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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, state boards and courts, and local races in all 64 parishes.

Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Attorney General

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) won with 66.6% of the vote.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected

    66.6% 477,574 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 239,485 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Royal Alexander

717,059 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames D. "Buddy" CaldwellRoyal AlexanderTurnout
Acadia Parish63.2%5,37136.8%3,124
Allen Parish73.6%5,21726.4%1,874
Ascension Parish67.7%12,34732.3%5,895
Assumption Parish79.4%3,49220.6%908
Avoyelles Parish69.2%9,09030.8%4,043
Beauregard Parish62.3%3,96737.7%2,402
Bienville Parish67.1%1,03032.9%504
Bossier Parish45.3%4,24854.7%5,123
Caddo Parish45.4%9,20454.6%11,087
Calcasieu Parish66.4%15,22333.6%7,705
Caldwell Parish65.1%1,83934.9%984
Cameron Parish72.9%1,16227.1%431
Catahoula Parish63.7%2,48436.3%1,414
Claiborne Parish63.4%1,85836.6%1,072
Concordia Parish62.8%2,87037.2%1,703
De Soto Parish65.1%3,66134.9%1,960
East Baton Rouge Parish69.7%54,15730.3%23,584
East Carroll Parish81.5%2,33018.5%528
East Feliciana Parish75.2%4,44124.8%1,463
Evangeline Parish69.3%5,98730.7%2,652
Franklin Parish67.5%3,24932.5%1,566
Grant Parish58.3%3,73041.7%2,667
Iberia Parish64.3%12,12535.7%6,736
Iberville Parish73.8%6,29926.2%2,241
Jackson Parish57.1%1,72542.9%1,294
Jefferson Davis Parish67.2%4,41832.8%2,156
Jefferson Parish67.5%50,32732.5%24,213
Lafayette Parish58.1%13,48441.9%9,706
Lafourche Parish73.0%10,77327.0%3,993
LaSalle Parish51.4%2,14148.6%2,022
Lincoln Parish57.6%1,80842.4%1,330
Livingston Parish62.3%5,35037.7%3,233
Madison Parish80.1%2,50919.9%624
Morehouse Parish64.2%2,82735.8%1,575
Natchitoches Parish60.1%4,42839.9%2,938
Orleans Parish80.9%41,22919.1%9,705
Ouachita Parish56.4%8,79643.6%6,797
Plaquemines Parish60.8%1,30839.2%843
Pointe Coupee Parish78.1%1,86521.9%522
Rapides Parish55.6%19,17644.4%15,311
Red River Parish70.1%1,37929.9%587
Richland Parish66.7%2,55333.3%1,273
Sabine Parish58.1%2,06141.9%1,487
St. Bernard Parish75.5%7,97824.5%2,590
St. Charles Parish70.2%5,74729.8%2,436
St. Helena Parish82.9%2,47517.1%509
St. James Parish80.5%6,55519.5%1,586
St. John the Baptist Parish74.6%8,81625.4%3,008
St. Landry Parish69.4%6,91330.6%3,044
St. Martin Parish69.6%6,26930.4%2,734
St. Mary Parish66.7%6,11833.3%3,058
St. Tammany Parish58.4%14,06841.6%10,023
Tangipahoa Parish73.0%14,27827.0%5,271
Tensas Parish70.4%65129.6%274
Terrebonne Parish66.1%14,03133.9%7,196
Union Parish52.2%1,98147.8%1,815
Vermilion Parish61.8%4,23438.2%2,612
Vernon Parish58.9%4,79341.1%3,340
Washington Parish73.5%8,18626.5%2,946
Webster Parish58.8%1,76441.2%1,234
West Baton Rouge Parish76.4%2,06923.6%639
West Carroll Parish65.4%2,15434.6%1,140
West Feliciana Parish73.4%1,70126.6%617
Winn Parish60.4%3,25539.6%2,138

Supreme Court and state boards

BESE, District 5

Keith Guice (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.

  • Keith Guice DemocratElected

    52.3% 54,550 votes

  • Ruth Ulrich RepublicanDefeated

    47.7% 49,818 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Keith Guice
Ruth Ulrich
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

104,368 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKeith GuiceRuth UlrichTurnout
Caldwell Parish57.3%1,59042.7%1,187
Catahoula Parish65.0%2,60035.0%1,400
Concordia Parish55.4%2,51344.6%2,022
East Carroll Parish67.3%1,81632.7%881
Franklin Parish54.5%2,63645.5%2,201
Grant Parish47.0%2,98753.0%3,368
Jackson Parish44.0%1,31856.0%1,677
LaSalle Parish48.7%2,02151.3%2,127
Lincoln Parish55.1%1,73344.9%1,410
Madison Parish68.9%2,06231.1%931
Morehouse Parish57.2%2,49342.8%1,865
Ouachita Parish57.2%8,94142.8%6,694
Rapides Parish45.9%15,66854.1%18,484
Richland Parish49.9%1,88550.1%1,894
Tensas Parish63.9%57836.1%327
Union Parish46.1%1,75053.9%2,045
West Carroll Parish60.0%1,95940.0%1,305

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (36 races)

DistrictResult
District 7Richard "Richie" Burford (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.
District 14"Sam" Little (Republican) won with 50.1% of the vote.
District 20Noble Ellington (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.
District 23"Rick" Nowlin (Republican) won with 55.0% of the vote.
District 24"Frankie" Howard (Republican) won with 52.6% of the vote.
District 25"Chris" Roy, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.
District 28Robert Johnson (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.
District 30James Armes (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.
District 32Dorothy Sue Hill (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.
District 34"A. B." Franklin (Democrat) won with 57.5% of the vote.
District 37John E. "Johnny" Guinn (Republican) won with 50.2% of the vote.
District 39Bobby G. Badon (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.
District 44Rickey Hardy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
District 48Taylor F. Barras (Democrat) won with 62.1% of the vote.
District 50Sam Jones (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.
District 51"Joe" Harrison (Republican) won with 57.0% of the vote.
District 54Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.
District 55Jerome "Dee" Richard (No party) won with 58.6% of the vote.
District 57Nickie Monica (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.
District 58Elton M. Aubert (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.
District 67Patricia Smith (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
District 68"Steve" Carter (Republican) won with 50.4% of the vote.
District 69Erich Ponti (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.
District 70Franklin J. Foil (Republican) won with 52.9% of the vote.
District 71J. Rogers Pope (Republican) won with 52.2% of the vote.
District 72John Bel Edwards (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.
District 76Kevin Pearson (Republican) won with 50.5% of the vote.
District 77John M. Schroder (Republican) won with 51.2% of the vote.
District 78Kirk Talbot (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.
District 83Robert E. Billiot (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.
District 91"Walt" Leger III (Democrat) won with 64.6% of the vote.
District 92"Tom" Willmott (Republican) won with 65.1% of the vote.
District 94Nicholas J. "Nick" Lorusso (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.
District 95Walker Hines (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.
District 98Neil Abramson (Democrat) won with 74.5% of the vote.
District 103Reed S. Henderson (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

State Senate (10 races)

DistrictResult
District 2Ann Duplessis (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
District 5Cheryl A. Gray (Democrat) won with 71.0% of the vote.
District 7David Heitmeier (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.
District 14Yvonne Dorsey (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.
District 22Troy Hebert (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.
District 25Dan "Blade" Morrish (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.
District 28Eric LaFleur (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.
District 30John Smith (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.
District 32Neil Riser (Republican) won with 54.9% of the vote.
District 37B. L. "Buddy" Shaw (Republican) won with 57.4% of the vote.

Turnout by parish