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Caddo Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 4, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Oil City

Mayor, Town of Oil City

Charles "Chip" Dickey, Jr. (Other party) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Charles "Chip" Dickey, Jr. Other partyElected

    51.3% 115 votes

  • Robert Smith DemocratDefeated

    48.7% 109 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

224 votes cast.

Village of Hosston

Chief of Police, Village of Hosston

"Whit" Giles (Other party) won with 64.5% of the vote.

  • "Whit" Giles Other partyElected

    64.5% 60 votes

  • Denpong "Den" Sawangsri RepublicanDefeated

    35.5% 33 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

93 votes cast.

Village of Ida

Chief of Police, Village of Ida

David C. Austin, Jr. (Other party) won with 70.0% of the vote.

  • David C. Austin, Jr. Other partyElected

    70.0% 63 votes

  • Jerry Farmer No partyDefeated

    30.0% 27 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

90 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Ida

Louis Thomas (No party), Betty "Biddie" Dial (Democrat), and "Kenny" Shaw (No party) won.

  • Louis Thomas No partyElected

    30.7% 71 votes

  • Betty "Biddie" Dial DemocratElected

    26.8% 62 votes

  • "Kenny" Shaw No partyElected

    24.7% 57 votes

  • Jo Norton RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 41 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

231 votes cast.

Village of Rodessa

Mayor, Village of Rodessa

Paul W. Lockard (Other party) won with 58.1% of the vote.

  • Paul W. Lockard Other partyElected

    58.1% 43 votes

  • Jimmy Phillips No partyDefeated

    21.6% 16 votes

  • Laura Keener Other partyDefeated

    20.3% 15 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

74 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Rodessa

David Lee Norman (No party), "Rick" Quillin (Other party), and Nathan Bradshaw (Republican) won.

  • David Lee Norman No partyElected

    29.2% 42 votes

  • "Rick" Quillin Other partyElected

    25.0% 36 votes

  • Nathan Bradshaw RepublicanElected

    23.6% 34 votes

  • Carroll Slaton Other partyDefeated

    22.2% 32 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

144 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 1st Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 1, Division J

No one got a majority, so Ramon Lafitte (Democrat) and Carl Henry Franklin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ramon Lafitte DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 7,236 votes

  • Carl Henry Franklin DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 4,777 votes

  • Ron C. Stamps DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 2,794 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

14,807 votes cast.

District Judge, 1st Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 2, Division I

No one got a majority, so Craig Marcotte (Republican) and Joseph Greenwald (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Craig Marcotte RepublicanIn runoff

    37.4% 6,458 votes

  • Joseph Greenwald DemocratIn runoff

    35.7% 6,163 votes

  • Edward M. "Eddie" Brossette RepublicanDefeated

    27.0% 4,661 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,282 votes cast.

District Attorney, 1st Judicial District Court

Charles Rex Scott (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.

  • Charles Rex Scott DemocratElected

    61.5% 29,419 votes

  • Craig Smith DemocratDefeated

    38.5% 18,424 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

47,843 votes cast.

Judge, Juvenile Court, Elec. Sect. 1C

Shonda Stone (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Shonda Stone DemocratElected

    51.1% 6,577 votes

  • Wilbert D. Pryor DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 6,300 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

12,877 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Election Dist. 2, Division C, City of Shreveport

Pammela Lattier (Democrat) won with 70.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Pammela Lattier 70.1%, Terrell Myles 29.9%.

  • Pammela Lattier DemocratElected

    70.0% 9,946 votes

  • Terrell Myles DemocratDefeated

    30.0% 4,253 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

14,199 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishPammela LattierTerrell MylesTurnout
Bossier Parish57.6%1942.4%14
Caddo Parish70.1%9,92729.9%4,239

City Marshal, City Court, City of Shreveport

Charlie Caldwell (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Charlie Caldwell 52.6%, "Mike" VanSant 47.4%.

  • Charlie Caldwell DemocratElected

    52.5% 20,170 votes

  • "Mike" VanSant Other partyDefeated

    47.5% 18,231 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

38,401 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCharlie Caldwell"Mike" VanSantTurnout
Bossier Parish22.4%1377.6%45
Caddo Parish52.6%20,15747.4%18,186

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

Patrick N. Pearson (Republican) won with 75.0% of the vote.

  • Patrick N. Pearson RepublicanElected

    75.0% 2,376 votes

  • "Del" Johnson DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 792 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

3,168 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 9

Dale A. Hopper (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • Dale A. Hopper DemocratElected

    56.1% 215 votes

  • Jean B. "John" Morneau RepublicanDefeated

    43.9% 168 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

383 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2, Oil City Dist.

H. P. Johnston (Democrat) won with 61.2% of the vote.

  • H. P. Johnston DemocratElected

    61.2% 516 votes

  • Barry Purcell DemocratDefeated

    38.8% 327 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

843 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2, Vivian District

Tommy E. Poindexter (Republican) won with 69.6% of the vote.

  • Tommy E. Poindexter RepublicanElected

    69.6% 719 votes

  • Charles E. Douget DemocratDefeated

    30.4% 314 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,033 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3, Blanchard Dist.

"Mike" Lowery (Republican) won with 65.8% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Lowery RepublicanElected

    65.8% 2,125 votes

  • Brian K. Anderson RepublicanDefeated

    34.2% 1,104 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

3,229 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 5

David O. Anderson (Republican) won with 61.7% of the vote.

  • David O. Anderson RepublicanElected

    61.7% 2,140 votes

  • George "Sonny" Sorrell RepublicanDefeated

    38.3% 1,326 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

3,466 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

No one got a majority, so T. A. "Tom" Hyer (Republican) and Walter R. Britton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • T. A. "Tom" Hyer RepublicanIn runoff

    44.3% 674 votes

  • Walter R. Britton DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 558 votes

  • John T. Briery Other partyDefeated

    19.0% 289 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,521 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

Eric Hatfield (Republican) won with 78.0% of the vote.

  • Eric Hatfield RepublicanElected

    78.0% 2,524 votes

  • Del Johnson II DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 710 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

3,234 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 9

J. Perry Hart (Republican) won with 70.7% of the vote.

  • J. Perry Hart RepublicanElected

    70.7% 244 votes

  • Kevin Paul No partyDefeated

    29.3% 101 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

345 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 54.1%, Willie Banks 16.3%, John Milkovich 18.0%, Artis "Doc" Cash 11.5%.

  • 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

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

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 Caddo Parish: John Fleming 29.2%, "Chris" Gorman 33.8%, "Jeff" Thompson 37.0%.

  • 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

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

41,265 votes cast.

PSC, District 5

Foster Campbell (Democrat) won with 78.1% of the vote.

This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Foster Campbell 77.8%, James "Jim" Crowley 22.2%.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    78.1% 120,805 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated

    21.9% 33,916 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

154,721 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire District Number Eight Proposition (Maintenance Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority to continue to levy a 10 year 4 mills tax for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities, and obtaining water for fire protection purposes and to the extent permitted by law, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating emergency medical facilities.

Fire Dist.#8(Millage), 4 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 63.8% voted yes and 36.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Caddo Parish Fire District Number Eight, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a four (4) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending with the year 2018 (an estimated $68,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's fire protection facilities and obtaining water for fire protection purposes, and to the extent permitted by law, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating emergency medical facilities?

  • YesApproved

    63.8% 570 votes

  • No

    36.2% 324 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

894 votes cast.

Fire District Number Eight Proposition (Service Charge) Summary: Authority to levy a 10-year service charge of up to $75.00 per structure for fire protection services.

Fire Dist.#8(Service Chg), $75 Service Charge - BOC - 10 Yr.

Passed: 41.0% voted yes and 59.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Caddo Parish Fire District Number Eight, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to collect a service charge in an amount not to exceed $75.00 per annum for each residential or commercial structure for a term not to exceed ten years, commencing January 1, 2010 (an estimated $243,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the service charge for an entire year), for fire protection services, to be assessed on persons owning each such structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the District?

  • Yes

    41.0% 368 votes

  • NoDefeated

    59.0% 529 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

897 votes cast.