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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Baker

Mayor, City of Baker

Harold Rideau (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.

  • Harold Rideau DemocratElected

    54.8% 1,959 votes

  • Leroy Davis DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 1,215 votes

  • "Kenny" Duplessis DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 402 votes

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

3,576 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2, City of Baker

A. J. Walls (Democrat) won with 65.9% of the vote.

  • A. J. Walls DemocratElected

    65.9% 592 votes

  • Yolanda Hayes Vessell DemocratDefeated

    34.1% 307 votes

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

899 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Baker

J. E. "Trae" Welch (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

  • J. E. "Trae" Welch DemocratElected

    57.6% 284 votes

  • Carlon "Frank" Simpson DemocratDefeated

    42.4% 209 votes

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

493 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4, City of Baker

James B. "Jimmy" Pourciau (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • James B. "Jimmy" Pourciau DemocratElected

    50.7% 319 votes

  • Kirk A. Williams DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 310 votes

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

629 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5, City of Baker

Fred O. Russell (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Fred O. Russell DemocratElected

    51.5% 366 votes

  • Sherri H. Collins DemocratDefeated

    42.8% 304 votes

  • "Vince" Flaviani RepublicanDefeated

    5.8% 41 votes

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

711 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 61st Representative District, Office "A"

Teiko Scott (Democrat) won with 78.4% of the vote.

  • Teiko Scott DemocratElected

    78.4% 548 votes

  • Suchitra Satpathi DemocratDefeated

    21.6% 151 votes

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

699 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 61st Representative District, Office "B"

Alfred C. Williams (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Alfred C. Williams DemocratElected

    50.6% 400 votes

  • Michael Jackson DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 303 votes

  • Mike Guy DemocratDefeated

    11.0% 87 votes

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

790 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 68th Representative District, Office "B"

Christopher L. Whittington (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.

  • Christopher L. Whittington DemocratElected

    54.3% 371 votes

  • Mike Wascom DemocratDefeated

    45.7% 312 votes

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

683 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 69th Representative District, Office "A"

Elizabeth O. "Betty" Powers (Democrat) won with 72.9% of the vote.

  • Elizabeth O. "Betty" Powers DemocratElected

    72.9% 314 votes

  • Ronell E. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 117 votes

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

431 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 70th Representative District, Office "B"

W. Dale Behan (Democrat) won with 42.7% of the vote.

  • W. Dale Behan DemocratElected

    42.7% 178 votes

  • Robert J. Crowley DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 160 votes

  • Darrel Papillion DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 79 votes

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

417 votes cast.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Cleo Fields (Democrat), Lynn N. Bankston (Democrat), Ben Jeffers (Democrat), W. T. Winfield (Democrat), and Neal Wilkinson (Democrat) won.

  • Cleo Fields DemocratElected

    23.1% 5,250 votes

  • Lynn N. Bankston DemocratElected

    18.9% 4,298 votes

  • Ben Jeffers DemocratElected

    16.9% 3,840 votes

  • W. T. Winfield DemocratElected

    14.6% 3,313 votes

  • Neal Wilkinson DemocratElected

    14.0% 3,180 votes

1 other candidate: 12.4% together
Clyde Harrelson Democrat12.4%2,811

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

22,692 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 1

Vernon Blalock (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Vernon Blalock DemocratElected

    51.5% 984 votes

  • Audrey Nabors-Jackson DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 928 votes

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

1,912 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 7

Nettie Millican (Democrat) won with 70.1% of the vote.

  • Nettie Millican DemocratElected

    70.1% 476 votes

  • Glenn R. Ducote DemocratDefeated

    29.9% 203 votes

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

679 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 29th Representative District

Anthony "Wayne" Pitts (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Anthony "Wayne" Pitts 55.6%, Ronald Stutes 44.4%.

  • Anthony "Wayne" Pitts RepublicanElected

    57.1% 60 votes

  • Ronald Stutes RepublicanDefeated

    42.9% 45 votes

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

105 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAnthony "Wayne" PittsRonald StutesTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish55.6%5544.4%44
West Baton Rouge Parish83.3%516.7%1

RSCC Member, 61st Representative District

Dan Richey (Republican) won with 61.1% of the vote.

  • Dan Richey RepublicanElected

    61.1% 102 votes

  • Kirt Bennett RepublicanDefeated

    38.9% 65 votes

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

167 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 62nd Representative District, Subdistrict B

Stacie Wicker (Republican) won with 76.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Stacie Wicker 78.4%, Elier A. Diaz 21.6%.

  • Stacie Wicker RepublicanElected

    76.9% 546 votes

  • Elier A. Diaz RepublicanDefeated

    23.1% 164 votes

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

710 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishStacie WickerElier A. DiazTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish78.4%52721.6%145
West Feliciana Parish50.0%1950.0%19

RSCC Member, 64th Representative District, Subdistrict C

Daniel Edwards (Republican) had the most votes, with 50.0%.

  • Daniel Edwards RepublicanDefeated

    50.0% 98 votes

  • Mack "Bodi" White, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    50.0% 98 votes

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

196 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 65th Representative District, Subdistrict B

"Ron" Erickson, Sr. (Republican) won with 58.0% of the vote.

  • "Ron" Erickson, Sr. RepublicanElected

    58.0% 127 votes

  • Carey Holliday RepublicanDefeated

    42.0% 92 votes

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

219 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 65th Representative District, Subdistrict C

Robert W. "Bob" Morgan (Republican) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • Robert W. "Bob" Morgan RepublicanElected

    53.8% 99 votes

  • Gary Ward RepublicanDefeated

    46.2% 85 votes

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

184 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 66th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Gene Guffey (Republican) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Gene Guffey RepublicanElected

    50.3% 94 votes

  • "Buddy" Amoroso RepublicanDefeated

    49.7% 93 votes

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

187 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 68th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Sacha A. St. Amant (Republican) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • Sacha A. St. Amant RepublicanElected

    64.0% 96 votes

  • Michael G. Chittom RepublicanDefeated

    20.0% 30 votes

  • Dana Parks RepublicanDefeated

    16.0% 24 votes

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

150 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 69th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Sally A. Nungesser (Republican) won with 44.3% of the vote.

  • Sally A. Nungesser RepublicanElected

    44.3% 129 votes

  • Thomas M. Murphy RepublicanDefeated

    40.5% 118 votes

  • Bryan Jeansonne RepublicanDefeated

    15.1% 44 votes

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

291 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 69th Representative District, Subdistrict B

T.C. "Tommy" French (Republican) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • T.C. "Tommy" French RepublicanElected

    61.4% 135 votes

  • William "Billy" Hankins RepublicanDefeated

    38.6% 85 votes

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

220 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 69th Representative District, Subdistrict D

Ryan Booth (Republican) won with 70.6% of the vote.

  • Ryan Booth RepublicanElected

    70.6% 137 votes

  • Dale Thornton RepublicanDefeated

    29.4% 57 votes

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

194 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 70th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Katherine Margaret Dill (Republican) won with 48.2% of the vote.

  • Katherine Margaret Dill RepublicanElected

    48.2% 80 votes

  • Lloyd Lunceford RepublicanDefeated

    45.2% 75 votes

  • E. Edward "Easy Ed" Skillman, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    6.6% 11 votes

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

166 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 70th Representative District, Subdistrict C

"Dan" Kyle (Republican) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • "Dan" Kyle RepublicanElected

    60.7% 82 votes

  • Thomas A. "Tom" Boone RepublicanDefeated

    39.3% 53 votes

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

135 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 70th Representative District, Subdistrict D

Craig Lindsay (Republican) won with 58.2% of the vote.

  • Craig Lindsay RepublicanElected

    58.2% 103 votes

  • Thomas B. "Tommy" Powell RepublicanDefeated

    41.8% 74 votes

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

177 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

T.C. "Tommy" French (Republican), Jerry Arbour (Republican), Sally A. Nungesser (Republican), Kirt Bennett (Republican), and Alan D. Risher (Republican) won.

  • T.C. "Tommy" French RepublicanElected

    14.7% 2,482 votes

  • Jerry Arbour RepublicanElected

    14.1% 2,377 votes

  • Sally A. Nungesser RepublicanElected

    14.1% 2,374 votes

  • Kirt Bennett RepublicanElected

    13.7% 2,318 votes

  • Alan D. Risher RepublicanElected

    13.7% 2,315 votes

3 other candidates: 29.7% together
"Debbie" Arnold Republican10.8%1,819
Jason Hebert Republican10.7%1,804
Gene Guffey Republican8.3%1,400

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

16,889 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 3

Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell (Republican) won with 68.7% of the vote.

  • Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell RepublicanElected

    68.7% 200 votes

  • David Tatman RepublicanDefeated

    31.3% 91 votes

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

291 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 12

Lloyd Lunceford (Republican) won with 79.5% of the vote.

  • Lloyd Lunceford RepublicanElected

    79.5% 213 votes

  • E. Edward "Easy Ed" Skillman, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    20.5% 55 votes

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

268 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: John F. Kerry 69.0%, John Edwards 16.2%, Howard Dean 5.4%, Wesley K. Clark 5.6%.

  • 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: George W. Bush 96.7%, "Bill" Wyatt 3.3%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

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

72,010 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

ZACHARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 PROPOSITION (BOND) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO ISSUE 20-YEAR BONDS TO THE AMOUNT OF $39,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING LANDS FOR BUILDING SITES AND PLAYGROUNDS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF NECESSARY SIDEWALKS AND STREETS ADJACENT THERETO; PURCHASING, ERECTING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN AND FOR THE DISTRICT AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS THEREFOR, TITLE TO WHICH SHALL BE IN THE PUBLIC.

Zachary Comm. School Bd., 20 Year Bonds $39,000,000 - Zachary SB

Passed: 64.8% voted yes and 35.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Zachary Community School District No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of Thirty-Nine Million Dollars ($39,000,000), to run twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum, to be sold at par, premium or discount, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    64.8% 1,635 votes

  • No

    35.2% 890 votes

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

2,525 votes cast.