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Jackson Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 5, 2002, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Jonesboro

Mayor, Town of Jonesboro

No one got a majority, so Don Essmeier (Republican) and Leslie Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Don Essmeier RepublicanIn runoff

    32.0% 515 votes

  • Leslie Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    30.1% 485 votes

  • Wade W. Bradford, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 359 votes

  • Alvin "Kim" Jones DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 251 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Don Essmeier
Leslie Thompson
Wade W. Bradford, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,478 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 132 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,610 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Jonesboro

Wesley Horton (Democrat) won with 67.2% of the vote.

  • Wesley Horton DemocratElected

    67.2% 976 votes

  • Mark Treadway DemocratDefeated

    32.8% 476 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Wesley Horton
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,320 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 132 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,452 votes cast.

Alderman at Large, Town of Jonesboro

Randy L. Shows (Democrat) won with 72.8% of the vote.

  • Randy L. Shows DemocratElected

    72.8% 939 votes

  • Ross Pullin DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 350 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Randy L. Shows
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,159 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 130 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,289 votes cast.

Alderman, District B, Town of Jonesboro

Nancy Zuber (Democrat) won with 65.9% of the vote.

  • Nancy Zuber DemocratElected

    65.9% 226 votes

  • David Holton Other partyDefeated

    34.1% 117 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Nancy Zuber
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 328 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 15 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

343 votes cast.

Alderman, District D, Town of Jonesboro

Terry L. Wiley (Democrat) won with 68.2% of the vote.

  • Terry L. Wiley DemocratElected

    68.2% 272 votes

  • Henry J. Hester DemocratDefeated

    31.8% 127 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Terry L. Wiley
Henry J. Hester
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 350 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 49 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

399 votes cast.

Village of East Hodge

Mayor, Village of East Hodge

Harry Mims (Democrat) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • Harry Mims DemocratElected

    69.0% 98 votes

  • Oren Leonard DemocratDefeated

    31.0% 44 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Harry Mims
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 138 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

142 votes cast.

Village of North Hodge

Mayor, Village of North Hodge

Geraldine Causey (Democrat) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Geraldine Causey DemocratElected

    59.8% 64 votes

  • Eric Hinton DemocratDefeated

    40.2% 43 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Geraldine Causey
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 102 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

107 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of North Hodge

Robert E. Simpson (Democrat), Oscar Conville (Democrat), and "Jim" Speicher (Republican) won.

  • Robert E. Simpson DemocratElected

    24.4% 66 votes

  • Oscar Conville DemocratElected

    23.7% 64 votes

  • "Jim" Speicher RepublicanElected

    20.4% 55 votes

  • Henry J. Kimp DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 44 votes

  • Roy Dale Crawford Other partyDefeated

    15.2% 41 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert E. Simpson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 257 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

270 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 Jackson Parish: Walter May 58.7%, David M. Newell 41.3%.

  • Walter May DemocratElected

    56.4% 7,809 votes

  • David M. Newell DemocratDefeated

    43.6% 6,032 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Walter May
David M. Newell
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,357 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 266 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Constable, Justice of the Peace District C

Hyrum Chambless (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.

  • Hyrum Chambless DemocratElected

    54.8% 533 votes

  • Lehman D. Watts Other partyDefeated

    45.2% 440 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hyrum Chambless
Lehman D. Watts
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 940 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

973 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District D

No one got a majority, so Wilfred L. Foster (Republican) and Bobby G. Lolley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Wilfred L. Foster RepublicanIn runoff

    35.5% 574 votes

  • Bobby G. Lolley DemocratIn runoff

    34.3% 556 votes

  • Stanley E. "Fox" Parker RepublicanDefeated

    30.2% 489 votes

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Wilfred L. Foster
Bobby G. Lolley
Stanley E. "Fox" Parker
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,493 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 126 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,619 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 47.4%, Don Owen 33.3%, William A. "Rod" Guy 10.8%, "Jim" Crowley 8.5%.

  • 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

By precinct in Jackson Parish

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

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

Shows the 4,212 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 256 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

193,499 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct