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Jefferson Davis 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

Garland W. Vincent (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • Garland W. Vincent DemocratElected

    58.7% 331 votes

  • "Don" LeDoux Other partyDefeated

    41.3% 233 votes

564 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

John J. "Red" Deshotel (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • John J. "Red" Deshotel DemocratElected

    65.5% 154 votes

  • Charles C. Achane RepublicanDefeated

    34.5% 81 votes

235 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

Lorraine Bertrand (Democrat) won with 65.3% of the vote.

  • Lorraine Bertrand DemocratElected

    65.3% 485 votes

  • Jerry Duhon DemocratDefeated

    34.7% 258 votes

743 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 11

No one got a majority, so Ronald L. "Ronnie" Hayes (Democrat) and S. Kent Daniel (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Ronald L. "Ronnie" Hayes DemocratIn runoff

    40.3% 161 votes

  • S. Kent Daniel RepublicanIn runoff

    35.3% 141 votes

  • "Mike" Giggar Other partyDefeated

    24.5% 98 votes

400 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Elton

Mayor, Town of Elton

Roger D. "Tony" Laughlin (Democrat) won with 64.8% of the vote.

  • Roger D. "Tony" Laughlin DemocratElected

    64.8% 381 votes

  • Gary Langley DemocratDefeated

    27.4% 161 votes

  • Terry Anne Markley DemocratDefeated

    7.8% 46 votes

588 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Elton

Wayne F. Richard (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Wayne F. Richard DemocratElected

    50.4% 287 votes

  • Bradley J. Bazinet DemocratDefeated

    25.7% 146 votes

  • "Mike" Juka DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 136 votes

569 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Elton

Clarence Lemoine (Democrat), Mary "Mae" Woods (Democrat), George Foster, Jr. (Democrat), Sherman Ortego (Democrat), and Durffey J. Fontenot, Jr. (Other party) won.

  • Clarence Lemoine DemocratElected

    13.3% 355 votes

  • Mary "Mae" Woods DemocratElected

    12.0% 320 votes

  • George Foster, Jr. DemocratElected

    10.8% 289 votes

  • Sherman Ortego DemocratElected

    10.7% 285 votes

  • Durffey J. Fontenot, Jr. Other partyElected

    10.3% 275 votes

5 other candidates: 42.9% together
Herman A. Lafleur Democrat10.2%271
Alphonse "Kotch" Guillory Democrat9.9%265
Donald Ortego Democrat9.4%250
"Pat" Dietz Democrat7.9%210
Ronald J. Lavergne Democrat5.5%148

2,668 votes cast.

Town of Lake Arthur

Chief of Police, Town of Lake Arthur

Michael "Mike" Conner (Democrat) won with 65.6% of the vote.

  • Michael "Mike" Conner DemocratElected

    65.6% 550 votes

  • "Jimmy" R. Boudreaux DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 103 votes

  • Perry Wayne Robinson DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 98 votes

  • Bruce A. McGee DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 88 votes

839 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Lake Arthur

David Hanks (Democrat), Ellsworth Duhon (Democrat), Robert B. "Robbie" Bertrand (Democrat), and Mark C. LaPoint (Republican) won.

  • David Hanks DemocratElected

    18.7% 685 votes

  • Ellsworth Duhon DemocratElected

    15.3% 560 votes

  • Robert B. "Robbie" Bertrand DemocratElected

    14.9% 544 votes

  • Mark C. LaPoint RepublicanElected

    14.0% 512 votes

  • J. E. LaPoint DemocratIn runoff

    14.0% 511 votes

  • Betty Moore DemocratIn runoff

    14.0% 511 votes

1 other candidate: 9.2% together
Donald "D. K." Whitman Democrat9.2%338

3,661 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Sandra A. Lafosse (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Sandra A. Lafosse DemocratElected

    57.2% 392 votes

  • Darlene M. Richard DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 293 votes

685 votes cast.