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Concordia 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, Place A

Johnnie Brown (Other party) won with 62.4% of the vote.

  • Johnnie Brown Other partyElected

    62.4% 552 votes

  • Sam Williams, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    37.6% 332 votes

884 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 1, Place B

Mary Harris Campbell (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Mary Harris Campbell DemocratElected

    69.2% 636 votes

  • Georgia Washington DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 283 votes

919 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

Eddie L Coleman, Sr. (Democrat) won with 76.0% of the vote.

  • Eddie L Coleman, Sr. DemocratElected

    76.0% 436 votes

  • Will Washington, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 138 votes

574 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3, Place A

No one got a majority, so Kathleen Stevens (Other party) and Donald Joseph (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kathleen Stevens Other partyIn runoff

    44.0% 632 votes

  • Donald Joseph DemocratIn runoff

    28.1% 403 votes

  • Leonard Higgs DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 209 votes

  • Jim Franklin DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 192 votes

1,436 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3, Place B

Darrell "Bubba" Crofford (Republican) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Darrell "Bubba" Crofford RepublicanElected

    57.2% 795 votes

  • Cynthia "Cyndie" Dillon Other partyDefeated

    31.3% 435 votes

  • Manson Nelson, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    11.6% 161 votes

1,391 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4, Place B

Mike Grantham (Other party) won with 79.2% of the vote.

  • Mike Grantham Other partyElected

    79.2% 585 votes

  • Carol A Brown DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 154 votes

739 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5, Place A

No one got a majority, so Marie Cowan (Democrat) and Martha J Rabb (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Marie Cowan DemocratIn runoff

    41.2% 360 votes

  • Martha J Rabb Other partyIn runoff

    34.2% 299 votes

  • Mandy Cowan DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 214 votes

873 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5, Place B

Ernest Lynn White (Democrat) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • Ernest Lynn White DemocratElected

    50.8% 451 votes

  • Lonnie Hughes DemocratDefeated

    49.2% 436 votes

887 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Ridgecrest

Chief of Police, Town of Ridgecrest

Johnny S Jones, Sr. (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Johnny S Jones, Sr. DemocratElected

    69.2% 218 votes

  • Stephen Cowan DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 63 votes

  • Ferris Durham DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 18 votes

  • Sherman Briggs DemocratDefeated

    2.5% 8 votes

  • Robert R Watkins DemocratDefeated

    2.5% 8 votes

315 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Ridgecrest

Ronald Barnhill (Democrat), Housley Varnado (Democrat), Kevin Graham (Democrat), Michael Roberts (Democrat), and Guy R Lain (Democrat) won.

  • Ronald Barnhill DemocratElected

    16.9% 206 votes

  • Housley Varnado DemocratElected

    16.7% 204 votes

  • Kevin Graham DemocratElected

    14.2% 173 votes

  • Michael Roberts DemocratElected

    14.1% 172 votes

  • Guy R Lain DemocratElected

    13.5% 165 votes

2 other candidates: 24.7% together
James Cowan Democrat12.7%155
Michael Drew Harrison Democrat12.0%147

1,222 votes cast.

Town of Vidalia

Chief of Police, Town of Vidalia

No one got a majority, so Billy G Hammers (Democrat) and Ronnie Hendricks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Billy G Hammers DemocratIn runoff

    26.5% 478 votes

  • Ronnie Hendricks DemocratIn runoff

    25.7% 463 votes

  • Frankie Carroll DemocratDefeated

    19.3% 348 votes

  • Lola Jordan DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 267 votes

  • Clint Dixon DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 249 votes

1,805 votes cast.

Courts and judges

City Marshal, City Court, Town of Vidalia

Delane Thornhill (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.

  • Delane Thornhill DemocratElected

    73.4% 1,267 votes

  • Craig Sewell RepublicanDefeated

    26.6% 458 votes

1,725 votes cast.