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Vernon 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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School board

Member of School Board, District 3

Beryl Ford (Democrat) won with 71.9% of the vote.

  • Beryl Ford DemocratElected

    71.9% 627 votes

  • Tommy Cochran DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 84 votes

  • T. D. Holcomb DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 84 votes

  • Richard Harmon RepublicanDefeated

    8.8% 77 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

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

Shows the 811 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 61 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

872 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of DeRidder

Mayor, City of DeRidder

No one got a majority, so Gerald Johnson (Democrat) and Ron Roberts (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Gerald Johnson 15.9%, Ron Roberts 31.8%, Frances Jouban 22.7%, Joe Hadnott 27.3%.

  • Gerald Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    26.7% 697 votes

  • Ron Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    24.1% 628 votes

  • Frances Jouban DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 612 votes

  • Joe Hadnott DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 444 votes

2 other candidates: 8.7% together
Collowyn "Cal" Hodnett Republican6.3%164
"Mike" Harper Democrat2.4%62

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

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

Shows the 44 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

2,607 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Beauregard ParishGerald Johnson26.9%
Vernon ParishRon Roberts31.8%

Councilmen, at Large, City of DeRidder

Vincent Labue (Democrat) and Hayward Steele (Democrat) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Vincent Labue 22.4%, Hayward Steele 34.5%, Karl St. Romain 43.1%.

  • Vincent Labue DemocratElected

    39.3% 1,595 votes

  • Hayward Steele DemocratElected

    36.1% 1,466 votes

  • Karl St. Romain DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 996 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Karl St. Romain
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 58 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

4,057 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishVincent LabueHayward SteeleKarl St. RomainTurnout
Beauregard Parish39.6%1,58236.2%1,44624.3%971
Vernon Parish22.4%1334.5%2043.1%25

City of Leesville

Mayor, City of Leesville

No one got a majority, so Betty Westerchil (Democrat) and Robert Rose (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Betty Westerchil DemocratIn runoff

    40.5% 601 votes

  • Robert Rose RepublicanIn runoff

    33.7% 500 votes

  • Lue P. Kennedy DemocratDefeated

    25.9% 384 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Betty Westerchil
Robert Rose
Lue P. Kennedy
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,160 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 325 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,485 votes cast.

Councilmen at Large, City of Leesville

Alice Upshaw Guess (Democrat) and Joe McKee (Democrat) won.

  • Alice Upshaw Guess DemocratElected

    36.6% 835 votes

  • Joe McKee DemocratElected

    36.2% 825 votes

  • Rodney G. Wells DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 619 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Alice Upshaw Guess
Joe McKee
Rodney G. Wells
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,757 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 522 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,279 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Leesville

Pat Martinez (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • Pat Martinez DemocratElected

    62.6% 231 votes

  • Charles Babineaux DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 138 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Pat Martinez
Charles Babineaux
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 293 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 76 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

369 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2, City of Leesville

No one got a majority, so Steve Kennedy (Democrat) and William R. "Coach" Thomas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Steve Kennedy DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 166 votes

  • William R. "Coach" Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    36.6% 158 votes

  • William Lewis, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 108 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
William R. "Coach" Thomas
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 350 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 82 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

432 votes cast.

Town of New Llano

Councilmen, Town of New Llano

Erwin Wilson (Democrat), Charlotte McHenry Cooper (Democrat), "Charlie" Balthrop (Democrat), Carolyn H. Todd (Democrat), and Terry Speicher (Republican) won.

  • Erwin Wilson DemocratElected

    20.5% 252 votes

  • Charlotte McHenry Cooper DemocratElected

    19.7% 242 votes

  • "Charlie" Balthrop DemocratElected

    19.5% 239 votes

  • Carolyn H. Todd DemocratElected

    19.1% 235 votes

  • Terry Speicher RepublicanElected

    14.4% 177 votes

1 other candidate: 6.8% together
"Bob" Allen Republican6.8%83

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Erwin Wilson
Charlotte McHenry Cooper
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,146 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 82 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,228 votes cast.

Town of Rosepine

Aldermen, Town of Rosepine

Damon Johnson (Republican) and Dwain Ducote (Republican) won.

  • Damon Johnson RepublicanElected

    51.7% 74 votes

  • Dwain Ducote RepublicanElected

    30.1% 43 votes

  • Karen Thibodeau DemocratDefeated

    18.2% 26 votes

By precinct in Vernon Parish

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

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

Shows the 138 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

143 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct