On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Donald E. "Don" Hathaway (Democrat) won with 65.9% of the vote.
Donald E. "Don" Hathaway DemocratElected
65.9%43,106 votes
Jerry Henderson DemocratDefeated
24.2%15,831 votes
"Don" O'Briant RepublicanDefeated
9.9%6,455 votes
65,392 votes cast.
Clerk of Court
Curtis A. Warren (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.
Curtis A. Warren DemocratElected
65.5%37,609 votes
Richard R. Anderson DemocratDefeated
34.5%19,828 votes
57,437 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 1
No one got a majority, so James H. "Jim" Morris (Republican) and John D. "Johnny" Reid (Democrat) went to a runoff.
James H. "Jim" Morris RepublicanIn runoff
41.5%2,198 votes
John D. "Johnny" Reid DemocratIn runoff
29.3%1,554 votes
Richard C. Latsos DemocratDefeated
29.2%1,548 votes
5,300 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 2
Hersey D. Wilson (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.
Hersey D. Wilson DemocratElected
58.2%2,932 votes
Donald C. Levy DemocratDefeated
41.8%2,107 votes
5,039 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 3
Michael D. Williams (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.
Michael D. Williams DemocratElected
53.2%1,738 votes
James Robinson Other partyDefeated
32.1%1,048 votes
Johnny E. Williamson DemocratDefeated
14.7%482 votes
3,268 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 4
No one got a majority, so Gilford L. "Gif" Gillen (Republican) and "Rusty" George (Republican) went to a runoff.
Gilford L. "Gif" Gillen RepublicanIn runoff
46.5%2,489 votes
"Rusty" George RepublicanIn runoff
27.3%1,460 votes
Todd Allen RepublicanDefeated
26.3%1,408 votes
5,357 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 5
No one got a majority, so David Wyndon (Democrat) and Willie Bradford (Democrat) went to a runoff.
David Wyndon DemocratIn runoff
48.7%1,797 votes
Willie Bradford DemocratIn runoff
34.8%1,284 votes
Richard D. Simpson DemocratDefeated
16.5%610 votes
3,691 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 7
Donald Melvin Aytch (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.
Donald Melvin Aytch DemocratElected
62.3%3,068 votes
David R. Carroll RepublicanDefeated
25.2%1,240 votes
Charles L. Ford DemocratDefeated
12.5%618 votes
4,926 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 8
John Escude (Republican) won with 56.4% of the vote.
John Escude RepublicanElected
56.4%4,697 votes
Jeffrey D. Sadow RepublicanDefeated
43.6%3,628 votes
8,325 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 9
"Bob" Brown (Republican) won with 50.1% of the vote.
"Bob" Brown RepublicanElected
50.1%3,283 votes
Lloyd D. Burns RepublicanDefeated
40.3%2,639 votes
John P. Carson DemocratDefeated
9.6%630 votes
6,552 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 11
No one got a majority, so "Ron" Webb (Republican) and Phillip "Phil" Lane (Republican) went to a runoff.
"Ron" Webb RepublicanIn runoff
38.0%2,193 votes
Phillip "Phil" Lane RepublicanIn runoff
24.5%1,417 votes
John Cameron DemocratDefeated
19.3%1,115 votes
Willie Joe Greene DemocratDefeated
18.2%1,052 votes
5,777 votes cast.
Parish Commission Member, District 12
No one got a majority, so Forrest A. Davis (Democrat) and Michael Asher (Republican) went to a runoff.
Forrest A. Davis DemocratIn runoff
41.3%2,341 votes
Michael Asher RepublicanIn runoff
28.6%1,623 votes
Harold Denny RepublicanDefeated
25.3%1,437 votes
Lee G. Morris Other partyDefeated
4.8%270 votes
5,671 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 37th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Max T. Malone (Republican) and Melissa Scott Flournoy (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Max T. Malone 34.6%, Melissa Scott Flournoy 35.9%, "Greg" Barro 29.6%.
Gregory Tarver (Democrat) won with 56.0% of the vote.
Gregory Tarver DemocratElected
56.0%13,687 votes
C. O. Simpkins DemocratDefeated
28.4%6,940 votes
Michael R. Ward DemocratDefeated
15.5%3,798 votes
24,425 votes cast.
State Representative, 2nd Representative District
Danny Mitchell (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Danny Mitchell 58.7%, Carl Henry Franklin 25.3%, Robert "Bubba" Williams 15.9%.
Danny Mitchell DemocratElected
58.0%4,231 votes
Carl Henry Franklin DemocratDefeated
24.8%1,806 votes
Robert "Bubba" Williams DemocratDefeated
17.2%1,256 votes
7,293 votes cast; 6.1% of the 15,241 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so Ernest Baylor, Jr. (Democrat) and Barbara M. Norton (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ernest Baylor, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
36.7%2,794 votes
Barbara M. Norton DemocratIn runoff
29.6%2,254 votes
Roosevelt Shelby DemocratDefeated
23.9%1,819 votes
Alice F. Simmons DemocratDefeated
9.8%750 votes
7,617 votes cast; 6.7% of the 4,741 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 4th Representative District
Cedric Bradford Glover (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.
Cedric Bradford Glover DemocratElected
51.5%4,514 votes
June Phillips DemocratDefeated
21.4%1,876 votes
John Simon DemocratDefeated
14.3%1,253 votes
Melvin Ashley DemocratDefeated
12.9%1,127 votes
8,770 votes cast; 14.0% of the 6,443 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 6th Representative District
B. L. "Buddy" Shaw (Republican) won with 65.7% of the vote.
B. L. "Buddy" Shaw RepublicanElected
65.7%9,096 votes
"Jeff" Rogers DemocratDefeated
34.3%4,759 votes
13,855 votes cast; 40.8% of the 377 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 7th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Beverly G. Bruce (Democrat) and Tommy G. Armstrong (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Beverly G. Bruce 29.2%, Tommy G. Armstrong 62.7%, Lance Britton 8.1%.
Beverly G. Bruce DemocratIn runoff
46.0%5,559 votes
Tommy G. Armstrong RepublicanIn runoff
45.3%5,477 votes
Lance Britton RepublicanDefeated
8.8%1,061 votes
12,097 votes cast; 46.3% of the 3,353 registered voters in the area turned out.