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Caldwell 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

Town of Clarks

Mayor, Town of Clarks

Marilyn Franklin (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.

  • Marilyn Franklin DemocratElected

    52.6% 90 votes

  • "Lou" Exline DemocratDefeated

    47.4% 81 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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

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

Shows the 164 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 7 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

171 votes cast.

Town of Columbia

Chief of Police, Town of Columbia

Douglas M. Crockett (Democrat) won with 86.3% of the vote.

  • Douglas M. Crockett DemocratElected

    86.3% 196 votes

  • Charles B. Thompson DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 31 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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

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

Shows the 162 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 65 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

227 votes cast.

Village of Grayson

Chief of Police, Village of Grayson

Mitch Bratton (Republican) won with 54.2% of the vote.

  • Mitch Bratton RepublicanElected

    54.2% 147 votes

  • Dennis W. Nugent Other partyDefeated

    28.4% 77 votes

  • Glenn D. Guillory DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 47 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mitch Bratton
Dennis W. Nugent
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 211 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

271 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 20th Representative District, Office "B"

"Greg" Richardson (Democrat) won with 72.2% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: "Greg" Richardson 66.0%, "Wes" Burns 34.0%.

  • "Greg" Richardson DemocratElected

    72.2% 1,701 votes

  • "Wes" Burns DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 655 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Greg" Richardson
"Wes" Burns
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 725 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 124 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,356 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Greg" Richardson"Wes" BurnsTurnout
Caldwell Parish66.0%56034.0%289
Catahoula Parish81.7%63618.3%142
Franklin Parish69.7%49830.3%217
Tensas Parish50.0%750.0%7

Statewide and federal races in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: John F. Kerry 58.0%, John Edwards 25.3%, Howard Dean 6.6%, Wesley K. Clark 4.9%.

  • 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 Caldwell 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 686 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 103 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 Caldwell Parish: George W. Bush 94.5%, "Bill" Wyatt 5.5%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

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

Shows the 180 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 38 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