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East Baton Rouge Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 17, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff, (For Regular & Unexpired Term)

Sid J. Gautreaux III (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Sid J. Gautreaux III DemocratElected

    51.5% 40,624 votes

  • Greg Phares RepublicanDefeated

    48.5% 38,224 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

78,848 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 14th Senatorial District

Yvonne Dorsey (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Yvonne Dorsey DemocratElected

    50.3% 8,701 votes

  • Jason M. DeCuir DemocratDefeated

    49.7% 8,608 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,309 votes cast.

State Representative, 67th Representative District

Patricia Smith (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Patricia Smith DemocratElected

    55.2% 2,793 votes

  • Lorri Burgess DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 2,271 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

5,064 votes cast.

State Representative, 68th Representative District

"Steve" Carter (Republican) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • "Steve" Carter RepublicanElected

    50.4% 4,967 votes

  • Kyle Ardoin RepublicanDefeated

    49.6% 4,880 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

9,847 votes cast.

State Representative, 69th Representative District

Erich Ponti (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.

  • Erich Ponti RepublicanElected

    62.5% 6,772 votes

  • "Bill" Benedetto RepublicanDefeated

    37.5% 4,059 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

10,831 votes cast.

State Representative, 70th Representative District

Franklin J. Foil (Republican) won with 52.9% of the vote.

  • Franklin J. Foil RepublicanElected

    52.9% 5,399 votes

  • "Pat" Culbertson RepublicanDefeated

    47.1% 4,809 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

10,208 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 69.7%, Royal Alexander 30.3%.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected

    66.6% 477,574 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 239,485 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

717,059 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

BROWNSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 PROPOSITION SUMMARY: CONTINUATION OF A FIVE (5) MILL PROPERTY TAX FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES OF THE BROWNSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 WITHIN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

Brownsfield FPD No. 3, 5 Mill - Metropolitan Council - 5 Yr.

Passed: 76.9% voted yes and 23.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, Section 1501 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue the levy and collection, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of an ad valorem tax of five (5) mills (the "Tax") (an estimated $75,350 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2009 to and including the year 2018, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge?

  • YesApproved

    76.9% 1,341 votes

  • No

    23.1% 402 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,743 votes cast.

PRIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 8 PROPOSITION SUMMARY: LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A TEN (10) MILL PROPERTY TAX FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES OF THE PRIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 8 WITHIN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

Pride FPD No. 8, 10 Mill - Metropolitan Council - 10 Yr.

Passed: 72.7% voted yes and 27.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, Section 1501 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of an ad valorem tax of ten (10) mills (the "Tax") (an estimated $125,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2008 to and including the year 2017, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge?

  • YesApproved

    72.7% 687 votes

  • No

    27.3% 258 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

945 votes cast.