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Concordia 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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School board

Member of School Board, District 1, Place A

No one got a majority, so Melanie R. Watson (Democrat) and Johnnie L. Brown (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Melanie R. Watson DemocratIn runoff

    44.0% 613 votes

  • Johnnie L. Brown Other partyIn runoff

    34.7% 484 votes

  • Marguerite Hayes DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 296 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Melanie R. Watson
Johnnie L. Brown
Marguerite Hayes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,272 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,393 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3, Place A

Gary P. Parnham (Democrat) won with 82.6% of the vote.

  • Gary P. Parnham DemocratElected

    82.6% 975 votes

  • Donald Joseph DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 205 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gary P. Parnham
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,157 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,180 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3, Place B

No one got a majority, so Jerry Roberts (Republican) and Darrell "Bubba" Crofford (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Jerry Roberts RepublicanIn runoff

    41.7% 498 votes

  • Darrell "Bubba" Crofford RepublicanIn runoff

    32.8% 391 votes

  • Bill Staggs, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    25.5% 304 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jerry Roberts
Darrell "Bubba" Crofford
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,170 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,193 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 4, Place B

No one got a majority, so Cindy W. Harper (Other party) and Jimmy Wilkinson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Cindy W. Harper Other partyIn runoff

    39.0% 397 votes

  • Jimmy Wilkinson DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 351 votes

  • Donald G. Whittington Other partyDefeated

    26.5% 270 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cindy W. Harper
Jimmy Wilkinson
Donald G. Whittington
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 958 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,018 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5, Place B

Ernest Lynn White (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • Ernest Lynn White RepublicanElected

    58.6% 388 votes

  • Lonnie Hughes DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 274 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ernest Lynn White
Lonnie Hughes
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 652 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 10 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

662 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Clayton

Chief of Police, Town of Clayton

Clarence W. "PaPa" Skipper (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Clarence W. "PaPa" Skipper DemocratElected

    51.5% 158 votes

  • Willie Lee "Bill" Evans DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 149 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clarence W. "PaPa" Skipper
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 298 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 9 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

307 votes cast.

Town of Ferriday

Mayor, Town of Ferriday

No one got a majority, so Glen B. McGlothin, Jr. (Democrat) and Gene Allen (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Glen B. McGlothin, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    42.8% 644 votes

  • Gene Allen DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 471 votes

  • Alex Promise DemocratDefeated

    13.3% 200 votes

  • Justin L. Conner DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 155 votes

2 other candidates: 2.3% together
William "Peanut" Cornwell Democrat1.5%23
Freddie L. Quinn Other party0.7%11

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Glen B. McGlothin, Jr.
Gene Allen
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,341 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 163 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,504 votes cast.

Town of Vidalia

Chief of Police, Town of Vidalia

Billy Hammers (Democrat) won with 66.6% of the vote.

  • Billy Hammers DemocratElected

    66.6% 966 votes

  • Lynn McNemar RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 485 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

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

Shows the 1,420 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 31 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,451 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member, 21st Representative District, Subdistrict A

Steve Fleming (Republican) won with 91.5% of the vote.

  • Steve Fleming RepublicanElected

    91.5% 409 votes

  • Emerson U. Slain RepublicanDefeated

    8.5% 38 votes

By precinct in Concordia Parish

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

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

Shows the 411 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

447 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Concordia 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 Concordia Parish: John F. Kerry 63.7%, John Edwards 18.0%, Howard Dean 6.1%, Wesley K. Clark 4.7%.

  • 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 Concordia 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,609 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 159 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 Concordia Parish: George W. Bush 97.7%, "Bill" Wyatt 2.3%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

By precinct in Concordia 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 748 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 41 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