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Orleans Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 22, 2006. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Civil Sheriff

Paul R. Valteau, Jr. (Democrat) won with 80.2% of the vote.

  • Paul R. Valteau, Jr. DemocratElected

    80.2% 77,964 votes

  • Kevin J. Gremillion No partyDefeated

    11.5% 11,137 votes

  • Justin Zitler DemocratDefeated

    8.4% 8,134 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Paul R. Valteau, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 77,125 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 20,110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

97,235 votes cast.

Criminal Sheriff

Marlin N. Gusman (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.

  • Marlin N. Gusman DemocratElected

    69.4% 71,439 votes

  • Gerald DeSalvo DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 31,538 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Marlin N. Gusman
Gerald DeSalvo
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 82,262 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 20,715 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

102,977 votes cast.

Clerk, Civil District Court

Dale N. Atkins (Democrat) won with 82.1% of the vote.

  • Dale N. Atkins DemocratElected

    82.1% 76,651 votes

  • Douglas A. Castro RepublicanDefeated

    17.9% 16,742 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dale N. Atkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 73,447 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 19,946 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

93,393 votes cast.

Clerk, Criminal District Court

No one got a majority, so Arthur A. Morrell (Democrat) and Nick Varrecchio (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Arthur A. Morrell DemocratIn runoff

    20.0% 18,464 votes

  • Nick Varrecchio DemocratIn runoff

    16.1% 14,805 votes

  • Juana Marine Lombard DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 12,104 votes

  • Millard Collins DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 10,779 votes

7 other candidates: 39.1% together
Morris W. Reed Democrat11.0%10,136
David R. Kent Republican8.9%8,244
Sanjay K. Biswas Republican7.9%7,293
Patricia Boyd Robertson Democrat5.2%4,774
Robert "Bob" Murray Other party2.4%2,216
Paul Mirarchi Massa Green2.0%1,858
Autumn Town Democrat1.6%1,460

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Arthur A. Morrell
Nick Varrecchio
Juana Marine Lombard
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 73,035 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 19,098 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

92,133 votes cast.

Assessor, 1st Municipal District

No one got a majority, so Darren Mire (Democrat) and Maria Elliott (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Darren Mire DemocratIn runoff

    47.6% 1,729 votes

  • Maria Elliott DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 1,484 votes

  • David P. Baird RepublicanDefeated

    11.5% 418 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Darren Mire
Maria Elliott
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,993 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 638 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,631 votes cast.

Assessor, 2nd Municipal District

Claude Mauberret (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.

  • Claude Mauberret DemocratElected

    54.1% 6,166 votes

  • Jackie Shreves Other partyDefeated

    45.9% 5,222 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Claude Mauberret
Jackie Shreves
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,499 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 1,889 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

11,388 votes cast.

Assessor, 3rd Municipal District

Erroll Williams (Democrat) won with 80.4% of the vote.

  • Erroll Williams DemocratElected

    80.4% 31,962 votes

  • Errol George DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 7,795 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Erroll Williams
Errol George
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 27,848 votes cast at the polls in 201 precincts. The 11,909 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

39,757 votes cast.

Assessor, 4th Municipal District

No one got a majority, so Betty Jefferson (Democrat) and Chase Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Betty Jefferson DemocratIn runoff

    49.3% 2,312 votes

  • Chase Jones DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 1,366 votes

  • Gerard Archer DemocratDefeated

    21.5% 1,009 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Betty Jefferson
Chase Jones
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,112 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 575 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,687 votes cast.

Assessor, 5th Municipal District

"Tom" Arnold (Republican) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • "Tom" Arnold RepublicanElected

    65.7% 9,125 votes

  • Ron Mazier No partyDefeated

    27.2% 3,779 votes

  • Benita W. Scott RepublicanDefeated

    7.0% 976 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Tom" Arnold
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,411 votes cast at the polls in 40 precincts. The 1,469 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

13,880 votes cast.

Assessor, 6th Municipal District

Nancy Marshall (Democrat) won with 54.6% of the vote.

  • Nancy Marshall DemocratElected

    54.6% 8,167 votes

  • Albert L. Coman DemocratDefeated

    31.2% 4,675 votes

  • Edwin "Win" Stoutz, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    7.8% 1,166 votes

  • Andrew Gressett DemocratDefeated

    6.4% 960 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Nancy Marshall
Albert L. Coman
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,829 votes cast at the polls in 62 precincts. The 2,139 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

14,968 votes cast.

Assessor, 7th Municipal District

Henry F. Heaton (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Henry F. Heaton DemocratElected

    60.8% 5,145 votes

  • Charlie Bosworth No partyDefeated

    30.8% 2,603 votes

  • Braden P. Robinson Other partyDefeated

    5.5% 466 votes

  • Joe Jones No partyDefeated

    2.9% 243 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Henry F. Heaton
Charlie Bosworth
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,990 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 1,467 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,457 votes cast.

Mayor, City of New Orleans

No one got a majority, so C. Ray Nagin (Democrat) and "Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • C. Ray Nagin DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 41,561 votes

  • "Mitch" Landrieu DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 31,551 votes

  • Ron Forman DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 18,764 votes

  • Robert Couhig RepublicanDefeated

    9.5% 10,312 votes

18 other candidates: 5.7% together
Virginia Boulet Democrat2.2%2,376
Tom Watson Democrat1.2%1,264
Kimberly Williamson Butler Democrat0.7%797
Peggy Wilson Republican0.7%773
"Johnny" Adriani Democrat0.1%115
Manny Chevrolet Bruno No party0.1%100
James Arey Democrat0.1%99
Greta Gladney No party0.1%99
Marie Galatas Other party0.1%74
Leo Watermeier Democrat0.1%65
Shedrick C. White Democrat0.1%64
Sonja "Lady" DeDais Democrat0.1%62
James "Jimmy" Lemann Democrat0.1%60
F. Nick Bacque' Other party0.0%52
Elvin D. Brown Democrat0.0%52
Mac Rahman Democrat0.0%50
Norbert P. Rome Democrat0.0%42
Roderick Dean Democrat0.0%16

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
C. Ray Nagin
"Mitch" Landrieu
Ron Forman
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 86,997 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 21,351 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

108,348 votes cast.

Councilmember(s) at Large

Oliver M. Thomas (Democrat) won with 39.2% of the vote.

  • Oliver M. Thomas DemocratElected

    39.2% 66,374 votes

  • Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson DemocratIn runoff

    21.8% 36,839 votes

  • Arnie Fielkow DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 31,092 votes

  • David Lapin DemocratDefeated

    5.5% 9,239 votes

7 other candidates: 15.2% together
Leonard Lucas, Jr. Democrat5.2%8,736
Michael T. Gray Republican4.3%7,220
Roger Wilson No party1.8%2,985
Alden G. Hagardorn Republican1.5%2,579
William "Poppa" Gant No party1.1%1,919
Carlos J. Hornbrook Democrat1.0%1,701
"Les" Evenchick No party0.4%681

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Oliver M. Thomas
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson
Arnie Fielkow
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 133,043 votes cast at the polls in 442 precincts. The 36,322 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

169,365 votes cast.

Councilmember, District A

No one got a majority, so John A. "Jay" Batt, Jr. (Republican) and Shelley Stephenson Midura (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John A. "Jay" Batt, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    39.8% 10,805 votes

  • Shelley Stephenson Midura DemocratIn runoff

    28.4% 7,703 votes

  • Salvador "Sal" Palmisano III RepublicanDefeated

    12.0% 3,272 votes

  • Thomas "Tom" Wagner RepublicanDefeated

    9.0% 2,445 votes

4 other candidates: 10.8% together
Sonia Gupta No party4.5%1,228
Stephen Saussy Other party3.8%1,024
Ray Landeche No party1.5%405
David Nowak No party1.0%272

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John A. "Jay" Batt, Jr.
Shelley Stephenson Midura
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 22,564 votes cast at the polls in 106 precincts. The 4,590 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

27,154 votes cast.

Councilmember, District B

No one got a majority, so Renee' Gill Pratt (Democrat) and Stacy Head (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Renee' Gill Pratt DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 7,042 votes

  • Stacy Head DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 6,691 votes

  • Michael A. Duplantier DemocratDefeated

    11.0% 1,933 votes

  • Shane P. Landry DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 680 votes

2 other candidates: 7.3% together
Quentin R. Brown No party3.7%654
Marshall Truehill, Jr. Democrat3.6%626

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Renee' Gill Pratt
Stacy Head
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 15,094 votes cast at the polls in 91 precincts. The 2,532 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

17,626 votes cast.

Councilmember, District C

No one got a majority, so James Carter (Democrat) and Kristin Gisleson Palmer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James Carter DemocratIn runoff

    33.0% 7,137 votes

  • Kristin Gisleson Palmer DemocratIn runoff

    21.6% 4,677 votes

  • Mike Early DemocratDefeated

    19.5% 4,204 votes

  • Jane Ettinger Booth DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 3,902 votes

3 other candidates: 7.8% together
Julian Doerr Other party5.1%1,098
Charles P. Duffy III Democrat1.4%313
Gregg Huber Democrat1.3%283

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James Carter
Kristin Gisleson Palmer
Mike Early
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 19,156 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 2,458 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

21,614 votes cast.

Councilmember, District D

Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • Cynthia Hedge-Morrell DemocratElected

    56.1% 10,889 votes

  • Louella Givens DemocratDefeated

    21.6% 4,194 votes

  • Van Robichaux Other partyDefeated

    11.1% 2,161 votes

  • Darrell R. Gray DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 1,938 votes

  • Abron Morgan DemocratDefeated

    1.1% 220 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
Van Robichaux
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 13,493 votes cast at the polls in 97 precincts. The 5,909 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

19,402 votes cast.

Councilmember, District E

Cynthia Willard-Lewis (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.

  • Cynthia Willard-Lewis DemocratElected

    71.2% 11,593 votes

  • Nolan Marshall DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 2,507 votes

  • Myron L. Mitchell DemocratDefeated

    2.7% 444 votes

  • Cederick Favaroth DemocratDefeated

    2.6% 426 votes

5 other candidates: 8.1% together
Shawn Lockett Democrat2.2%363
John D. Zimmer Republican2.0%324
Willie L. Jones, Jr. Democrat1.7%278
Wayne A. Johnson No party1.1%181
William James Willis III Democrat1.0%165

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Nolan Marshall
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 11,263 votes cast at the polls in 69 precincts. The 5,018 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

16,281 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

LAKEVIEW CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT PROPOSITION SUMMARY: A SPECIAL ANNUAL FEE NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) FOR FOUR YEARS UPON EACH IMPROVED PARCEL WITHIN THE LAKEVIEW CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TO INCREASE THE PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE LAKEVIEW CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT.

Lakeview Crime Prev. Dist, $150.00 Annual Fee - City Council - 4 Yrs.

Passed: 73.4% voted yes and 26.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a special annual fee to be called the Lakeview Crime Prevention Fee on each improved parcel of real property situated within the boundaries of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District (which District is comprised of the area of the parish of Orleans lying within the following perimeter: commencing at the corner of City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue and proceeding in a westerly direction along City Park Avenue to the Pontchartrain Expressway, thence in a northerly direction to the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, thence in a westerly direction to the 17th Street Canal, thence in a northerly direction to Lake Pontchartrain, thence in an easterly direction to West End Boulevard, thence in a southerly direction to Robert E. Lee Boulevard, thence in a easterly direction to Orleans Avenue, and thence in a southerly direction to City Park Avenue and the point of beginning) as specified by Resolution R-05-540 (As Amended) of the City Council in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) annually for four (4) years beginning in 2007 and ending in 2010 to be used solely and exclusively for the prevention of crime and the provision of additional security by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the Lakeview Crime Prevention District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District, which additional security and law enforcement personnel provided for by the proceeds of this fee shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

  • YesApproved

    73.4% 4,099 votes

  • No

    26.6% 1,489 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,418 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 1,170 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,588 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct