17560.4%1,790
East Carroll Parish64.0%70136.0%395
Lincoln Parish32.0%1,17568.0%2,498
Morehouse Parish69.1%5,09930.9%2,278
Ouachita Parish64.7%2,38635.3%1,299
Richland Parish79.0%82021.0%218
Union Parish29.8%56470.2%1,328
West Carroll Parish67.7%2,01232.3%959