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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 18, 1995. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

Hugh Bennett (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Hugh Bennett DemocratElected

    57.2% 5,519 votes

  • Curtis W. McCoy DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 4,134 votes

9,653 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Ollie L. "Sonny" Stone, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Ollie L. "Sonny" Stone, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.1% 4,796 votes

  • Stuart Wiley Heard DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 4,230 votes

9,026 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1A

Leon W. Bagley (Democrat) won with 54.2% of the vote.

  • Leon W. Bagley DemocratElected

    54.2% 524 votes

  • "Connie" Jackson Other partyDefeated

    45.8% 443 votes

967 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1B

Dewayne Mitchell (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Dewayne Mitchell DemocratElected

    55.8% 574 votes

  • Harold E. Cogswell DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 454 votes

1,028 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Richard Burford (Republican) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • Richard Burford RepublicanElected

    51.0% 475 votes

  • Fredrick Fuller DemocratDefeated

    49.0% 457 votes

932 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4A

Wayne Williams (Other party) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • Wayne Williams Other partyElected

    53.8% 596 votes

  • Walter Calvert DemocratDefeated

    46.2% 511 votes

1,107 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4D

Sylvester Mayweather (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.

  • Sylvester Mayweather DemocratElected

    53.3% 344 votes

  • Floyd Turner, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    46.7% 302 votes

646 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Bernard Shadoin (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Bernard Shadoin DemocratElected

    53.4% 450 votes

  • Fred Jones DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 392 votes

842 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Ron" Bean 55.0%, Judy Boykin 45.0%.

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanElected

    50.9% 16,550 votes

  • Judy Boykin RepublicanDefeated

    49.1% 15,995 votes

32,545 votes cast; 15.7% of the 102,741 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Ron" BeanJudy BoykinTurnout
Caddo Parish50.1%13,81949.9%13,761
De Soto Parish55.0%2,73145.0%2,234

State Representative, 7th Representative District

Beverly G. Bruce (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Beverly G. Bruce 64.2%, Tommy G. Armstrong 35.8%.

  • Beverly G. Bruce DemocratElected

    53.0% 7,027 votes

  • Tommy G. Armstrong RepublicanDefeated

    47.0% 6,235 votes

13,262 votes cast; 17.1% of the 20,835 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBeverly G. BruceTommy G. ArmstrongTurnout
Caddo Parish38.2%2,17461.8%3,524
De Soto Parish64.2%4,85335.8%2,711

Courts and judges

District Judge, 11th Judicial District, Division C

No one got a majority, so James Lynn Davis (Democrat) and Stephen B. Beasley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: James Lynn Davis 32.6%, Stephen B. Beasley 29.5%, Brenda F. Ford 37.9%.

  • James Lynn Davis DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 6,647 votes

  • Stephen B. Beasley DemocratIn runoff

    35.5% 6,137 votes

  • Brenda F. Ford DemocratDefeated

    26.1% 4,526 votes

17,310 votes cast; 10.1% of the 25,568 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJames Lynn DavisStephen B. BeasleyBrenda F. FordTurnout
De Soto Parish32.6%2,98529.5%2,69537.9%3,464
Sabine Parish44.8%3,66242.2%3,44213.0%1,062