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De Soto Parish

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.

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Police Juror, District 1A

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

7,983 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRichard "Richie" BurfordKenny Ray CoxTurnout
Caddo Parish75.3%1,62624.7%534
De Soto Parish57.8%3,36742.2%2,456

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.

8,231 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Frankie" HowardMary Ann WigginsTurnout
De Soto Parish21.7%2678.3%94
Red River Parish20.1%40879.9%1,619
Sabine Parish62.6%2,27437.4%1,357
Vernon Parish66.2%1,62533.8%828

Statewide and federal races in De Soto Parish

Attorney General

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.

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.

810 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct