On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Michael C. "Mike" Marcantel (Democrat) won with 49.4% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: Michael C. "Mike" Marcantel 36.5%, Joseph W. "Bill" Marcantel 39.9%, Oddist H. Lambrecht 23.6%.
Michael C. "Mike" Marcantel DemocratElected
49.4%676 votes
Joseph W. "Bill" Marcantel DemocratDefeated
33.9%464 votes
Oddist H. Lambrecht DemocratDefeated
16.7%229 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
William E. "Bill" Murry (Republican) and Craig Harrington (Republican) won.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: William E. "Bill" Murry 33.9%, Craig Harrington 11.3%, Janie H. McLain 27.4%, Leo J. Beadle 11.3%.
William E. "Bill" Murry RepublicanElected
25.9%254 votes
Craig Harrington RepublicanElected
21.6%212 votes
Janie H. McLain RepublicanDefeated
20.3%199 votes
Leo J. Beadle RepublicanDefeated
16.4%161 votes
John Montanio RepublicanDefeated
15.7%154 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
"Mel" Estess (Republican) and Marie R. Key (Republican) won.
"Mel" Estess RepublicanElected
30.6%454 votes
Marie R. Key RepublicanElected
23.3%346 votes
Lillie Brady RepublicanDefeated
22.2%329 votes
Janice L. Areno RepublicanDefeated
21.9%324 votes
Doris B. Strenk RepublicanDefeated
2.0%29 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,482 votes cast.
RSCC Member(s), 35th Representative District
Victor T. Stelly (Republican) and LeeAnna Stevens (Republican) won.
Victor T. Stelly RepublicanElected
54.5%1,517 votes
LeeAnna Stevens RepublicanElected
28.3%788 votes
Sally Goss RepublicanDefeated
17.3%481 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
2,786 votes cast.
RSCC Member(s), 36th Representative District
Sharon LaFuria (Republican) and Lehrue Stevens, Jr. (Republican) won.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: Sharon LaFuria 44.5%, Lehrue Stevens, Jr. 36.2%, Jonathan Cresse 19.3%.
Sharon LaFuria RepublicanElected
44.4%1,589 votes
Lehrue Stevens, Jr. RepublicanElected
36.3%1,299 votes
Jonathan Cresse RepublicanDefeated
19.2%688 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: "Al" Gore 78.2%, Bill Bradley 16.4%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 2.8%, "Randy" Crow 2.6%.
"Al" Gore DemocratElected
73.0%114,942 votes
Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated
19.9%31,385 votes
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated
3.9%6,127 votes
"Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated
3.2%5,097 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
157,551 votes cast.
Democratic presidential primary
George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: George W. Bush 84.2%, John McCain 7.7%, Alan Keyes 6.5%, "Steve" Forbes 1.0%.
George W. Bush RepublicanElected
83.6%86,038 votes
John McCain RepublicanDefeated
8.9%9,165 votes
Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated
5.7%5,900 votes
"Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated
1.0%1,041 votes
Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated
0.7%768 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
102,912 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
School District No. 31, Bond, SB
Passed: 71.6% voted yes and 28.4% voted no.
YesApproved
71.6%4,232 votes
No
28.4%1,682 votes
No precinct map: Calcasieu Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.