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Caldwell 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

Steven E. May (Democrat) won with 54.7% of the vote.

  • Steven E. May DemocratElected

    54.7% 2,770 votes

  • Charles B. Thompson DemocratDefeated

    29.4% 1,490 votes

  • "Doug" Crockett DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 713 votes

  • Robert E. "Bob" Claunch DemocratDefeated

    1.2% 62 votes

  • B. R. Swim DemocratDefeated

    0.5% 27 votes

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

5,062 votes cast.

Assessor

Bonita Poole Brooks (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.

  • Bonita Poole Brooks DemocratElected

    66.1% 2,947 votes

  • Gary Rider Other partyDefeated

    33.9% 1,514 votes

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

4,461 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so J N "Buddy" Bailes (Democrat) and Robert S. Duncan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J N "Buddy" Bailes DemocratIn runoff

    38.9% 265 votes

  • Robert S. Duncan DemocratIn runoff

    26.0% 177 votes

  • Emma Jean Richardson DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 154 votes

  • Janice Jones DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 86 votes

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

682 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

"Bobby" Ryan (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • "Bobby" Ryan DemocratElected

    53.6% 415 votes

  • Jimmy B. Duff DemocratDefeated

    46.4% 359 votes

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

774 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant (Democrat) and Henry Dale (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant DemocratIn runoff

    48.4% 387 votes

  • Henry Dale DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 299 votes

  • Tony Little Other partyDefeated

    14.1% 113 votes

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

799 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Kevin Martin (Republican) and Eddie V. Hearns (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kevin Martin RepublicanIn runoff

    38.8% 233 votes

  • Eddie V. Hearns DemocratIn runoff

    33.8% 203 votes

  • Van P. Griffin DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 164 votes

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

600 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Jerry Bailey (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Jerry Bailey RepublicanElected

    56.8% 398 votes

  • Quinton May RepublicanDefeated

    43.2% 303 votes

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

701 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so T. W. Barnhill (Democrat) and Roy Smith (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • T. W. Barnhill DemocratIn runoff

    21.4% 157 votes

  • Roy Smith RepublicanIn runoff

    19.9% 146 votes

  • Irving Nelson, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 122 votes

  • "Johnnie" Ratcliff DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 89 votes

6 other candidates: 30.0% together
Glenn Barnhill Democrat9.5%70
Pirl Linton Democrat6.7%49
LaVelle Dollar Democrat5.7%42
Russell Vallotton, Jr. Republican4.2%31
"Lou" Exline Democrat3.1%23
Barry Johnson Other party0.7%5

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

734 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Denis "D. J." Jacobson (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Denis "D. J." Jacobson DemocratElected

    51.7% 342 votes

  • Glen Grant DemocratDefeated

    48.3% 320 votes

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

662 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

Noble Ellington (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble Ellington 78.4%, Larry Minton 21.6%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratElected

    69.3% 27,001 votes

  • Larry Minton RepublicanDefeated

    30.7% 11,954 votes

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

38,955 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishNoble EllingtonLarry MintonTurnout
Caldwell Parish78.4%3,68821.6%1,014
Catahoula Parish73.1%3,10326.9%1,144
Concordia Parish71.0%4,78729.0%1,953
Franklin Parish74.3%5,75625.7%1,990
LaSalle Parish73.6%4,52726.4%1,620
Ouachita Parish66.5%2,43633.5%1,228
Rapides Parish47.4%2,70452.6%3,005

State Representative, 20th Representative District

Lelon Kenney (Democrat) won with 69.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Lelon Kenney 80.1%, Roger Beall 19.9%.

  • Lelon Kenney DemocratElected

    69.1% 10,812 votes

  • Roger Beall DemocratDefeated

    30.9% 4,846 votes

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

15,658 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLelon KenneyRoger BeallTurnout
Caldwell Parish80.1%3,76619.9%936
Catahoula Parish67.5%2,17232.5%1,047
Concordia Parish67.2%23832.8%116
Franklin Parish62.8%4,63637.2%2,747

Statewide and federal races in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 29.5%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 14.8%, Jerry M. Fowler 17.9%, Mary Chehardy 7.4%.

  • 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: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: "Jim" Brown 48.8%, Allen Boudreaux 31.7%, Winston W. Riddick 19.5%.

  • "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: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 75.3%, William J. Jefferson 14.1%, "Tom" Greene 2.4%, "Phil" Preis 1.7%.

  • 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: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 72.7%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 12.8%, Cornel Martin 12.9%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.5%.

  • 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: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: John Kennedy 50.0%, Ken Duncan 50.0%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 38.9%, Against 61.1%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 66.7%, Against 33.3%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 31.8%, Against 68.2%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 40.5%, Against 59.5%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 47.2%, Against 52.8%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 58.6%, Against 41.4%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 40.1%, Against 59.9%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 55.6%, Against 44.4%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 46.8%, Against 53.2%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: For 37.4%, Against 62.6%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.