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

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Lafayette Parish

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

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Member, City-Parish Council, District 2

Joseph "Jay" Castille, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.

  • Joseph "Jay" Castille, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.2% 2,236 votes

  • "Dale" Bourgeois RepublicanDefeated

    41.8% 1,604 votes

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

3,840 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 3

Brandon Shelvin (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Brandon Shelvin DemocratElected

    57.3% 1,656 votes

  • Shawn D. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 1,232 votes

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

2,888 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 4

Kenneth P. Boudreaux (Democrat) won with 64.4% of the vote.

  • Kenneth P. Boudreaux DemocratElected

    64.4% 2,475 votes

  • Jan Swift RepublicanDefeated

    35.6% 1,369 votes

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

3,844 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 5

Jared Bellard (Republican) won with 62.5% of the vote.

  • Jared Bellard RepublicanElected

    62.5% 1,464 votes

  • Linda N. Duhon RepublicanDefeated

    37.5% 877 votes

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

2,341 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 9

William Theriot (Republican) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • William Theriot RepublicanElected

    54.0% 1,773 votes

  • Huey Romero RepublicanDefeated

    46.0% 1,509 votes

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

3,282 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 39th Representative District

Bobby G. Badon (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Bobby G. Badon 54.3%, Raymond "LaLa" LaLonde 45.7%.

  • Bobby G. Badon DemocratElected

    51.7% 3,914 votes

  • Raymond "LaLa" LaLonde RepublicanDefeated

    48.3% 3,662 votes

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

7,576 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBobby G. BadonRaymond "LaLa" LaLondeTurnout
Lafayette Parish54.3%2,47645.7%2,084
St. Landry Parish47.0%1,16653.0%1,316
St. Martin Parish50.9%27249.1%262

State Representative, 44th Representative District

Rickey Hardy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

  • Rickey Hardy DemocratElected

    55.6% 3,811 votes

  • Christopher "Chris" Williams DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 3,042 votes

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

6,853 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 58.1%, Royal Alexander 41.9%.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected

    66.6% 477,574 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 239,485 votes

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

717,059 votes cast.