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Catahoula Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 21, 1995. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

Ronnie Book (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Ronnie Book DemocratElected

    50.3% 2,861 votes

  • Joe Tom Trunzler DemocratDefeated

    24.1% 1,368 votes

  • Jack H. "Pete" Tolar DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 1,079 votes

  • Bennie Ratcliff RepublicanDefeated

    6.6% 377 votes

5,685 votes cast.

Coroner

Raymond Rouse (Other party) won with 71.3% of the vote.

  • Raymond Rouse Other partyElected

    71.3% 3,333 votes

  • Philip Louis Cenac, Jr.MD Other partyDefeated

    16.2% 758 votes

  • R. T. "Ronnie" King, Sr. Other partyDefeated

    12.5% 585 votes

4,676 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so H. C. Peck, Jr. (Democrat) and Walter "Pot" Krause (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • H. C. Peck, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    37.3% 281 votes

  • Walter "Pot" Krause DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 260 votes

  • Huey P. Taylor DemocratDefeated

    18.4% 139 votes

  • Roger D. Punchard Other partyDefeated

    9.8% 74 votes

754 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Dennis Cassels (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Dennis Cassels DemocratElected

    59.3% 358 votes

  • Johnny L. Hamilton Other partyDefeated

    40.7% 246 votes

604 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Michael Tubre (Republican) and DeWayne Guice (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Michael Tubre RepublicanIn runoff

    46.4% 339 votes

  • DeWayne Guice Other partyIn runoff

    31.2% 228 votes

  • Claude R. Henderson RepublicanDefeated

    12.0% 88 votes

  • Robert L. "Bobby" Miller, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 76 votes

731 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

George F. "Sonny" White, Jr. (Other party) won with 58.3% of the vote.

  • George F. "Sonny" White, Jr. Other partyElected

    58.3% 427 votes

  • Larry Boothe DemocratDefeated

    41.7% 305 votes

732 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Libby Ford (Other party) won with 72.1% of the vote.

  • Libby Ford Other partyElected

    72.1% 493 votes

  • J. B. Morris, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    27.9% 191 votes

684 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Samuel Branch, Sr. (Democrat) won with 67.6% of the vote.

  • Samuel Branch, Sr. DemocratElected

    67.6% 347 votes

  • Joseph "Sonny" Davis DemocratDefeated

    32.4% 166 votes

513 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Jimmie Book, Jr. (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • Jimmie Book, Jr. DemocratElected

    55.1% 302 votes

  • Otis O. Wiley, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    44.9% 246 votes

548 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Noble E. Ellington (Democrat) and Roy Hebron (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Noble E. Ellington 53.0%, Roy Hebron 36.1%, Paul A. Nugent 10.9%.

  • Noble E. Ellington DemocratIn runoff

    47.8% 19,325 votes

  • Roy Hebron DemocratIn runoff

    39.7% 16,076 votes

  • Paul A. Nugent Other partyDefeated

    12.5% 5,048 votes

40,449 votes cast; 22.4% of the 3,764 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishNoble E. EllingtonRoy HebronPaul A. NugentTurnout
Caldwell Parish48.2%2,33533.6%1,62418.2%881
Catahoula Parish53.0%2,77236.1%1,89110.9%570
Concordia Parish56.9%2,56634.6%1,5598.5%385
Franklin Parish56.3%4,76338.8%3,2834.8%409
LaSalle Parish33.4%2,20445.0%2,96521.6%1,423
Ouachita Parish59.1%2,15628.5%1,04012.3%449
Rapides Parish35.3%2,52951.8%3,71413.0%931

State Representative, 20th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Billy Cobb (Democrat) and Lelon Kenney (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Billy Cobb 26.3%, Lelon Kenney 13.2%, Roger Beall 24.0%, Sonny N. Stephens 14.0%.

  • Billy Cobb DemocratIn runoff

    31.5% 5,632 votes

  • Lelon Kenney DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 4,194 votes

  • Roger Beall DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 3,936 votes

  • Sonny N. Stephens DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 2,592 votes

  • Cleve Womack DemocratDefeated

    8.5% 1,512 votes

17,866 votes cast; 6.8% of the 27,812 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Caldwell ParishLelon Kenney57.0%
Catahoula ParishBilly Cobb26.3%
Concordia ParishBilly Cobb29.3%
Franklin ParishBilly Cobb43.0%

State Representative, 22nd Representative District

Tommy Wright (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Tommy Wright 59.7%, Clifford "Cliff" Zell 40.3%.

  • Tommy Wright DemocratElected

    52.7% 8,856 votes

  • Clifford "Cliff" Zell DemocratDefeated

    47.3% 7,952 votes

16,808 votes cast; 62.6% of the 446 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTommy WrightClifford "Cliff" ZellTurnout
Catahoula Parish59.7%61240.3%413
Grant Parish36.4%2,53763.6%4,442
LaSalle Parish69.2%4,50630.8%2,009
Rapides Parish52.5%1,20147.5%1,088

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st District, Division C

No one got a majority, so Glenn B. Gremillion (Democrat) and Rae Swent (Other party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Catahoula Parish: Glenn B. Gremillion 75.9%, Rae Swent 8.2%, Dan McKay 16.0%.

  • Glenn B. Gremillion DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 45,553 votes

  • Rae Swent Other partyIn runoff

    31.6% 30,375 votes

  • Dan McKay DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 20,340 votes

96,268 votes cast; 66.7% of the 1,221 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishGlenn B. GremillionRae SwentDan McKayTurnout
Avoyelles Parish39.9%6,07914.7%2,24045.3%6,901
Catahoula Parish75.9%3,9878.2%42916.0%839
Concordia Parish83.8%5,9186.0%42710.2%720
Grant Parish42.3%2,91736.9%2,54620.7%1,430
LaSalle Parish60.5%3,87514.8%95124.7%1,584
Natchitoches Parish46.6%4,63231.4%3,12021.9%2,179
Rapides Parish35.9%13,42451.9%19,38712.1%4,532
Sabine Parish57.9%4,72115.6%1,27526.4%2,155

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Enterprise Rec. Dist., 15 Mills, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 64.9% voted yes and 35.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    64.9% 135 votes

  • No

    35.1% 73 votes

208 votes cast.