Local election results for Saturday, October 23, 1999, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
No one got a majority, so Bobby D. Higginbotham (Democrat) and Rickey A. Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.
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3,548 votes cast.
Rufus H Merriett (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.
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446 votes cast.
Sam Dillard (Democrat) won with 54.7% of the vote.
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391 votes cast.
James B. Nicholson (Republican) won with 77.3% of the vote.
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519 votes cast.
No one got a majority, so William Trevillion (Democrat) and Ricky Rush (Republican) went to a runoff.
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583 votes cast.
Ples E. Bell (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.
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532 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: Francis C. Thompson 89.0%, David L. Barton 11.0%.
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14,039 votes cast.
Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.6% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. 80.6%, Sammy Davis, Jr. 19.4%.
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13,584 votes cast.
Michael E. Lancaster (Democrat) won with 54.2% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Michael E. Lancaster 51.8%, Evelyn Collins Kelly 48.2%.
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10,360 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 24.6%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 12.9%, Jerry M. Fowler 36.3%, Mary Chehardy 4.2%.
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1,164,817 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: "Jim" Brown 63.8%, Allen Boudreaux 22.5%, Winston W. Riddick 13.7%.
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1,179,806 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 47.5%, William J. Jefferson 41.0%, "Tom" Greene 0.6%, "Phil" Preis 4.2%.
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1,295,205 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 82.2%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 7.4%, Cornel Martin 8.5%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.0%.
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1,207,012 votes cast.
John Kennedy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: John Kennedy 62.0%, Ken Duncan 38.0%.
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1,119,115 votes cast.
Passed: 45.7% voted yes and 54.3% voted no.
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1,992 votes cast.
Passed: 45.0% voted yes and 55.0% voted no.
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1,919 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 47.1%, Against 52.9%.
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828,880 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 74.9%, Against 25.1%.
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830,983 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 42.9%, Against 57.1%.
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845,238 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 51.9%, Against 48.1%.
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894,029 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 55.9%, Against 44.1%.
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874,680 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 66.4%, Against 33.6%.
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880,593 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 49.1%, Against 50.9%.
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874,764 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 64.8%, Against 35.2%.
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883,037 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 57.7%, Against 42.3%.
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859,360 votes cast.
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 Tensas Parish: For 49.7%, Against 50.3%.
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872,911 votes cast.