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Calcasieu Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 7, 2001. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 6

Phillip Eric Tarver (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.

  • Phillip Eric Tarver RepublicanElected

    58.1% 1,131 votes

  • "Ray" Fontenot RepublicanDefeated

    36.4% 708 votes

  • James W. "Jim" Butler RepublicanDefeated

    5.4% 106 votes

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

1,945 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Lake Charles

Councilman, District A, City of Lake Charles

"Sam" Tolbert (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.

  • "Sam" Tolbert DemocratElected

    65.1% 840 votes

  • Winifred "Winnie" Fowler DemocratDefeated

    34.9% 450 votes

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

1,290 votes cast.

Councilman, District C, City of Lake Charles

Rodney Geyen (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.

  • Rodney Geyen DemocratElected

    58.2% 723 votes

  • Robert Gordon, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    41.8% 519 votes

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

1,242 votes cast.

Councilman, District D, City of Lake Charles

David R. Perry (Republican) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • David R. Perry RepublicanElected

    58.4% 956 votes

  • Douglas Shearman DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 682 votes

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

1,638 votes cast.

Councilman, District F, City of Lake Charles

W. H. "Buddy" Prejean (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • W. H. "Buddy" Prejean DemocratElected

    56.1% 863 votes

  • Kevin Guidry DemocratDefeated

    43.9% 676 votes

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

1,539 votes cast.

Town of Vinton

Mayor, Town of Vinton

David T. Riggins (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.

  • David T. Riggins DemocratElected

    59.9% 678 votes

  • Raywood LeMaire DemocratDefeated

    40.1% 453 votes

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

1,131 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Vinton

Dwayne Dupre (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.

  • Dwayne Dupre DemocratElected

    71.2% 802 votes

  • Billy R. Vice DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 325 votes

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

1,127 votes cast.

Councilmen, Town of Vinton

Kenneth O. Stinson (Democrat), Karen Douglass (Other party), "B.B." Loyd (Democrat), Donald Dupre', Sr. (Democrat), and Darrel Miller (Democrat) won.

  • Kenneth O. Stinson DemocratElected

    18.2% 898 votes

  • Karen Douglass Other partyElected

    16.9% 832 votes

  • "B.B." Loyd DemocratElected

    16.1% 792 votes

  • Donald Dupre', Sr. DemocratElected

    14.8% 730 votes

  • Darrel Miller DemocratElected

    12.4% 613 votes

2 other candidates: 21.7% together
Paul Patin Democrat11.3%557
Jesse Menard Other party10.4%511

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

4,933 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 14th JDC, Election Section 3, Division A

Kent Savoie (Democrat) won with 91.1% of the vote.

  • Kent Savoie DemocratElected

    91.1% 5,283 votes

  • Bobby K. Pitre DemocratDefeated

    8.9% 516 votes

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

5,799 votes cast.