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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Grant Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 1, 2006. 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 Colfax

Mayor, Town of Colfax

Gerald Hamilton (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • Gerald Hamilton DemocratElected

    59.4% 271 votes

  • Joe Borland DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 185 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gerald Hamilton
Joe Borland
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 404 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 52 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

456 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Colfax

Lourain C. LaCour (Democrat), Alan D. Futrell (Democrat), Cora Reed (Democrat), Lorraine G. Sapp (Democrat), and Gayle "Sonny" Tyler (Republican) won.

  • Lourain C. LaCour DemocratElected

    18.5% 339 votes

  • Alan D. Futrell DemocratElected

    17.7% 325 votes

  • Cora Reed DemocratElected

    16.9% 309 votes

  • Lorraine G. Sapp DemocratElected

    15.9% 292 votes

  • Gayle "Sonny" Tyler RepublicanElected

    11.6% 213 votes

2 other candidates: 19.3% together
Ollie L. McGlone Republican11.1%204
Franz Van Williams No party8.2%150

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lourain C. LaCour
Cora Reed
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,578 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 254 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,832 votes cast.

Town of Pollock

Chief of Police, Town of Pollock

M. P. "Peanut" Johnson (Republican) won with 63.8% of the vote.

  • M. P. "Peanut" Johnson RepublicanElected

    63.8% 95 votes

  • Jeff Price RepublicanDefeated

    20.1% 30 votes

  • John C. Slaughter RepublicanDefeated

    8.7% 13 votes

  • Steve Goodger DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 11 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
M. P. "Peanut" Johnson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 137 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

149 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 22nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Tony K. Owens (Republican) and Billy Chandler (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Tony K. Owens 5.3%, Billy Chandler 26.7%, Clare Wilson 5.4%, Klark Hataway 28.7%.

  • Tony K. Owens RepublicanIn runoff

    18.5% 1,858 votes

  • Billy Chandler DemocratIn runoff

    15.7% 1,574 votes

  • Clare Wilson DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 1,478 votes

  • Klark Hataway DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 1,475 votes

5 other candidates: 36.5% together
Henry Stringer, Jr. Republican11.1%1,113
"Donny" Richardson Republican10.6%1,062
Raymond Willett Democrat6.6%665
Lew Lasyone Republican4.2%425
Ernie Vallery Democrat4.0%407

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Billy Chandler
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,342 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 253 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

10,057 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Grant ParishKlark Hataway28.7%
LaSalle ParishTony K. Owens29.5%
Rapides ParishRaymond Willett34.7%
Winn ParishTony K. Owens22.1%

Turnout by precinct