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Red River 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 Coushatta

Mayor, Town of Coushatta

Rose Byrd (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.

  • Rose Byrd DemocratElected

    54.8% 518 votes

  • Peter Drake DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 222 votes

  • Lisa A. Shaver No partyDefeated

    21.8% 206 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%
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.

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 Democrat7.2%276
Raymond Lloyd Democrat6.3%243
J. Charles Horton Democrat6.0%231
Ernest Smith Democrat4.7%180
Jessie "B B" Moore Democrat3.3%128
Milton Nash Democrat3.2%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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

154,721 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct