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Winn Parish

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

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Sheriff

James E. "Buddy" Jordan (Democrat) won with 72.9% of the vote.

  • James E. "Buddy" Jordan DemocratElected

    72.9% 4,770 votes

  • Floyd W. Smith, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 741 votes

  • W. A. "Sonny" White DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 470 votes

  • James "Doug" Pailet DemocratDefeated

    5.9% 383 votes

  • Prentice L. Hayes DemocratDefeated

    2.8% 180 votes

6,544 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr. (Democrat) and Terrie Hall Wright (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    30.9% 254 votes

  • Terrie Hall Wright DemocratIn runoff

    26.9% 221 votes

  • Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 132 votes

  • Vernon Carter DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 126 votes

  • Gerald "Scooter" Hamms Other partyDefeated

    10.8% 89 votes

822 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Edward L. "Cabbage" Hamilton (Democrat) and Johnnie Crumble, Jr. (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Edward L. "Cabbage" Hamilton DemocratIn runoff

    45.7% 300 votes

  • Johnnie Crumble, Jr. Other partyIn runoff

    36.4% 239 votes

  • Jessie Jewitt DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 118 votes

657 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Delane Crain (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Delane Crain DemocratElected

    56.9% 603 votes

  • James E. Sandifer, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 457 votes

1,060 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Todd H. Martin (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Todd H. Martin DemocratElected

    53.5% 544 votes

  • Gary Coleman DemocratDefeated

    46.5% 472 votes

1,016 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Earl Lasyone (Democrat) and Don W. Leach (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Earl Lasyone DemocratIn runoff

    35.2% 369 votes

  • Don W. Leach DemocratIn runoff

    23.9% 251 votes

  • Rayford Chandler Other partyDefeated

    17.5% 184 votes

  • Keith Bingham DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 162 votes

  • Edward Edmonds RepublicanDefeated

    7.9% 83 votes

1,049 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Alden Kuhn, Jr. (Democrat) and David Shelton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Alden Kuhn, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.0% 446 votes

  • David Shelton DemocratIn runoff

    27.1% 263 votes

  • Wayne Moore DemocratDefeated

    26.9% 261 votes

970 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 Winn Parish: "Mike" Smith 80.4%, "Mike" Henry 19.6%.

  • "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, 13th Representative District

Rodney Alexander (Democrat) won with 67.2% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Rodney Alexander 70.0%, George H. Cook 30.0%.

  • Rodney Alexander DemocratElected

    67.2% 9,645 votes

  • George H. Cook DemocratDefeated

    32.8% 4,709 votes

14,354 votes cast; 47.3% of the 3,266 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRodney AlexanderGeorge H. CookTurnout
Bienville Parish71.0%1,91829.0%782
Jackson Parish64.6%3,74335.4%2,054
Lincoln Parish65.1%19834.9%106
Ouachita Parish63.2%92736.8%539
Winn Parish70.0%2,85930.0%1,228