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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 18, 1997. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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District Judge, 11th JDC, Division B

No one got a majority, so John W. "Billy" Pickett (Democrat) and Charles B. Adams (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: John W. "Billy" Pickett 21.4%, Charles B. Adams 47.2%, Brenda F. Ford 26.1%, Ken Simmons 5.2%.

  • John W. "Billy" Pickett DemocratIn runoff

    39.5% 3,674 votes

  • Charles B. Adams RepublicanIn runoff

    30.6% 2,852 votes

  • Brenda F. Ford DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 1,524 votes

  • Ken Simmons DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 1,263 votes

9,313 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn W. "Billy" PickettCharles B. AdamsBrenda F. FordKen SimmonsTurnout
De Soto Parish21.4%95247.2%2,10026.1%1,1615.2%232
Sabine Parish55.9%2,72215.4%7527.5%36321.2%1,031

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 6

E. J. Barber (Democrat) won with 83.6% of the vote.

  • E. J. Barber DemocratElected

    83.6% 494 votes

  • John C. Gallien Other partyDefeated

    16.4% 97 votes

591 votes cast.