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Natchitoches 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

Victor E. Jones, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

  • Victor E. Jones, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.2% 6,841 votes

  • Boyd Durr DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 4,625 votes

  • Alton Rachal DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 1,903 votes

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

13,369 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Clay M. Mayeaux (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • Clay M. Mayeaux RepublicanElected

    61.8% 878 votes

  • Ernest O. Howell RepublicanDefeated

    38.2% 543 votes

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

1,421 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

"Chris" Paige (Democrat) won with 66.9% of the vote.

  • "Chris" Paige DemocratElected

    66.9% 634 votes

  • Joyce Walker Coleman DemocratDefeated

    33.1% 314 votes

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

948 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

J. D. Garrett (Democrat) won with 61.3% of the vote.

  • J. D. Garrett DemocratElected

    61.3% 482 votes

  • James W. Scarborough DemocratDefeated

    38.7% 304 votes

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

786 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

"Joe" Allen (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • "Joe" Allen DemocratElected

    54.4% 455 votes

  • "Sam" Parker RepublicanDefeated

    20.9% 175 votes

  • Francis A. Vercher DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 132 votes

  • Gerald W. Cobb DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 75 votes

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

837 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

William Hymes (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.

  • William Hymes DemocratElected

    65.0% 700 votes

  • Patsy J. Ward Other partyDefeated

    35.0% 377 votes

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

1,077 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Charles E. Huggins (Republican) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Charles E. Huggins RepublicanElected

    58.9% 810 votes

  • Rex Britt DemocratDefeated

    41.1% 566 votes

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

1,376 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Calvin "Man" Hay (Democrat) and Rodney L. Bedgood (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Calvin "Man" Hay DemocratIn runoff

    49.2% 615 votes

  • Rodney L. Bedgood DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 340 votes

  • Dan DeBlieux DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 294 votes

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

1,249 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

"Tom" Collier, Jr. (Democrat) won with 75.7% of the vote.

  • "Tom" Collier, Jr. DemocratElected

    75.7% 891 votes

  • Frank G. Yount DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 286 votes

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

1,177 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so "Junior" Mitchell (Democrat) and Hardrick Rivers (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Junior" Mitchell DemocratIn runoff

    42.6% 521 votes

  • Hardrick Rivers DemocratIn runoff

    20.0% 245 votes

  • Ann Moran DemocratDefeated

    19.1% 234 votes

  • Gary Birdwell Other partyDefeated

    18.3% 224 votes

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

1,224 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

John D. Salter (Democrat) won with 70.8% of the vote.

  • John D. Salter DemocratElected

    70.8% 950 votes

  • "Billy" Wester DemocratDefeated

    29.2% 391 votes

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

1,341 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

No one got a majority, so Gale Roque (Democrat) and J. C. LaCaze (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gale Roque DemocratIn runoff

    44.7% 599 votes

  • J. C. LaCaze DemocratIn runoff

    26.0% 349 votes

  • Hammond Hassan DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 207 votes

  • Michael "Mickey" Moran DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 186 votes

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

1,341 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 Natchitoches Parish: Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith 62.0%, James Haley 38.0%.

  • Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith DemocratElected

    68.1% 23,283 votes

  • James Haley DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 10,899 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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, 23rd Representative District

T. Taylor Townsend (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Natchitoches Parish: T. Taylor Townsend 51.8%, Jimmy D. Long, Sr. 48.2%.

  • T. Taylor Townsend DemocratElected

    50.6% 7,643 votes

  • Jimmy D. Long, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    49.4% 7,447 votes

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

15,090 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishT. Taylor TownsendJimmy D. Long, Sr.Turnout
Natchitoches Parish51.8%6,79548.2%6,316
Winn Parish42.8%84857.2%1,131

Courts and judges

District Judge, 10th JDC, Division A

No one got a majority, so "Rick" Harrington (Democrat) and Richard deVargas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Rick" Harrington DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 5,743 votes

  • Richard deVargas DemocratIn runoff

    31.7% 4,161 votes

  • Dee Ann Hawthorne DemocratDefeated

    21.6% 2,838 votes

  • Ted Hernandez DemocratDefeated

    2.9% 384 votes

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

13,126 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 21.6%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 12.2%, Jerry M. Fowler 31.6%, 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 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: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: "Jim" Brown 49.3%, Allen Boudreaux 31.4%, Winston W. Riddick 19.3%.

  • "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: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 57.9%, William J. Jefferson 32.0%, "Tom" Greene 1.8%, "Phil" Preis 1.0%.

  • 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: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 79.8%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 9.7%, Cornel Martin 8.7%, 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: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: John Kennedy 63.9%, Ken Duncan 36.1%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Cons. Sch. Dist. No. 6, 7 Mills Renewal, SB

Passed: 45.5% voted yes and 54.5% voted no.

  • Yes

    45.5% 246 votes

  • NoDefeated

    54.5% 295 votes

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

541 votes cast.

Cons. Sch. Dist. No. 10, 27 Mills, SB

Passed: 48.3% voted yes and 51.7% voted no.

  • Yes

    48.3% 322 votes

  • NoDefeated

    51.7% 344 votes

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

666 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 1, $25 Annual Service Charge, BOC

Passed: 57.0% voted yes and 43.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    57.0% 398 votes

  • No

    43.0% 300 votes

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

698 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 47.1%, Against 52.9%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 71.8%, Against 28.2%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

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

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 43.0%, Against 57.0%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 58.7%, Against 41.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 71.9%, Against 28.1%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 45.0%, Against 55.0%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 50.0%, Against 50.0%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 46.1%, Against 53.9%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.