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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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Bienville Parish

Local election results for Saturday, February 9, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Saline

Mayor, Village of Saline

John Allison Thomas (Democrat) won with 62.4% of the vote.

  • John Allison Thomas DemocratElected

    62.4% 58 votes

  • Rhonda Blewer DemocratDefeated

    37.6% 35 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Allison Thomas
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 90 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

93 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Saline

Scott Thrasher (No party) won with 83.7% of the vote.

  • Scott Thrasher No partyElected

    83.7% 77 votes

  • Sammy L. Matthews No partyDefeated

    16.3% 15 votes

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Scott Thrasher
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 88 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

92 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Saline

Dorothy J. Satcher (Democrat), Brenda Matthews (No party), Amy Warren (Other party), Robert "R D" Slayton (No party), and Jimmie R. Rogers (Democrat) won.

  • Dorothy J. Satcher DemocratElected

    20.9% 80 votes

  • Brenda Matthews No partyElected

    17.8% 68 votes

  • Amy Warren Other partyElected

    17.8% 68 votes

  • Robert "R D" Slayton No partyElected

    17.0% 65 votes

  • Jimmie R. Rogers DemocratElected

    16.2% 62 votes

1 other candidate: 10.2% together
Willie D. Cheatwood Republican10.2%39

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dorothy J. Satcher
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 363 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 19 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

382 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Bienville Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Barack Obama 55.0%, Hillary Clinton 36.7%, John Edwards 3.2%, "Joe" Biden 2.6%.

  • Barack Obama DemocratElected

    57.4% 220,632 votes

  • Hillary Clinton DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 136,925 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    3.4% 13,026 votes

  • "Joe" Biden DemocratDefeated

    1.6% 6,178 votes

3 other candidates: 2.0% together
William "Bill" Richardson Democrat1.1%4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat0.5%1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat0.4%1,404

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,688 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 63 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

384,346 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

"Mike" Huckabee (Republican) won with 43.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 62.7%, John McCain 26.0%, Mitt Romney 2.5%, Ron Paul 6.5%.

  • "Mike" Huckabee RepublicanElected

    43.2% 69,594 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 67,551 votes

  • Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated

    6.3% 10,222 votes

  • Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 8,590 votes

7 other candidates: 3.2% together
Fred Thompson Republican1.0%1,603
Rudolph W. Giuliani Republican1.0%1,593
Alan Keyes Republican0.5%837
Jerry Curry Republican0.3%521
Duncan Hunter Republican0.2%368
Daniel Gilbert Republican0.1%183
"Tom" Tancredo Republican0.1%107

By precinct in Bienville Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Huckabee
John McCain
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 489 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 31 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,169 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct