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Bienville Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 9, 2004, 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 Lucky

Mayor, Village of Lucky

Devertis Lard, Jr. (Other party) won with 55.6% of the vote.

  • Devertis Lard, Jr. Other partyElected

    55.6% 55 votes

  • Bobby J. Boston DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 44 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Devertis Lard, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 99 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

99 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Lucky

"O. D." Patterson (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • "O. D." Patterson DemocratElected

    55.9% 57 votes

  • Victor McNeal Other partyDefeated

    44.1% 45 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"O. D." Patterson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 102 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

102 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Lucky

Columbus James Boston (Democrat), James Haskin, Jr. (Other party), and Nuretha P. Lard (Other party) won.

  • Columbus James Boston DemocratElected

    38.6% 88 votes

  • James Haskin, Jr. Other partyElected

    24.1% 55 votes

  • Nuretha P. Lard Other partyElected

    18.9% 43 votes

  • Annie R. Key DemocratDefeated

    18.4% 42 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Columbus James Boston
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 228 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

228 votes cast.

Village of Saline

Mayor, Village of Saline

No one got a majority, so Peggy M. Choate (Democrat) and Charles L. Baker (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Peggy M. Choate DemocratIn runoff

    49.5% 55 votes

  • Charles L. Baker Other partyIn runoff

    27.0% 30 votes

  • Rhonda G. Blewer DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 26 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Peggy M. Choate
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 108 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

111 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Saline

No one got a majority, so Sammy Matthews (Republican) and Tony K. Choate (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Sammy Matthews RepublicanIn runoff

    35.4% 40 votes

  • Tony K. Choate DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 39 votes

  • Anthony F. Daniels Other partyDefeated

    16.8% 19 votes

  • Wayne Harp DemocratDefeated

    13.3% 15 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Tony K. Choate
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 110 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

113 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Saline

Bert Hood (Democrat), Talbert Sullivan (Democrat), John Allison Thomas (Democrat), Jimmie R. Rogers (Democrat), and Brenda Matthews (Republican) won.

  • Bert Hood DemocratElected

    17.8% 89 votes

  • Talbert Sullivan DemocratElected

    15.8% 79 votes

  • John Allison Thomas DemocratElected

    15.6% 78 votes

  • Jimmie R. Rogers DemocratElected

    11.8% 59 votes

  • Brenda Matthews RepublicanElected

    11.4% 57 votes

3 other candidates: 27.6% together
Robert "R.D." Slayton Other party11.0%55
Evan K. Choate Other party9.2%46
Willie D. Cheatwood Republican7.4%37

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

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

Shows the 485 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 15 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

500 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member, 13th Representative District, Subdistrict B

"Ben" Young (Republican) won with 59.4% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Ben" Young 64.0%, Franz Holton Robinson 36.0%.

  • "Ben" Young RepublicanElected

    59.4% 250 votes

  • Franz Holton Robinson RepublicanDefeated

    40.6% 171 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Ben" Young
Franz Holton Robinson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 122 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

421 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Ben" YoungFranz Holton RobinsonTurnout
Bienville Parish64.0%8036.0%45
Jackson Parish55.1%14044.9%114
Winn Parish71.4%3028.6%12

Statewide and federal races in Bienville Parish

Democratic presidential primary

John F. Kerry (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: John F. Kerry 69.8%, John Edwards 14.9%, Howard Dean 6.4%, Wesley K. Clark 3.2%.

  • John F. Kerry DemocratElected

    69.7% 112,639 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 26,074 votes

  • Howard Dean DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 7,948 votes

  • Wesley K. Clark DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 7,091 votes

3 other candidates: 4.9% together
"Bill" McGaughey Democrat2.0%3,161
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat1.5%2,411
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Democrat1.4%2,329

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John F. Kerry
John Edwards
Howard Dean
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 743 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,653 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 96.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: George W. Bush 98.8%, "Bill" Wyatt 1.2%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George W. Bush
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 163 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

72,010 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct