On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
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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.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rose Byrd
Lisa A. Shaver
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 495 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 451 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
946 votes cast.
Councilmen, Town of Coushatta
Rosetta Wilson (Democrat), Mallory "Mack" Parson (Democrat), Virginia B Calhoun (Democrat), and John D. Henry (Democrat) won.
Rosetta Wilson DemocratElected
14.5%559 votes
Mallory "Mack" Parson DemocratElected
13.0%500 votes
Virginia B Calhoun DemocratElected
12.5%481 votes
John D. Henry DemocratElected
12.1%467 votes
Edna M. Webb DemocratIn runoff
9.8%376 votes
Brenda Guye DemocratIn runoff
7.4%283 votes
6 other candidates: 30.7% together
Kirby L. "Reverend" Demery Democrat
7.2%
276
Raymond Lloyd Democrat
6.3%
243
J. Charles Horton Democrat
6.0%
231
Ernest Smith Democrat
4.7%
180
Jessie "B B" Moore Democrat
3.3%
128
Milton Nash Democrat
3.2%
123
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rosetta Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,907 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 1,940 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,847 votes cast.
Village of Edgefield
Aldermen, Village of Edgefield
"Trish" Gamble (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.
"Trish" Gamble DemocratElected
68.1%62 votes
Chad Sharpley DemocratDefeated
26.4%24 votes
Michael D. Villalpando RepublicanDefeated
5.5%5 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Trish" Gamble
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 79 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
91 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Attorney, 39th Judicial District Court
Julie C. Jones (Democrat) won with 56.0% of the vote.
Julie C. Jones DemocratElected
56.0%2,012 votes
Robert E. Bethard DemocratDefeated
44.0%1,584 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Julie C. Jones
Robert E. Bethard
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,543 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,053 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,596 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Red River 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 Red River Parish: Paul J. Carmouche 42.5%, Willie Banks 31.1%, John Milkovich 20.7%, Artis "Doc" Cash 5.8%.
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 Red River 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,619 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 796 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Red River Parish: John Fleming 44.9%, "Chris" Gorman 44.2%, "Jeff" Thompson 10.9%.
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 Red River 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 575 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 165 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Red River Parish: Foster Campbell 88.2%, James "Jim" Crowley 11.8%.
Foster Campbell DemocratElected
78.1%120,805 votes
James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated
21.9%33,916 votes
By precinct in Red River 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 2,398 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 960 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.