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Richland 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

Albert C. Christman (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Albert C. Christman RepublicanElected

    56.8% 409 votes

  • Milton Linder DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 311 votes

720 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

James Hough (Democrat) won with 74.9% of the vote.

  • James Hough DemocratElected

    74.9% 245 votes

  • Leon Smith DemocratDefeated

    25.1% 82 votes

327 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

John David Knight (Republican) won with 54.8% of the vote.

  • John David Knight RepublicanElected

    54.8% 229 votes

  • Robert L. Adams DemocratDefeated

    45.2% 189 votes

418 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

William Burgess (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • William Burgess DemocratElected

    60.7% 294 votes

  • Shelton Sharbono DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 190 votes

484 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

No one got a majority, so Robert L. Boughton (Democrat) and David L. Barton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert L. Boughton DemocratIn runoff

    37.3% 209 votes

  • David L. Barton DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 196 votes

  • Sallie H. Williams RepublicanDefeated

    27.8% 156 votes

561 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Delhi

Alderman, District A, Town of Delhi

No one got a majority, so Shirley A. McDade (Democrat) and Larry W. Rancher (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Shirley A. McDade DemocratIn runoff

    40.2% 103 votes

  • Larry W. Rancher DemocratIn runoff

    37.9% 97 votes

  • Vernell Scott DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 56 votes

256 votes cast.

Alderman, District B, Town of Delhi

Michael J. "Mike" Singley (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.

  • Michael J. "Mike" Singley RepublicanElected

    54.7% 82 votes

  • John N. Shore DemocratDefeated

    45.3% 68 votes

150 votes cast.

Alderman, District C, Town of Delhi

No one got a majority, so Beverly A. Smith (Democrat) and Perry Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Beverly A. Smith DemocratIn runoff

    35.9% 70 votes

  • Perry Smith DemocratIn runoff

    35.9% 70 votes

  • Robert E. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    28.2% 55 votes

195 votes cast.

Alderman, District E, Town of Delhi

"Bill" McKinney (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • "Bill" McKinney DemocratElected

    62.6% 154 votes

  • J. Lynn Lewis DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 92 votes

246 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Pro. District No. 8, $100 Parcel Fee, Police Jury

Passed: 91.6% voted yes and 8.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    91.6% 206 votes

  • No

    8.4% 19 votes

225 votes cast.