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.
No one got a majority, so Eric C. Simmons (Democrat) and Brandon Edens (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Eric C. Simmons DemocratIn runoff
37.6%391 votes
Brandon Edens DemocratIn runoff
31.8%330 votes
Wayne King DemocratDefeated
30.6%318 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eric C. Simmons
Brandon Edens
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 687 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 352 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,039 votes cast; 42.5% of the 2,089 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 6
Robert W. Holloway (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.
Robert W. Holloway RepublicanElected
57.1%476 votes
Harold L. Johnson RepublicanDefeated
42.9%358 votes
By precinct in Webster 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%
Robert W. Holloway
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 730 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 104 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
834 votes cast; 31.9% of the 2,723 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 7
Linda Kinsey (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.
Linda Kinsey DemocratElected
50.6%309 votes
Gary W. Johnson RepublicanDefeated
49.4%302 votes
By precinct in Webster 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%
Linda Kinsey
Gary W. Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 524 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 87 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
611 votes cast; 30.2% of the 2,022 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 11
Jerry Lott (Republican) won with 57.3% of the vote.
Jerry Lott RepublicanElected
57.3%418 votes
Jack "Buddy" Slaid Other partyDefeated
42.7%311 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry Lott
Jack "Buddy" Slaid
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 696 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
729 votes cast; 27.2% of the 2,412 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Minden
Mayor, City of Minden
"Bill" Robertson (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.
"Bill" Robertson DemocratElected
53.2%1,885 votes
Deric Tate No partyDefeated
21.2%749 votes
Alton "Al" Hortman RepublicanDefeated
20.8%737 votes
Larry Botzong Other partyDefeated
4.8%170 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
"Bill" Robertson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,092 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 449 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,541 votes cast; 38.6% of the 8,540 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, City of Minden
No one got a majority, so "Steve" Cropper (No party) and Murphy Robertson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Steve" Cropper No partyIn runoff
39.8%1,418 votes
Murphy Robertson DemocratIn runoff
24.0%855 votes
Douglas Weaver Other partyDefeated
18.0%643 votes
"Tony" Matteson DemocratDefeated
10.5%374 votes
2 other candidates: 7.8% together
Harold Robinson No party
6.1%
218
Darrell Morris Republican
1.7%
59
By precinct in Webster 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%
"Steve" Cropper
Murphy Robertson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,115 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 452 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,567 votes cast; 38.6% of the 8,540 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District A, City of Minden
"Joe" Cornelius (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.
"Joe" Cornelius DemocratElected
57.3%306 votes
Wayne Edwards DemocratDefeated
28.7%153 votes
"Ernie" Odom No partyDefeated
14.0%75 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Joe" Cornelius
Wayne Edwards
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 464 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 70 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
534 votes cast; 35.0% of the 1,493 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District B, City of Minden
Fayrine Kennon-Gilbert (Democrat) won with 75.1% of the vote.
Fayrine Kennon-Gilbert DemocratElected
75.1%331 votes
Jo Ann McWoodson DemocratDefeated
24.9%110 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Fayrine Kennon-Gilbert
Jo Ann McWoodson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 389 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 52 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
441 votes cast; 29.6% of the 1,501 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District C, City of Minden
No one got a majority, so Magaline Quarles (Democrat) and Benjamin "Bro. Ben" Martin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Magaline Quarles DemocratIn runoff
37.4%214 votes
Benjamin "Bro. Ben" Martin DemocratIn runoff
33.7%193 votes
Vincen "Cheese" Bradford DemocratDefeated
28.8%165 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Magaline Quarles
Vincen "Cheese" Bradford
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 517 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 55 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
572 votes cast; 34.8% of the 1,518 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District E, City of Minden
Benny Gray (Other party) won with 54.7% of the vote.
Benny Gray Other partyElected
54.7%650 votes
C. L. "Johnny" Johnson, Jr. Other partyDefeated
24.3%289 votes
Darrell R. Winget RepublicanDefeated
11.7%139 votes
"Nikki" Pharr RepublicanDefeated
9.3%111 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Benny Gray
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,018 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 171 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,189 votes cast; 50.0% of the 2,241 registered voters in the area turned out.
City of Springhill
Mayor, City of Springhill
Carroll J. Breaux (No party) won with 88.4% of the vote.
Carroll J. Breaux No partyElected
88.4%1,319 votes
Michael Britt No partyDefeated
11.6%173 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Carroll J. Breaux
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 991 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 501 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,492 votes cast; 41.5% of the 3,155 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, City of Springhill
No one got a majority, so Ronnie Coleman (Democrat) and "Will" Lynd IV (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ronnie Coleman DemocratIn runoff
37.8%581 votes
"Will" Lynd IV DemocratIn runoff
31.3%482 votes
Salvador "Sal" Gonzalez RepublicanDefeated
17.0%262 votes
"Jamey" Cole RepublicanDefeated
13.9%214 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ronnie Coleman
"Will" Lynd IV
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,023 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 516 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,539 votes cast; 41.5% of the 3,155 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 1, City of Springhill
No one got a majority, so T. Thomas "Lisa" Smith (Democrat) and Dimettera Nicole Frazier (Democrat) went to a runoff.
T. Thomas "Lisa" Smith DemocratIn runoff
46.3%142 votes
Dimettera Nicole Frazier DemocratIn runoff
31.6%97 votes
Kathy W. Beene DemocratDefeated
22.1%68 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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T. Thomas "Lisa" Smith
Dimettera Nicole Frazier
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 209 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 98 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
307 votes cast; 44.3% of the 650 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 2, City of Springhill
No one got a majority, so Dennis Smith (Democrat) and Dottie Litton (Republican) went to a runoff.
Dennis Smith DemocratIn runoff
43.1%85 votes
Dottie Litton RepublicanIn runoff
36.5%72 votes
"Johnny" Craig, Jr. Other partyDefeated
14.2%28 votes
Robert Whitehead Other partyDefeated
6.1%12 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Dennis Smith
Dottie Litton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 137 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
197 votes cast; 31.2% of the 552 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 3, City of Springhill
No one got a majority, so Ross Fleming (Republican) and James B. "Jim" Baugh, Jr. (Republican) went to a runoff.
Ross Fleming RepublicanIn runoff
36.4%110 votes
James B. "Jim" Baugh, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff
34.8%105 votes
Jennifer Rhone DemocratDefeated
28.8%87 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ross Fleming
Jennifer Rhone
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 204 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 98 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
302 votes cast; 41.4% of the 640 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 4, City of Springhill
Martha Edens (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.
Martha Edens DemocratElected
50.6%133 votes
Gary Montgomery DemocratDefeated
49.4%130 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Martha Edens
Gary Montgomery
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 177 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 86 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
263 votes cast; 37.8% of the 585 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 5, City of Springhill
No one got a majority, so "Ronnie" Dees (Democrat) and Yvette Pace (Republican) went to a runoff.
"Ronnie" Dees DemocratIn runoff
40.0%163 votes
Yvette Pace RepublicanIn runoff
31.1%127 votes
Derek Melancon RepublicanDefeated
28.9%118 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Ronnie" Dees
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 246 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 162 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
408 votes cast; 49.9% of the 728 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Webster 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 Webster Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 21.7%, Caroline Fayard 24.3%, "Sammy" Kershaw 27.6%, Kevin Davis 3.5%.
"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 Webster Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
"Sammy" Kershaw
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,334 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,105 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.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Fire Protection District No. 10 Proposition (Millage) Summary: 10 year, 5 mills property tax for Fire Protection District No. 10 of the Parish of Webster for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment for the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, and all purposes incidental thereto.
Fire Prot. Dist. No. 10, 5 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 69.7% voted yes and 30.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District No. 10 of the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a five (5) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $99,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2010 and ending with the year 2019, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, and all other purposes incidental thereto, said Tax to be in lieu of a similar four (4) mills tax authorized to be levied through 2009 pursuant to an election held on October 23, 1999?
YesApproved
69.7%477 votes
No
30.3%207 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 606 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 78 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
684 votes cast; 22.4% of the 3,189 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Sibley Proposition (Sales Tax) Summary: 1/2% sales and use tax for the Town of Sibley, 50% to be used for maintaining, operating and supporting the Town's police department and acquiring equipment, including vehicles and supplies therefor, and 50% to be used for supporting the general fund.
Town of Sibley, 1/2% S&U - Mayor & BOA
Passed: 51.1% voted yes and 48.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Sibley, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") from and after January 1, 2011, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law (an estimated $144,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated as follows: (i) 50% to be used for maintaining, operating and supporting the Town's police department and acquiring equipment, including vehicles and supplies therefor, and (ii) 50% to be used for supporting the general fund?
YesApproved
51.1%140 votes
No
48.9%134 votes
By precinct in Webster Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 263 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
274 votes cast; 31.1% of the 800 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 Webster Parish: For 62.0%, Against 38.0%.
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 Webster 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 5,222 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,023 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 Webster Parish: For 55.4%, Against 44.6%.
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 Webster Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,179 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,025 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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