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Red River 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 Buddy Huckabay (Democrat) and David Adkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Buddy Huckabay DemocratIn runoff

    42.4% 1,887 votes

  • David Adkins DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 1,483 votes

  • Elvis Robinson, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 885 votes

  • S. T. "Tom" Mangham DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 198 votes

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

4,453 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Judith W. Huckabay (Democrat) and Stuart Shaw (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Judith W. Huckabay DemocratIn runoff

    47.2% 2,024 votes

  • Stuart Shaw DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 1,678 votes

  • Katherine "Kitty" Braswell DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 588 votes

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

4,290 votes cast.

Assessor

Becky Hicks Craig (Democrat) won with 68.6% of the vote.

  • Becky Hicks Craig DemocratElected

    68.6% 2,943 votes

  • Jerome Cox DemocratDefeated

    31.4% 1,348 votes

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

4,291 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Anita Sue Alexander Hinds (Republican) and Hermon Keith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Anita Sue Alexander Hinds RepublicanIn runoff

    42.4% 255 votes

  • Hermon Keith DemocratIn runoff

    23.9% 144 votes

  • Mark E. Allen Other partyDefeated

    19.1% 115 votes

  • Russell Adams DemocratDefeated

    11.0% 66 votes

  • Joe Adams DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 22 votes

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

602 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Melvin Dupree (Democrat) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • Melvin Dupree DemocratElected

    61.8% 499 votes

  • Sidney Clyde Giddens DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 308 votes

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

807 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Young (Democrat) and Robert Beard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy Young DemocratIn runoff

    33.1% 251 votes

  • Robert Beard DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 245 votes

  • Paul Crenshaw DemocratDefeated

    30.2% 229 votes

  • Tom Townsend, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    4.5% 34 votes

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

759 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Jack Brown (Other party) and Ralph Hall (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jack Brown Other partyIn runoff

    35.3% 196 votes

  • Ralph Hall DemocratIn runoff

    27.7% 154 votes

  • Jason LeGrande RepublicanDefeated

    18.9% 105 votes

  • Woster Anderson DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 100 votes

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

555 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Earl Webb, Jr. (Democrat) and Rose M. Stafford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Earl Webb, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 290 votes

  • Rose M. Stafford DemocratIn runoff

    30.6% 181 votes

  • Kenneth Babers DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 120 votes

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

591 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Sammy Sledge (Republican) and Charles Kile (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Sammy Sledge RepublicanIn runoff

    33.1% 218 votes

  • Charles Kile DemocratIn runoff

    24.6% 162 votes

  • Brian C. Nash DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 136 votes

  • Danny Smith DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 86 votes

  • Mack Henry Lewis DemocratDefeated

    8.5% 56 votes

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

658 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 Red River Parish: Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith 68.2%, James Haley 31.8%.

  • Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith DemocratElected

    68.1% 23,283 votes

  • James Haley DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 10,899 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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

Statewide and federal races in Red River 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 Red River Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 19.1%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 11.7%, Jerry M. Fowler 34.5%, Mary Chehardy 5.4%.

  • 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: Red River 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 Red River Parish: "Jim" Brown 53.6%, Allen Boudreaux 31.0%, Winston W. Riddick 15.4%.

  • "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: Red River 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 Red River Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 56.1%, William J. Jefferson 29.4%, "Tom" Greene 1.6%, "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: Red River 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 Red River Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 77.8%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 10.7%, Cornel Martin 9.4%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.1%.

  • 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: Red River 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 Red River Parish: John Kennedy 53.1%, Ken Duncan 46.9%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 75.6%, Against 24.4%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 26.6%, Against 73.4%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

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

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 57.4%, Against 42.6%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 71.5%, Against 28.5%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 41.2%, Against 58.8%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 62.5%, Against 37.5%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 48.0%, Against 52.0%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Red River 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 Red River Parish: For 43.9%, Against 56.1%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.