David 'Bo' Ginn Explained

Charles David 'Bo' Ginn
Office:Louisiana State Senator from District 33 (East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, and West Carroll parishes; in second term, East Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll and five precincts from Ouachita Parish)
Term Start:1980
Term End:1988
Preceded:Edwards Barham
Succeeded:Willie E. Crain
Birth Date:1 August 1927
Birth Place:Virginia
Death Date:2006
Spouse:Patricia Lois Ginn
Party:Democrat
Residence:Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana, USA

Not related to Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, former U.S. representative from Georgia's 1st congressional district

Charles David Ginn, known as David 'Bo' Ginn Williams (1 August 1927 - 2006), is a Democrat former member of the Louisiana State Senate from Bastrop, Louisiana. He formerly resided in Tupelo, Mississippi.[1] From 1980 to 1988, Ginn represented Senate District 33, which in the first term encompassed his own Morehouse Parish and Richland, West Carroll, and East Carroll parishes in the northeastern portion of his state.[2]

In the 1979 primary election, Ginn upset Edwards Barham, a one-term Republican and the first member of his party since Reconstruction elected to the Louisiana Senate. Ginn won reelection in 1983, when he defeated fellow Democrat Willie E. Crain, 23,062 (52.5 percent) to 20,865 (47.5 percent). This time, the district included Madison Parish, five precincts from Ouachita Parish, as well as Morehouse, Richland, and East and West Carroll.[3] Ginn did not seek a third term in the 1987 primary, as voters elected Willie Crain to the seat by a large margin.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Ginn in the U.S. Public Records Index. search.ancestry.com. January 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011. legis.state.la.us. October 20, 2014. April 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404072507/http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf. live.
  3. Web site: Official Election Results: 10/22/1983. Louisiana Secretary of State. October 20, 2014. October 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013208/http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10221983/10221983_Legislative.html. live.
  4. Web site: Official Election Results: 10/24/1987. Louisiana Secretary of State. October 20, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042601/http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10241987/10241987_Legislative.html. live.