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Claiborne 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

William H. Maddox (Other party) won with 69.9% of the vote.

  • William H. Maddox Other partyElected

    69.9% 277 votes

  • Kent M. Toney Other partyDefeated

    30.1% 119 votes

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

396 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 6

Thomas E. "Tommy" Davidson (Other party) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • Thomas E. "Tommy" Davidson Other partyElected

    54.4% 266 votes

  • Donald R. Tucker Other partyDefeated

    33.1% 162 votes

  • Dale Tully Other partyDefeated

    12.5% 61 votes

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

489 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 7

Vera R. Walker Meadors (Other party) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • Vera R. Walker Meadors Other partyElected

    51.0% 300 votes

  • Willadean Bless Other partyDefeated

    49.0% 288 votes

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

588 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 9

E. Blake Hemphill (Other party) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • E. Blake Hemphill Other partyElected

    62.6% 270 votes

  • "Jim" Featherston Other partyDefeated

    37.4% 161 votes

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

431 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

B. Stewart Griffin (Other party) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • B. Stewart Griffin Other partyElected

    62.0% 219 votes

  • Thelma H. Crews Other partyDefeated

    38.0% 134 votes

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

353 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Homer

Mayor, Town of Homer

Huey Dean (Other party) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • Huey Dean Other partyElected

    55.1% 711 votes

  • Willie J. Young, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    44.9% 579 votes

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

1,290 votes cast.

Marshal, Town of Homer

Rodney A. Hollenshead (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.

  • Rodney A. Hollenshead DemocratElected

    65.0% 818 votes

  • Willie Knowles DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 354 votes

  • James "J. J." Willis DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 86 votes

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

1,258 votes cast.

Selectman, District 1, Town of Homer

J. C. Moore (Other party) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • J. C. Moore Other partyElected

    62.0% 116 votes

  • Gloria Roberson DemocratDefeated

    38.0% 71 votes

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

187 votes cast.

Selectman, District 2, Town of Homer

No one got a majority, so Michael J. Wade (Other party) and Billy "Kirk" Jenkins (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Michael J. Wade Other partyIn runoff

    44.8% 94 votes

  • Billy "Kirk" Jenkins Other partyIn runoff

    28.1% 59 votes

  • Georgia Norton DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 57 votes

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

210 votes cast.

Selectman, District 3, Town of Homer

Johnette Faulkner (Other party) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Johnette Faulkner Other partyElected

    51.1% 170 votes

  • Toney Johnson DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 163 votes

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

333 votes cast.

Selectman, District 4, Town of Homer

Thomas McDonald (Other party) won with 79.3% of the vote.

  • Thomas McDonald Other partyElected

    79.3% 157 votes

  • Arthur Reed DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 41 votes

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

198 votes cast.

Selectman, District 5, Town of Homer

No one got a majority, so Patricia Jenkins (Other party) and Jesse J. Ford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Patricia Jenkins Other partyIn runoff

    44.1% 82 votes

  • Jesse J. Ford DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 62 votes

  • C. C. "Hamburger" Austin Other partyDefeated

    22.6% 42 votes

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

186 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Attorney, 2nd JDC

Walter May (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Walter May 51.6%, David M. Newell 48.4%.

  • Walter May DemocratElected

    56.4% 7,809 votes

  • David M. Newell DemocratDefeated

    43.6% 6,032 votes

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

13,841 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWalter MayDavid M. NewellTurnout
Bienville Parish58.1%2,98941.9%2,152
Claiborne Parish51.6%2,10448.4%1,973
Jackson Parish58.7%2,71641.3%1,907

Justice of the Peace, 1st Justice of the Peace Court

Curtis Cole (Republican) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • Curtis Cole RepublicanElected

    52.1% 517 votes

  • Johnnie Hough DemocratDefeated

    29.1% 289 votes

  • Janet Holland Aucoin Other partyDefeated

    18.8% 187 votes

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

993 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Claiborne 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 Claiborne Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 41.0%, Don Owen 49.0%, William A. "Rod" Guy 4.8%, "Jim" Crowley 5.2%.

  • 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: Claiborne Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

193,499 votes cast.