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, November 17, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Gerald "Jerry" Moncrief (Democrat) won with 69.9% of the vote.
Gerald "Jerry" Moncrief DemocratElected
69.9%430 votes
Wallace H. Holmes DemocratDefeated
30.1%185 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gerald "Jerry" Moncrief
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 549 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 66 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
615 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
"Greg" Baker (Republican) won with 55.1% of the vote.
"Greg" Baker RepublicanElected
55.1%304 votes
Kenneth D. McCoy RepublicanDefeated
44.9%248 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Greg" Baker
Kenneth D. McCoy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 509 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 43 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
552 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4A
Richard Fuller (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.
Richard Fuller DemocratElected
50.6%360 votes
Wayne Williams No partyDefeated
49.4%352 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard Fuller
Wayne Williams
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 572 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 140 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
712 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4B
Jeff L. Heard (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.
Jeff L. Heard DemocratElected
55.5%263 votes
Roy Jones DemocratDefeated
44.5%211 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jeff L. Heard
Roy Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 313 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 161 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
474 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4C
Ernel Jones (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.
Ernel Jones DemocratElected
58.6%390 votes
Thomas "Cooter" Welborn RepublicanDefeated
41.4%276 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ernel Jones
Thomas "Cooter" Welborn
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 454 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 212 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
666 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4D
Sylvester Mayweather (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.
Sylvester Mayweather DemocratElected
51.7%273 votes
Anthony Quinn Davis, Sr. DemocratDefeated
48.3%255 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sylvester Mayweather
Anthony Quinn Davis, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 451 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 77 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
528 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
Reggie Roe (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
Reggie Roe DemocratElected
52.9%325 votes
Huey P. Evans, Sr. DemocratDefeated
47.1%289 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Reggie Roe
Huey P. Evans, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 531 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 83 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
614 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
Fred Jones (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.
Fred Jones DemocratElected
55.9%327 votes
John Wayne Walker RepublicanDefeated
44.1%258 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Fred Jones
John Wayne Walker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 499 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 86 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
585 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Representative, 7th Representative District
Richard "Richie" Burford (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Richard "Richie" Burford 57.8%, Kenny Ray Cox 42.2%.
Richard "Richie" Burford RepublicanElected
62.5%4,993 votes
Kenny Ray Cox DemocratDefeated
37.5%2,990 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard "Richie" Burford
Kenny Ray Cox
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,895 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 928 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 24th Representative District
"Frankie" Howard (Republican) won with 52.6% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Frankie" Howard 21.7%, Mary Ann Wiggins 78.3%.
"Frankie" Howard RepublicanElected
52.6%4,333 votes
Mary Ann Wiggins DemocratDefeated
47.4%3,898 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mary Ann Wiggins
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 108 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) won with 66.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 65.1%, Royal Alexander 34.9%.
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected
66.6%477,574 votes
Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated
33.4%239,485 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 4,728 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 893 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
717,059 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 3 PROPOSITION SUMMARY: A PROPOSITION TO RENEW AN ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE TO COVER THE COST OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.
Fire Protection Dist. 3, $100.00 Annual Service Charge - PJ - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 72.3% voted yes and 27.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District 3 of the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "district"), renew, levy and collect an annual service charge of one hundred and no/100 ($100.00) dollars to be assessed persons owning property located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district, as customers of the district, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2018, from which levy it is estimated that approximately One Hundred Sixty-six Thousand and no/100 ($166,000.00) Dollars may be reasonably expected to be collected for one year, and the purpose of which is to cover the cost of any or all of the following components of fire protection services: the purchase of fire protection equipment, the maintenance and operation of fire protection facilities and equipment, and obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
72.3%586 votes
No
27.7%224 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 759 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 51 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.