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Vernon 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

Sam Craft (Democrat) won with 61.0% of the vote.

  • Sam Craft DemocratElected

    61.0% 8,335 votes

  • Louis Magee DemocratDefeated

    39.0% 5,330 votes

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

13,665 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Willie Deon, Jr. (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.

  • Willie Deon, Jr. DemocratElected

    67.9% 8,865 votes

  • Judy Weisgerber DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 2,576 votes

  • Tommy Nolde DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 1,618 votes

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

13,059 votes cast.

Coroner

Richard J. Allen (Other party) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Richard J. Allen Other partyElected

    55.4% 7,049 votes

  • Carroll Calhoun RepublicanDefeated

    23.6% 3,001 votes

  • Billy J. Robinson Other partyDefeated

    12.9% 1,642 votes

  • Robert F Hooker RepublicanDefeated

    8.2% 1,042 votes

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

12,734 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

James B. Tuck (Other party) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • James B. Tuck Other partyElected

    69.0% 524 votes

  • Douglas Wilson DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 133 votes

  • Garald Harvey DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 102 votes

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

759 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Billy "Fish" Williams (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.

  • Billy "Fish" Williams DemocratElected

    67.3% 1,098 votes

  • Steven D. Haug, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    32.7% 534 votes

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

1,632 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Fontenot (Democrat) and Tommy McMahon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    35.7% 539 votes

  • Tommy McMahon DemocratIn runoff

    27.0% 408 votes

  • Roy Blackmon Other partyDefeated

    22.1% 334 votes

  • Don Holt DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 230 votes

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

1,511 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so H. Lavaughn Roshong (Democrat) and Jackie Grimes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • H. Lavaughn Roshong DemocratIn runoff

    32.9% 118 votes

  • Jackie Grimes DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 114 votes

  • Jerry T. Buckner DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 65 votes

  • Billy J. Legans DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 62 votes

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

359 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so O. C. Haymon (Democrat) and J. R. "Butch" Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • O. C. Haymon DemocratIn runoff

    44.6% 791 votes

  • J. R. "Butch" Smith DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 611 votes

  • Harold K. Davis DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 372 votes

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

1,774 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

W. Reid Weeks (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.

  • W. Reid Weeks DemocratElected

    58.8% 545 votes

  • William "Bill" Loftin Other partyDefeated

    41.2% 382 votes

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

927 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Melvin Haymon (Democrat) won with 82.1% of the vote.

  • Melvin Haymon DemocratElected

    82.1% 712 votes

  • Billy F. Shepard Other partyDefeated

    17.9% 155 votes

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

867 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Sam Fulton, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.9% of the vote.

  • Sam Fulton, Jr. DemocratElected

    68.9% 741 votes

  • J. R. Ewing RepublicanDefeated

    31.1% 335 votes

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

1,076 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Curtis Clay (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.

  • Curtis Clay DemocratElected

    63.5% 532 votes

  • Rodney G. Wells DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 190 votes

  • Louis W. "Capt." Smith RepublicanDefeated

    13.8% 116 votes

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

838 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

John Hamilton (Democrat) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • John Hamilton DemocratElected

    64.0% 485 votes

  • James "Jim" Seaman RepublicanDefeated

    36.0% 273 votes

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

758 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Anacoco

Chief of Police, Village of Anacoco

Randall Bryan (Other party) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Randall Bryan Other partyElected

    50.2% 226 votes

  • Brian Smith DemocratDefeated

    49.8% 224 votes

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

450 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 30th Representative District

John Smith (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: John Smith 63.7%, Lester P. Kees 28.6%, Bleu Walker 7.7%.

  • John Smith DemocratElected

    64.7% 8,497 votes

  • Lester P. Kees RepublicanDefeated

    27.3% 3,589 votes

  • Bleu Walker DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 1,047 votes

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

13,133 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn SmithLester P. KeesBleu WalkerTurnout
Beauregard Parish67.8%36620.4%11011.9%64
Rapides Parish73.9%77116.8%1759.4%98
Vernon Parish63.7%7,36028.6%3,3047.7%885

Statewide and federal races in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 24.8%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 9.1%, Jerry M. Fowler 22.5%, Mary Chehardy 7.5%.

  • 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: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: "Jim" Brown 43.9%, Allen Boudreaux 33.2%, Winston W. Riddick 22.9%.

  • "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: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 74.2%, William J. Jefferson 15.1%, "Tom" Greene 1.6%, "Phil" Preis 1.1%.

  • 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: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 75.3%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 13.3%, Cornel Martin 9.3%, 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: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: John Kennedy 56.6%, Ken Duncan 43.4%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

BESE, 7th District

Dale Bayard (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Dale Bayard 53.7%, Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight 46.3%.

  • Dale Bayard DemocratElected

    58.6% 86,506 votes

  • Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 61,195 votes

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

147,701 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 Vernon Parish: For 49.2%, Against 50.8%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 69.2%, Against 30.8%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 34.5%, Against 65.5%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 44.6%, Against 55.4%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 70.9%, Against 29.1%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 47.0%, Against 53.0%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 59.3%, Against 40.7%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 44.6%, Against 55.4%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: For 40.2%, Against 59.8%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.