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Madison 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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Courts and judges

District Judge, 6th Judicial District Court, Division B

John D. Crigler (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Madison Parish: John D. Crigler 68.2%, Louis G. Scott 31.8%.

  • John D. Crigler DemocratElected

    69.3% 5,591 votes

  • Louis G. Scott DemocratDefeated

    30.7% 2,474 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John D. Crigler
Louis G. Scott
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,319 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 909 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,065 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. CriglerLouis G. ScottTurnout
East Carroll Parish55.7%1,41244.3%1,125
Madison Parish68.2%2,20331.8%1,025
Tensas Parish85.9%1,97614.1%324

District Attorney, 6th Judicial District Court

James E. Paxton (Democrat) won with 72.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Madison Parish: James E. Paxton 67.0%, Joy R. Jackson 33.0%.

  • James E. Paxton DemocratElected

    72.0% 5,767 votes

  • Joy R. Jackson DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 2,242 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James E. Paxton
Joy R. Jackson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,339 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 902 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,009 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames E. PaxtonJoy R. JacksonTurnout
East Carroll Parish64.0%1,60736.0%904
Madison Parish67.0%2,17233.0%1,069
Tensas Parish88.1%1,98811.9%269

Statewide and federal races in Madison Parish

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 Madison Parish: Rodney Alexander 92.4%, Andrew Clack 7.6%.

  • Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected

    89.7% 27,819 votes

  • Andrew Clack RepublicanDefeated

    10.3% 3,203 votes

By precinct in Madison 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
Andrew Clack
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 499 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 207 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

31,022 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 Madison Parish: Foster Campbell 85.0%, James "Jim" Crowley 15.0%.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    78.1% 120,805 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated

    21.9% 33,916 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 2,086 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 859 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

154,721 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Bear Lake Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Service Charge) Summary: Authority to assess and collect an annual service charge not to exceed $106 for a period of 10 years, for paying the costs of fire protection services in and for said District, including the cost of acquiring and collecting said service charge.

Bear Lake FPD No.1, $106 Service Charge - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 70.3% voted yes and 29.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Bear Lake Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Madison, State of Louisiana (the "District"), assess and collect an annual service charge of not to exceed One Hundred Six Dollars ($106.00) from persons owning each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017 (an estimated $22,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the service charge for an entire year) for the purpose of paying the costs of fire protection services in and for the District, including the cost of acquiring and collecting said service charge; provided owners shall be assessed a service charge for each such structure which they own, each residential or commercial unit and each housing unit within a dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure and a mobile home, as defined in R. S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure and persons owning mobile homes shall be assessed eighty percent (80%) of the service charge, all as provided in Section 1502.4 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (R.S. 40:1502.4)?

  • YesApproved

    70.3% 111 votes

  • No

    29.7% 47 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 115 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 43 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

158 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct