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.
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant (Republican) won with 73.4% of the vote.
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant RepublicanElected
73.4%5,500 votes
Scott B. Parker DemocratDefeated
26.6%1,994 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,729 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,765 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,494 votes cast.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so "Rod" Elrod (Democrat) and Gary Robinson (Republican) went to a runoff.
"Rod" Elrod DemocratIn runoff
46.4%3,482 votes
Gary Robinson RepublicanIn runoff
21.2%1,591 votes
Darrell "D.D." Teats DemocratDefeated
13.2%988 votes
Shannon B. Gwin DemocratDefeated
6.9%520 votes
2 other candidates: 12.3% together
Jerry E. Martin No party
6.4%
481
"Cam" Hitt Democrat
5.9%
446
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Rod" Elrod
Darrell "D.D." Teats
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,744 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,764 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,508 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
"Ricky" Campbell (No party) won with 70.9% of the vote.
"Ricky" Campbell No partyElected
70.9%800 votes
J. P. Nealy, Jr. DemocratDefeated
29.1%328 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ricky" Campbell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 869 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 259 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,128 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
Ray Young (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.
Ray Young RepublicanElected
57.1%545 votes
Leo Miller No partyDefeated
42.9%410 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ray Young
Leo Miller
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 772 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 183 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
955 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
Harvey Guimbellot (No party) won with 64.3% of the vote.
Harvey Guimbellot No partyElected
64.3%830 votes
"Sam" Powers No partyDefeated
35.7%460 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Harvey Guimbellot
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 929 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 361 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,290 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Jackie Johnson (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.
Jackie Johnson DemocratElected
61.4%498 votes
Walter Smith No partyDefeated
38.6%313 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jackie Johnson
Walter Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 587 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 224 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.
Cities, towns, and villages
Village of Baskin
Alderman, Village of Baskin
"Mike" Ballard (No party) won with 59.8% of the vote.
"Mike" Ballard No partyElected
59.8%52 votes
Terry Humphreys No partyDefeated
40.2%35 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mike" Ballard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 73 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 14 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
87 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 Franklin Parish: Neil Riser 53.2%, Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. 37.5%, Michael Trent 9.4%.
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 Franklin 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 5,471 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,717 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 Franklin Parish: Noble Ellington 59.8%, "Cleve" Womack 27.5%, Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant 12.7%.
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 Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Noble Ellington
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,612 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,747 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
District Judge, 5th Judicial District Court, Division B
No one got a majority, so James M. "Jimbo" Stephens (Republican) and James W. "Jim" Berry (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: James M. "Jimbo" Stephens 68.5%, James W. "Jim" Berry 15.6%, Dawn Hendrix Mims 15.8%.
James M. "Jimbo" Stephens RepublicanIn runoff
48.5%8,750 votes
James W. "Jim" Berry RepublicanIn runoff
27.7%5,010 votes
Dawn Hendrix Mims DemocratDefeated
23.8%4,298 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James M. "Jimbo" Stephens
James W. "Jim" Berry
Dawn Hendrix Mims
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,563 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,750 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 Franklin Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 47.3%, Royal Alexander 32.9%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 19.8%.
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 Franklin 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,453 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,670 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 Franklin Parish: "Bob" Odom 46.1%, Mike Strain 40.4%, Wayne Carter 7.5%, Don Johnson 5.9%.
"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 Franklin 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 5,577 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,702 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 Franklin Parish: "Jim" Donelon 50.7%, James "Jim" Crowley 37.1%, Robert Lansden 8.6%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 3.6%.
"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 Franklin 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 5,338 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,657 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 Franklin Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 50.2%, Walter J. Boasso 16.5%, John Georges 13.0%, Foster Campbell 17.3%.
"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 Franklin 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 5,814 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,773 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 Franklin Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 37.4%, "Sammy" Kershaw 53.8%, Gary J. Beard 6.3%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 1.1%.
"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 Franklin 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
Gary J. Beard
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,523 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,714 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 Franklin Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 62.7%, "R." Wooley 29.1%, Scott Lewis 8.2%.
"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 Franklin 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 5,354 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,626 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 Franklin Parish: Ruth Ulrich 32.1%, Keith Guice 38.8%, Walter B. Gatlin 15.8%, James E. Lee 13.4%.
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 Franklin 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
Walter B. Gatlin
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,293 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,643 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.
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 Franklin Parish: For 51.7%, Against 48.3%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,047 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,606 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 Franklin Parish: For 49.5%, Against 50.5%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Franklin 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 5,005 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,586 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 Franklin Parish: For 55.3%, Against 44.7%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Franklin 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 4,913 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,568 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 Franklin Parish: For 34.0%, Against 66.0%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Franklin 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 4,959 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,575 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.