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.
No one got a majority, so Theresa Moore Wyatt (Democrat) and Charles H. Owens III (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Theresa Moore Wyatt DemocratIn runoff
39.3%221 votes
Charles H. Owens III DemocratIn runoff
34.3%193 votes
Jerry Lewis DemocratDefeated
26.3%148 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Theresa Moore Wyatt
Charles H. Owens III
Jerry Lewis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 472 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 90 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
562 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
Hazel D. Hunter (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.
Hazel D. Hunter DemocratElected
55.7%269 votes
Eddie Allen DemocratDefeated
44.3%214 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Hazel D. Hunter
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 407 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 76 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
483 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Bobby Dowling (No party) and Bobby Bennett (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Bobby Dowling No partyIn runoff
41.1%468 votes
Bobby Bennett DemocratIn runoff
33.7%384 votes
Clyde Aycock No partyDefeated
25.3%288 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bobby Dowling
Bobby Bennett
Clyde Aycock
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,043 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 97 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,140 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Mike Franklin (Republican) won with 58.8% of the vote.
Mike Franklin RepublicanElected
58.8%703 votes
James Terry Knowles DemocratDefeated
41.2%492 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mike Franklin
James Terry Knowles
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,110 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 85 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,195 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
David Hammons (Republican) won with 63.6% of the vote.
David Hammons RepublicanElected
63.6%870 votes
T. Wayne Brooks No partyDefeated
36.4%497 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
David Hammons
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,225 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 142 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,367 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 8
R. G. "Skip" Russell (Republican) won with 77.2% of the vote.
R. G. "Skip" Russell RepublicanElected
77.2%665 votes
Bill Crowe RepublicanDefeated
22.8%196 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
R. G. "Skip" Russell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 736 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
861 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 9
"Joe" Henderson (No party) won with 67.2% of the vote.
"Joe" Henderson No partyElected
67.2%223 votes
Effie Lofton DemocratDefeated
32.8%109 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Joe" Henderson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 312 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 20 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
332 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 11
No one got a majority, so Annette Albritton (Democrat) and Sharyon Mayfield (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Annette Albritton DemocratIn runoff
44.7%251 votes
Sharyon Mayfield DemocratIn runoff
27.9%157 votes
Willie B. Hughes DemocratDefeated
27.4%154 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Annette Albritton
Willie B. Hughes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 498 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 64 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
562 votes cast.
State Legislature
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 Lincoln Parish: "Rick" Gallot 62.8%, Delores Wilkerson Smith 24.5%, Edward Jones 12.8%.
"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
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Rick" Gallot
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,868 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 352 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 Lincoln Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 30.6%, Royal Alexander 44.9%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 24.5%.
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 Lincoln 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
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,503 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,206 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 Lincoln Parish: "Bob" Odom 39.6%, Mike Strain 49.2%, Wayne Carter 6.6%, Don Johnson 4.5%.
"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 Lincoln 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 8,624 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,218 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 Lincoln Parish: "Jim" Donelon 49.5%, James "Jim" Crowley 35.0%, Robert Lansden 10.4%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 5.1%.
"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
By precinct in Lincoln 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 8,276 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,200 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 Lincoln Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 52.9%, Walter J. Boasso 18.1%, John Georges 11.6%, Foster Campbell 15.8%.
"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 Lincoln 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 9,190 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,258 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 Lincoln Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 48.1%, "Sammy" Kershaw 37.0%, Gary J. Beard 12.8%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 0.8%.
"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 Lincoln 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 8,610 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,229 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 Lincoln Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 66.1%, "R." Wooley 29.6%, Scott Lewis 4.4%.
"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 Lincoln 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 8,379 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,199 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 Lincoln Parish: Ruth Ulrich 47.2%, Keith Guice 25.4%, Walter B. Gatlin 11.6%, James E. Lee 15.8%.
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 Lincoln 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 7,888 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,157 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
CITY OF GRAMBLING PROPOSITION (TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 5 MLLS PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION TO MAINTAIN, OPERATE, IMPROVE AND SUPPORT THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY.
City of Grambling, 5 Mills - Mayor & City Council - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 65.1% voted yes and 34.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Grambling, State of Louisiana (the "City"), levy a tax of five (5) mills on all property subject to taxation within the City (an estimated $44,470.88 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 2007 and ending with the year 2016, to maintain, operate, improve and support the waterworks system of the City?
YesApproved
65.1%401 votes
No
34.9%215 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 499 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 117 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
616 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 Lincoln Parish: For 57.9%, Against 42.1%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 8,133 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,155 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 Lincoln Parish: For 55.2%, Against 44.8%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 7,858 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,137 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 Lincoln Parish: For 53.5%, Against 46.5%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 7,749 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,132 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 Lincoln Parish: For 42.2%, Against 57.8%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 7,797 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,116 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.