On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 4, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so Perrell Fuselier (Democrat) and Andrew Hayes (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Perrell Fuselier DemocratIn runoff
37.7%742 votes
Andrew Hayes DemocratIn runoff
31.4%618 votes
Melissa "Lisa" Schaefer DemocratDefeated
30.8%606 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Perrell Fuselier
Andrew Hayes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,856 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,966 votes cast.
Chief of Police, City of Oakdale
No one got a majority, so Scotty LaBorde (No party) and M. L. "Ski" Jeziorski (Republican) went to a runoff.
Scotty LaBorde No partyIn runoff
22.2%436 votes
M. L. "Ski" Jeziorski RepublicanIn runoff
21.9%430 votes
Bobby R. Gordon DemocratDefeated
20.9%411 votes
Jerry G. Chamberlain DemocratDefeated
16.3%320 votes
2 other candidates: 18.7% together
Daniel R. Veal Democrat
11.3%
223
Johnny Doxey Democrat
7.4%
145
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Scotty LaBorde
M. L. "Ski" Jeziorski
Bobby R. Gordon
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,855 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,965 votes cast.
Council Member, at Large, City of Oakdale
No one got a majority, so George Ashy II (Democrat) and "Greg" Strother (Democrat) went to a runoff.
George Ashy II DemocratIn runoff
38.9%747 votes
"Greg" Strother DemocratIn runoff
35.2%676 votes
John P. Navarre DemocratDefeated
25.9%497 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
George Ashy II
"Greg" Strother
John P. Navarre
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,811 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 109 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,920 votes cast.
Council Member, District 1, City of Oakdale
"Gwen" Alsburry (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.
"Gwen" Alsburry DemocratElected
53.0%266 votes
Nathan Benjamin DemocratDefeated
47.0%236 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Gwen" Alsburry
Nathan Benjamin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 484 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
502 votes cast.
Council Member, District 2, City of Oakdale
No one got a majority, so Vernon Ware (Democrat) and John Matte (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Vernon Ware DemocratIn runoff
28.8%149 votes
John Matte DemocratIn runoff
28.4%147 votes
Treva Maricle RepublicanDefeated
21.5%111 votes
Taffany J. Antoine DemocratDefeated
21.3%110 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Matte
Treva Maricle
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 491 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
517 votes cast.
Council Member, District 3, City of Oakdale
No one got a majority, so Robert Loman (Democrat) and Roy W. Gordon (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robert Loman DemocratIn runoff
37.2%169 votes
Roy W. Gordon DemocratIn runoff
30.6%139 votes
Michelle Stanley Snell DemocratDefeated
22.7%103 votes
Jack H. Ashworth DemocratDefeated
9.5%43 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert Loman
Roy W. Gordon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 431 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
454 votes cast.
Council Member, District 4, City of Oakdale
Ralph Stapleton (Democrat) won with 61.0% of the vote.
Ralph Stapleton DemocratElected
61.0%283 votes
R C Andrus DemocratDefeated
39.0%181 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ralph Stapleton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 422 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
464 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Attorney, 33rd Judicial District Court
Todd Nesom (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.
Todd Nesom DemocratElected
55.8%3,810 votes
David Deshotels DemocratDefeated
44.2%3,014 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Todd Nesom
David Deshotels
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,157 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 667 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,824 votes cast.
City Marshal, City Court, City of Oakdale
Chad Doyle (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.
Chad Doyle DemocratElected
50.2%1,483 votes
Donald Doyle DemocratDefeated
31.3%924 votes
"Joe" David Odom DemocratDefeated
18.6%549 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Chad Doyle
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,787 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 169 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,956 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 4
Chad Reeves (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.
Chad Reeves DemocratElected
50.2%341 votes
Henry W. Horton No partyDefeated
49.8%338 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Chad Reeves
Henry W. Horton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 622 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
679 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2
Donnie Shuff (Democrat) won with 68.5% of the vote.
Donnie Shuff DemocratElected
68.5%1,063 votes
Kevin P. Doise DemocratDefeated
31.5%488 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donnie Shuff
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,428 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 123 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,551 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 4
Donald "Don" Dowies (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.
Donald "Don" Dowies DemocratElected
54.8%393 votes
Patricia Briscoe Lowe DemocratDefeated
26.1%187 votes
Darlene Horton DemocratDefeated
19.1%137 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donald "Don" Dowies
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 660 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
717 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Allen Parish
U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District (Democratic primary)
No one got a majority, so Paul J. Carmouche (Democrat) and Willie Banks (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 38.6%, Willie Banks 27.3%, John Milkovich 25.4%, Artis "Doc" Cash 8.7%.
Paul J. Carmouche DemocratIn runoff
48.1%36,936 votes
Willie Banks DemocratIn runoff
23.0%17,621 votes
John Milkovich DemocratDefeated
21.0%16,137 votes
Artis "Doc" Cash DemocratDefeated
7.9%6,065 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Paul J. Carmouche
Willie Banks
John Milkovich
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,714 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 304 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
76,759 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District (Republican primary)
No one got a majority, so John Fleming (Republican) and "Chris" Gorman (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: John Fleming 30.4%, "Chris" Gorman 54.4%, "Jeff" Thompson 15.2%.
John Fleming RepublicanIn runoff
35.1%14,500 votes
"Chris" Gorman RepublicanIn runoff
34.1%14,072 votes
"Jeff" Thompson RepublicanDefeated
30.8%12,693 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Fleming
"Chris" Gorman
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 396 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 65 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
41,265 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District (Republican primary)
Rodney Alexander (Republican) won with 89.7% of the vote.
This race covers 22 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: Rodney Alexander 91.4%, Andrew Clack 8.6%.
Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected
89.7%27,819 votes
Andrew Clack RepublicanDefeated
10.3%3,203 votes
By precinct in Allen Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney Alexander
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 491 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 55 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
31,022 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
School District No. 4 Proposition (Bond) Summary: Authority to issue 20-year bonds to the amount of $2,035,000 for the purpose of improving building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, to be payable from ad valorem taxes.
School District No. 4, $2,035,000 Bond- SB - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 40.1% voted yes and 59.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall School District No. 4 of Allen Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of Two Million Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,035,000), to run twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum (7%) per annum, for the purpose of improving building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?
Yes
40.1%237 votes
NoDefeated
59.9%354 votes
By precinct in Allen 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 536 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 55 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.