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

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Madison 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

Village of Richmond

Chief of Police, Village of Richmond

Jimmy Lopez (Other party) won with 73.3% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Lopez Other partyElected

    73.3% 184 votes

  • Jimmy Myers DemocratDefeated

    26.7% 67 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

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

Shows the 206 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 45 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

251 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Attorney, 6th JDC

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Madison Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 51.8%, Raymond "Ray" Cannon 48.2%.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected

    55.9% 4,987 votes

  • Raymond "Ray" Cannon DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 3,931 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Raymond "Ray" Cannon
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,627 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 499 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,918 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames D. "Buddy" CaldwellRaymond "Ray" CannonTurnout
East Carroll Parish57.7%1,55442.3%1,141
Madison Parish51.8%2,13948.2%1,987
Tensas Parish61.7%1,29438.3%803

Statewide and federal races in Madison 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 Madison Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 46.5%, Don Owen 29.6%, William A. "Rod" Guy 14.6%, "Jim" Crowley 9.2%.

  • 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

By precinct in Madison 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,160 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 415 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