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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Claiborne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 1997. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Haynesville

Mayor, Town of Haynesville

Tom Sale Crocker (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • Tom Sale Crocker DemocratElected

    56.1% 512 votes

  • Yvonne T. Nelson DemocratDefeated

    43.9% 400 votes

912 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Haynesville

No one got a majority, so David C. Mills (Democrat) and Anthony C. Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David C. Mills DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 360 votes

  • Anthony C. Smith DemocratIn runoff

    36.6% 339 votes

  • "Jim" Garner Other partyDefeated

    24.6% 228 votes

927 votes cast.

Alderman, District 2, Town of Haynesville

H. U. "Mutt" Slaid (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.

  • H. U. "Mutt" Slaid DemocratElected

    65.8% 79 votes

  • Rudolph Presley Other partyDefeated

    34.2% 41 votes

120 votes cast.

Alderman, District 4, Town of Haynesville

Mark Furlow (Other party) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Mark Furlow Other partyElected

    51.3% 102 votes

  • C. F. "Chuck" Clawson Other partyDefeated

    27.6% 55 votes

  • Lorenzo Jackson DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 42 votes

199 votes cast.

Alderman, District 5, Town of Haynesville

No one got a majority, so Kenneth R. "Kenny" Killgore (Other party) and Michael S. Bush (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kenneth R. "Kenny" Killgore Other partyIn runoff

    47.3% 134 votes

  • Michael S. Bush DemocratIn runoff

    36.4% 103 votes

  • Dennis D. Miller Other partyDefeated

    16.3% 46 votes

283 votes cast.