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St. Helena Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2001. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Beverly Gordon (Democrat) and Ken Carter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Beverly Gordon DemocratIn runoff

    47.2% 2,066 votes

  • Ken Carter DemocratIn runoff

    13.8% 605 votes

  • Madeline Lee DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 535 votes

  • Linda Craddock Hornsby-Brabham DemocratDefeated

    6.2% 270 votes

5 other candidates: 20.6% together
Greg Carruth Democrat6.0%263
Willie L. "Billy" Newman, Jr. Democrat5.4%238
Jason Doughty Democrat5.0%218
B. Carlene "Elam" Jackson Democrat2.8%124
Karen G. Ballard Democrat1.3%58

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

4,377 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Police Jury, HRC, Adopt Form of Gov.

Passed: 34.1% voted yes and 65.9% voted no.

  • Yes

    34.1% 1,259 votes

  • NoDefeated

    65.9% 2,430 votes

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

3,689 votes cast.

South Second Ward FPD, 10 Mills, PJ, 10 Year

Passed: 45.5% voted yes and 54.5% voted no.

  • Yes

    45.5% 148 votes

  • NoDefeated

    54.5% 177 votes

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

325 votes cast.