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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, October 5, 2002

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: State boards and courts, and local races in 54 parishes.

Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 1

Jack "Jay" Blossman, Jr. (Republican) won with 67.9% of the vote.

  • Jack "Jay" Blossman, Jr. RepublicanElected

    67.9% 104,963 votes

  • John F. Schwegmann Other partyDefeated

    32.1% 49,643 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jack "Jay" Blossman, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

154,606 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJack "Jay" Blossman, Jr.John F. SchwegmannTurnout
Ascension Parish69.9%2,90730.1%1,253
Jefferson Parish65.5%27,05434.5%14,272
Livingston Parish58.0%3,67742.0%2,666
Orleans Parish60.2%8,21739.8%5,442
Plaquemines Parish56.5%4,21443.5%3,243
St. Bernard Parish62.8%8,58537.2%5,086
St. Charles Parish64.1%1,69735.9%952
St. Helena Parish52.7%1,72647.3%1,549
St. John the Baptist Parish60.5%1,58139.5%1,034
St. Tammany Parish81.9%23,14018.1%5,129
Tangipahoa Parish68.9%14,96831.1%6,765
Washington Parish76.2%7,19723.8%2,252

PSC, District 5

No one got a majority, so Foster L. Campbell, Jr. (Democrat) and Don Owen (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Foster L. Campbell, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    42.8% 82,877 votes

  • Don Owen DemocratIn runoff

    41.0% 79,305 votes

  • William A. "Rod" Guy RepublicanDefeated

    9.6% 18,506 votes

  • "Jim" Crowley Other partyDefeated

    6.6% 12,811 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Foster L. Campbell, Jr.
Don Owen
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

193,499 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.Don OwenWilliam A. "Rod" Guy"Jim" CrowleyTurnout
Bienville Parish52.4%2,67736.8%1,8834.1%2086.7%344
Bossier Parish32.8%5,67754.8%9,4836.6%1,1445.9%1,016
Caddo Parish36.0%18,30455.6%28,2476.6%3,3371.8%928
Caldwell Parish46.6%1,83024.0%94210.0%39319.4%762
Catahoula Parish52.1%69621.3%28411.5%15415.1%202
Claiborne Parish41.0%1,62049.0%1,9354.8%1895.2%206
Concordia Parish53.8%2,38018.7%82616.2%71611.4%503
De Soto Parish33.2%1,75954.3%2,8824.7%2477.8%415
East Carroll Parish55.9%1,33625.2%6029.0%21410.0%239
Franklin Parish50.6%1,40331.6%87610.2%2827.6%212
Jackson Parish47.4%2,11933.3%1,48610.8%4848.5%379
Lincoln Parish47.4%4,86232.4%3,33012.3%1,2607.9%811
Madison Parish46.5%1,66329.6%1,05914.6%5239.2%330
Morehouse Parish55.8%3,56021.5%1,37313.0%8299.6%614
Natchitoches Parish44.9%3,52337.8%2,9647.0%54810.4%813
Ouachita Parish47.7%13,33327.0%7,54317.5%4,9057.8%2,180
Red River Parish42.1%1,23148.7%1,4254.3%1255.0%145
Richland Parish41.8%1,51938.4%1,39612.8%4647.0%253
Sabine Parish49.5%2,77430.7%1,7218.1%45211.6%652
Tensas Parish56.5%1,10223.6%46111.4%2238.4%164
Union Parish54.3%3,69023.6%1,60412.3%8389.8%667
Webster Parish36.1%3,53255.7%5,4514.3%4203.9%381
West Carroll Parish49.0%70528.4%40912.4%17810.2%147
Winn Parish44.9%1,58231.8%1,12310.6%37312.7%448