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Natchitoches Parish

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.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 1

George C. Rhymes (No party) won with 67.4% of the vote.

  • George C. Rhymes No partyElected

    67.4% 501 votes

  • Julia C. Hildebrand DemocratDefeated

    32.6% 242 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George C. Rhymes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 564 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 179 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

743 votes cast; 25.7% of the 2,797 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 3

Ralph Wilson (Democrat) won with 63.3% of the vote.

  • Ralph Wilson DemocratElected

    63.3% 179 votes

  • John Babers DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 53 votes

  • Charles Raymond No partyDefeated

    18.0% 51 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

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

Shows the 250 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

283 votes cast; 15.7% of the 1,707 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 4

Michael "Mike" Hilton (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Michael "Mike" Hilton RepublicanElected

    56.8% 197 votes

  • Lincoln Hall DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 150 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Michael "Mike" Hilton
Lincoln Hall
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 291 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 56 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

347 votes cast; 17.5% of the 1,864 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 5

Joella Wilson (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • Joella Wilson DemocratElected

    58.6% 136 votes

  • Precious N. Barber No partyDefeated

    41.4% 96 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

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

Shows the 185 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

232 votes cast; 9.7% of the 2,325 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 6

Thomas "Tommy" Melder (Democrat) won with 73.1% of the vote.

  • Thomas "Tommy" Melder DemocratElected

    73.1% 555 votes

  • Gilda L. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 120 votes

  • Wayne Lodridge DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 84 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Thomas "Tommy" Melder
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 616 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 143 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

759 votes cast; 27.4% of the 2,670 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 7

Cecil Walker (Democrat) won with 71.4% of the vote.

  • Cecil Walker DemocratElected

    71.4% 425 votes

  • Sherman Vogel No partyDefeated

    28.6% 170 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cecil Walker
Sherman Vogel
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 551 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 44 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

595 votes cast; 25.4% of the 2,310 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 8

Carl Means, Sr. (Democrat) won with 71.0% of the vote.

  • Carl Means, Sr. DemocratElected

    71.0% 390 votes

  • "Pam" McAlexander RepublicanDefeated

    29.0% 159 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Carl Means, Sr.
"Pam" McAlexander
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 512 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

549 votes cast; 23.4% of the 2,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 10

"Russ" Danzy (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • "Russ" Danzy DemocratElected

    53.6% 326 votes

  • Craig Rachal RepublicanDefeated

    46.4% 282 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Russ" Danzy
Craig Rachal
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 549 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 59 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

608 votes cast; 24.6% of the 2,474 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 11

"Pat" Jones (Democrat) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • "Pat" Jones DemocratElected

    69.0% 505 votes

  • Emile E. Metoyer, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    31.0% 227 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Pat" Jones
Emile E. Metoyer, Sr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 646 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 86 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

732 votes cast; 28.2% of the 2,480 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Campti

Mayor, Town of Campti

Oneary Thompson Bobb (Democrat) won with 68.7% of the vote.

  • Oneary Thompson Bobb DemocratElected

    68.7% 173 votes

  • Judy LeBrum Daniels DemocratDefeated

    31.3% 79 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Oneary Thompson Bobb
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 238 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.

252 votes cast; 33.2% of the 677 registered voters in the area turned out.

Chief of Police, Town of Campti

Gregory Eldridge (Democrat) won with 68.9% of the vote.

  • Gregory Eldridge DemocratElected

    68.9% 177 votes

  • Charles Marshall No partyDefeated

    17.9% 46 votes

  • Rickey Armstead No partyDefeated

    13.2% 34 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

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

Shows the 242 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 15 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

257 votes cast; 33.2% of the 677 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilmen, Town of Campti

Fonda Lloyd Jones (Democrat), Triventies "Trent" Johnson (No party), Edwin E. Kirkendoll (Democrat), "Cliff" Jones (Democrat), and Mary Donaway Collins (Democrat) won.

  • Fonda Lloyd Jones DemocratElected

    19.0% 186 votes

  • Triventies "Trent" Johnson No partyElected

    18.7% 183 votes

  • Edwin E. Kirkendoll DemocratElected

    18.7% 183 votes

  • "Cliff" Jones DemocratElected

    17.3% 169 votes

  • Mary Donaway Collins DemocratElected

    17.2% 168 votes

1 other candidate: 9.1% together
Leon Gasby No party9.1%89

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Triventies "Trent" Johnson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 928 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 50 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

978 votes cast; 33.2% of the 677 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Provencal

Aldermen, Village of Provencal

W. E. O'Bannon (Democrat), Fred Ballard, Jr. (No party), and Richard Luman (No party) won.

  • W. E. O'Bannon DemocratElected

    23.3% 121 votes

  • Fred Ballard, Jr. No partyElected

    22.7% 118 votes

  • Richard Luman No partyElected

    20.0% 104 votes

  • Francine W. Cook RepublicanDefeated

    18.5% 96 votes

  • Sherry Woodel DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 81 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
W. E. O'Bannon
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 508 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.

520 votes cast; 39.8% of the 430 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Robeline

Aldermen, Village of Robeline

Bobby A. Behan (Democrat) won with 29.4% of the vote.

  • Bobby A. Behan DemocratElected

    29.4% 53 votes

  • Sherrill Milner RepublicanIn runoff

    16.7% 30 votes

  • Ronnie French DemocratIn runoff

    16.1% 29 votes

  • Lovace Henry Sowell DemocratIn runoff

    15.6% 28 votes

  • Ann Moran DemocratIn runoff

    12.2% 22 votes

1 other candidate: 10.0% together
Randall "Randy" Bockstanz Democrat10.0%18

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Bobby A. Behan
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 174 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.

180 votes cast; 47.4% of the 137 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 19.3%, Caroline Fayard 23.7%, "Sammy" Kershaw 29.3%, Kevin Davis 3.0%.

  • "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 Democrat7.9%51,461
Roger Villere Republican6.7%44,096
"Butch" Gautreaux Democrat3.9%25,289
Melanie J. McKnight Republican2.5%16,411

By precinct in Natchitoches 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 4,776 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 745 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

655,416 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,967,475 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Consolidated School District No. 7 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 7 mills tax renewal for the purpose of giving additional aid and support to public elementary and secondary schools in Consolidated School District No. 7 by providing funds for construction, repairs, purchase of equipment and/or supplies and additional improvements.

Cons. Sch. Dist. No. 7, 7 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 56.3% voted yes and 43.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated School District No. 7 of the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of seven (7) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020 (an estimated $322,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of giving additional aid and support to the public elementary and secondary schools in the District by providing funds for construction, repairs, purchase of equipment and/or supplies and additional improvements?

  • YesApproved

    56.3% 361 votes

  • No

    43.7% 280 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 605 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

641 votes cast; 26.3% of the 2,849 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Millage Rededication) Summary: Rededication for the years 2010 through 2017 of a 3-mill health unit millage for the following purposes: constructing, maintaining and operating public health units in the Natchitoches Parish and paying other general fund expenditures of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, including authority for said Police Jury to rededicate and expend up to $300,000 of unexpended revenues of health unit millages approved at an election held on July 21, 2007 for general fund expenditures of said Police Jury.

PW Police Jury (Mills), 3 Mills - PJ

Passed: 53.7% voted yes and 46.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to rededicate the annual revenues of the years 2010 through 2017, inclusive, of a special ad valorem tax of three (3) mills (said tax having been previously authorized for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating public health units in the Parish pursuant to an election held in the Parish on July 21, 2007)(an estimated $620,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the following revised purposes: constructing, maintaining and operating public health units in the Parish and paying other General Fund expenditures of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury; and shall said Police Jury additionally be authorized to rededicate and expend up to $300,000 of unexpended revenues of health unit millages approved at an election held on July 21, 2007 for General Fund expenditures of said Police Jury?

  • YesApproved

    53.7% 2,738 votes

  • No

    46.3% 2,361 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,353 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 746 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,099 votes cast; 21.1% of the 25,282 registered voters in the area turned out.

Sales Tax District No. 1 Proposition (Sales Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority for Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of Natchitoches (all of Natchitoches Parish outside of the City of Natchitoches) to continue to levy a 1% sales and use tax for an additional 10 years for the purposes of (i) maintaining and operating a solid waste collection and disposal system for Natchitoches Parish (outside of the City of Natchitoches) and (ii) for the improvement of roads in the Natchitoches Parish road system.

Sales Tax District No. 1, 1% S&U - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana (all of Natchitoches Parish outside of the City of Natchitoches) (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a sales and use tax of one percent (1%), for an additional ten (10) years, effective January 1, 2011, in the manner and to the extent provided by La. R.S. 33:2721.6, et seq., and other constitutional and statutory authority (the "Tax") (an estimated $1,830,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), which, after paying the costs of collecting and administering the Tax shall be used for the purposes of (i) maintaining and operating a Solid Waste Collection and Disposal System for Natchitoches Parish (outside of the City of Natchitoches) and (ii) for the improvement of roads in the Natchitoches Parish Road System?

  • YesApproved

    56.2% 1,867 votes

  • No

    43.8% 1,456 votes

By precinct in Natchitoches Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,960 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 363 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,323 votes cast; 23.6% of the 14,486 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 Natchitoches Parish: For 54.6%, Against 45.4%.

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 Natchitoches Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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For
Against
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,280 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 735 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Natchitoches Parish: For 50.3%, Against 49.7%.

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 Natchitoches 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 4,225 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 730 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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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