Sheriff
Duane Blair (Democrat) won with 89.0% of the vote.
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12,395 votes cast.
Washington Parish
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Assessor
Randy "Country" Seal (Democrat) won with 85.0% of the vote.
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12,635 votes cast.
Council Member, District 1
"Ken" Wheat (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.
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1,602 votes cast.
Council Member, District 2
Clinton A. Miley, Sr. (Democrat) won with 69.8% of the vote.
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1,936 votes cast.
Council Member, District 3
No one got a majority, so Glenn Sheridan (Democrat) and "Chuck" Nassauer (Democrat) went to a runoff.
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1,394 votes cast.
Council Member, District 4
No one got a majority, so Rodney Brown (Democrat) and James Roy Seal (Democrat) went to a runoff.
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1,768 votes cast.
Council Member, District 5
Relton Sumrall (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.
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2,471 votes cast.
Council Member, District 6
Marvin Thomas (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.
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1,288 votes cast.
Council Member, District 7
No one got a majority, so Darwin R. Sharp (Democrat) and John C. Brock (Democrat) went to a runoff.
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2,160 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Franklinton
Alderman, Town of Franklinton
No one got a majority, so Conrad "Chip" McVea III (Republican) and Florence R. Manning (Democrat) went to a runoff.
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877 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 12th Senatorial District
Jerry Thomas (Republican) won with 76.3% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Jerry Thomas 81.8%, Stanley Middleton 18.2%.
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34,127 votes cast.
State Representative, 74th Representative District
Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Republican) won with 70.0% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 82.9%, "Bob" Ellis 9.6%, "Dick" Donahue 7.6%.
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15,476 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 21.0%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 16.4%, Jerry M. Fowler 22.4%, Mary Chehardy 15.3%.
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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 Washington Parish: "Jim" Brown 51.5%, Allen Boudreaux 26.9%, Winston W. Riddick 21.6%.
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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 Washington Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 68.1%, William J. Jefferson 22.5%, "Tom" Greene 2.0%, "Phil" Preis 1.5%.
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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 Washington Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 76.1%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 13.5%, Cornel Martin 8.8%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.7%.
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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 Washington Parish: John Kennedy 57.3%, Ken Duncan 42.7%.
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1,119,115 votes cast.
BESE, 6th District
No one got a majority, so Richard Musemeche (Democrat) and Elizabeth Dent (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Richard Musemeche 43.0%, Elizabeth Dent 23.7%, Joseph A. Blanchard 33.3%.
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152,449 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 Washington Parish: For 43.0%, Against 57.0%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 59.3%, Against 40.7%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 29.3%, Against 70.7%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 41.4%, Against 58.6%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 45.0%, Against 55.0%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 55.2%, Against 44.8%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 40.3%, Against 59.7%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 50.5%, Against 49.5%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 41.7%, Against 58.3%.
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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 Washington Parish: For 41.7%, Against 58.3%.
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872,911 votes cast.