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Caddo Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 5, 2002, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 2

Eursla Dickerson Hardy (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Eursla Dickerson Hardy DemocratElected

    58.9% 2,334 votes

  • Robert Lee Williams DemocratDefeated

    41.1% 1,628 votes

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

3,962 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4

No one got a majority, so Charlotte Crawley (Democrat) and J. Michael Cook (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Charlotte Crawley DemocratIn runoff

    39.7% 1,640 votes

  • J. Michael Cook RepublicanIn runoff

    34.8% 1,435 votes

  • John Settle RepublicanDefeated

    25.5% 1,051 votes

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

4,126 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

No one got a majority, so Mildred B. Pugh (Democrat) and Lola B. May (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mildred B. Pugh DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 1,066 votes

  • Lola B. May DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 1,046 votes

  • Lacy Houston DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 421 votes

  • Bertha Coleman Jimison DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 318 votes

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

2,851 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Alvin Mims (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Alvin Mims DemocratElected

    50.1% 1,603 votes

  • Roosevelt Shelby DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 1,597 votes

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

3,200 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Jerry Tim Brooks (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Jerry Tim Brooks DemocratElected

    50.9% 2,082 votes

  • Raymond E. Green DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 2,011 votes

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

4,093 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 8

"Mike" Powell (Republican) won with 83.1% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Powell RepublicanElected

    83.1% 5,099 votes

  • Sean H. McInnis RepublicanDefeated

    16.9% 1,038 votes

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

6,137 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

"Pam" Byrd (Republican) won with 71.5% of the vote.

  • "Pam" Byrd RepublicanElected

    71.5% 4,216 votes

  • Adam Sistrunk RepublicanDefeated

    28.5% 1,679 votes

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

5,895 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

Larry Ramsey (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Larry Ramsey RepublicanElected

    53.5% 2,130 votes

  • Wanda Wright DemocratDefeated

    46.5% 1,852 votes

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

3,982 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 12

No one got a majority, so Willie L. Henderson (Democrat) and "Rick" Middleton (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Willie L. Henderson DemocratIn runoff

    48.3% 1,891 votes

  • "Rick" Middleton RepublicanIn runoff

    36.6% 1,432 votes

  • Prentiss Smith DemocratDefeated

    15.1% 591 votes

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

3,914 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Shreveport

Mayor, City of Shreveport

Keith Hightower (Democrat) won with 74.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Keith Hightower 74.5%, Vernon D. Adams 25.5%.

  • Keith Hightower DemocratElected

    74.5% 31,084 votes

  • Vernon D. Adams RepublicanDefeated

    25.5% 10,620 votes

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

41,704 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKeith HightowerVernon D. AdamsTurnout
Bossier Parish76.9%3023.1%9
Caddo Parish74.5%31,05425.5%10,611

Councilman, District A, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so Michael D. Williams (Democrat) and Calvin "Ben" Lester (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Michael D. Williams 35.4%, Calvin "Ben" Lester 26.0%, Larry English 23.1%, George Lewis III 15.6%.

  • Michael D. Williams DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 1,875 votes

  • Calvin "Ben" Lester DemocratIn runoff

    26.0% 1,378 votes

  • Larry English DemocratDefeated

    23.1% 1,224 votes

  • George Lewis III DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 826 votes

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

5,303 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMichael D. WilliamsCalvin "Ben" LesterLarry EnglishGeorge Lewis IIITurnout
Bossier Parish0000
Caddo Parish35.4%1,87526.0%1,37823.1%1,22415.6%826

Councilman, District B, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so "Monty" Walford (Democrat) and Jerard L. Wills (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Monty" Walford DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 1,320 votes

  • Jerard L. Wills DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 1,267 votes

  • Mark Alan Perkins RepublicanDefeated

    30.6% 1,143 votes

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

3,730 votes cast.

Councilman, District C, City of Shreveport

Thomas G. Carmody, Jr. (Republican) won with 84.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Thomas G. Carmody, Jr. 84.3%, Don W. King 15.7%.

  • Thomas G. Carmody, Jr. RepublicanElected

    84.2% 6,370 votes

  • Don W. King DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 1,193 votes

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

7,563 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas G. Carmody, Jr.Don W. KingTurnout
Bossier Parish73.7%2826.3%10
Caddo Parish84.3%6,34215.7%1,183

Councilman, District D, City of Shreveport

No one got a majority, so Michael "Mike" Gibson (Republican) and "Doug" Shurling (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Michael "Mike" Gibson RepublicanIn runoff

    34.2% 2,537 votes

  • "Doug" Shurling RepublicanIn runoff

    32.9% 2,442 votes

  • "Rick" Holland RepublicanDefeated

    30.0% 2,228 votes

  • Donald Sorrells RepublicanDefeated

    2.9% 216 votes

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

7,423 votes cast.

Councilman, District E, City of Shreveport

"Jeff" Hogan (Republican) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Hogan RepublicanElected

    50.7% 3,173 votes

  • Earl Timmons DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 2,405 votes

  • David Cox RepublicanDefeated

    10.9% 681 votes

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

6,259 votes cast.

Councilman, District F, City of Shreveport

James E. Green (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • James E. Green DemocratElected

    50.9% 2,235 votes

  • Barbara Norton DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 2,159 votes

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

4,394 votes cast.

Councilman, District G, City of Shreveport

Theron "TJ" Jackson (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.

  • Theron "TJ" Jackson DemocratElected

    58.0% 3,310 votes

  • "Sam" Jenkins, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    27.4% 1,563 votes

  • Bobby T. Henderson DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 835 votes

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

5,708 votes cast.

Town of Blanchard

Chief of Police, Town of Blanchard

Gary Presswood (Democrat) won with 70.6% of the vote.

  • Gary Presswood DemocratElected

    70.6% 384 votes

  • Kathy Rivers RepublicanDefeated

    29.4% 160 votes

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

544 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Blanchard

Johnny "Bubba" Digilormo (Republican), Patsy A. Lee (Republican), Ross V Prewett III (Republican), "Cliff" Tupper, Jr. (Democrat), and Allison A. Jones (Democrat) won.

  • Johnny "Bubba" Digilormo RepublicanElected

    17.0% 406 votes

  • Patsy A. Lee RepublicanElected

    14.4% 343 votes

  • Ross V Prewett III RepublicanElected

    14.2% 338 votes

  • "Cliff" Tupper, Jr. DemocratElected

    12.7% 302 votes

  • Allison A. Jones DemocratElected

    12.6% 300 votes

3 other candidates: 29.2% together
Nathan Ashby Other party11.3%269
Jerry Karnes Republican10.2%244
Robert J. Jenkins Other party7.8%185

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

2,387 votes cast.

Town of Mooringsport

Chief of Police, Town of Mooringsport

Dale Nix, Jr. (Republican) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Dale Nix, Jr. RepublicanElected

    50.3% 148 votes

  • L. J. Bodin RepublicanDefeated

    37.4% 110 votes

  • Darell Wall Other partyDefeated

    12.2% 36 votes

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

294 votes cast.

Council Member at Large, Town of Mooringsport

Cathy B. Cogley (Democrat) and E. E. "Ed" Brown (Democrat) won.

  • Cathy B. Cogley DemocratElected

    40.7% 182 votes

  • E. E. "Ed" Brown DemocratElected

    37.8% 169 votes

  • Joni M. Lindsay RepublicanDefeated

    21.5% 96 votes

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

447 votes cast.

Town of Vivian

Mayor, Town of Vivian

No one got a majority, so Shirley Ray Bounds (Other party) and Hayward McCormick (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Shirley Ray Bounds Other partyIn runoff

    40.4% 446 votes

  • Hayward McCormick DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 343 votes

  • "Randy" Slagle DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 316 votes

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

1,105 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Vivian

No one got a majority, so Edwin "Ed" Beard (Republican) and Sam Curry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edwin "Ed" Beard RepublicanIn runoff

    35.8% 398 votes

  • Sam Curry DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 372 votes

  • Dean Smith RepublicanDefeated

    24.0% 267 votes

  • Sherman Morgan DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 74 votes

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

1,111 votes cast.

Alderman at Large, Town of Vivian

No one got a majority, so "Doug" Beeman (Republican) and "Kenny" Bain (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Doug" Beeman RepublicanIn runoff

    47.5% 498 votes

  • "Kenny" Bain RepublicanIn runoff

    36.2% 380 votes

  • Robert Fox Other partyDefeated

    16.3% 171 votes

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

1,049 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 1, Town of Vivian

Benny Beckham (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.

  • Benny Beckham DemocratElected

    59.2% 135 votes

  • Glenn O. Miles Other partyDefeated

    40.8% 93 votes

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

228 votes cast.

Alderman, Ward 2, Town of Vivian

Roy Murry (Republican) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Roy Murry RepublicanElected

    53.7% 188 votes

  • Sara Curry DemocratDefeated

    46.3% 162 votes

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

350 votes cast.

Village of Gilliam

Chief of Police, Village of Gilliam

J. Casey Hall (Other party) won with 52.5% of the vote.

  • J. Casey Hall Other partyElected

    52.5% 32 votes

  • Willie Walker Other partyDefeated

    47.5% 29 votes

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

61 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 1st JDC, Election Section 2, Division H

Jeanette Garrett (Democrat) won with 66.3% of the vote.

  • Jeanette Garrett DemocratElected

    66.3% 11,739 votes

  • Jason Waltman DemocratDefeated

    33.7% 5,956 votes

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

17,695 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Election Dist. 2, Division C, City of Shreveport

LaLeshia Walker Alford (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: LaLeshia Walker Alford 52.0%, Terri Anderson-Scott 48.0%.

  • LaLeshia Walker Alford DemocratElected

    52.0% 8,277 votes

  • Terri Anderson-Scott DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 7,648 votes

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

15,925 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLaLeshia Walker AlfordTerri Anderson-ScottTurnout
Bossier Parish32.4%1267.6%25
Caddo Parish52.0%8,26548.0%7,623

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2, Oil City Dist.

Ruth W. Johnston (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Ruth W. Johnston DemocratElected

    53.4% 761 votes

  • Carol W. Schmidt DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 665 votes

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

1,426 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2, Vivian District

No one got a majority, so Richard "Dick" Rein (Democrat) and Joe Caldwell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Richard "Dick" Rein DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 658 votes

  • Joe Caldwell DemocratIn runoff

    36.8% 585 votes

  • Shaun Bain Other partyDefeated

    21.8% 346 votes

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

1,589 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

Glenda E. Britton (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Glenda E. Britton DemocratElected

    69.2% 752 votes

  • Arthur Kline Other partyDefeated

    30.8% 335 votes

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

1,087 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 9

Dale A. Hopper (Democrat) won with 60.9% of the vote.

  • Dale A. Hopper DemocratElected

    60.9% 181 votes

  • "John" Morneau RepublicanDefeated

    39.1% 116 votes

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

297 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 1

"Greg" LaCour (Republican) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • "Greg" LaCour RepublicanElected

    55.4% 155 votes

  • Bobby J. Smith DemocratDefeated

    44.6% 125 votes

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

280 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2, Oil City Dist.

F. H. "Bill" Bateman (Republican) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • F. H. "Bill" Bateman RepublicanElected

    64.0% 971 votes

  • Tommy Poindexter RepublicanDefeated

    36.0% 547 votes

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

1,518 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3, Blanchard Dist.

No one got a majority, so Brian Anderson (Republican) and Paul W. Hough (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Brian Anderson RepublicanIn runoff

    39.2% 1,131 votes

  • Paul W. Hough Other partyIn runoff

    37.7% 1,087 votes

  • Robert E. Davis RepublicanDefeated

    23.2% 669 votes

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

2,887 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3, Mooringsport D.

Dale G. Nix (Republican) won with 63.5% of the vote.

  • Dale G. Nix RepublicanElected

    63.5% 1,904 votes

  • "Ed" MacArthur Other partyDefeated

    36.5% 1,096 votes

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

3,000 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

No one got a majority, so T. A. "Tom" Hyer (Republican) and William D. Morgan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • T. A. "Tom" Hyer RepublicanIn runoff

    34.5% 383 votes

  • William D. Morgan DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 370 votes

  • Walter R. Britton DemocratDefeated

    32.2% 358 votes

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

1,111 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 7

John McGrew (Republican) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • John McGrew RepublicanElected

    58.7% 3,392 votes

  • Douglas Sepulvado DemocratDefeated

    41.3% 2,389 votes

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

5,781 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

Clifton Johnson (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Clifton Johnson DemocratElected

    50.4% 1,074 votes

  • "Cy" Morrison DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 1,057 votes

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

2,131 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Caddo Parish

PSC, District 5

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

This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 36.0%, Don Owen 55.6%, William A. "Rod" Guy 6.6%, "Jim" Crowley 1.8%.

  • 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

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

193,499 votes cast.