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Caddo 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

Stephen W. Prator (Republican) won with 70.5% of the vote.

  • Stephen W. Prator RepublicanElected

    70.5% 37,739 votes

  • Marshall W. Nelson DemocratDefeated

    25.9% 13,858 votes

  • Robert N. Creamer Other partyDefeated

    3.6% 1,921 votes

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

53,518 votes cast.

Assessor

Charles R. Henington, Jr. (Democrat) won with 79.9% of the vote.

  • Charles R. Henington, Jr. DemocratElected

    79.9% 39,436 votes

  • John W. Wessler RepublicanDefeated

    20.1% 9,944 votes

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

49,380 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 1

James H. "Jim" Morris (Republican) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • James H. "Jim" Morris RepublicanElected

    52.4% 2,280 votes

  • Sybil B. Walker DemocratDefeated

    47.6% 2,068 votes

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

4,348 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 2

Rose Wilson McCulloch (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

  • Rose Wilson McCulloch DemocratElected

    65.4% 2,545 votes

  • Donald C. Levy DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 1,345 votes

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

3,890 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 3

No one got a majority, so Carl A. Pierson, Sr. (Democrat) and Bobby Joe Cooper (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carl A. Pierson, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    25.5% 738 votes

  • Bobby Joe Cooper DemocratIn runoff

    24.0% 696 votes

  • James Robinson DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 676 votes

  • Gail Guidry Griffin DemocratDefeated

    16.9% 489 votes

  • Lloyd H. Anderson DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 300 votes

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

2,899 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 5

Joyce Bowman (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Joyce Bowman DemocratElected

    53.1% 1,608 votes

  • David Wyndon DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 1,422 votes

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

3,030 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 7

No one got a majority, so Willie "JC" Critton (Democrat) and Patrick C. Williams (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Willie "JC" Critton DemocratIn runoff

    48.1% 1,862 votes

  • Patrick C. Williams DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 1,223 votes

  • Preston Edwards Other partyDefeated

    13.1% 507 votes

  • Charles L. Ford DemocratDefeated

    7.3% 282 votes

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

3,874 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 9

"Bob" Brown (Republican) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • "Bob" Brown RepublicanElected

    69.0% 3,830 votes

  • Frank Koerner DemocratDefeated

    31.0% 1,719 votes

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

5,549 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 11

"Ron" Webb (Republican) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • "Ron" Webb RepublicanElected

    55.1% 2,677 votes

  • Tommy Armstrong RepublicanDefeated

    44.9% 2,178 votes

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

4,855 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 12

Forrest A. Davis (Democrat) won with 64.5% of the vote.

  • Forrest A. Davis DemocratElected

    64.5% 3,265 votes

  • Michael Asher RepublicanDefeated

    35.5% 1,798 votes

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

5,063 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 37th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Max T. Malone (Republican) and Donald "Don" M. Pierson, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Max T. Malone 45.1%, Donald "Don" M. Pierson, Jr. 35.6%, Robert E. "Bob" Barton 19.3%.

  • Max T. Malone RepublicanIn runoff

    40.6% 8,830 votes

  • Donald "Don" M. Pierson, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    32.0% 6,973 votes

  • Robert E. "Bob" Barton RepublicanDefeated

    27.4% 5,966 votes

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

21,769 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMax T. MaloneDonald "Don" M. Pierson, Jr.Robert E. "Bob" BartonTurnout
Bossier Parish34.6%3,25927.4%2,58438.0%3,587
Caddo Parish45.1%5,57135.6%4,38919.3%2,379

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 70.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: "Ron" Bean 71.2%, "Dan" Perkins 28.8%.

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanElected

    70.8% 17,866 votes

  • "Dan" Perkins RepublicanDefeated

    29.2% 7,368 votes

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

25,234 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Ron" Bean"Dan" PerkinsTurnout
Caddo Parish71.2%15,01628.8%6,066
De Soto Parish68.6%2,85031.4%1,302

State Representative, 2nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Lydia P. Jackson (Democrat) and Willie Bradford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Lydia P. Jackson 38.0%, Willie Bradford 34.5%, Michael D. Williams 19.7%, "Bubba" Williams 5.4%.

  • Lydia P. Jackson DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 2,282 votes

  • Willie Bradford DemocratIn runoff

    33.6% 2,033 votes

  • Michael D. Williams DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 1,132 votes

  • "Bubba" Williams DemocratDefeated

    5.6% 339 votes

  • Robert E. Hayden DemocratDefeated

    4.3% 258 votes

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

6,044 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Bossier ParishLydia P. Jackson35.1%
Caddo ParishLydia P. Jackson38.0%

State Representative, 3rd Representative District

Ernest Baylor, Jr. (Democrat) won with 88.8% of the vote.

  • Ernest Baylor, Jr. DemocratElected

    88.8% 5,429 votes

  • Mark Bolding RepublicanDefeated

    11.2% 684 votes

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

6,113 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Juvenile Court, Elec. Sect. 2B

No one got a majority, so Paul Young (Democrat) and Frances Pitman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Paul Young DemocratIn runoff

    33.4% 6,333 votes

  • Frances Pitman DemocratIn runoff

    33.1% 6,278 votes

  • W. B. "Pete" King RepublicanDefeated

    21.2% 4,021 votes

  • Henry "Hank" Bellamy RepublicanDefeated

    7.3% 1,375 votes

  • Jack A. Williams RepublicanDefeated

    5.0% 951 votes

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

18,958 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 24.0%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 23.4%, Jerry M. Fowler 27.9%, Mary Chehardy 2.6%.

  • 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: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: "Jim" Brown 47.9%, Allen Boudreaux 33.1%, Winston W. Riddick 19.0%.

  • "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: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 54.0%, William J. Jefferson 41.8%, "Tom" Greene 1.4%, "Phil" Preis 0.8%.

  • 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: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 84.6%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 10.8%, Cornel Martin 3.5%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.0%.

  • 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: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: John Kennedy 47.0%, Ken Duncan 53.0%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire District No. 4, Bond, BOC

Passed: 70.4% voted yes and 29.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    70.4% 978 votes

  • No

    29.6% 411 votes

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

1,389 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 Caddo Parish: For 55.5%, Against 44.5%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 74.9%, Against 25.1%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 40.3%, Against 59.7%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 45.3%, Against 54.7%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 53.6%, Against 46.4%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 58.8%, Against 41.2%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 40.7%, Against 59.3%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 52.0%, Against 48.0%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 57.1%, Against 42.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: For 46.7%, Against 53.3%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.