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.
Joe Lewis, Jr. (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.
Joe Lewis, Jr. DemocratElected
52.8%403 votes
Charles Brass DemocratDefeated
24.6%188 votes
Leodis Norman No partyDefeated
22.5%172 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joe Lewis, Jr.
Charles Brass
Leodis Norman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 515 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 248 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
763 votes cast; 40.3% of the 1,884 registered voters in the area turned out.
School board
Member of School Board, District 1
Edwin Ray Bryan (Democrat) won with 54.2% of the vote.
Edwin Ray Bryan DemocratElected
54.2%410 votes
Jerry E. Martin No partyDefeated
45.8%346 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Edwin Ray Bryan
Jerry E. Martin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 543 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 213 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
756 votes cast; 36.7% of the 1,956 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 2
"Ronnie" Hatton (No party) won with 73.2% of the vote.
"Ronnie" Hatton No partyElected
73.2%684 votes
Candace S. Massey No partyDefeated
26.8%250 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ronnie" Hatton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 461 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 473 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
934 votes cast; 42.4% of the 2,142 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
Louise J. Johnson (No party) won with 61.9% of the vote.
Louise J. Johnson No partyElected
61.9%534 votes
Abe Credit, Jr. No partyDefeated
38.1%328 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Louise J. Johnson
Abe Credit, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 492 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 370 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
862 votes cast; 43.1% of the 2,020 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 7
Dorothy W. Brown (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.
Dorothy W. Brown DemocratElected
58.0%419 votes
Lois Jordan No partyDefeated
42.0%303 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dorothy W. Brown
Lois Jordan
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 475 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 247 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
722 votes cast; 40.1% of the 1,838 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Wisner
Chief of Police, Town of Wisner
Billy Cureington (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.
Billy Cureington DemocratElected
56.2%146 votes
Lloyd "Bull" Delaughter DemocratDefeated
25.0%65 votes
Bobby Rushing DemocratDefeated
9.6%25 votes
Jacob W. Jones No partyDefeated
6.9%18 votes
Brandon "Cowboy" Bingham No partyDefeated
2.3%6 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Billy Cureington
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 231 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 29 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
260 votes cast; 42.6% of the 571 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Baskin
Mayor, Village of Baskin
No one got a majority, so Jean Simmons Clark (Republican) and Harvey Guimbellot (No party) went to a runoff.
Jean Simmons Clark RepublicanIn runoff
48.9%43 votes
Harvey Guimbellot No partyIn runoff
38.6%34 votes
"Mike" Ballard No partyDefeated
12.5%11 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Jean Simmons Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 74 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 14 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; 39.1% of the 169 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Village of Baskin
Danny Barber (No party) won with 79.5% of the vote.
Danny Barber No partyElected
79.5%66 votes
Dan Chase No partyDefeated
20.5%17 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Danny Barber
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 70 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
83 votes cast; 39.1% of the 169 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Gilbert
Chief of Police, Village of Gilbert
Ty Britt (No party) won with 64.2% of the vote.
Ty Britt No partyElected
64.2%120 votes
James Freeman No partyDefeated
35.8%67 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Ty Britt
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 163 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
187 votes cast; 45.3% of the 373 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of Gilbert
Randell "Randy" Lloyd (Republican), "Kay" Dunaway (No party), and Marcus L. Ezell (Democrat) won.
Randell "Randy" Lloyd RepublicanElected
26.6%126 votes
"Kay" Dunaway No partyElected
26.0%123 votes
Marcus L. Ezell DemocratElected
25.8%122 votes
Stuart H. Roane No partyDefeated
21.6%102 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Randell "Randy" Lloyd
Marcus L. Ezell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 411 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 62 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
473 votes cast; 45.3% of the 373 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
City Judge, City Court, City of Winnsboro
Ann B. McIntyre (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.
Ann B. McIntyre DemocratElected
69.2%2,218 votes
C. Arnold Lain DemocratDefeated
30.8%988 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ann B. McIntyre
C. Arnold Lain
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,560 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,646 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,206 votes cast; 47.7% of the 6,211 registered voters in the area turned out.
City Marshal, City Court, City of Winnsboro
Bruce McCarthy (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.
Bruce McCarthy DemocratElected
53.6%1,645 votes
George A. Wilhite DemocratDefeated
27.5%844 votes
Gregory "Bubba" Brown DemocratDefeated
18.9%579 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bruce McCarthy
George A. Wilhite
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,498 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,570 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,068 votes cast; 47.7% of the 6,211 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 23.0%, Caroline Fayard 18.0%, "Sammy" Kershaw 34.3%, Kevin Davis 2.9%.
"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 Franklin 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 3,178 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,829 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 Franklin Parish: For 57.6%, Against 42.4%.
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 Franklin Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,762 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,728 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 Franklin Parish: For 52.7%, Against 47.3%.
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 Franklin Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
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For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,741 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,724 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.