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East Feliciana 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 Clinton

Mayor, Town of Clinton

No one got a majority, so H. Toler Hatcher (Democrat) and Buck Stark (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • H. Toler Hatcher DemocratIn runoff

    40.1% 338 votes

  • Buck Stark DemocratIn runoff

    35.6% 300 votes

  • Rocky Kemp Other partyDefeated

    24.2% 204 votes

842 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Clinton

Charles Frank Haynes, Jr. (Democrat), W. W. "Redbug" Carter, Jr. (Democrat), Morgan Montgomery (Democrat), and Alisha D. Matthews (Democrat) won.

  • Charles Frank Haynes, Jr. DemocratElected

    14.2% 482 votes

  • W. W. "Redbug" Carter, Jr. DemocratElected

    12.9% 436 votes

  • Morgan Montgomery DemocratElected

    12.3% 415 votes

  • Alisha D. Matthews DemocratElected

    11.8% 398 votes

  • Jack H. Kilcrease DemocratIn runoff

    9.6% 326 votes

  • Steven W. Bradham DemocratIn runoff

    8.0% 271 votes

6 other candidates: 31.3% together
Don B. Holmes, Sr. Republican8.0%270
McDuffie Herrod Other party7.1%240
Pam Calhoun Republican5.3%178
Bill Ford Republican4.9%167
Kenneth E. Bolli Other party3.9%132
Thomas A. Roy Republican2.1%72

3,387 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 20th JDC, Division A

Hal Ware (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Feliciana Parish: Hal Ware 60.7%, Clayton "Mack" Perkins 20.2%, Cynthia Picou 19.2%.

  • Hal Ware DemocratElected

    56.3% 5,550 votes

  • Clayton "Mack" Perkins DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 2,296 votes

  • Cynthia Picou DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 2,010 votes

9,856 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishHal WareClayton "Mack" PerkinsCynthia PicouTurnout
East Feliciana Parish60.7%3,82720.2%1,27219.2%1,210
West Feliciana Parish48.6%1,72328.9%1,02422.6%800

District Attorney, 20th JDC

No one got a majority, so Charles A. Shropshire (Democrat) and Bruce Dodd (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Feliciana Parish: Charles A. Shropshire 38.1%, Bruce Dodd 30.8%, Richard Clay Howell 19.9%, Daniel K. Willis 11.2%.

  • Charles A. Shropshire DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 3,712 votes

  • Bruce Dodd DemocratIn runoff

    24.7% 2,426 votes

  • Richard Clay Howell DemocratDefeated

    19.2% 1,890 votes

  • Daniel K. Willis Other partyDefeated

    18.3% 1,800 votes

9,828 votes cast; 11.9% of the 5,618 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCharles A. ShropshireBruce DoddRichard Clay HowellDaniel K. WillisTurnout
East Feliciana Parish38.1%2,40330.8%1,94519.9%1,25511.2%705
West Feliciana Parish37.2%1,30913.7%48118.0%63531.1%1,095

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

Frank A. Jones (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

  • Frank A. Jones DemocratElected

    58.5% 752 votes

  • Angela Smith DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 533 votes

1,285 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 3

Don Kilbourne (Republican) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Don Kilbourne RepublicanElected

    53.0% 848 votes

  • George J. Charlet RepublicanDefeated

    47.0% 752 votes

1,600 votes cast.