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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Local election results for Saturday, October 23, 1999, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so Rodney Arbuckle (Democrat) and Mike Lee (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Rodney Arbuckle DemocratIn runoff
34.8%2,846 votes
Mike Lee DemocratIn runoff
23.2%1,900 votes
Alan W. Bounds DemocratDefeated
16.5%1,352 votes
James W. "Jim" McLamb DemocratDefeated
12.3%1,010 votes
3 other candidates: 13.1% together
Sammy Joe Odom Democrat
8.5%
695
Stuart "Boogie" Laffitte Democrat
2.5%
207
Raymond "Doug" Adkinson Republican
2.1%
172
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney Arbuckle
Mike Lee
Alan W. Bounds
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,305 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 877 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,182 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1A
No one got a majority, so Charles A. Burford (Democrat) and J. E. Holmes (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Charles A. Burford DemocratIn runoff
30.5%262 votes
J. E. Holmes DemocratIn runoff
16.1%138 votes
Harold Timmons Other partyDefeated
15.9%136 votes
Connie Jackson DemocratDefeated
15.2%130 votes
3 other candidates: 22.4% together
Jimmy Wheless Democrat
7.8%
67
Imri D. Matthews Democrat
7.6%
65
Mike Harris Democrat
7.0%
60
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles A. Burford
J. E. Holmes
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 829 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 29 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
858 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1B
Dewayne Mitchell (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.
Dewayne Mitchell DemocratElected
55.5%506 votes
Danny Hall DemocratDefeated
29.9%272 votes
Sharon "Brandy" Morris DemocratDefeated
14.6%133 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dewayne Mitchell
Danny Hall
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 865 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 46 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
911 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1C
No one got a majority, so O. H. "Bubba" Jones (Democrat) and Gary W. Brummett (Democrat) went to a runoff.
O. H. "Bubba" Jones DemocratIn runoff
41.4%351 votes
Gary W. Brummett DemocratIn runoff
36.0%305 votes
Sherry S. Crager DemocratDefeated
22.6%192 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
O. H. "Bubba" Jones
Gary W. Brummett
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 807 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
848 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
Richard T. Burford (Other party) won with 50.8% of the vote.
Richard T. Burford Other partyElected
50.8%439 votes
Bobby G. Boyd DemocratDefeated
49.2%425 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard T. Burford
Bobby G. Boyd
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 838 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
864 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4A
G. Wayne Williams (Other party) won with 56.6% of the vote.
G. Wayne Williams Other partyElected
56.6%487 votes
Don Glover DemocratDefeated
43.4%374 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
G. Wayne Williams
Don Glover
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 418 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 443 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
861 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4B
Marlin L. "Doodle" Caston (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.
Marlin L. "Doodle" Caston DemocratElected
51.1%302 votes
Alphonsa "Nett" Spencer Carter DemocratDefeated
48.9%289 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Marlin L. "Doodle" Caston
Alphonsa "Nett" Spencer Carter
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 551 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 40 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
591 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4C
Clyde "Coach" Washington, Jr. (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.
Clyde "Coach" Washington, Jr. DemocratElected
54.5%324 votes
Patrick D. Grant DemocratDefeated
35.9%213 votes
Roy R. Jones DemocratDefeated
9.6%57 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Clyde "Coach" Washington, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 471 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 123 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
594 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4D
Sylvester Mayweather (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.
Sylvester Mayweather DemocratElected
51.4%234 votes
Herman Pea, Sr. DemocratDefeated
24.6%112 votes
William "Will" Richardson DemocratDefeated
24.0%109 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sylvester Mayweather
Herman Pea, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 436 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 19 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
455 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
Huey P. Evans, Sr. (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.
Huey P. Evans, Sr. DemocratElected
61.7%374 votes
William "Bill" Massey DemocratDefeated
38.3%232 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Huey P. Evans, Sr.
William "Bill" Massey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 587 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 19 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
606 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Fred Jones (Democrat) and Bernard Shadoin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Fred Jones DemocratIn runoff
44.0%303 votes
Bernard Shadoin DemocratIn runoff
39.8%274 votes
Van Woodley DemocratDefeated
16.1%111 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Fred Jones
Bernard Shadoin
Van Woodley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 667 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 21 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
688 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 31st Senatorial District
Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith 63.6%, James Haley 36.4%.
Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith DemocratElected
68.1%23,283 votes
James Haley DemocratDefeated
31.9%10,899 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith
James Haley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,472 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 617 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 70.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Ron" Bean 68.6%, "Dan" Perkins 31.4%.
"Ron" Bean RepublicanElected
70.8%17,866 votes
"Dan" Perkins RepublicanDefeated
29.2%7,368 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ron" Bean
"Dan" Perkins
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,988 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 164 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
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 De Soto Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 20.5%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 11.6%, Jerry M. Fowler 31.8%, Mary Chehardy 6.2%.
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 Republican
5.4%
63,381
Charles Brou Democrat
4.6%
53,770
"Jim" Crowley Democrat
4.1%
47,717
Ben Beychok Democrat
3.3%
38,224
Neil "Sam" Melancon Republican
2.1%
24,939
Robert K. Lansden Other party
1.7%
20,348
Gary Reynolds Republican
1.3%
15,245
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Louis "Woody" Jenkins
Suzanne Haik Terrell
Jerry M. Fowler
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,651 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 742 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: "Jim" Brown 50.0%, Allen Boudreaux 32.4%, Winston W. Riddick 17.5%.
"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
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Brown
Allen Boudreaux
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,689 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 727 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 58.7%, William J. Jefferson 31.8%, "Tom" Greene 1.3%, "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 Democrat
1.0%
12,497
Belinda Alexandrenko Other party
0.7%
8,978
Messiah Darryl Paul Ward Democrat
0.6%
7,645
"Bob" McElroy Democrat
0.6%
7,511
Charles V. Bellone Democrat
0.4%
5,432
Sid Baron Other party
0.3%
3,669
Ronnie Glynn Johnson Other party
0.2%
2,946
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
William J. Jefferson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,357 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 866 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 80.3%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 10.9%, Cornel Martin 7.2%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.6%.
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
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Cornel Martin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,497 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 758 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: John Kennedy 50.4%, Ken Duncan 49.6%.
John Kennedy DemocratElected
55.6%621,796 votes
Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated
44.4%497,319 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Kennedy
Ken Duncan
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,160 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 710 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 48.7%, Against 51.3%.
For
46.2%383,176 votes
AgainstDefeated
53.8%445,704 votes
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55 to 65%
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,135 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 506 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 73.3%, Against 26.7%.
ForApproved
70.3%584,294 votes
Against
29.7%246,689 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,257 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 504 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 33.9%, Against 66.1%.
For
35.9%303,720 votes
AgainstDefeated
64.1%541,518 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,472 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 521 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 45.6%, Against 54.4%.
For
46.0%411,429 votes
AgainstDefeated
54.0%482,600 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,467 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 514 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 54.3%, Against 45.7%.
ForApproved
51.4%449,224 votes
Against
48.6%425,456 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,447 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 511 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 70.2%, Against 29.8%.
ForApproved
59.3%522,383 votes
Against
40.7%358,210 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,620 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 531 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 38.8%, Against 61.2%.
For
43.4%379,776 votes
AgainstDefeated
56.6%494,988 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,439 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 501 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 52.5%, Against 47.5%.
ForApproved
53.7%473,901 votes
Against
46.3%409,136 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,503 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 477 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 49.3%, Against 50.7%.
ForApproved
51.3%440,768 votes
Against
48.7%418,592 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,373 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 442 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 De Soto Parish: For 43.3%, Against 56.7%.
For
49.0%427,324 votes
AgainstDefeated
51.0%445,587 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,362 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 509 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.