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Ouachita Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 4, 2009. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Monroe

Councilman, District 5, City of Monroe

No one got a majority, so Eddie M. Clark (Democrat) and Kevin H. Johnson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eddie M. Clark DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 383 votes

  • Kevin H. Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    21.3% 163 votes

  • Verbon Hill-Muhammad No partyDefeated

    12.0% 92 votes

  • Roy Neal Shelling No partyDefeated

    10.1% 77 votes

  • Turner Saulsberry DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 51 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Eddie M. Clark
Kevin H. Johnson
Verbon Hill-Muhammad
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 647 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 119 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

766 votes cast.

Town of Sterlington

Alderman, Town of Sterlington

Caesar Velasquez (Republican) won with 82.9% of the vote.

  • Caesar Velasquez RepublicanElected

    82.9% 97 votes

  • "Les" Harger No partyDefeated

    17.1% 20 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Caesar Velasquez
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 115 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

117 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct