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Grant 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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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Pollock

Chief of Police, Town of Pollock

Christopher "Chris" Paul (Democrat) won with 87.7% of the vote.

  • Christopher "Chris" Paul DemocratElected

    87.7% 114 votes

  • Alan Dean Williams RepublicanDefeated

    12.3% 16 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Christopher "Chris" Paul
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 122 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.

130 votes cast.

Alderman, Town of Pollock

No one got a majority, so Charles "Eddie" Butterfield, Jr. (Other party) and Georgette Neyland Nugent (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Charles "Eddie" Butterfield, Jr. Other partyIn runoff

    43.4% 53 votes

  • Georgette Neyland Nugent RepublicanIn runoff

    41.0% 50 votes

  • Billy Ray Fleming DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 19 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles "Eddie" Butterfield, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 114 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.

122 votes cast.

Village of Georgetown

Aldermen, Village of Georgetown

Donnell Spurgeon (Republican), "Jim" Bradford (No party), and Robert K. Sanders (Other party) won.

  • Donnell Spurgeon RepublicanElected

    27.6% 58 votes

  • "Jim" Bradford No partyElected

    24.8% 52 votes

  • Robert K. Sanders Other partyElected

    21.0% 44 votes

  • Diana Swope Finch RepublicanDefeated

    15.7% 33 votes

  • Angela Rene Self Hayes Other partyDefeated

    11.0% 23 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

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

Shows the 200 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.

210 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st District, Division C

No one got a majority, so Triston Knoll (Democrat) and Shannon James Gremillion (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Triston Knoll 25.8%, Shannon James Gremillion 28.0%, Loren M. Lampert 46.2%.

  • Triston Knoll DemocratIn runoff

    36.8% 22,835 votes

  • Shannon James Gremillion DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 19,700 votes

  • Loren M. Lampert RepublicanDefeated

    31.4% 19,456 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Triston Knoll
Shannon James Gremillion
Loren M. Lampert
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,541 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 514 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

61,991 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTriston KnollShannon James GremillionLoren M. LampertTurnout
Avoyelles Parish65.5%7,11420.6%2,23513.9%1,506
Catahoula Parish27.0%91850.5%1,71822.5%765
Concordia Parish22.8%1,21658.7%3,13318.6%991
Grant Parish25.8%1,04828.0%1,13446.2%1,873
LaSalle Parish34.8%1,36721.5%84543.6%1,713
Natchitoches Parish41.4%2,53128.1%1,71930.5%1,867
Rapides Parish30.9%7,11931.7%7,30737.4%8,628
Sabine Parish29.0%1,52230.7%1,60940.3%2,113

District Judge, 35th Judicial District Court

Warren Daniel "Danny" Willett (Republican) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Warren Daniel "Danny" Willett RepublicanElected

    56.9% 2,433 votes

  • David Guillory DemocratDefeated

    33.9% 1,452 votes

  • Thomas G. "Tom" Wilson No partyDefeated

    9.2% 394 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Warren Daniel "Danny" Willett
David Guillory
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,742 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 537 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,279 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District C

Joey E. Fuller (Republican) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Joey E. Fuller RepublicanElected

    60.0% 436 votes

  • Brian Randall Edwards No partyDefeated

    40.0% 291 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Joey E. Fuller
Brian Randall Edwards
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 663 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 64 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

727 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District D

B.E. Gene Durand, Jr. (Other party) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • B.E. Gene Durand, Jr. Other partyElected

    52.1% 515 votes

  • Thomas Henigan DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 473 votes

By precinct in Grant Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
B.E. Gene Durand, Jr.
Thomas Henigan
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 904 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 84 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

988 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Grant 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 Grant Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 37.4%, Willie Banks 31.9%, John Milkovich 25.0%, Artis "Doc" Cash 5.7%.

  • 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 Grant 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 1,986 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 274 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 Grant Parish: John Fleming 41.3%, "Chris" Gorman 37.7%, "Jeff" Thompson 21.1%.

  • 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 Grant 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 1,086 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 196 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

41,265 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct