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West Feliciana Parish

Local election results for Saturday, December 15, 2001. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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State Legislature

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 20.9%, Scott Hornsby 37.4%, John "Tick" Cobb 40.7%, Brenda Bennett Carter 1.0%.

  • Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratElected

    50.6% 8,599 votes

  • Scott Hornsby Other partyDefeated

    35.5% 6,025 votes

  • John "Tick" Cobb DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 1,993 votes

  • Brenda Bennett Carter DemocratDefeated

    2.1% 363 votes

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

16,980 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMelvin L. "Kip" HoldenScott HornsbyJohn "Tick" CobbBrenda Bennett CarterTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish75.1%6,31919.4%1,6363.1%2572.4%201
East Feliciana Parish31.5%1,23158.2%2,2787.7%3022.6%100
St. Helena Parish24.4%53254.4%1,18619.5%4261.7%38
West Feliciana Parish20.9%51737.4%92540.7%1,0081.0%24