Block, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
57,799
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 62:
Line 62: + + Line 70:
Line 72: +
→Election history
===Election history===
===Election history===
====1987 and 1990 losses====
Bean lost his first race for the state Senate in 1987 when he was defeated by incumbent Democrat Richard Grady Neeson, Sr. (born 1946). Bean was also defeated by fellow Republican Hazel Fain Beard in the race for mayor of Shreveport in 1990. He received only 5,056 votes (8 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] for mayor.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Caddo Parish), 1990.</ref>
Bean lost his first race for the state Senate in 1987 when he was defeated by incumbent Democrat Richard Grady Neeson, Sr. (born 1946). Bean was also defeated by fellow Republican Hazel Fain Beard in the race for mayor of Shreveport in 1990. He received only 5,056 votes (8 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] for mayor.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Caddo Parish), 1990.</ref>
====1991 victory====
In the 1991 primary for state senator, Bean secured a general election berth against fellow Republican [[Tommy Armstrong]], a [[conservative]] candidate who was serving a one-year unexpired term in the Louisiana House of Representatives created by the resignation of Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell, who became a state district court judge. Armstrong had also been a member of the Caddo Parish Commission, formerly known as the police jury. His continuous police jury service began in 1976 at the same time as that of Bean. Armstrong left the commission with a year remaining in his fourth term. Armstrong led with 13,354 votes (40 percent), and Bean followed with 8,866 votes (26 percent). Republican Ken Wright, with 6,088 votes (18 percent), ran third, and Democrat Bobby Bruce Shofner (born 1948), with 5,494 votes (15 percent), finished in fourth place.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>
In the 1991 primary for state senator, Bean secured a general election berth against fellow Republican [[Tommy Armstrong]], a [[conservative]] candidate who was serving a one-year unexpired term in the Louisiana House of Representatives created by the resignation of Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell, who became a state district court judge. Armstrong had also been a member of the Caddo Parish Commission, formerly known as the police jury. His continuous police jury service began in 1976 at the same time as that of Bean. Armstrong left the commission with a year remaining in his fourth term. Armstrong led with 13,354 votes (40 percent), and Bean followed with 8,866 votes (26 percent). Republican Ken Wright, with 6,088 votes (18 percent), ran third, and Democrat Bobby Bruce Shofner (born 1948), with 5,494 votes (15 percent), finished in fourth place.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>
"The third time around [1991; actually fourth time counting the police jury defeat] was the charm, and the citizens were smart enough to elect him," said Diana M. Simek, another of Bean's campaign managers. "Even in the losses, he never lost his sense of humor ..." For twelve years he served District 38, which includes Shreveport and parts of DeSoto Parish to the south.
"The third time around [1991; actually fourth time counting the police jury defeat] was the charm, and the citizens were smart enough to elect him," said Diana M. Simek, another of Bean's campaign managers. "Even in the losses, he never lost his sense of humor ..." For twelve years he served District 38, which includes Shreveport and parts of DeSoto Parish to the south.
====Reelections in 1995 and 1996====\
In 1995, the conservative [[Christian Coalition]] and [[Family Research Council]] attempted to unseat Bean's bid for a third term in the nonpartisan blanket primary. In the first round, Bean led with 15,044 votes (49.6 percent) to 12,636 ballots (41.7 percent) for fellow Republican Judy Dawson Boykin (born 1952), a member of the Caddo Parish School Board. A third candidate, Democrat Jim Crowley, polled 2,652 votes (8.7 percent). In the general election, Bean was a narrow winner: 16,550 (50.8 percent) to Boykin's 15,995 (49.2 percent).
In 1995, the conservative [[Christian Coalition]] and [[Family Research Council]] attempted to unseat Bean's bid for a third term in the nonpartisan blanket primary. In the first round, Bean led with 15,044 votes (49.6 percent) to 12,636 ballots (41.7 percent) for fellow Republican Judy Dawson Boykin (born 1952), a member of the Caddo Parish School Board. A third candidate, Democrat Jim Crowley, polled 2,652 votes (8.7 percent). In the general election, Bean was a narrow winner: 16,550 (50.8 percent) to Boykin's 15,995 (49.2 percent).