On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so Douglas Anderson (Democrat) and Larry Wilmer (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Douglas Anderson DemocratIn runoff
22.5%3,495 votes
Larry Wilmer DemocratIn runoff
20.7%3,206 votes
Joseph "T-Joe" Panichella DemocratDefeated
17.6%2,725 votes
Larry Marler DemocratDefeated
17.3%2,680 votes
7 other candidates: 22.0% together
Travis Wiley Democrat
9.5%
1,479
Kenneth Arnouville Democrat
5.7%
890
Robert Laborde Democrat
2.4%
366
Denny "Winky" Gagnard Democrat
1.5%
231
Kenneth Smith Democrat
1.5%
228
Mack Villemarette Democrat
0.8%
127
Abe Mattox Democrat
0.6%
90
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Douglas Anderson
Larry Wilmer
Joseph "T-Joe" Panichella
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 14,046 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,471 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
15,517 votes cast.
Clerk of Court
"Sammy" Couvillon (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.
"Sammy" Couvillon DemocratElected
66.1%9,623 votes
Cory Laborde DemocratDefeated
33.9%4,942 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Sammy" Couvillon
Cory Laborde
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,145 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,420 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,565 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so Larry K. Sayes (Democrat) and Wayne Marcotte (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Larry K. Sayes DemocratIn runoff
36.5%709 votes
Wayne Marcotte DemocratIn runoff
30.0%582 votes
Wilkie Luneau DemocratDefeated
22.9%444 votes
"Tim" Vicknair RepublicanDefeated
10.7%208 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larry K. Sayes
Wayne Marcotte
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,721 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 222 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,943 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so "Mickey" Romano (Democrat) and Keith Savoy (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Mickey" Romano DemocratIn runoff
49.9%999 votes
Keith Savoy DemocratIn runoff
28.4%569 votes
Donald Bernard DemocratDefeated
21.7%435 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mickey" Romano
Keith Savoy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,753 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 250 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,003 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
Mark Borrel (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
Mark Borrel DemocratElected
55.3%900 votes
Mark Ducote DemocratDefeated
44.7%728 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mark Borrel
Mark Ducote
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,389 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 239 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,628 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
No one got a majority, so Louie Laborde (Democrat) and Travis Ducote (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Louie Laborde DemocratIn runoff
44.7%785 votes
Travis Ducote DemocratIn runoff
33.0%579 votes
Carl Steven RepublicanDefeated
22.3%391 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Louie Laborde
Travis Ducote
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,600 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 155 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,755 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Francis Keller (Democrat) and John C. Stevenson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Francis Keller DemocratIn runoff
36.8%446 votes
John C. Stevenson DemocratIn runoff
28.8%349 votes
Leroy Daniels DemocratDefeated
20.9%253 votes
Lucins Eggins DemocratDefeated
13.5%163 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Francis Keller
John C. Stevenson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,133 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 78 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,211 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Gary Plauche (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.
Gary Plauche DemocratElected
57.7%1,090 votes
Tyrone H. Dufour DemocratDefeated
34.7%656 votes
Ronald A. McDonald RepublicanDefeated
7.6%144 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gary Plauche
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,738 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 152 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,890 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 8
No one got a majority, so Wade Ducote (Democrat) and Henry Hines (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Wade Ducote DemocratIn runoff
38.0%615 votes
Henry Hines DemocratIn runoff
30.7%497 votes
Paxton McCoy DemocratDefeated
17.8%288 votes
Cilton Bernard, Jr. DemocratDefeated
13.6%220 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wade Ducote
Henry Hines
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,482 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 138 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,620 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 9
No one got a majority, so George L. Mayeaux (Democrat) and James "Boo" Fontenot (Democrat) went to a runoff.
George L. Mayeaux DemocratIn runoff
46.3%627 votes
James "Boo" Fontenot DemocratIn runoff
29.7%402 votes
Della Hebert DemocratDefeated
23.9%324 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
George L. Mayeaux
Della Hebert
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,277 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.
Results by precinct
1,353 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 28th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Eric LaFleur (Democrat) and Donald Newton (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Eric LaFleur 32.3%, Donald Newton 38.1%, "Bill" Belt 29.5%.
Eric LaFleur DemocratIn runoff
49.6%19,367 votes
Donald Newton DemocratIn runoff
30.6%11,957 votes
"Bill" Belt DemocratDefeated
19.8%7,732 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eric LaFleur
Donald Newton
"Bill" Belt
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,252 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,342 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
No one got a majority, so Neil Riser (Republican) and Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Neil Riser 38.7%, Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. 44.9%, Michael Trent 16.4%.
Neil Riser RepublicanIn runoff
49.2%19,019 votes
Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
42.0%16,264 votes
Michael Trent DemocratDefeated
8.8%3,404 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Neil Riser
Bryant O. Hammett, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 794 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 85 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 28th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Robert Johnson (Democrat) and Kirby Roy III (Republican) went to a runoff.
Robert Johnson DemocratIn runoff
31.5%4,661 votes
Kirby Roy III RepublicanIn runoff
31.2%4,614 votes
"Digger" Earles DemocratDefeated
19.9%2,939 votes
Warren Plauche DemocratDefeated
17.4%2,568 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert Johnson
Kirby Roy III
"Digger" Earles
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,344 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,438 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,782 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Avoyelles Parish
Attorney General
No one got a majority, so James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) and Royal Alexander (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 34.7%, Royal Alexander 24.8%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 40.5%.
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratIn runoff
35.6%434,507 votes
Royal Alexander RepublicanIn runoff
32.4%395,498 votes
Charles C. Foti, Jr. DemocratDefeated
31.9%389,300 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Royal Alexander
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,567 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,367 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,219,305 votes cast.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
No one got a majority, so "Bob" Odom (Democrat) and Mike Strain (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Bob" Odom 53.8%, Mike Strain 29.9%, Wayne Carter 7.0%, Don Johnson 9.3%.
"Bob" Odom DemocratIn runoff
41.3%505,504 votes
Mike Strain RepublicanIn runoff
40.5%494,760 votes
Wayne Carter RepublicanDefeated
12.5%152,893 votes
Don Johnson RepublicanDefeated
5.7%69,470 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bob" Odom
Mike Strain
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,777 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,385 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,222,627 votes cast.
Commissioner of Insurance
"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Jim" Donelon 34.9%, James "Jim" Crowley 50.5%, Robert Lansden 10.2%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 4.3%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
50.9%606,196 votes
James "Jim" Crowley DemocratDefeated
35.6%423,986 votes
Robert Lansden RepublicanDefeated
8.9%105,991 votes
Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale RepublicanDefeated
4.6%55,350 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
James "Jim" Crowley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,271 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,355 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,191,523 votes cast.
Governor
"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 41.4%, Walter J. Boasso 29.1%, John Georges 11.2%, Foster Campbell 14.5%.
"Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected
53.9%699,275 votes
Walter J. Boasso DemocratDefeated
17.5%226,476 votes
John Georges No partyDefeated
14.4%186,682 votes
Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated
12.5%161,665 votes
8 other candidates: 1.8% together
Mary Volentine Smith Democrat
0.5%
5,868
B. Alexandrenko Other party
0.4%
4,791
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile Other party
0.3%
3,372
T. Lee Horne III Libertarian
0.2%
2,648
Sheldon Forest No party
0.2%
2,323
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat
0.2%
2,080
Hardy Parkerson Democrat
0.1%
1,666
Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols No party
0.1%
994
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Walter J. Boasso
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,686 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,435 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,297,840 votes cast.
Lieutenant Governor
"Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 52.6%, "Sammy" Kershaw 39.2%, Gary J. Beard 4.8%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 1.7%.
"Mitch" Landrieu DemocratElected
56.6%701,887 votes
"Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated
30.3%375,727 votes
Gary J. Beard RepublicanDefeated
10.6%130,876 votes
Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. No partyDefeated
1.3%15,965 votes
Thomas D. Kates No partyDefeated
1.3%15,555 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mitch" Landrieu
"Sammy" Kershaw
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,855 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,406 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,240,010 votes cast.
Secretary of State
"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 47.0%, "R." Wooley 44.9%, Scott Lewis 8.1%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
63.3%757,821 votes
"R." Wooley DemocratDefeated
31.3%374,199 votes
Scott Lewis Other partyDefeated
5.4%64,723 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"R." Wooley
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,383 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,338 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,196,743 votes cast.
BESE, District 8
Linda M. Johnson (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Linda M. Johnson 71.3%, Darrell W. Glasper 28.7%.
Linda M. Johnson DemocratElected
66.0%101,992 votes
Darrell W. Glasper Other partyDefeated
34.0%52,529 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Linda M. Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,730 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,302 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
154,521 votes cast.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Proh.redct.salary suppl.law enf./fire officer
Passed: 59.0% voted for and 41.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 60.5%, Against 39.5%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,548 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,347 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,144,781 votes cast.
Amendment 2
Suppl. uniform pay plans police/fire agencies
Passed: 56.2% voted for and 43.8% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 56.5%, Against 43.5%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,306 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,317 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,118,238 votes cast.
Amendment 3
State retirement - additional funds - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 58.0% voted for and 42.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 51.0%, Against 49.0%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,124 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,315 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,094,646 votes cast.
Amendment 4
Exempt consigned jewelry ad valorem prop. tax
Passed: 44.3% voted for and 55.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 40.4%, Against 59.6%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,235 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,310 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.