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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Local election results for Saturday, October 2, 2010, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
McLawrence Fuller, Sr. (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.
McLawrence Fuller, Sr. DemocratElected
56.2%235 votes
Kirk Dickson RepublicanDefeated
43.8%183 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
McLawrence Fuller, Sr.
Kirk Dickson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 388 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
418 votes cast; 21.3% of the 1,821 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 4
Donald B. "Donnie" Dufour (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.
Donald B. "Donnie" Dufour DemocratElected
61.5%351 votes
Calvert Peoples Griffin DemocratDefeated
38.5%220 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donald B. "Donnie" Dufour
Calvert Peoples Griffin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 416 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 155 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
571 votes cast; 32.1% of the 1,683 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
Steavy Clark (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.
Steavy Clark DemocratElected
51.2%194 votes
Darlene Booker Perry DemocratDefeated
48.8%185 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Steavy Clark
Darlene Booker Perry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 338 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
379 votes cast; 26.3% of the 1,446 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 6
No one got a majority, so Coday Johnston (Democrat) and John A. Neilson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Coday Johnston DemocratIn runoff
42.6%248 votes
John A. Neilson RepublicanIn runoff
38.1%222 votes
Rickey Deas DemocratDefeated
19.2%112 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Coday Johnston
John A. Neilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 541 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
582 votes cast; 31.9% of the 1,559 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 7
"Coach" Haynes (Democrat) won with 67.0% of the vote.
"Coach" Haynes DemocratElected
67.0%229 votes
Edith Duncan Williams DemocratDefeated
24.6%84 votes
James "Jim" Elkins DemocratDefeated
8.5%29 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Coach" Haynes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 325 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
342 votes cast; 23.6% of the 1,350 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 9
"Tommy" Craig (Republican) won with 59.4% of the vote.
"Tommy" Craig RepublicanElected
59.4%366 votes
Raynaldo Alexander DemocratDefeated
40.6%250 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Tommy" Craig
Raynaldo Alexander
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 470 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 146 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
616 votes cast; 36.1% of the 1,639 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 10
Barthlomew Claiborne (No party) won with 73.2% of the vote.
Barthlomew Claiborne No partyElected
73.2%205 votes
Roy Jones DemocratDefeated
26.8%75 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Barthlomew Claiborne
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 226 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 54 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
280 votes cast; 25.6% of the 1,127 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Village of Grand Cane
Mayor, Village of Grand Cane
Marsha Lea Richardson (Democrat) won with 75.0% of the vote.
Marsha Lea Richardson DemocratElected
75.0%66 votes
"Pam" Vance Robinson RepublicanDefeated
25.0%22 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Marsha Lea Richardson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 82 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
88 votes cast; 47.2% of the 163 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of Grand Cane
Rhonda Hughes Meek (Republican), Albert M. Rives IV (Democrat), and William H. "Bill" Cook (Republican) won.
Rhonda Hughes Meek RepublicanElected
29.5%70 votes
Albert M. Rives IV DemocratElected
24.5%58 votes
William H. "Bill" Cook RepublicanElected
24.1%57 votes
Linda Scott Brown RepublicanDefeated
21.9%52 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Rhonda Hughes Meek
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 222 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 15 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
237 votes cast; 47.2% of the 163 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in De Soto Parish
Lieutenant Governor
No one got a majority, so "Jay" Dardenne (Republican) and Caroline Fayard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 15.7%, Caroline Fayard 22.9%, "Sammy" Kershaw 31.2%, Kevin Davis 3.1%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanIn runoff
27.6%180,944 votes
Caroline Fayard DemocratIn runoff
24.3%159,507 votes
"Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated
19.2%126,166 votes
Kevin Davis RepublicanDefeated
7.9%51,542 votes
4 other candidates: 20.9% together
James "Jim" Crowley Democrat
7.9%
51,461
Roger Villere Republican
6.7%
44,096
"Butch" Gautreaux Democrat
3.9%
25,289
Melanie J. McKnight Republican
2.5%
16,411
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
"Sammy" Kershaw
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,508 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 537 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
655,416 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,967,475 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Convening Legis.even/odd num.yrs.
Passed: 62.6% voted for and 37.4% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: For 64.2%, Against 35.8%.
What the ballot said
To move the convening of the legislature in annual regular session in even-numbered years to the second Monday in March and in odd-numbered years to the second Monday in April and to change the effective date of legislation enacted at such sessions to August first. (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) and 19)
ForApproved
62.6%370,471 votes
Against
37.4%221,218 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,099 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 505 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
591,689 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Gov.Off.Hmland Sec.&Emerg.Prep.Unclassified
Passed: 51.9% voted for and 48.1% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: For 59.8%, Against 40.2%.
What the ballot said
To provide that the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall be in the unclassified service of the state civil service. (Amends Article X, Sections 2(B)(11) and (12); adds Article X, Section 2 (B)(13))
ForApproved
51.9%306,106 votes
Against
48.1%283,185 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,071 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 507 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
589,291 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.