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Morehouse 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 2

Harry Reese, Sr. (Democrat) won with 62.2% of the vote.

  • Harry Reese, Sr. DemocratElected

    62.2% 355 votes

  • Larry Prater No partyDefeated

    37.8% 216 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Harry Reese, Sr.
Larry Prater
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 450 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

571 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Issac Gray (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Issac Gray DemocratElected

    60.0% 280 votes

  • Ora Evans DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 187 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Issac Gray
Ora Evans
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 349 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 118 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

467 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 14th Representative District

"Sam" Little (Republican) won with 50.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: "Sam" Little 42.5%, "Buddy" Quinn 57.5%.

  • "Sam" Little RepublicanElected

    50.1% 3,936 votes

  • "Buddy" Quinn DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 3,927 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Sam" Little
"Buddy" Quinn
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,208 votes cast at the polls in 44 precincts. The 935 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

7,863 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Sam" Little"Buddy" QuinnTurnout
East Carroll Parish51.5%36948.5%347
Morehouse Parish42.5%1,76257.5%2,381
Ouachita Parish61.8%67338.2%416
West Carroll Parish59.1%1,13240.9%783

Statewide and federal races in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 64.2%, Royal Alexander 35.8%.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratElected

    66.6% 477,574 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 239,485 votes

By precinct in Morehouse 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,423 votes cast at the polls in 55 precincts. The 979 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

717,059 votes cast.

BESE, District 5

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

This race covers 17 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Keith Guice 57.2%, Ruth Ulrich 42.8%.

  • Keith Guice DemocratElected

    52.3% 54,550 votes

  • Ruth Ulrich RepublicanDefeated

    47.7% 49,818 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

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

Shows the 3,385 votes cast at the polls in 55 precincts. The 973 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

104,368 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

CITY OF BASTROP PROPOSITION (1% SALES AND USE TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: CITY OF BASTROP TEN (10) YEAR, 1% SALES AND USE TAX RENEWAL FOR ANY AND ALL LAWFUL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.

City of Bastrop, 1% S&U - Mayor & BOA - 10 Yr.

Passed: 62.6% voted yes and 37.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Bastrop, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City, all as defined in LSA. R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive (an estimated $1,980,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional period of (10) ten years, commencing August 1, 2008 with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for any and all lawful municipal purposes?

  • YesApproved

    62.6% 862 votes

  • No

    37.4% 514 votes

By precinct in Morehouse 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 995 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 381 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,376 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct