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Natchitoches 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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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 Natchitoches Parish: Triston Knoll 41.4%, Shannon James Gremillion 28.1%, Loren M. Lampert 30.5%.

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

Shows the 5,167 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 950 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

City Marshal, City Court, City of Natchitoches

No one got a majority, so Alton Rachal (Democrat) and James A. "Jay" Bankston (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Alton Rachal DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 1,528 votes

  • James A. "Jay" Bankston DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 1,313 votes

  • Roy Ceaser DemocratDefeated

    25.6% 980 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Alton Rachal
James A. "Jay" Bankston
Roy Ceaser
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,022 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 799 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,821 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Patrice T. Harper (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.

  • Patrice T. Harper DemocratElected

    52.3% 484 votes

  • Theresa C. Anslem Other partyDefeated

    32.4% 300 votes

  • Lynn Layfield No partyDefeated

    15.3% 142 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Patrice T. Harper
Theresa C. Anslem
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 858 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 68 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

926 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

Shelia Pleasant Cagle (Democrat) won with 81.1% of the vote.

  • Shelia Pleasant Cagle DemocratElected

    81.1% 641 votes

  • Terry Isbell DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 149 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Shelia Pleasant Cagle
Terry Isbell
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 750 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 40 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

790 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 4

Rhonda Sanders (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Rhonda Sanders DemocratElected

    50.6% 402 votes

  • F. J. Delphin DemocratDefeated

    49.4% 392 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Rhonda Sanders
F. J. Delphin
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 729 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 65 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

794 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 47.2%, Willie Banks 30.6%, John Milkovich 18.7%, Artis "Doc" Cash 3.6%.

  • 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 Natchitoches 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 3,471 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 721 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 Natchitoches Parish: John Fleming 46.1%, "Chris" Gorman 35.0%, "Jeff" Thompson 18.9%.

  • 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 Natchitoches 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 1,469 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 398 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 Natchitoches Parish: Foster Campbell 72.9%, James "Jim" Crowley 27.1%.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    78.1% 120,805 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated

    21.9% 33,916 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,124 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 939 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