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Madison 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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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 Madison Parish: Barack Obama 67.8%, Hillary Clinton 25.0%, John Edwards 2.4%, "Joe" Biden 2.2%.

  • 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 Madison 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 973 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 95 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 Madison Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 50.8%, John McCain 41.8%, Mitt Romney 2.8%, Ron Paul 2.5%.

  • "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 Madison 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 291 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 32 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,169 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

MOUND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 (SERVICE CHARGE) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR MOUND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE PARISH OF MADISON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO COLLECT A $125.00 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE FOR 5 YEARS, FOR PAYING THE COSTS OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES IN AND FOR SAID DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE COST OF ACQUIRING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR SUCH FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.

Mound FPD No. 1, $125.00 Service Charge - BOC - 5 Yrs.

Passed: 66.7% voted yes and 33.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Mound Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Madison, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect an annual service charge of One Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($125.00) to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the District, for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2012 (an estimated $13,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the service charge for an entire year) for the purpose of paying the costs of fire protection services in and for the District, including the cost of acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment and facilities necessary for such fire protection services, and, for purposes of assessing and collecting said service charge, owners shall be assessed a service charge for each such structure which they own, and each residential or commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure, provided that persons owning mobile homes shall be assessed eighty percent (80%) of the service charge, all as provided in Section 1502.4 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended? nsurance?

  • YesApproved

    66.7% 36 votes

  • No

    33.3% 18 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 51 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.

54 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct