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Bossier Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 9, 2004, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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DSCC Member, 2nd Representative District, Office "A"

Lola B. N. May (Democrat) won with 62.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Lola B. N. May 39.1%, Bertha Coleman Jimison 60.9%.

  • Lola B. N. May DemocratElected

    62.9% 382 votes

  • Bertha Coleman Jimison DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 225 votes

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

607 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLola B. N. MayBertha Coleman JimisonTurnout
Bossier Parish39.1%960.9%14
Caddo Parish63.9%37336.1%211

DSCC Member, 6th Representative District, Office "B"

"Don" Miller (Democrat) won with 43.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: "Don" Miller 60.5%, Richard Goorley 7.0%, "Bill" Allison 32.6%.

  • "Don" Miller DemocratElected

    43.6% 479 votes

  • Richard Goorley DemocratDefeated

    29.8% 327 votes

  • "Bill" Allison DemocratDefeated

    26.6% 292 votes

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

1,098 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Don" MillerRichard Goorley"Bill" AllisonTurnout
Bossier Parish60.5%267.0%332.6%14
Caddo Parish42.9%45330.7%32426.4%278

RSCC Member, 6th Representative District, Subdistrict D

Harold Coates (Republican) won with 56.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Harold Coates 79.1%, Philip Escude' 20.9%.

  • Harold Coates RepublicanElected

    56.9% 185 votes

  • Philip Escude' RepublicanDefeated

    43.1% 140 votes

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

325 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishHarold CoatesPhilip Escude'Turnout
Bossier Parish79.1%3420.9%9
Caddo Parish53.5%15146.5%131

Statewide and federal races in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: John F. Kerry 67.8%, John Edwards 19.5%, Howard Dean 4.3%, Wesley K. Clark 3.6%.

  • 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

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

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 Bossier Parish: George W. Bush 96.0%, "Bill" Wyatt 4.0%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

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

72,010 votes cast.