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Claiborne Parish

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.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 4

A. D. Williams (Democrat) won with 54.6% of the vote.

  • A. D. Williams DemocratElected

    54.6% 125 votes

  • Betty Richardson No partyDefeated

    45.4% 104 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
A. D. Williams
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 184 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 45 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

229 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Lisbon

Mayor, Village of Lisbon

Wayne Tanner (No party) won with 71.6% of the vote.

  • Wayne Tanner No partyElected

    71.6% 53 votes

  • "Sonny" Greeson No partyDefeated

    28.4% 21 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

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

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

Shows the 64 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 10 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

74 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Lisbon

Jerry W. Clements (No party), Marilyn Lowrey Myers (No party), and "Andy" Roberts (Republican) won.

  • Jerry W. Clements No partyElected

    29.8% 54 votes

  • Marilyn Lowrey Myers No partyElected

    29.8% 54 votes

  • "Andy" Roberts RepublicanElected

    27.1% 49 votes

  • Scott Greeson No partyDefeated

    13.3% 24 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Marilyn Lowrey Myers
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 158 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

181 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District Court

No one got a majority, so Darrell R. Avery (Democrat) and Jonathan M. Stewart (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Darrell R. Avery 17.8%, Jonathan M. Stewart 23.3%, David M. Newell 37.1%, Chris Bowman 21.8%.

  • Darrell R. Avery DemocratIn runoff

    30.9% 3,712 votes

  • Jonathan M. Stewart DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 3,631 votes

  • David M. Newell DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 2,531 votes

  • Chris Bowman DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 2,137 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Darrell R. Avery
Jonathan M. Stewart
David M. Newell
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,875 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 699 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

12,011 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDarrell R. AveryJonathan M. StewartDavid M. NewellChris BowmanTurnout
Bienville Parish13.1%54855.6%2,32618.7%78112.7%530
Claiborne Parish17.8%63623.3%83437.1%1,32521.8%779
Jackson Parish59.5%2,52811.1%47110.0%42519.5%828

Statewide and federal races in Claiborne 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 Claiborne Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 43.1%, Willie Banks 29.3%, John Milkovich 21.3%, Artis "Doc" Cash 6.3%.

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

Shows the 1,775 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 481 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Claiborne Parish: John Fleming 55.1%, "Chris" Gorman 28.4%, "Jeff" Thompson 16.5%.

  • 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 Claiborne 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
"Jeff" Thompson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 750 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 225 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Claiborne Parish: Foster Campbell 80.1%, James "Jim" Crowley 19.9%.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    78.1% 120,805 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated

    21.9% 33,916 votes

By precinct in Claiborne Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Foster Campbell
James "Jim" Crowley
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,696 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 679 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

154,721 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct