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Ouachita 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

City of Monroe

Mayor, City of Monroe

Jamie Mayo (Democrat) won with 65.6% of the vote.

  • Jamie Mayo DemocratElected

    65.6% 7,651 votes

  • Tony Terrell Little DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 2,434 votes

  • Jack C. Buttitta DemocratDefeated

    10.6% 1,238 votes

  • "Ali" Moghimi RepublicanDefeated

    1.7% 199 votes

  • "Clint" Thomas No partyDefeated

    1.3% 150 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

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

Shows the 10,648 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,024 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

11,672 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Monroe

"Jay" Marx (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • "Jay" Marx DemocratElected

    56.5% 2,016 votes

  • "Spec" Lewis RepublicanDefeated

    43.5% 1,549 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jay" Marx
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,213 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 352 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,565 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Monroe

Arthur Gilmore, Jr. (Democrat) won with 70.0% of the vote.

  • Arthur Gilmore, Jr. DemocratElected

    70.0% 1,391 votes

  • Daryll Berry DemocratDefeated

    30.0% 596 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Arthur Gilmore, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,841 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 146 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,987 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4, City of Monroe

Robert "Red" Stevens (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • Robert "Red" Stevens DemocratElected

    53.9% 926 votes

  • Kenneth Wilson DemocratDefeated

    46.1% 792 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert "Red" Stevens
Kenneth Wilson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,580 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 138 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,718 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5, City of Monroe

Robert C. Johnson (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.

  • Robert C. Johnson DemocratElected

    64.7% 1,273 votes

  • Verbon H. Muhammad No partyDefeated

    13.3% 262 votes

  • Clifford "Cliff" Thomas DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 205 votes

  • Gregory Burton No partyDefeated

    6.0% 119 votes

  • William Earl DeGrate No partyDefeated

    5.6% 110 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert C. Johnson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,771 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 198 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,969 votes cast.

Town of Richwood

Mayor, Town of Richwood

No one got a majority, so Edward L. Harris (Democrat) and Steve B. Hunter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edward L. Harris DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 190 votes

  • Steve B. Hunter DemocratIn runoff

    41.6% 169 votes

  • Wysinger L. Cleveland DemocratDefeated

    11.6% 47 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Edward L. Harris
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 398 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

406 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Richwood

Lavern Hester (Democrat) and Alvin Jackson (Democrat) won.

  • Lavern Hester DemocratElected

    12.8% 192 votes

  • Alvin Jackson DemocratElected

    10.7% 161 votes

  • Leo Kelly DemocratIn runoff

    9.7% 146 votes

  • Christine Landis DemocratIn runoff

    9.4% 141 votes

  • Leola Goins Keys DemocratIn runoff

    8.4% 126 votes

  • Linda Clark DemocratIn runoff

    8.3% 125 votes

  • Simeon Profit No partyIn runoff

    7.8% 117 votes

  • Harold Wayne Richardson DemocratIn runoff

    7.0% 105 votes

6 other candidates: 26.0% together
Leroy Reed, Sr. Democrat5.7%86
Romona Reed Democrat5.3%80
Davida P. Harper Democrat4.6%69
Natasha L. Mays Democrat4.1%61
Simon Profit Democrat3.8%57
Earlene Whitfield Democrat2.5%38

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

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

Shows the 1,468 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,504 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Barack Obama 58.4%, Hillary Clinton 34.0%, John Edwards 3.7%, "Joe" Biden 1.7%.

  • 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 Ouachita 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,000 votes cast at the polls in 81 precincts. The 738 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 Ouachita Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 53.2%, John McCain 36.8%, Mitt Romney 4.1%, Ron Paul 3.8%.

  • "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 Ouachita 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 7,376 votes cast at the polls in 81 precincts. The 431 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