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Ouachita 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 "Chuck" Cook (Democrat) and Richard Fewell (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Chuck" Cook DemocratIn runoff

    35.5% 13,998 votes

  • Richard Fewell RepublicanIn runoff

    35.1% 13,843 votes

  • Larry Norris RepublicanDefeated

    29.4% 11,599 votes

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

39,440 votes cast.

Police Juror, District B

No one got a majority, so "Mack" Calhoun (Democrat) and "Jim" Nolan (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Mack" Calhoun DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 3,183 votes

  • "Jim" Nolan RepublicanIn runoff

    17.0% 1,299 votes

  • Charles H. Johnston RepublicanDefeated

    16.6% 1,270 votes

  • Dewey Young Other partyDefeated

    10.8% 822 votes

2 other candidates: 13.9% together
"Tom" Morris Democrat10.2%778
A. J. Corprue Democrat3.7%281

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

7,633 votes cast.

Police Juror, District D

Daryll F. Berry (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.

  • Daryll F. Berry DemocratElected

    56.7% 2,022 votes

  • Dorth Blade DemocratDefeated

    43.3% 1,547 votes

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

3,569 votes cast.

Police Juror, District F

King S. Dawson (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

  • King S. Dawson DemocratElected

    68.3% 2,698 votes

  • Ed Hodges DemocratDefeated

    31.7% 1,251 votes

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

3,949 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 Ouachita Parish: Noble Ellington 66.5%, Larry Minton 33.5%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratElected

    69.3% 27,001 votes

  • Larry Minton RepublicanDefeated

    30.7% 11,954 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

Robert J. Barham (Democrat) won with 91.1% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Robert J. Barham 91.1%, Colvin L. Wines 8.9%.

  • Robert J. Barham DemocratElected

    91.1% 27,499 votes

  • Colvin L. Wines Other partyDefeated

    8.9% 2,685 votes

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

30,184 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRobert J. BarhamColvin L. WinesTurnout
Claiborne Parish89.0%1,81411.0%225
Morehouse Parish93.4%8,7396.6%621
Ouachita Parish91.1%8,3218.9%811
Union Parish88.3%5,17811.7%689
West Carroll Parish91.0%3,4479.0%339

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 Ouachita Parish: Bill Jones 56.6%, Tim Johnson 28.8%, Bobby Dowling 14.6%.

  • 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: Ouachita 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

State Representative, 15th Representative District

"Mike" Walsworth (Republican) won with 67.1% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Walsworth RepublicanElected

    67.1% 9,060 votes

  • Royce Calhoun DemocratDefeated

    32.9% 4,441 votes

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

13,501 votes cast.

State Representative, 16th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Kay Kellogg Katz (Republican) and "Tony" Cain (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Kay Kellogg Katz RepublicanIn runoff

    48.7% 6,039 votes

  • "Tony" Cain RepublicanIn runoff

    24.3% 3,010 votes

  • "Dan" Street DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 2,944 votes

  • "Chuck" James Other partyDefeated

    3.3% 403 votes

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

12,396 votes cast.

State Representative, 16th Representative District (Unexpd. Term)

Kay Kellogg Katz (Republican) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Kay Kellogg Katz RepublicanElected

    51.7% 6,258 votes

  • "Dan" Street DemocratDefeated

    26.6% 3,212 votes

  • "Tony" Cain RepublicanDefeated

    21.7% 2,625 votes

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

12,095 votes cast.

State Representative, 19th Representative District

Francis C. Thompson (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Francis C. Thompson 78.4%, David L. Barton 21.6%.

  • Francis C. Thompson DemocratElected

    76.5% 10,737 votes

  • David L. Barton DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 3,302 votes

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

14,039 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFrancis C. ThompsonDavid L. BartonTurnout
East Carroll Parish76.0%23724.0%75
Madison Parish76.8%1,44923.2%437
Morehouse Parish85.5%91914.5%156
Ouachita Parish78.4%91421.6%252
Richland Parish75.7%5,82624.3%1,866
Tensas Parish89.0%16211.0%20
West Carroll Parish71.3%1,23028.7%496

Statewide and federal races in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 35.2%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 19.9%, Jerry M. Fowler 20.3%, Mary Chehardy 3.8%.

  • 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: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: "Jim" Brown 43.5%, Allen Boudreaux 40.0%, Winston W. Riddick 16.5%.

  • "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

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 71.6%, William J. Jefferson 21.7%, "Tom" Greene 2.2%, "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 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: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 73.3%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 13.0%, Cornel Martin 12.2%, 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: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: John Kennedy 43.1%, Ken Duncan 56.9%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

E. Ouachita Parish Sch. D, Bond, SB

Passed: 55.9% voted yes and 44.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    55.9% 4,019 votes

  • No

    44.1% 3,165 votes

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

7,184 votes cast.

Rd. Lighting Dist. No. 8, $37.50 Annual Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 50.0% voted yes and 50.0% voted no.

  • Yes

    50.0% 8 votes

  • NoDefeated

    50.0% 8 votes

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

16 votes cast.

Rd. Lighting Dist. No. 9, $27.50 Annual Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 54.7% voted yes and 45.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    54.7% 47 votes

  • No

    45.3% 39 votes

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

86 votes cast.

Rd. Lighting Dist. No. 10, $100 Annual Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 64.4% voted yes and 35.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    64.4% 29 votes

  • No

    35.6% 16 votes

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

45 votes cast.

Rd. Lighting Dist. No. 27, $25 Annual Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 6 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

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

6 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 Ouachita Parish: For 38.0%, Against 62.0%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 76.3%, Against 23.7%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 29.5%, Against 70.5%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 37.0%, Against 63.0%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 50.5%, Against 49.5%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 38.6%, Against 61.4%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 62.8%, Against 37.2%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 56.8%, Against 43.2%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: For 39.9%, Against 60.1%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.