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Winn Parish

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

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Courts and judges

District Judge, 8th JDC

Doug Allen (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Doug Allen DemocratElected

    50.1% 3,348 votes

  • Jim Wiley DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 3,335 votes

6,683 votes cast; 8.1% of the 38,080 registered voters in the area turned out.

District Attorney, 8th JDC

No one got a majority, so Terry R. Reeves (Democrat) and Charles B. Bice (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Terry R. Reeves DemocratIn runoff

    44.6% 3,028 votes

  • Charles B. Bice DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 2,051 votes

  • "Jim" Lewis Other partyDefeated

    25.3% 1,716 votes

6,795 votes cast; 14.1% of the 3,027,457 registered voters in the area turned out.

City Judge, City Court, City of Winnfield

No one got a majority, so Jacque D. Derr (Democrat) and W. Fred Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jacque D. Derr DemocratIn runoff

    48.4% 2,721 votes

  • W. Fred Smith DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 1,894 votes

  • Cas B. Moss DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 1,010 votes

5,625 votes cast.

City Marshal, City Court, City of Winnfield

Brandon W. Parker (Democrat) won with 46.6% of the vote.

  • Brandon W. Parker DemocratElected

    46.6% 2,548 votes

  • Carl C. Nugent DemocratDefeated

    41.2% 2,249 votes

  • Gene Long Other partyWithdrew

    12.2% 666 votes

5,463 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

Mary Alice Mercer (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • Mary Alice Mercer DemocratElected

    57.1% 218 votes

  • Marvin Ates RepublicanDefeated

    42.9% 164 votes

382 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

Florene Keen (Democrat) won with 67.8% of the vote.

  • Florene Keen DemocratElected

    67.8% 259 votes

  • Marson Randell Jordan DemocratDefeated

    32.2% 123 votes

382 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 10

Paul Green (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Paul Green DemocratElected

    55.9% 394 votes

  • Lloyd R. "Ronnie" Carpenter DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 186 votes

  • Tolbert Jones DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 125 votes

705 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 11

Angie Jordan (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.

  • Angie Jordan DemocratElected

    65.0% 267 votes

  • Marshall Wayne Furr RepublicanDefeated

    35.0% 144 votes

411 votes cast.