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Bienville 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 1

Dan K. Loe (Democrat) won with 72.4% of the vote.

  • Dan K. Loe DemocratElected

    72.4% 501 votes

  • Magnolia H. Lewis Other partyDefeated

    27.6% 191 votes

692 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

No one got a majority, so Esther Ballard Sullivan (Democrat) and Kenneth D. Sapp (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Esther Ballard Sullivan DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 301 votes

  • Kenneth D. Sapp DemocratIn runoff

    31.7% 251 votes

  • Kenneth Wayne Vernon DemocratDefeated

    30.4% 241 votes

793 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

No one got a majority, so Bonita Reliford (Democrat) and Timothy C. Boyet (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bonita Reliford DemocratIn runoff

    45.4% 334 votes

  • Timothy C. Boyet DemocratIn runoff

    43.6% 321 votes

  • Margaret W. Hershberger Other partyDefeated

    11.0% 81 votes

736 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

Tommy Madden (Republican) won with 69.3% of the vote.

  • Tommy Madden RepublicanElected

    69.3% 476 votes

  • Rosemary L. Woodard DemocratDefeated

    30.7% 211 votes

687 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Kenneth Larry Knotts (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • Kenneth Larry Knotts DemocratElected

    54.4% 426 votes

  • Sally P. Gray DemocratDefeated

    45.6% 357 votes

783 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Talton Barron (Other party) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Talton Barron Other partyElected

    50.7% 329 votes

  • Richard A. Walker DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 320 votes

649 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Arcadia

Mayor, Town of Arcadia

Peggy C. Gantt (Democrat) won with 62.9% of the vote.

  • Peggy C. Gantt DemocratElected

    62.9% 759 votes

  • Ray Dean Smith DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 447 votes

1,206 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Arcadia

Victor W. Rogers (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • Victor W. Rogers DemocratElected

    63.1% 754 votes

  • Don W. Smith DemocratDefeated

    36.9% 440 votes

1,194 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2, Town of Arcadia

Bruce L. Russell (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Bruce L. Russell DemocratElected

    55.2% 85 votes

  • Charles Smith, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 69 votes

154 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4, Town of Arcadia

Edward Mason, Jr. (Other party) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • Edward Mason, Jr. Other partyElected

    65.7% 186 votes

  • David K. Pickett Other partyDefeated

    27.2% 77 votes

  • Arthur H. Durrett DemocratDefeated

    7.1% 20 votes

283 votes cast.

Town of Ringgold

Chief of Police, Town of Ringgold

Jack E. Bussey (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Jack E. Bussey DemocratElected

    51.1% 335 votes

  • Lawson C. Bradley DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 320 votes

655 votes cast.

Councilman, District B, Town of Ringgold

Bobby D. Guin (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Bobby D. Guin DemocratElected

    58.9% 66 votes

  • H. James Myrick RepublicanDefeated

    41.1% 46 votes

112 votes cast.

Village of Castor

Aldermen, Village of Castor

Charles L. Harper (Other party), Frank Sullivan (Democrat), and Mark S. Plunkett (Other party) won.

  • Charles L. Harper Other partyElected

    31.0% 70 votes

  • Frank Sullivan DemocratElected

    30.1% 68 votes

  • Mark S. Plunkett Other partyElected

    27.9% 63 votes

  • Commodore F. Bogan DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 25 votes

226 votes cast.