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Bienville Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 23, 1999, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so Lucky Raley (Democrat) and John E. Ballance (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Lucky Raley DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 2,031 votes

  • John E. Ballance DemocratIn runoff

    26.3% 1,658 votes

  • Reginald H. Shaw DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 1,045 votes

  • Craig E. Whitman DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 698 votes

3 other candidates: 13.7% together
Sammy W. Warren Democrat6.6%414
Keith Bates Democrat5.8%367
Larry McDonald Democrat1.3%81

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

6,294 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Jim Martin (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.

  • Jim Martin DemocratElected

    62.3% 3,376 votes

  • Jo Ann Anderson DemocratDefeated

    37.7% 2,047 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

5,423 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Bill Sims (Democrat) won with 79.6% of the vote.

  • Bill Sims DemocratElected

    79.6% 723 votes

  • Chris F. Davidson Other partyDefeated

    20.4% 185 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

908 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Huey P. Vernon (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Huey P. Vernon DemocratElected

    51.3% 463 votes

  • Jerry W. Jackson DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 209 votes

  • Oswald Townsend Other partyDefeated

    17.7% 160 votes

  • Ivory "Dickie" Morris DemocratDefeated

    7.8% 70 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

902 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Ben Wiggins (Democrat) won with 61.2% of the vote.

  • Ben Wiggins DemocratElected

    61.2% 492 votes

  • Gary Iverson DemocratDefeated

    38.8% 312 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

804 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Tommy Thompson (Democrat) and Douglas Buckley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tommy Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 458 votes

  • Douglas Buckley DemocratIn runoff

    29.5% 270 votes

  • Richard Walker DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 147 votes

  • Ruthann Kidd DemocratDefeated

    4.5% 41 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

916 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 36th Senatorial District

Foster L. Campbell, Jr. (Democrat) won with 74.8% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 76.5%, Russ McInnis 23.5%.

  • Foster L. Campbell, Jr. DemocratElected

    74.8% 21,686 votes

  • Russ McInnis RepublicanDefeated

    25.2% 7,296 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

28,982 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.Russ McInnisTurnout
Bienville Parish76.5%4,34323.5%1,337
Bossier Parish70.3%5,57629.7%2,352
Claiborne Parish76.1%1,70023.9%533
Webster Parish76.6%10,06723.4%3,074

State Representative, 11th Representative District

Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (Democrat) won with 80.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson 73.9%, Douglas R. Sapp 26.1%.

  • Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson DemocratElected

    80.1% 8,363 votes

  • Douglas R. Sapp DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 2,075 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

10,438 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishPinkie Carolyn WilkersonDouglas R. SappTurnout
Bienville Parish73.9%88026.1%311
Claiborne Parish82.3%4,12317.7%885
Lincoln Parish78.5%3,01221.5%824
Union Parish86.4%34813.6%55

Statewide and federal races in Bienville Parish

Commissioner of Elections

No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Suzanne Haik Terrell (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 18.8%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 11.7%, Jerry M. Fowler 31.5%, Mary Chehardy 5.0%.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff

    26.3% 305,919 votes

  • Suzanne Haik Terrell RepublicanIn runoff

    22.1% 257,182 votes

  • Jerry M. Fowler DemocratDefeated

    21.3% 247,961 votes

  • Mary Chehardy Other partyDefeated

    7.7% 90,131 votes

7 other candidates: 22.6% together
Wray Anderson Republican5.4%63,381
Charles Brou Democrat4.6%53,770
"Jim" Crowley Democrat4.1%47,717
Ben Beychok Democrat3.3%38,224
Neil "Sam" Melancon Republican2.1%24,939
Robert K. Lansden Other party1.7%20,348
Gary Reynolds Republican1.3%15,245

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,164,817 votes cast.

Commissioner of Insurance

No one got a majority, so "Jim" Brown (Democrat) and Allen Boudreaux (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Jim" Brown 53.5%, Allen Boudreaux 28.7%, Winston W. Riddick 17.8%.

  • "Jim" Brown DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 551,927 votes

  • Allen Boudreaux RepublicanIn runoff

    30.3% 357,934 votes

  • Winston W. Riddick DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 269,945 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,179,806 votes cast.

Governor

Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 54.3%, William J. Jefferson 34.1%, "Tom" Greene 1.4%, "Phil" Preis 0.9%.

  • Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. RepublicanElected

    62.2% 805,203 votes

  • William J. Jefferson DemocratDefeated

    29.5% 382,445 votes

  • "Tom" Greene RepublicanDefeated

    2.7% 35,434 votes

  • "Phil" Preis DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 23,445 votes

7 other candidates: 3.8% together
Berl "Uncle Berl" Bush Democrat1.0%12,497
Belinda Alexandrenko Other party0.7%8,978
Messiah Darryl Paul Ward Democrat0.6%7,645
"Bob" McElroy Democrat0.6%7,511
Charles V. Bellone Democrat0.4%5,432
Sid Baron Other party0.3%3,669
Ronnie Glynn Johnson Other party0.2%2,946

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,295,205 votes cast.

Lieutenant Governor

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 80.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 76.7%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 8.6%, Cornel Martin 13.4%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.3%.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    80.2% 968,249 votes

  • Kevin Joseph Duplantis RepublicanDefeated

    10.0% 121,296 votes

  • Cornel Martin RepublicanDefeated

    8.1% 98,122 votes

  • Sadie Roberts-Joseph Other partyDefeated

    1.6% 19,345 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,207,012 votes cast.

Treasurer

John Kennedy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: John Kennedy 58.2%, Ken Duncan 41.8%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,119,115 votes cast.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Changes to Legislative Sessions

Passed: 46.2% voted for and 53.8% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 47.3%, Against 52.7%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

828,880 votes cast.

Amendment 2

Tobacco Settlement/Millennium Trust

Passed: 70.3% voted for and 29.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 76.4%, Against 23.6%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

830,983 votes cast.

Amendment 3

Permits biennial budgets

Passed: 35.9% voted for and 64.1% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 31.4%, Against 68.6%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

845,238 votes cast.

Amendment 4

Supplemental pay for certain police

Passed: 46.0% voted for and 54.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 47.2%, Against 52.8%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

894,029 votes cast.

Amendment 5

Donation/surplus prop. among law enforcement

Passed: 51.4% voted for and 48.6% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 54.8%, Against 45.2%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

874,680 votes cast.

Amendment 6

Donation of asphalt from state to parish/mun.

Passed: 59.3% voted for and 40.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 65.0%, Against 35.0%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

880,593 votes cast.

Amendment 7

Prohibs. reduction of funds/certain institut.

Passed: 43.4% voted for and 56.6% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 39.0%, Against 61.0%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

874,764 votes cast.

Amendment 8

Limit automatic pardons

Passed: 53.7% voted for and 46.3% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 51.1%, Against 48.9%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

883,037 votes cast.

Amendment 9

Repeals Wds. 9, 10 & 11 of Rapides School Bd.

Passed: 51.3% voted for and 48.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 50.0%, Against 50.0%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

859,360 votes cast.

Amendment 10

Tax exemption/Orleans blighted property

Passed: 49.0% voted for and 51.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: For 45.1%, Against 54.9%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

No precinct map: Bienville Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

872,911 votes cast.