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.
Leonard Guine, Jr. (Democrat) won with 80.6% of the vote.
Leonard Guine, Jr. DemocratElected
80.6%469 votes
D. L. "Pete" McCall DemocratDefeated
19.4%113 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Leonard Guine, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 524 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 58 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; 36.1% of the 1,576 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 3
Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins (Democrat) won with 71.8% of the vote.
Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins DemocratElected
71.8%178 votes
Sharon B. Jones No partyDefeated
28.2%70 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 199 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 49 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
248 votes cast; 17.2% of the 1,439 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 9
David L. Barton (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.
David L. Barton DemocratElected
52.8%266 votes
Todd Weed RepublicanDefeated
47.2%238 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
David L. Barton
Todd Weed
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 463 votes cast at the polls in 5 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
504 votes cast; 29.5% of the 1,621 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Delhi
Mayor, Town of Delhi
J. Lynn Lewis (Democrat) won with 56.0% of the vote.
J. Lynn Lewis DemocratElected
56.0%583 votes
Perry Smith DemocratDefeated
44.0%458 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
J. Lynn Lewis
Perry Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 965 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 76 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,041 votes cast; 44.4% of the 2,196 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Town of Delhi
No one got a majority, so Steven W. Harris (Democrat) and "Ken" Hall (Republican) went to a runoff.
Steven W. Harris DemocratIn runoff
42.7%454 votes
"Ken" Hall RepublicanIn runoff
28.9%307 votes
Johnny Ray Cleveland DemocratDefeated
28.4%302 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Steven W. Harris
Johnny Ray Cleveland
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 986 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 77 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,063 votes cast; 44.4% of the 2,196 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District A, Town of Delhi
No one got a majority, so Shirley McDade (Democrat) and Larry W. Rancher (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Shirley McDade DemocratIn runoff
45.9%79 votes
Larry W. Rancher DemocratIn runoff
30.2%52 votes
Danniel Lee Dixon DemocratDefeated
23.8%41 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Shirley McDade
Larry W. Rancher
Danniel Lee Dixon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 153 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 19 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
172 votes cast; 35.2% of the 452 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District C, Town of Delhi
Henry Washington, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.3% of the vote.
Henry Washington, Jr. DemocratElected
66.3%138 votes
Robert "Rob" Johnson DemocratDefeated
20.7%43 votes
Whitley Parker No partyDefeated
13.0%27 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Henry Washington, Jr.
Robert "Rob" Johnson
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 194 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. 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
208 votes cast; 43.8% of the 436 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District E, Town of Delhi
Caroline Christman (Republican) won with 60.0% of the vote.
Caroline Christman RepublicanElected
60.0%189 votes
W. B. "Dub" Sumner DemocratDefeated
40.0%126 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Caroline Christman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 289 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
315 votes cast; 57.7% of the 497 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Richland 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 Richland Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 23.5%, Caroline Fayard 20.6%, "Sammy" Kershaw 27.7%, Kevin Davis 2.0%.
"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 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 Richland 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 2,633 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 301 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 Richland Parish: For 57.0%, Against 43.0%.
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 Richland Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,298 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 286 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 Richland Parish: For 48.5%, Against 51.5%.
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 Richland Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,293 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 285 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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