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.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Steven May
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,265 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,159 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,424 votes cast.
Assessor
Scott Meredith (Other party) won with 73.0% of the vote.
Scott Meredith Other partyElected
73.0%3,167 votes
Bonita Poole Brooks DemocratDefeated
27.0%1,174 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Scott Meredith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,198 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,143 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,341 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
Kenneth "Speck" Graham (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.
Kenneth "Speck" Graham DemocratElected
54.0%348 votes
J. N. "Buddy" Bailes DemocratDefeated
25.6%165 votes
Robert Duncan DemocratDefeated
20.5%132 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenneth "Speck" Graham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 522 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 123 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
645 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
Lanny Dark (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
Lanny Dark DemocratElected
52.1%311 votes
Ricky W. Hart RepublicanDefeated
27.5%164 votes
Charles "Buddy" Page DemocratDefeated
20.4%122 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lanny Dark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 408 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 189 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
597 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Charles Alger (Democrat) and Bobbie R. Harrison (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Charles Alger DemocratIn runoff
29.2%187 votes
Bobbie R. Harrison DemocratIn runoff
27.7%177 votes
Bennett L. "Ben" Clark DemocratDefeated
26.3%168 votes
Bobby R. Dubose DemocratDefeated
16.9%108 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles Alger
Bobbie R. Harrison
Bennett L. "Ben" Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 446 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 194 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
640 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Eddie Hearns (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.
Eddie Hearns DemocratElected
59.5%291 votes
Kevin Martin RepublicanDefeated
40.5%198 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eddie Hearns
Kevin Martin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 353 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 136 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
489 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Archie Lloyd Williams (Democrat) and Jerry R. Bailey (Republican) went to a runoff.
Archie Lloyd Williams DemocratIn runoff
48.5%298 votes
Jerry R. Bailey RepublicanIn runoff
42.9%264 votes
Simmie Dubose, Jr. DemocratDefeated
8.6%53 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Archie Lloyd Williams
Jerry R. Bailey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 451 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 164 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
615 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Jimmy Gaylor (Democrat) and Glenn Barnhill (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jimmy Gaylor DemocratIn runoff
35.1%225 votes
Glenn Barnhill DemocratIn runoff
31.4%201 votes
"Al" Laird DemocratDefeated
18.3%117 votes
Calvin B. Wooten, Jr. DemocratDefeated
12.6%81 votes
Curtis McNaughton DemocratDefeated
2.7%17 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jimmy Gaylor
Glenn Barnhill
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 532 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 109 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
641 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Charles "Flukie" Braddock (Democrat) won with 66.2% of the vote.
Charles "Flukie" Braddock DemocratElected
66.2%491 votes
Gary Rider Other partyDefeated
33.8%251 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles "Flukie" Braddock
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 503 votes cast at the polls in 3 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
742 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District
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 Caldwell Parish: Neil Riser 67.6%, Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. 19.2%, Michael Trent 13.2%.
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 Caldwell 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,179 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,142 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 20th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Noble Ellington (Democrat) and "Cleve" Womack (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble Ellington 45.0%, "Cleve" Womack 20.6%, Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant 34.4%.
Noble Ellington DemocratIn runoff
49.1%7,958 votes
"Cleve" Womack DemocratIn runoff
33.7%5,455 votes
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant DemocratDefeated
17.2%2,793 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Noble Ellington
"Cleve" Womack
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,146 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,134 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 Caldwell Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 47.6%, Royal Alexander 33.6%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 18.8%.
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 Caldwell 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,085 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,103 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 Caldwell Parish: "Bob" Odom 41.9%, Mike Strain 37.8%, Wayne Carter 12.3%, Don Johnson 8.0%.
"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 Caldwell 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,126 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,118 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 Caldwell Parish: "Jim" Donelon 40.7%, James "Jim" Crowley 45.8%, Robert Lansden 9.0%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 4.5%.
"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 Caldwell 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,042 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,091 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 Caldwell Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 47.2%, Walter J. Boasso 18.5%, John Georges 14.6%, Foster Campbell 17.0%.
"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 Caldwell 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 3,294 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,139 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 Caldwell Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 31.3%, "Sammy" Kershaw 62.7%, Gary J. Beard 3.5%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 1.0%.
"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 Caldwell 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 3,188 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,129 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 Caldwell Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 63.7%, "R." Wooley 25.3%, Scott Lewis 10.9%.
"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 Caldwell 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,070 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,084 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 5
No one got a majority, so Ruth Ulrich (Republican) and Keith Guice (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 17 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Ruth Ulrich 33.6%, Keith Guice 36.8%, Walter B. Gatlin 14.4%, James E. Lee 15.2%.
Ruth Ulrich RepublicanIn runoff
38.5%60,085 votes
Keith Guice DemocratIn runoff
27.1%42,258 votes
Walter B. Gatlin DemocratDefeated
20.3%31,595 votes
James E. Lee DemocratDefeated
14.2%22,083 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ruth Ulrich
Keith Guice
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,819 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,071 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
156,021 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
KELLY WATER DISTRICT PROPOSITION (MILLAGE RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 10 MILLS PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR KELLY WATER DISTRICT FOR CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE DISTRICT'S WATERWORKS SYSTEM, INCLUDING PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES NECESSARY THEREFOR.
Kelly Water District, 10 Mill - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 75.1% voted yes and 24.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Kelly Water District, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of ten (10) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $27,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating the District's waterworks system, including property, equipment and facilities necessary therefor?
YesApproved
75.1%235 votes
No
24.9%78 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 239 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 74 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
313 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 Caldwell Parish: For 54.3%, Against 45.7%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,735 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,063 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 Caldwell Parish: For 50.6%, Against 49.4%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,684 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,042 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 Caldwell Parish: For 48.7%, Against 51.3%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,627 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,029 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 Caldwell Parish: For 38.6%, Against 61.4%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,663 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,033 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.