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Grant Parish

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

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Sheriff

L. R. "Pop" Hataway (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • L. R. "Pop" Hataway DemocratElected

    55.5% 4,060 votes

  • Carl "Cliff" Slaughter, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.1% 1,395 votes

  • "Lew" Lasyone RepublicanDefeated

    12.3% 900 votes

  • Harris Dupre DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 839 votes

  • David Randall Other partyDefeated

    1.7% 127 votes

7,321 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

J. ElRay Lemoine (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

  • J. ElRay Lemoine DemocratElected

    57.6% 4,045 votes

  • Randy Briggs DemocratDefeated

    42.4% 2,983 votes

7,028 votes cast.

Coroner

David L. Shepard (Republican) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • David L. Shepard RepublicanElected

    60.0% 3,943 votes

  • Wallace G. Reynolds RepublicanDefeated

    40.0% 2,631 votes

6,574 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Cecil W. Ballard (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Cecil W. Ballard DemocratElected

    50.2% 495 votes

  • Nelson James DemocratDefeated

    49.8% 491 votes

986 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Jimmy Bryant (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Bryant DemocratElected

    53.5% 516 votes

  • Earl "Dyke" Futrell DemocratDefeated

    38.7% 373 votes

  • Curtis Jones Other partyDefeated

    7.9% 76 votes

965 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Mike Brown (Democrat) and Ray Holston (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mike Brown DemocratIn runoff

    49.5% 362 votes

  • Ray Holston DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 211 votes

  • Michael Himes DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 66 votes

  • Fredrick S. Ellis, Sr. Other partyDefeated

    7.4% 54 votes

  • Billy Turnage DemocratDefeated

    5.3% 39 votes

732 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Donnie Brown (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Donnie Brown DemocratElected

    53.4% 545 votes

  • Herman "Buddy" Collins DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 475 votes

1,020 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Barney Durand, Sr. (Democrat) and Russell A. Hataway (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Barney Durand, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 346 votes

  • Russell A. Hataway DemocratIn runoff

    34.8% 345 votes

  • Wendell "W. J." Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    19.2% 190 votes

  • Mary G. Marler DemocratDefeated

    11.0% 109 votes

990 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so Roy G. Edwards (Democrat) and W. C. Hollaway, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roy G. Edwards DemocratIn runoff

    43.2% 426 votes

  • W. C. Hollaway, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.8% 412 votes

  • Aubrey B. Richards RepublicanDefeated

    15.0% 148 votes

986 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 31st Senatorial District

"Mike" Smith (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: "Mike" Smith 71.3%, "Mike" Henry 28.7%.

  • "Mike" Smith DemocratElected

    61.7% 22,981 votes

  • "Mike" Henry DemocratDefeated

    38.3% 14,244 votes

37,225 votes cast; 23.9% of the 13,695 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" Smith"Mike" HenryTurnout
De Soto Parish51.1%1,88648.9%1,804
Grant Parish71.3%4,95728.7%1,998
Natchitoches Parish50.8%5,81049.2%5,616
Red River Parish60.6%2,45039.4%1,594
Sabine Parish58.1%2,74341.9%1,982
Winn Parish80.4%5,13519.6%1,250

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 Grant Parish: Tommy Wright 36.4%, Clifford "Cliff" Zell 63.6%.

  • 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 Grant Parish: Glenn B. Gremillion 42.3%, Rae Swent 36.9%, Dan McKay 20.7%.

  • 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

Fire District No. 6, 15 Mills, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 66.7% voted yes and 33.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    66.7% 982 votes

  • No

    33.3% 491 votes

1,473 votes cast.