Unofficial results of Tuesday’s election, November 8, indicates Larry Alexander will be mayor of Oberlin. Alexander gained 344 votes (55 percent) to beat Wallace Bellard Jr., who had 283 votes (45 percent).
The rest of the mayor races in the parish appeared to remain with the incumbents being victorious. In Reeves, Chris Guillory beat his challenger, Kelvin Rion by receiving 55 percent of the vote (58 votes). Rion received 47 votes. Elizabeth Mayor Mandy Green beat out three candidates with 59 percent of the vote (128). Challengers were Tina Maricle Coleman with 30 percent (66), Stacy R. Haymon with seven percent (16) and Swen Rortvedt with three percent (7).
In area chief of police races, Grady K. Haynes managed to claim 51 percent (327) to challenger’s Wayne Courville with 49 percent (317). Katrina Ford, incumbent in Elizabeth, lost to Shane Ware, who received 70 percent (151). Ford had 30 percent (64).
A council race in Kinder ended with Susanne “Sue” Sonnier winning the council member-at-large seat with 59 percent (357) compared to Robert Kobdeaux Jr. with 26 percent (157) and Jeremy Walker with 14 percent (87). In District Three, Jerry L. Nevils Jr. won with 62 percent (106) against Charles Buck with 38 percent (66).
Oberlin’s alderman-at-large seat was won by Abraham “Ham” McCleon III with 51 percent (319). His opponents were Romelzy Willis Jr. with 39 percent (246) and Toney P. Locks with 10 percent (65). The District One seat was captured by Ryan Rozas with 67 percent (92). He beat Kandra Manuel Willis, who had 33 percent (46). Gary “Pecun” Marcantel beat incumbent Linda “Whip” Boulden in District Three with 61 percent (107). Boulden had 39 percent (67).
In Elizabeth, no candidate gained over 50 percent, but three aldermen were to be elected by voters. Leading were Stacy Earl Weldon with 25 percent (135); Kenneth “Ken” Kelly with 23 percent (122); and Mea Sonnier Dillehay with 21 percent (114). Other candidates were Brenda Johnson Dunham with nine percent (50), Nikolas K. Ray with four percent (23); Angela Smith with nine percent (47); and Kelly Stalsby with nine percent (47).
In the parish’s school board races, Kevin Tyler and Gregory Monceaux beat both of their challengers. Tyler won 72 percent of the vote (564) against James Nelson with 28 percent (222). Monceaux received 55 percent (588) against Tonya Ryder with 45 percent (486). In the two new board seats, District Four and District Eight, winners were named – Robert “Pete” Cavenah with 70 percent (578) and Carleen Brown Mahaffey with 62 percent (526), respectively. Cavenah’s challenger, Nicole Fontenot received 30 percent (244). Mahaffey’s challenger, Chad Reeves received 38 percent (322).
Jimmy R. Young won the Justice of the Peace Ward Three seat with 60 percent of the vote (425). Michael Dotson, challenger, received 40 percent (280).
Parish voters said yes to a 5.30 millage renewal for Road District Number Five with 53 percent for the renewal (978). Voting against the renewal were 47 percent (875). They also renewed 6.47 mills for Fire Protection District Number One with 55 percent for (89) and 45 percent against (73).
The parishwide proposition for four mills, a renewal, barely failed with 51 percent against (3,061) and 49 percent for (2,957). These dollars are used to support the courthouse and parish jail.
Voters did support John Kennedy with 79 percent (5,033 of the 6,386 votes cast). Statewide, Kennedy also was declared the winner with 63 percent at press time (814,805 with 3,877 of 3,937 precincts reporting).
The public service commissioner’s race for District Four indicated voters in the parish supported Mike Francis with 60 percent (3,513). Bodin received 13 percent (784) and Latour received 27 percent (1,584). Statewide, at press time, 907 precincts of the 908 had reported. Francis had 59 percent statewide (146,095).
In the amendment races, the parish said no to:
•Amendment One (73 percent – 4,433)
•Amendment Three (61 percent – 3,755)
•Amendment Five (60 percent – 3,640)
•Amendment Six (59 percent – 3,525)
•Amendment Seven (65 percent – 3,915).
The parish did support:
•Amendment Two (72 percent – 4,415)
•Amendment Four (73 percent – 4,451)
•Amendment Eight (53 percent – 3,180).
Statewide, with 61 of the 64 precincts reporting, voters voted against Amendment One (64 percent), Amendment Three (67 percent), Amendment Five (58 percent), Amendment Six (51 percent) and Amendment Seven (61 percent). Those amendments passing were Amendment Two (73 percent), Amendment Four (75 percent) and Amendment Eight (54 percent).
