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Rapides Parish

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

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Police Juror, District F

Oliver "Ollie" Overton (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • Oliver "Ollie" Overton DemocratElected

    58.4% 1,416 votes

  • "Reggie" Clark DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 1,009 votes

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

2,425 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District D

Janet H. Dixon (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.

  • Janet H. Dixon DemocratElected

    73.4% 1,414 votes

  • Jacquelyn Johnson-Green DemocratDefeated

    26.6% 513 votes

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

1,927 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Alexandria

Councilman at Large, City of Alexandria

No one got a majority, so Roosevelt L. Johnson (Democrat) and James "Jim" Villard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roosevelt L. Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    46.5% 4,677 votes

  • James "Jim" Villard DemocratIn runoff

    46.3% 4,651 votes

  • Paul E. Smith DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 725 votes

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

10,053 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Alexandria

No one got a majority, so Edward Larvadain III (Democrat) and Michael P. Bordelon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Edward Larvadain III DemocratIn runoff

    36.8% 333 votes

  • Michael P. Bordelon DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 292 votes

  • Louis J. Marshall DemocratDefeated

    30.9% 279 votes

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

904 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Alexandria

Jonathan D. Goins (Democrat) won with 67.2% of the vote.

  • Jonathan D. Goins DemocratElected

    67.2% 1,293 votes

  • Charles Fredrick Smith DemocratDefeated

    32.8% 631 votes

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

1,924 votes cast.

City of Pineville

Council Member, District 1, City of Pineville

Mary Bishop Galloway (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.

  • Mary Bishop Galloway DemocratElected

    54.1% 120 votes

  • "Eddy" Lashney Other partyDefeated

    45.9% 102 votes

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

222 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 Rapides Parish: Triston Knoll 30.9%, Shannon James Gremillion 31.7%, Loren M. Lampert 37.4%.

  • 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

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

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, 9th Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 2, Division C

No one got a majority, so Mary Lauve Doggett (Democrat) and "Rocky" Willson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mary Lauve Doggett DemocratIn runoff

    29.7% 5,317 votes

  • "Rocky" Willson DemocratIn runoff

    26.7% 4,775 votes

  • "Greg" Beard DemocratDefeated

    26.6% 4,765 votes

  • "Mike" Hislop RepublicanDefeated

    17.0% 3,053 votes

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

17,910 votes cast.

City Marshal, City Court, City of Alexandria

No one got a majority, so James Byrd (Democrat) and T. A. Messina (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James Byrd DemocratIn runoff

    45.9% 5,847 votes

  • T. A. Messina DemocratIn runoff

    33.4% 4,259 votes

  • Harvey E. "Beau" Meynard DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 2,644 votes

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

12,750 votes cast.

City Marshal, City Court, City of Pineville

Larry W. Jeane (Republican) won with 78.5% of the vote.

  • Larry W. Jeane RepublicanElected

    78.5% 5,114 votes

  • Gerard Logan No partyDefeated

    21.5% 1,402 votes

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

6,516 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

"Mike" Herrin (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Herrin DemocratElected

    50.1% 575 votes

  • Steve Lambert DemocratDefeated

    39.1% 448 votes

  • Tim Gipe DemocratDefeated

    10.8% 124 votes

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

1,147 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

Jennifer "Jenni" Peterman (Republican) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Jennifer "Jenni" Peterman RepublicanElected

    59.1% 809 votes

  • Clinton W. Brister RepublicanDefeated

    40.9% 561 votes

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

1,370 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 4, 2nd Just. Court

Matt Martin (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.

  • Matt Martin DemocratElected

    58.8% 441 votes

  • Terry Gillespie RepublicanDefeated

    41.2% 309 votes

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

750 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 5, 2nd Just. Court

Hershel Williamson (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Hershel Williamson DemocratElected

    57.3% 693 votes

  • Leon Melder DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 517 votes

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

1,210 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

"L. C." Coker (Democrat) won with 63.4% of the vote.

  • "L. C." Coker DemocratElected

    63.4% 248 votes

  • Sherman Ashworth DemocratDefeated

    36.6% 143 votes

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

391 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 7, 2nd Just. Court

Jason T. Beebe (Other party) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • Jason T. Beebe Other partyElected

    52.2% 361 votes

  • Lance A. DuBois DemocratDefeated

    47.8% 331 votes

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

692 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 10

No one got a majority, so James E. Deslatte (Democrat) and Clifford Wayne Clark, Jr. (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • James E. Deslatte DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 1,013 votes

  • Clifford Wayne Clark, Jr. Other partyIn runoff

    31.8% 861 votes

  • Bryan Adams DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 833 votes

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

2,707 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 11

No one got a majority, so Hayden A. Paul (Democrat) and Tony D. Paul (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Hayden A. Paul DemocratIn runoff

    47.1% 958 votes

  • Tony D. Paul No partyIn runoff

    37.4% 759 votes

  • Brent Sillavan DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 315 votes

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

2,032 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: Rodney Alexander 89.7%, Andrew Clack 10.3%.

  • Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected

    89.7% 27,819 votes

  • Andrew Clack RepublicanDefeated

    10.3% 3,203 votes

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

31,022 votes cast.