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Bossier Parish

Local election results for Saturday, September 21, 1996. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Benton

Mayor, Town of Benton

Joe Stickell (Republican) had the most votes, with 50.1%.

  • Joe Stickell Republican

    50.1% 324 votes

  • Carl F. Janzen Democrat

    49.9% 323 votes

647 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Benton

John W. "J. W." Hollis (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • John W. "J. W." Hollis DemocratElected

    56.5% 363 votes

  • Ed Barnes DemocratDefeated

    43.5% 279 votes

642 votes cast.

Alderman, District 4, Town of Benton

Chuck Carraway (Democrat) won with 63.6% of the vote.

  • Chuck Carraway DemocratElected

    63.6% 56 votes

  • Nolan R. Harrell DemocratDefeated

    21.6% 19 votes

  • Tamera S. McGaugh Other partyDefeated

    14.8% 13 votes

88 votes cast.

Alderman, District 5, Town of Benton

Elizabeth Knotts (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.

  • Elizabeth Knotts DemocratElected

    53.3% 88 votes

  • Shirley T. Palmer Other partyDefeated

    46.7% 77 votes

165 votes cast.

Town of Haughton

Aldermen, Town of Haughton

Carlton "Pee Wee" Anderson (Democrat), Mike Hollis (Democrat), Doris Grappe (Democrat), Jack Hicks (Democrat), and Elbert Winfield (Democrat) won.

  • Carlton "Pee Wee" Anderson DemocratElected

    16.7% 348 votes

  • Mike Hollis DemocratElected

    15.8% 328 votes

  • Doris Grappe DemocratElected

    13.8% 287 votes

  • Jack Hicks DemocratElected

    13.2% 274 votes

  • Elbert Winfield DemocratElected

    11.4% 236 votes

3 other candidates: 29.1% together
Cashie Cole, Jr. Democrat11.1%230
Dianne Ledbetter Republican9.7%202
Cecil L. Blackstock Other party8.4%174

2,079 votes cast.

Town of Plain Dealing

Marshal, Town of Plain Dealing

Richard Stanford (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Richard Stanford DemocratElected

    59.3% 240 votes

  • David M. "Buddy" Hilburn, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    25.9% 105 votes

  • Terry J. Richardson RepublicanDefeated

    14.8% 60 votes

405 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 26th JDC, Division B

No one got a majority, so Whitley "Whit" Graves (Republican) and Ford E. Stinson, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Whitley "Whit" Graves 32.7%, Ford E. Stinson, Jr. 33.1%, Mike Boggs 23.6%, Robert R. "Randy" Smith 10.5%.

  • Whitley "Whit" Graves RepublicanIn runoff

    32.0% 9,687 votes

  • Ford E. Stinson, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 9,610 votes

  • Mike Boggs DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 6,172 votes

  • Robert R. "Randy" Smith DemocratDefeated

    15.7% 4,759 votes

30,228 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWhitley "Whit" GravesFord E. Stinson, Jr.Mike BoggsRobert R. "Randy" SmithTurnout
Bossier Parish32.7%6,40933.1%6,49323.6%4,62410.5%2,064
Webster Parish30.8%3,27829.3%3,11714.6%1,54825.3%2,695

City Judge, City Court, City of Bossier City

No one got a majority, so Mike Daniel (Republican) and Thomas A. "Tommy" Wilson, Jr. (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Mike Daniel RepublicanIn runoff

    30.6% 3,389 votes

  • Thomas A. "Tommy" Wilson, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    23.7% 2,629 votes

  • Jeffrey S. "Jeff" DeLaune RepublicanDefeated

    23.3% 2,576 votes

  • Charles R. "Randy" Rowe DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 2,482 votes

11,076 votes cast.

City Marshal, City Court, City of Bossier City

Johnny Wyatt (Democrat) won with 75.6% of the vote.

  • Johnny Wyatt DemocratElected

    75.6% 7,927 votes

  • Victor Stassi DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 2,561 votes

10,488 votes cast.

City Marshal, City Court, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Dove (Democrat) and "Pat" McGaha (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Jimmy Dove 14.3%, "Pat" McGaha 69.0%, "Mike" Middleton 7.1%, Roy Menefee 9.5%.

  • Jimmy Dove DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 17,958 votes

  • "Pat" McGaha RepublicanIn runoff

    40.5% 17,789 votes

  • "Mike" Middleton RepublicanDefeated

    11.8% 5,203 votes

  • Roy Menefee RepublicanDefeated

    6.7% 2,963 votes

43,913 votes cast; 35.9% of the 1,271 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJimmy Dove"Pat" McGaha"Mike" MiddletonRoy MenefeeTurnout
Bossier Parish14.3%1269.0%587.1%69.5%8
Caddo Parish40.9%17,94640.5%17,73111.9%5,1976.7%2,955

Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Patricia C. Cathcart (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Patricia C. Cathcart DemocratElected

    55.9% 1,185 votes

  • James F. Flurry, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    44.1% 936 votes

2,121 votes cast.

Constable(s), Justice of the Peace District 1

Richard "Dick" Concilio (Republican) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Richard "Dick" Concilio RepublicanElected

    50.6% 1,821 votes

  • James Q. Wellborn RepublicanDefeated

    49.4% 1,777 votes

3,598 votes cast.

Constable(s), Justice of the Peace District 5

Gary Cathcart (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Gary Cathcart DemocratElected

    56.9% 1,208 votes

  • Pat Gross Flurry RepublicanDefeated

    43.1% 916 votes

2,124 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Police Jury, #1, 2.2 Mills

Passed: 48.0% voted yes and 52.0% voted no.

  • Yes

    48.0% 6,957 votes

  • NoDefeated

    52.0% 7,551 votes

14,508 votes cast.

P/W Police Jury, #2, 1 Mill

Passed: 48.6% voted yes and 51.4% voted no.

  • Yes

    48.6% 6,989 votes

  • NoDefeated

    51.4% 7,383 votes

14,372 votes cast.