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.
Mark W. Shumate (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.
Mark W. Shumate DemocratElected
58.0%1,850 votes
Billy Travis DemocratDefeated
42.0%1,337 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mark W. Shumate
Billy Travis
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,223 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 964 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,187 votes cast.
Clerk of Court
No one got a majority, so Beatrice Allen Carter (Democrat) and Charlotte B. Herrington (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Beatrice Allen Carter DemocratIn runoff
49.1%1,522 votes
Charlotte B. Herrington DemocratIn runoff
43.7%1,355 votes
Willie Ann Turner Washington No partyDefeated
7.3%225 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Beatrice Allen Carter
Charlotte B. Herrington
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,148 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 954 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,102 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
Truett Dunn (Democrat) won with 67.6% of the vote.
Truett Dunn DemocratElected
67.6%468 votes
Joe Davis DemocratDefeated
23.8%165 votes
Derrick J. Nunley DemocratDefeated
8.5%59 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Truett Dunn
Derrick J. Nunley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 548 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 144 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
692 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so John E. Shoemaker (Democrat) and Stanley Ray Pitts (Democrat) went to a runoff.
John E. Shoemaker DemocratIn runoff
37.3%222 votes
Stanley Ray Pitts DemocratIn runoff
36.1%215 votes
"Donnie" Meadows DemocratDefeated
15.5%92 votes
Bobby L. Moore DemocratDefeated
11.1%66 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John E. Shoemaker
Stanley Ray Pitts
"Donnie" Meadows
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 376 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 219 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
595 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Kendall Lydell Thompson (Democrat) won with 75.4% of the vote.
Kendall Lydell Thompson DemocratElected
75.4%349 votes
Billy Coleman DemocratDefeated
24.6%114 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kendall Lydell Thompson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 340 votes cast at the polls in 3 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
463 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
Roger Odell Clement (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.
Roger Odell Clement DemocratElected
57.6%464 votes
Eugene Styron DemocratDefeated
42.4%341 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Roger Odell Clement
Eugene Styron
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 527 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 278 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
805 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 34th Senatorial District
Francis Thompson (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: Francis Thompson 60.5%, Willie Hunter, Jr. 22.1%, Paxton J. Branch 17.4%.
Francis Thompson DemocratElected
51.6%14,301 votes
Willie Hunter, Jr. DemocratDefeated
39.8%11,043 votes
Paxton J. Branch DemocratDefeated
8.6%2,378 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Francis Thompson
Willie Hunter, Jr.
Paxton J. Branch
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,048 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 871 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 14th Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Buddy" Quinn (Democrat) and "Sam" Little (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Buddy" Quinn 43.7%, "Sam" Little 44.4%, "Stan" Neathery 11.9%.
"Buddy" Quinn DemocratIn runoff
40.7%5,262 votes
"Sam" Little RepublicanIn runoff
34.6%4,479 votes
"Stan" Neathery RepublicanDefeated
24.7%3,187 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Buddy" Quinn
"Sam" Little
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 543 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.
State Representative, 19th Representative District
Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney (Democrat) won with 72.4% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney 86.3%, Anita Tennant-Mack 13.7%.
Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney DemocratElected
72.4%8,943 votes
Anita Tennant-Mack DemocratDefeated
27.6%3,415 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 185 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 56 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 21st Representative District
"Andy" Anders (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Andy" Anders 29.6%, Moses J. Wiliams 38.0%, C. Travis Johnson 22.4%, Richard Madison 10.0%.
"Andy" Anders DemocratElected
60.8%8,254 votes
Moses J. Wiliams DemocratDefeated
17.0%2,310 votes
C. Travis Johnson DemocratDefeated
16.2%2,203 votes
Richard Madison DemocratDefeated
6.0%819 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Andy" Anders
Moses J. Wiliams
C. Travis Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,211 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 532 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Statewide and federal races in East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 69.6%, Royal Alexander 12.7%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 17.7%.
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 East Carroll 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,061 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 885 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 East Carroll Parish: "Bob" Odom 64.0%, Mike Strain 19.8%, Wayne Carter 5.3%, Don Johnson 11.0%.
"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 East Carroll 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 2,024 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 837 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 East Carroll Parish: "Jim" Donelon 29.6%, James "Jim" Crowley 59.3%, Robert Lansden 8.2%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 2.9%.
"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 East Carroll 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 1,935 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 829 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 East Carroll Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 33.8%, Walter J. Boasso 24.8%, John Georges 10.0%, Foster Campbell 25.0%.
"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 East Carroll 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,179 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 895 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 East Carroll Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 55.2%, "Sammy" Kershaw 32.9%, Gary J. Beard 4.1%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 2.7%.
"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 East Carroll 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 1,966 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 845 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 East Carroll Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 39.4%, "R." Wooley 49.3%, Scott Lewis 11.3%.
"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 East Carroll 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 1,936 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 815 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 East Carroll Parish: Ruth Ulrich 25.2%, Keith Guice 39.1%, Walter B. Gatlin 12.4%, James E. Lee 23.3%.
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 East Carroll 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 1,883 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 793 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
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT PROPOSITION (MILLAGE CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 5 YEAR, 9.21 MILLS PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION OF EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL.
Shall East Carroll Parish Hospital Service District, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a special tax of nine and twenty-one hundredths (9.21) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $266,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2012, with the avails or proceeds of said tax to be used exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the East Carroll Parish Hospital?
YesApproved
75.5%1,985 votes
No
24.5%643 votes
By precinct in East Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,794 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 834 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,628 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 East Carroll Parish: For 62.9%, Against 37.1%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,762 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 791 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 East Carroll Parish: For 61.6%, Against 38.4%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,721 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 776 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 East Carroll Parish: For 54.7%, Against 45.3%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,677 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 771 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 East Carroll Parish: For 47.1%, Against 52.9%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,671 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 771 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.