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Jackson 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

No one got a majority, so Richard Johnson (Republican) and Van Beasley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Richard Johnson RepublicanIn runoff

    42.5% 2,728 votes

  • Van Beasley DemocratIn runoff

    32.2% 2,069 votes

  • Wesley Horton DemocratDefeated

    25.3% 1,621 votes

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

6,418 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1

Carl L. Atkins (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Carl L. Atkins DemocratElected

    58.9% 638 votes

  • Charlie Pyles DemocratDefeated

    41.1% 446 votes

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

1,084 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 2

Eddie Langston (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Eddie Langston DemocratElected

    55.8% 541 votes

  • Ernest Conn DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 429 votes

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

970 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

Todd Culpepper (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.

  • Todd Culpepper DemocratElected

    55.3% 524 votes

  • David McManus DemocratDefeated

    44.7% 423 votes

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

947 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 4

Nathaniel Zeno, Jr. (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.

  • Nathaniel Zeno, Jr. DemocratElected

    52.9% 424 votes

  • Jessie James Parks DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 272 votes

  • Leo Walker RepublicanDefeated

    13.1% 105 votes

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

801 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 5

Leslie Thompson (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Leslie Thompson DemocratElected

    51.4% 459 votes

  • Maxie Monroe DemocratDefeated

    48.6% 434 votes

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

893 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 35th Senatorial District

Bill Jones (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: Bill Jones 54.4%, Tim Johnson 32.8%, Bobby Dowling 12.7%.

  • Bill Jones DemocratElected

    55.6% 16,853 votes

  • Tim Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    26.7% 8,080 votes

  • Bobby Dowling RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 5,376 votes

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

30,309 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBill JonesTim JohnsonBobby DowlingTurnout
Jackson Parish54.4%3,38532.8%2,04112.7%792
Lincoln Parish54.8%5,30319.6%1,89225.6%2,474
Ouachita Parish56.6%8,16528.8%4,14714.6%2,110

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District A

No one got a majority, so David L Smith (Democrat) and Ed Ewing (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David L Smith DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 274 votes

  • Ed Ewing DemocratIn runoff

    33.6% 260 votes

  • James Denton Other partyDefeated

    31.0% 240 votes

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

774 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 25.4%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 15.8%, Jerry M. Fowler 26.8%, Mary Chehardy 5.7%.

  • 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: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: "Jim" Brown 49.6%, Allen Boudreaux 31.8%, Winston W. Riddick 18.6%.

  • "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: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 67.6%, William J. Jefferson 24.0%, "Tom" Greene 1.6%, "Phil" Preis 0.7%.

  • 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: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 74.2%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 11.9%, Cornel Martin 12.8%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.1%.

  • 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: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: John Kennedy 57.8%, Ken Duncan 42.2%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 39.4%, Against 60.6%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 73.5%, Against 26.5%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 25.3%, Against 74.7%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 41.8%, Against 58.2%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 50.1%, Against 49.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 64.6%, Against 35.4%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 37.9%, Against 62.1%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 50.9%, Against 49.1%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: For 52.1%, Against 47.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

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

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.