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Caldwell 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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Town of Columbia

Councilmen, Town of Columbia

Douglas M. Crockett (Democrat), Richard Meredith (Republican), Melvin D. Robinson (Democrat), "Ken" Brockner (Democrat), and Bruce Frazier (Democrat) won.

  • Douglas M. Crockett DemocratElected

    18.7% 119 votes

  • Richard Meredith RepublicanElected

    17.7% 113 votes

  • Melvin D. Robinson DemocratElected

    17.7% 113 votes

  • "Ken" Brockner DemocratElected

    17.0% 108 votes

  • Bruce Frazier DemocratElected

    16.8% 107 votes

1 other candidate: 12.1% together
Darron McGuffee Republican12.1%77

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Douglas M. Crockett
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 407 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 230 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

637 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Barack Obama 34.9%, Hillary Clinton 49.2%, John Edwards 9.3%, "Joe" Biden 3.0%.

  • 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 Caldwell 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 814 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 83 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 Caldwell Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 56.5%, John McCain 37.1%, Mitt Romney 2.2%, Ron Paul 2.6%.

  • "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 Caldwell 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 370 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 48 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