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 A. D. "Bodie" Little (Democrat) and "Buddy" Jordan (Democrat) went to a runoff.
A. D. "Bodie" Little DemocratIn runoff
33.9%2,028 votes
"Buddy" Jordan DemocratIn runoff
25.4%1,517 votes
Vernon Weeks DemocratDefeated
20.2%1,210 votes
Cranford Jordan No partyDefeated
18.2%1,087 votes
Marvin Hines RepublicanDefeated
2.3%138 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
A. D. "Bodie" Little
"Buddy" Jordan
Vernon Weeks
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,756 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,224 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,980 votes cast.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so Margeree Pearson (Democrat) and Lawrence Desadier (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Margeree Pearson DemocratIn runoff
42.1%2,467 votes
Lawrence Desadier DemocratIn runoff
23.6%1,382 votes
Lamar Tarver DemocratDefeated
20.1%1,178 votes
Wayne Melton DemocratDefeated
14.1%826 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Margeree Pearson
Lawrence Desadier
Lamar Tarver
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,623 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,230 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,853 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
Phillip Evans (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.
Phillip Evans DemocratElected
61.6%427 votes
Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr. DemocratDefeated
38.4%266 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Phillip Evans
Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 535 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 158 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
693 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 2
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter (No party) won with 67.6% of the vote.
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter No partyElected
67.6%421 votes
Harry "G" Scott DemocratDefeated
32.4%202 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter
Harry "G" Scott
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 434 votes cast at the polls in 3 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
623 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
Doris Leeper (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.
Doris Leeper DemocratElected
53.8%512 votes
James E. Sandifer, Sr. DemocratDefeated
30.4%289 votes
Kurt Shelton Other partyDefeated
12.3%117 votes
Joseph Blake DemocratDefeated
3.5%33 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Doris Leeper
James E. Sandifer, Sr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 649 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 302 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
951 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
No one got a majority, so Jack McFarland (Republican) and Lisa Carter Haymon (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jack McFarland RepublicanIn runoff
37.0%391 votes
Lisa Carter Haymon DemocratIn runoff
32.2%340 votes
John E. Garrett DemocratDefeated
30.8%325 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jack McFarland
Lisa Carter Haymon
John E. Garrett
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 861 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 195 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,056 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Kirk Miles (Democrat) and "Earl" Lasyone (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Kirk Miles DemocratIn runoff
39.8%324 votes
"Earl" Lasyone DemocratIn runoff
37.1%302 votes
Mark Brewton RepublicanDefeated
23.1%188 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kirk Miles
"Earl" Lasyone
Mark Brewton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 735 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 79 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
814 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
Dewayne Sanders (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.
Dewayne Sanders DemocratElected
55.7%458 votes
Lowell V. Hubbard DemocratDefeated
44.3%364 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dewayne Sanders
Lowell V. Hubbard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 648 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
822 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Robert L. "Bob" Hutto (Democrat) and David Shelton (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robert L. "Bob" Hutto DemocratIn runoff
40.9%358 votes
David Shelton DemocratIn runoff
33.5%293 votes
W. A. "Sonny" White DemocratDefeated
25.6%224 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert L. "Bob" Hutto
David Shelton
W. A. "Sonny" White
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 742 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 133 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
875 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 31st Senatorial District
Gerald Long (Republican) won with 53.8% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Gerald Long 55.3%, Thomas Taylor Townsend 44.7%.
Gerald Long RepublicanElected
53.8%20,609 votes
Thomas Taylor Townsend DemocratDefeated
46.2%17,699 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gerald Long
Thomas Taylor Townsend
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,586 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,213 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 13th Representative District
James R. "Jim" Fannin (Democrat) won with 78.6% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: James R. "Jim" Fannin 85.4%, Jason E. Cook 14.6%.
James R. "Jim" Fannin DemocratElected
78.6%10,551 votes
Jason E. Cook DemocratDefeated
21.4%2,879 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James R. "Jim" Fannin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,671 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 326 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 22nd Representative District
Billy Chandler (Democrat) won with 64.2% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Billy Chandler 65.4%, Brandon Vickers 21.1%, Ernie L. Vallery 13.5%.
Billy Chandler DemocratElected
64.2%9,855 votes
Brandon Vickers RepublicanDefeated
24.6%3,768 votes
Ernie L. Vallery DemocratDefeated
11.2%1,719 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Billy Chandler
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,171 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 734 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 23rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Rick" Nowlin (Republican) and Joseph Michael "Joe" Sampite (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: "Rick" Nowlin 35.6%, Joseph Michael "Joe" Sampite 40.9%, Ralph Wilson 8.8%, "Mack" James 14.7%.
"Rick" Nowlin RepublicanIn runoff
35.3%4,849 votes
Joseph Michael "Joe" Sampite DemocratIn runoff
33.4%4,598 votes
Ralph Wilson DemocratDefeated
20.7%2,847 votes
"Mack" James DemocratDefeated
10.6%1,459 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Rick" Nowlin
Joseph Michael "Joe" Sampite
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 600 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 119 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 Winn Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 34.5%, Royal Alexander 39.5%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 26.0%.
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 Winn 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 4,376 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,170 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 Winn Parish: "Bob" Odom 47.8%, Mike Strain 26.9%, Wayne Carter 18.2%, Don Johnson 7.1%.
"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 Winn 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
Wayne Carter
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,430 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,176 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 Winn Parish: "Jim" Donelon 44.0%, James "Jim" Crowley 42.0%, Robert Lansden 9.9%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 4.1%.
"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 Winn 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 4,287 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,171 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 Winn Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 52.0%, Walter J. Boasso 17.8%, John Georges 8.8%, Foster Campbell 18.4%.
"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 Winn 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 4,750 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,220 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 Winn Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 41.1%, "Sammy" Kershaw 50.0%, Gary J. Beard 6.3%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 0.9%.
"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 Winn 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 4,507 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,204 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 Winn Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 60.5%, "R." Wooley 30.4%, Scott Lewis 9.1%.
"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 Winn 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 4,290 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,148 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 4
Walter C. Lee (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Walter C. Lee 50.5%, Robert J. "Bob" Wynn 49.5%.
Walter C. Lee DemocratElected
57.9%81,025 votes
Robert J. "Bob" Wynn RepublicanDefeated
42.1%58,980 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Walter C. Lee
Robert J. "Bob" Wynn
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,181 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,135 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
140,005 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 Winn Parish: For 54.5%, Against 45.5%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,905 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,082 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 Winn Parish: For 50.2%, Against 49.8%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,865 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,065 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 Winn Parish: For 46.8%, Against 53.2%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,787 votes cast at the polls in 38 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
1,094,646 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 Winn Parish: For 34.8%, Against 65.2%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,815 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,055 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.