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Lincoln 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, Ward 1, District B

Rob Shadoin (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Rob Shadoin DemocratElected

    60.6% 832 votes

  • Richard I Ballard RepublicanDefeated

    39.4% 541 votes

1,373 votes cast.

Member of School Board, Ward 1, District E

Otha Anders (Democrat) won with 66.2% of the vote.

  • Otha Anders DemocratElected

    66.2% 519 votes

  • Bill Smith DemocratDefeated

    33.8% 265 votes

784 votes cast.

Member of School Board, Ward 2, District A

No one got a majority, so Mattie M Harrison (Democrat) and Thomas W Odom (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mattie M Harrison DemocratIn runoff

    36.4% 167 votes

  • Thomas W Odom DemocratIn runoff

    20.0% 92 votes

  • Alvin Bradley DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 80 votes

  • Earlo Anderson DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 75 votes

  • Charles F Turner DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 45 votes

459 votes cast.

Member of School Board, Ward 3

Curtis Dowling (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

  • Curtis Dowling DemocratElected

    57.7% 384 votes

  • Nancy Joyner Durrett DemocratDefeated

    42.3% 281 votes

665 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Grambling

Chief of Police, City of Grambling

No one got a majority, so Claud L Aker (Democrat) and Lugene "Smitty" Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Claud L Aker DemocratIn runoff

    40.6% 299 votes

  • Lugene "Smitty" Smith DemocratIn runoff

    30.4% 224 votes

  • Ta'Darren "Smokey" Jackson DemocratDefeated

    29.0% 214 votes

737 votes cast.

Council Member(s), City of Grambling

A D Smith, Jr. (Democrat), Beverly K Spearman (Democrat), Martha Bennette Woodard Andrus (Democrat), Birdex Copeland, Jr. (Democrat), and M.J. (mutt) Bryan (Democrat) won.

  • A D Smith, Jr. DemocratElected

    17.3% 510 votes

  • Beverly K Spearman DemocratElected

    16.7% 493 votes

  • Martha Bennette Woodard Andrus DemocratElected

    13.9% 411 votes

  • Birdex Copeland, Jr. DemocratElected

    13.1% 388 votes

  • M.J. (mutt) Bryan DemocratElected

    12.4% 367 votes

3 other candidates: 26.5% together
Flynn A Ludley Democrat12.2%361
Russell LeDay Democrat8.5%251
James Goree, Jr. Democrat5.8%170

2,951 votes cast.

City of Ruston

Mayor, City of Ruston

Dan Hollingsworth (Other party) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Dan Hollingsworth Other partyElected

    59.8% 2,817 votes

  • Jack P Love Other partyDefeated

    23.4% 1,102 votes

  • Hilda Taylor Perritt DemocratDefeated

    16.8% 794 votes

4,713 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 1, City of Ruston

Levell Thurman (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • Levell Thurman DemocratElected

    52.2% 325 votes

  • Bill Riley Other partyDefeated

    47.8% 298 votes

623 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 2, City of Ruston

Elmore D Mayfield (Democrat) won with 79.0% of the vote.

  • Elmore D Mayfield DemocratElected

    79.0% 549 votes

  • Joe Spencer DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 146 votes

695 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 3, City of Ruston

Jim Tuten (Democrat) won with 64.2% of the vote.

  • Jim Tuten DemocratElected

    64.2% 1,031 votes

  • Troy Smalling DemocratDefeated

    35.8% 576 votes

1,607 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 4, City of Ruston

Jim Pearce (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Jim Pearce DemocratElected

    50.9% 446 votes

  • Steve Hammons Other partyDefeated

    23.6% 207 votes

  • Mary Kilpatrick RepublicanDefeated

    16.9% 148 votes

  • Barney Payton DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 76 votes

877 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 5, City of Ruston

David Hedgepeth (Republican) won with 66.4% of the vote.

  • David Hedgepeth RepublicanElected

    66.4% 479 votes

  • Pat Cardwell DemocratDefeated

    33.6% 242 votes

721 votes cast.

Town of Dubach

Mayor, Town of Dubach

Margaret Rogers (Republican) won with 74.7% of the vote.

  • Margaret Rogers RepublicanElected

    74.7% 207 votes

  • Teresa "Tejo" Avery RepublicanDefeated

    25.3% 70 votes

277 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Dubach

Hubert Hayden (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.

  • Hubert Hayden DemocratElected

    64.1% 175 votes

  • Doyle Cobb DemocratDefeated

    35.9% 98 votes

273 votes cast.

Village of Choudrant

Chief of Police, Village of Choudrant

No one got a majority, so Bobby Joe Milner (Republican) and Randy Pye (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bobby Joe Milner RepublicanIn runoff

    45.3% 77 votes

  • Randy Pye DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 40 votes

  • Jimmy McGrew DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 38 votes

  • Howard Butt RepublicanDefeated

    8.8% 15 votes

170 votes cast.

Village of Simsboro

Chief of Police, Village of Simsboro

Greg Liner (Republican) won with 84.1% of the vote.

  • Greg Liner RepublicanElected

    84.1% 190 votes

  • Bill Barnes DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 36 votes

226 votes cast.