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Franklin 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

Steve E. Pylant (Republican) won with 74.5% of the vote.

  • Steve E. Pylant RepublicanElected

    74.5% 5,906 votes

  • Mark Massey DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 1,039 votes

  • Ronnie L. Temple RepublicanDefeated

    11.0% 875 votes

  • L. D. "Nota" Knox, Sr. Other partyDefeated

    1.3% 107 votes

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

7,927 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Ann Johnson (Democrat) and Wanda Cruse (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ann Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    45.1% 3,410 votes

  • Wanda Cruse DemocratIn runoff

    35.3% 2,672 votes

  • "Wes" Lowe DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 1,478 votes

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

7,560 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Ricky Campbell (Other party) won with 66.9% of the vote.

  • Ricky Campbell Other partyElected

    66.9% 779 votes

  • Perry C. Parker DemocratDefeated

    33.1% 385 votes

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

1,164 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

W. A. "Bo" Erskin (Republican) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • W. A. "Bo" Erskin RepublicanElected

    58.7% 723 votes

  • Richard Mahoney DemocratDefeated

    25.8% 318 votes

  • "Rob" Austin Other partyDefeated

    7.9% 97 votes

  • Russell Thompson DemocratDefeated

    7.6% 93 votes

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

1,231 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Carey Stevens (Democrat) and Jimmy Biggs (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carey Stevens DemocratIn runoff

    42.0% 561 votes

  • Jimmy Biggs DemocratIn runoff

    22.3% 298 votes

  • G. L. Allen DemocratDefeated

    19.3% 257 votes

  • George Harrison DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 219 votes

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

1,335 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Harvey Guimbellot (Democrat) won with 60.9% of the vote.

  • Harvey Guimbellot DemocratElected

    60.9% 765 votes

  • John T. Little RepublicanDefeated

    39.1% 491 votes

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

1,256 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Jackie Johnson (Democrat) and Rosemary Davis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jackie Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    46.2% 398 votes

  • Rosemary Davis DemocratIn runoff

    33.6% 289 votes

  • Charles Brass DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 174 votes

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

861 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Gilbert

Chief of Police, Village of Gilbert

James Smith (Democrat) won with 68.2% of the vote.

  • James Smith DemocratElected

    68.2% 150 votes

  • Leo Miller Other partyDefeated

    21.8% 48 votes

  • "Bill" Ezell Other partyDefeated

    10.0% 22 votes

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

220 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 Franklin Parish: Noble Ellington 74.3%, Larry Minton 25.7%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratElected

    69.3% 27,001 votes

  • Larry Minton RepublicanDefeated

    30.7% 11,954 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Lelon Kenney 62.8%, Roger Beall 37.2%.

  • Lelon Kenney DemocratElected

    69.1% 10,812 votes

  • Roger Beall DemocratDefeated

    30.9% 4,846 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 34.0%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 13.6%, Jerry M. Fowler 26.4%, Mary Chehardy 4.4%.

  • 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: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: "Jim" Brown 52.9%, Allen Boudreaux 26.1%, Winston W. Riddick 21.0%.

  • "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: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 71.9%, William J. Jefferson 19.6%, "Tom" Greene 1.5%, "Phil" Preis 1.9%.

  • 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: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 76.7%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 10.3%, Cornel Martin 11.6%, 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: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: John Kennedy 46.3%, Ken Duncan 53.7%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 4, 10 Mills, BOC

Passed: 44.9% voted yes and 55.1% voted no.

  • Yes

    44.9% 671 votes

  • NoDefeated

    55.1% 825 votes

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

1,496 votes cast.

P/W Police Jury, 10 Mills, PJ

Passed: 40.8% voted yes and 59.2% voted no.

  • Yes

    40.8% 2,668 votes

  • NoDefeated

    59.2% 3,864 votes

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

6,532 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 Franklin Parish: For 30.4%, Against 69.6%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 62.3%, Against 37.7%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 35.8%, Against 64.2%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 44.9%, Against 55.1%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 48.9%, Against 51.1%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 56.6%, Against 43.4%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

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

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 54.8%, Against 45.2%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 50.7%, Against 49.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: For 42.5%, Against 57.5%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.