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Grant 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

L. R. "Pop" Hataway (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.

  • L. R. "Pop" Hataway DemocratElected

    68.1% 3,918 votes

  • Doug James DemocratDefeated

    16.9% 971 votes

  • Lew Lasyone RepublicanDefeated

    15.0% 864 votes

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

5,753 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Cecil W. Ballard (Democrat) and Bobby Joe Chelette (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Cecil W. Ballard DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 327 votes

  • Bobby Joe Chelette DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 307 votes

  • Garland McCracken DemocratDefeated

    28.9% 258 votes

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

892 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Marvin P. DeLong (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • Marvin P. DeLong DemocratElected

    52.4% 407 votes

  • Jimmy D. Bryant DemocratDefeated

    47.6% 370 votes

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

777 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so M. E. "Gene" Allen (Other party) and Dewayne Barton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • M. E. "Gene" Allen Other partyIn runoff

    31.4% 259 votes

  • Dewayne Barton DemocratIn runoff

    25.2% 208 votes

  • Lloyd J. Kirtland DemocratDefeated

    22.5% 186 votes

  • Sam Brimer RepublicanDefeated

    20.8% 172 votes

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

825 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Julius F. "Fred" Scott (Democrat) and Barney Durand, Sr. (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Julius F. "Fred" Scott DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 406 votes

  • Barney Durand, Sr. Other partyIn runoff

    28.4% 235 votes

  • Dewayne Ewing Other partyDefeated

    22.5% 186 votes

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

827 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

W. C. Hollaway, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • W. C. Hollaway, Jr. DemocratElected

    60.7% 506 votes

  • Roy G. Edwards DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 328 votes

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

834 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Montgomery

Council Member, Town of Montgomery

Rufus Roy Miller (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Rufus Roy Miller DemocratElected

    56.5% 143 votes

  • Earl Gongre DemocratDefeated

    43.5% 110 votes

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

253 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 Grant Parish: Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith 74.6%, James Haley 25.4%.

  • Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith DemocratElected

    68.1% 23,283 votes

  • James Haley DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 10,899 votes

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

34,182 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKenneth M. "Mike" SmithJames HaleyTurnout
De Soto Parish63.6%1,96636.4%1,123
Grant Parish74.6%3,96325.4%1,347
Natchitoches Parish62.0%7,72838.0%4,728
Red River Parish68.2%2,70831.8%1,265
Sabine Parish69.9%2,48230.1%1,069
Winn Parish76.4%4,43623.6%1,367

State Representative, 22nd Representative District

Tommy Wright (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Tommy Wright 40.9%, Ira Preuett 59.1%.

  • Tommy Wright DemocratElected

    52.3% 7,487 votes

  • Ira Preuett RepublicanDefeated

    47.7% 6,823 votes

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

14,310 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTommy WrightIra PreuettTurnout
Catahoula Parish67.9%50332.1%238
Grant Parish40.9%2,24359.1%3,243
LaSalle Parish62.9%3,88137.1%2,293
Rapides Parish45.0%86055.0%1,049

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace District D

Robert Mitchell, Jr. (Other party) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Robert Mitchell, Jr. Other partyElected

    53.4% 639 votes

  • B. E. Gene Durand, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    46.6% 557 votes

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

1,196 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Grant 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 Grant Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 31.2%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 13.0%, Jerry M. Fowler 22.4%, Mary Chehardy 6.4%.

  • 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: Grant 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 Grant Parish: "Jim" Brown 40.9%, Allen Boudreaux 31.4%, Winston W. Riddick 27.8%.

  • "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: Grant 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 Grant Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 76.0%, William J. Jefferson 13.9%, "Tom" Greene 2.6%, "Phil" Preis 1.8%.

  • 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: Grant 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 Grant Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 78.0%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 11.1%, Cornel Martin 9.2%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.7%.

  • 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: Grant 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 Grant Parish: John Kennedy 59.4%, Ken Duncan 40.6%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 44.8%, Against 55.2%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 65.3%, Against 34.7%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 33.2%, Against 66.8%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 41.1%, Against 58.9%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 69.2%, Against 30.8%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 44.5%, Against 55.5%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 60.5%, Against 39.5%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 48.4%, Against 51.6%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Grant 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 Grant Parish: For 44.7%, Against 55.3%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.