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Winn 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

City of Winnfield

Mayor, City of Winnfield

Deano Thornton (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Deano Thornton DemocratElected

    51.1% 837 votes

  • Lawrence Spikes DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 800 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Deano Thornton
Lawrence Spikes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,476 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 161 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,637 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Winnfield

No one got a majority, so Johnny Ray Carpenter (No party) and Lawrence Desadier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Johnny Ray Carpenter No partyIn runoff

    45.4% 822 votes

  • Lawrence Desadier DemocratIn runoff

    39.2% 711 votes

  • Benjamin L. "Benji" Phelps DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 279 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Johnny Ray Carpenter
Lawrence Desadier
Benjamin L. "Benji" Phelps
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,653 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 159 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,812 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2, City of Winnfield

No one got a majority, so Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff (Democrat) and Andre' R. Howard I (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff DemocratIn runoff

    44.8% 142 votes

  • Andre' R. Howard I DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 139 votes

  • Jeffery Hamilton, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 36 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff
Andre' R. Howard I
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 296 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 21 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

317 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3, City of Winnfield

No one got a majority, so Sarah Russell Junkin (Democrat) and Carl C. Nugent (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Sarah Russell Junkin DemocratIn runoff

    42.4% 207 votes

  • Carl C. Nugent DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 171 votes

  • "Tim" Zimmerman Other partyDefeated

    22.5% 110 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sarah Russell Junkin
Carl C. Nugent
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 415 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 73 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

488 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 Winn Parish: Tony K. Owens 22.1%, Billy Chandler 14.3%, Clare Wilson 19.2%, Klark Hataway 13.0%.

  • 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 Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Tony K. Owens
Billy Chandler
Clare Wilson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,506 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 227 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%

Courts and judges

District Attorney, 8th JDC

R. C. "Chris" Nevils (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.

  • R. C. "Chris" Nevils DemocratElected

    57.8% 2,691 votes

  • Martin S. "Marty" Sanders DemocratDefeated

    21.7% 1,008 votes

  • Herman Castete DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 522 votes

  • John William Maloy DemocratDefeated

    9.3% 433 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
R. C. "Chris" Nevils
Herman Castete
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,293 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 361 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,654 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 12

Dwight Bryant (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.

  • Dwight Bryant RepublicanElected

    62.2% 258 votes

  • Willie Doherty RepublicanDefeated

    37.8% 157 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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

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

Shows the 393 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 22 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

415 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct