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Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Clerk of Court

Louis J. Perret (Republican) won with 76.4% of the vote.

  • Louis J. Perret RepublicanElected

    76.4% 41,436 votes

  • Roger D. Lehman DemocratDefeated

    23.6% 12,813 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

54,249 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 1

Purvis Morrison (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Purvis Morrison DemocratElected

    53.1% 2,720 votes

  • Charles Primeaux RepublicanDefeated

    46.9% 2,404 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

5,124 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 2

No one got a majority, so "Dale" Bourgeois (Republican) and Joseph "Jay" Castille, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Dale" Bourgeois RepublicanIn runoff

    41.8% 2,613 votes

  • Joseph "Jay" Castille, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 2,188 votes

  • Patrick "Pat" Lewis DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 1,448 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

6,249 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 3

No one got a majority, so Brandon Shelvin (Democrat) and Shawn D. Wilson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Brandon Shelvin DemocratIn runoff

    25.9% 986 votes

  • Shawn D. Wilson DemocratIn runoff

    18.8% 718 votes

  • Lloyd Rochon DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 586 votes

  • Dale J. Brasseaux DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 515 votes

2 other candidates: 26.5% together
Amos Batiste, Jr. Democrat13.5%513
Shelton J. Cobb Democrat13.0%496

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

3,814 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 4

No one got a majority, so Kenneth P. Boudreaux (Democrat) and Jan Swift (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Kenneth P. Boudreaux DemocratIn runoff

    49.3% 2,304 votes

  • Jan Swift RepublicanIn runoff

    32.3% 1,506 votes

  • Dale E. Dennis DemocratDefeated

    18.4% 859 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

4,669 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 5

No one got a majority, so Jared Bellard (Republican) and Linda N. Duhon (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Jared Bellard RepublicanIn runoff

    37.5% 2,089 votes

  • Linda N. Duhon RepublicanIn runoff

    33.8% 1,883 votes

  • John Barras No partyDefeated

    28.8% 1,604 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

5,576 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 6

Bruce Conque (No party) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • Bruce Conque No partyElected

    57.0% 3,276 votes

  • "Sam" Dore DemocratDefeated

    35.0% 2,012 votes

  • Travis Farrar No partyDefeated

    8.0% 460 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

5,748 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 7

Donald L. "Don" Bertrand (Republican) won with 67.4% of the vote.

  • Donald L. "Don" Bertrand RepublicanElected

    67.4% 4,106 votes

  • "Tom" Sekhani RepublicanDefeated

    32.6% 1,986 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

6,092 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 8

Keith J. Patin (Republican) won with 69.7% of the vote.

  • Keith J. Patin RepublicanElected

    69.7% 5,633 votes

  • Stanley "Tee" Brosky RepublicanDefeated

    30.3% 2,450 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

8,083 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 9

No one got a majority, so Huey Romero (Republican) and William Theriot (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Huey Romero RepublicanIn runoff

    42.7% 3,515 votes

  • William Theriot RepublicanIn runoff

    31.5% 2,593 votes

  • Michael "Mike" Laborde Other partyDefeated

    25.7% 2,115 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

8,223 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Duson

Mayor, Town of Duson

Carolyn "Susie" Lagneaux (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Carolyn "Susie" Lagneaux 60.1%, Johnny P. Thibodeaux 39.9%.

  • Carolyn "Susie" Lagneaux DemocratElected

    60.7% 292 votes

  • Johnny P. Thibodeaux Other partyDefeated

    39.3% 189 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

481 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCarolyn "Susie" LagneauxJohnny P. ThibodeauxTurnout
Acadia Parish72.7%1627.3%6
Lafayette Parish60.1%27639.9%183

State Legislature

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

Donald "Don" Cravins, Jr. (Democrat) won with 74.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Donald "Don" Cravins, Jr. 80.8%, Bradford Jackson 11.7%, Gabriel Lewis, Jr. 7.5%.

  • Donald "Don" Cravins, Jr. DemocratElected

    74.3% 25,993 votes

  • Bradford Jackson No partyDefeated

    16.6% 5,796 votes

  • Gabriel Lewis, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 3,181 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

34,970 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald "Don" Cravins, Jr.Bradford JacksonGabriel Lewis, Jr.Turnout
Lafayette Parish80.8%9,91511.7%1,4397.5%914
St. Landry Parish70.8%16,07819.2%4,35710.0%2,267

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

"Nick" Gautreaux (Democrat) won with 76.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Nick" Gautreaux 80.7%, "Mickey" Frith 19.3%.

  • "Nick" Gautreaux DemocratElected

    76.7% 28,459 votes

  • "Mickey" Frith DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 8,652 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

37,111 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Nick" Gautreaux"Mickey" FrithTurnout
Acadia Parish80.7%7,25719.3%1,741
Lafayette Parish80.7%5,12019.3%1,223
St. Landry Parish79.3%1,49820.7%392
Vermilion Parish73.4%14,58426.6%5,296

State Representative, 31st Representative District

Donald M. "Don" Trahan (Republican) won with 50.1% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Donald M. "Don" Trahan 48.7%, Nancy Landry 51.3%.

  • Donald M. "Don" Trahan RepublicanElected

    50.1% 7,365 votes

  • Nancy Landry Other partyDefeated

    49.9% 7,332 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

14,697 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald M. "Don" TrahanNancy LandryTurnout
Lafayette Parish48.7%5,49051.3%5,793
Vermilion Parish54.9%1,87545.1%1,539

State Representative, 39th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Raymond "LaLa" LaLonde (Republican) and Bobby G. Badon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Raymond "LaLa" LaLonde 25.3%, Bobby G. Badon 28.5%, Stephen J. Ortego 25.0%, Tommy Angelle 21.3%.

  • Raymond "LaLa" LaLonde RepublicanIn runoff

    29.6% 4,352 votes

  • Bobby G. Badon DemocratIn runoff

    27.4% 4,028 votes

  • Stephen J. Ortego DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 3,615 votes

  • Tommy Angelle DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 2,732 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

14,727 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRaymond "LaLa" LaLondeBobby G. BadonStephen J. OrtegoTommy AngelleTurnout
Lafayette Parish25.3%2,10228.5%2,36925.0%2,07821.3%1,774
St. Landry Parish35.5%1,94626.1%1,43026.2%1,43912.2%672
St. Martin Parish33.2%30425.0%22910.7%9831.2%286

State Representative, 42nd Representative District

Jack Montoucet (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Jack Montoucet 72.1%, Isabella L. delaHoussaye 27.9%.

  • Jack Montoucet DemocratElected

    58.1% 7,161 votes

  • Isabella L. delaHoussaye RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 5,160 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

12,321 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJack MontoucetIsabella L. delaHoussayeTurnout
Acadia Parish57.2%6,59142.8%4,939
Lafayette Parish72.1%57027.9%221

State Representative, 43rd Representative District

"Page" Cortez (Republican) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • "Page" Cortez RepublicanElected

    55.5% 7,742 votes

  • Patrick L. Leblanc RepublicanDefeated

    44.5% 6,218 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

13,960 votes cast.

State Representative, 44th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Christopher "Chris" Williams (Democrat) and Rickey Hardy (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Christopher "Chris" Williams DemocratIn runoff

    29.7% 2,688 votes

  • Rickey Hardy DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 2,601 votes

  • Terry C. Landry No partyDefeated

    23.1% 2,090 votes

  • "Fred" Prejean DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 1,207 votes

  • Derriel McCorvey DemocratDefeated

    5.0% 452 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

9,038 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 18.5%, Royal Alexander 45.8%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 35.7%.

  • 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

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: "Bob" Odom 35.2%, Mike Strain 46.4%, Wayne Carter 11.5%, Don Johnson 6.9%.

  • "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

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: "Jim" Donelon 52.1%, James "Jim" Crowley 30.1%, Robert Lansden 11.0%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 6.8%.

  • "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

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 58.9%, Walter J. Boasso 14.0%, John Georges 14.2%, Foster Campbell 11.5%.

  • "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 Democrat0.5%5,868
B. Alexandrenko Other party0.4%4,791
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile Other party0.3%3,372
T. Lee Horne III Libertarian0.2%2,648
Sheldon Forest No party0.2%2,323
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat0.2%2,080
Hardy Parkerson Democrat0.1%1,666
Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols No party0.1%994

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 45.9%, "Sammy" Kershaw 39.0%, Gary J. Beard 13.0%, 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

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 68.0%, "R." Wooley 26.7%, Scott Lewis 5.2%.

  • "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

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,196,743 votes cast.

BESE, District 7

Dale Bayard (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Dale Bayard 31.8%, "Charlie" Buckels 68.2%.

  • Dale Bayard DemocratElected

    51.0% 79,697 votes

  • "Charlie" Buckels RepublicanDefeated

    49.0% 76,721 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

156,418 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 Lafayette Parish: Linda M. Johnson 74.3%, Darrell W. Glasper 25.7%.

  • Linda M. Johnson DemocratElected

    66.0% 101,992 votes

  • Darrell W. Glasper Other partyDefeated

    34.0% 52,529 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: For 55.3%, Against 44.7%.

  • ForApproved

    59.0% 675,775 votes

  • Against

    41.0% 469,006 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: For 52.1%, Against 47.9%.

  • ForApproved

    56.2% 628,854 votes

  • Against

    43.8% 489,384 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: For 59.7%, Against 40.3%.

  • ForApproved

    58.0% 635,324 votes

  • Against

    42.0% 459,322 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Lafayette Parish: For 41.5%, Against 58.5%.

  • For

    44.3% 490,460 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    55.7% 615,781 votes

No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,106,241 votes cast.