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.
John E. Ballance (Democrat) won with 75.0% of the vote.
John E. Ballance DemocratElected
75.0%4,200 votes
Keith Bates DemocratDefeated
12.7%709 votes
Wayne L. Durbin DemocratDefeated
12.3%691 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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John E. Ballance
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,880 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 720 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,600 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
"Bill" Sims (Other party) won with 69.4% of the vote.
"Bill" Sims Other partyElected
69.4%587 votes
Neil Moon RepublicanDefeated
30.6%259 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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"Bill" Sims
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 617 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 229 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
846 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
Patrick O. Jefferson (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.
Patrick O. Jefferson DemocratElected
52.2%423 votes
Oswald Townsend DemocratDefeated
22.2%180 votes
Huey P. Vernon DemocratDefeated
17.5%142 votes
Frank Hill DemocratDefeated
8.1%66 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Patrick O. Jefferson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 539 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 272 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
811 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Gregory R. Wilson (Democrat) won with 67.7% of the vote.
Gregory R. Wilson DemocratElected
67.7%536 votes
Lee Baggett No partyDefeated
32.3%256 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Gregory R. Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 762 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
792 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
"Tony" Lawson (No party) won with 83.6% of the vote.
"Tony" Lawson No partyElected
83.6%687 votes
James Ralph Todd Other partyDefeated
16.4%135 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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"Tony" Lawson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 789 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
822 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Raymond Earl Malone (Democrat) and Tommy Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Raymond Earl Malone DemocratIn runoff
38.9%342 votes
Tommy Thompson DemocratIn runoff
36.4%320 votes
Donald Russell No partyDefeated
24.7%217 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Raymond Earl Malone
Tommy Thompson
Donald Russell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 822 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
879 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Ringgold
Mayor, Town of Ringgold
Stephone Taylor (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.
Stephone Taylor DemocratElected
61.9%301 votes
"J. C." Clement Other partyDefeated
38.1%185 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Stephone Taylor
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 473 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
486 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 36th Senatorial District
Robert Adley (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Robert Adley 80.7%, Tyler Nezat 19.3%.
Robert Adley DemocratElected
73.0%24,371 votes
Tyler Nezat RepublicanDefeated
27.0%9,004 votes
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Robert Adley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,481 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 607 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 11th Representative District
"Rick" Gallot (Democrat) won with 65.9% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Rick" Gallot 54.8%, Delores Wilkerson Smith 29.6%, Edward Jones 15.6%.
"Rick" Gallot DemocratElected
65.9%5,928 votes
Delores Wilkerson Smith DemocratDefeated
21.3%1,913 votes
Edward Jones DemocratDefeated
12.9%1,160 votes
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"Rick" Gallot
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 960 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 288 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 13th Representative District
James R. "Jim" Fannin (Democrat) won with 78.6% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: James R. "Jim" Fannin 75.9%, Jason E. Cook 24.1%.
James R. "Jim" Fannin DemocratElected
78.6%10,551 votes
Jason E. Cook DemocratDefeated
21.4%2,879 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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James R. "Jim" Fannin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,560 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 363 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 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 Bienville Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 37.5%, Royal Alexander 29.3%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 33.2%.
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 Bienville Parish
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James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Royal Alexander
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,460 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 596 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 Bienville Parish: "Bob" Odom 54.9%, Mike Strain 24.5%, Wayne Carter 13.8%, Don Johnson 6.7%.
"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 Bienville Parish
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"Bob" Odom
Mike Strain
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,528 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 622 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 Bienville Parish: "Jim" Donelon 33.6%, James "Jim" Crowley 53.0%, Robert Lansden 9.3%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 4.1%.
"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
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"Jim" Donelon
James "Jim" Crowley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,409 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 608 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 Bienville Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 34.4%, Walter J. Boasso 16.9%, John Georges 7.5%, Foster Campbell 38.6%.
"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 Bienville Parish
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"Bobby" Jindal
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,030 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 697 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 Bienville Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 54.2%, "Sammy" Kershaw 33.4%, Gary J. Beard 8.3%, 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
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"Mitch" Landrieu
"Sammy" Kershaw
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,540 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 639 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 Bienville Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 46.7%, "R." Wooley 46.3%, Scott Lewis 7.0%.
"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
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"Jay" Dardenne
"R." Wooley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,375 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 593 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 4
Walter C. Lee (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Walter C. Lee 65.1%, Robert J. "Bob" Wynn 34.9%.
Walter C. Lee DemocratElected
57.9%81,025 votes
Robert J. "Bob" Wynn RepublicanDefeated
42.1%58,980 votes
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Walter C. Lee
Robert J. "Bob" Wynn
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,390 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 607 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
140,005 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 PROPOSITION (TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 1.94 MILLS PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND/OR OPERATING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF AND FOR THE DISTRICT.
Shall Bienville Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a one and ninety-four hundredths (1.94) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending in the year 2018 (an estimated $110,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating facilities and equipment of and for the District?
YesApproved
54.5%674 votes
No
45.5%563 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,182 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 55 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,237 votes cast.
VILLAGE OF BIENVILLE PROPOSITION SUMMARY: AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO ABOLISH THE POSITION OF ELECTED CHIEF OF POLICE, AND FURTHER TO CONTRACT WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN BIENVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA FOR POLICE SERVICES.
Village of Bienville, Abolish COP - Mayor/BOA
Passed: 68.0% voted yes and 32.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Mayor and Council of the Village of Bienville be authorized to abolish the office of chief of police as an elected position, and further to contract with any law enforcement agency in the Parish of Bienville, State of Louisiana, to furnish police services for the Village of Bienville, Louisiana?
YesApproved
68.0%66 votes
No
32.0%31 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 79 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
97 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 Bienville Parish: For 60.5%, Against 39.5%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,931 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 590 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 Bienville Parish: For 59.4%, Against 40.6%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,858 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.
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 Bienville Parish: For 51.6%, Against 48.4%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,752 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 565 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 Bienville Parish: For 44.5%, Against 55.5%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,763 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.