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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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Allen Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 3, 1998. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 2

Marjorie L. Sanderson (Republican) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • Marjorie L. Sanderson RepublicanElected

    61.4% 505 votes

  • Amy S. Karam RepublicanDefeated

    38.6% 318 votes

823 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Carolyn S. Manuel (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.

  • Carolyn S. Manuel DemocratElected

    58.3% 654 votes

  • Mike T. Unkel DemocratDefeated

    41.7% 468 votes

1,122 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Lyndon Livingston (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.

  • Lyndon Livingston DemocratElected

    65.1% 629 votes

  • William B. "Bill" Jackson DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 149 votes

  • Jessie C. Chaffin DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 110 votes

  • Drew Fontenot RepublicanDefeated

    8.1% 78 votes

966 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Elizabeth

Aldermen, Town of Elizabeth

Ken Kelly (Democrat), Dale A. Brandenburg (Democrat), Robert D. Murray, Jr. (Republican), Michael Melder (Republican), and Tony Normand (Republican) won.

  • Ken Kelly DemocratElected

    19.6% 160 votes

  • Dale A. Brandenburg DemocratElected

    19.3% 157 votes

  • Robert D. Murray, Jr. RepublicanElected

    18.8% 153 votes

  • Michael Melder RepublicanElected

    18.2% 148 votes

  • Tony Normand RepublicanElected

    17.4% 142 votes

1 other candidate: 6.7% together
Robert L. "Bob" Hinton Other party6.7%55

815 votes cast.

Town of Kinder

Aldermen, Town of Kinder

Danny Hamilton (Democrat), Estes LeDoux (Democrat), Susan H. Doumite (Republican), Bennie E. Pelican (Democrat), and Lowell Keys (Democrat) won.

  • Danny Hamilton DemocratElected

    17.1% 618 votes

  • Estes LeDoux DemocratElected

    16.0% 578 votes

  • Susan H. Doumite RepublicanElected

    12.3% 445 votes

  • Bennie E. Pelican DemocratElected

    11.7% 422 votes

  • Lowell Keys DemocratElected

    11.6% 420 votes

3 other candidates: 31.3% together
Johnny "Skippy" Savant Other party10.9%394
Betty Wilhelmi Democrat10.5%380
Irving "Hoppy" Prudhomme Democrat9.9%357

3,614 votes cast.

Town of Oberlin

Chief of Police, Town of Oberlin

Richard Young (Democrat) won with 77.1% of the vote.

  • Richard Young DemocratElected

    77.1% 522 votes

  • Lawrence Kelly DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 155 votes

677 votes cast.

Village of Reeves

Mayor, Village of Reeves

Shelley Tyler (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • Shelley Tyler DemocratElected

    61.4% 62 votes

  • Kitty O. Thombley DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 21 votes

  • Julius "Benny" King DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 18 votes

101 votes cast.