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East Carroll Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 22, 2011, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Sheriff

Wydette Williams (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Wydette Williams DemocratElected

    55.2% 1,988 votes

  • Mark W. Shumate DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 1,337 votes

  • Billy Travis DemocratDefeated

    7.6% 275 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Wydette Williams
Mark W. Shumate
Billy Travis
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,328 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,272 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,600 votes cast; 58.8% of the 5,540 registered voters in the area turned out.

Assessor

Geneva F. Odom (Democrat) won with 79.0% of the vote.

  • Geneva F. Odom DemocratElected

    79.0% 2,485 votes

  • "Donnie Mack" Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    21.0% 662 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Geneva F. Odom
"Donnie Mack" Johnson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,987 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,160 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,147 votes cast; 58.8% of the 5,540 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Ralph Coleman (Democrat) and Lisa Holt (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Ralph Coleman DemocratIn runoff

    42.0% 284 votes

  • Lisa Holt No partyIn runoff

    23.1% 156 votes

  • Polee Love, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 85 votes

  • Rodney "Bubba" Ellerbe DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 61 votes

2 other candidates: 13.3% together
James D. Bass, Jr. No party6.7%45
Ernest Lovell Democrat6.7%45

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ralph Coleman
Lisa Holt
Polee Love, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 505 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 171 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

676 votes cast; 55.9% of the 1,091 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Kofi Darden-Hawkins (Democrat) and John Earl Shoemaker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kofi Darden-Hawkins DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 287 votes

  • John Earl Shoemaker DemocratIn runoff

    23.0% 171 votes

  • Virginia "Cookie" Lockhart DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 112 votes

  • Ray Frazier DemocratDefeated

    8.9% 66 votes

2 other candidates: 14.6% together
Martha Smith Johnson Democrat7.5%56
Morris Dugano Democrat7.1%53

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kofi Darden-Hawkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 496 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 249 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

745 votes cast; 57.9% of the 1,213 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 4

Kendall L. Thompson (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.

  • Kendall L. Thompson DemocratElected

    62.3% 391 votes

  • Evangelia Fields DemocratDefeated

    37.7% 237 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kendall L. Thompson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 397 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 231 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

628 votes cast; 58.0% of the 1,025 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Legislature

State Representative, 21st Representative District

"Andy" Anders (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Andy" Anders 57.5%, Justin "Preacher" Conner 42.5%.

  • "Andy" Anders DemocratElected

    69.4% 9,217 votes

  • Justin "Preacher" Conner DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 4,060 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Andy" Anders
Justin "Preacher" Conner
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,438 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 730 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

13,277 votes cast; 46.4% of the 28,688 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Andy" AndersJustin "Preacher" ConnerTurnout
Catahoula Parish42.2%24357.8%33345.4%
Concordia Parish79.7%5,17120.3%1,31644.3%
East Carroll Parish57.5%1,24642.5%92257.7%
Madison Parish54.8%1,01545.2%83636.0%
Tensas Parish70.3%1,54229.7%65356.5%

Statewide and federal races in East Carroll Parish

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Republican) won with 66.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 37.9%, Jamie LaBranche 54.7%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 7.5%.

  • Michael G. "Mike" Strain RepublicanElected

    66.5% 640,886 votes

  • Jamie LaBranche DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 267,942 votes

  • Belinda "B" Alexandrenko Other partyDefeated

    5.7% 54,888 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Michael G. "Mike" Strain
Jamie LaBranche
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,806 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 984 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

963,716 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Commissioner of Insurance

"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 67.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Jim" Donelon 44.3%, Donald C. Hodge 55.7%.

  • "Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected

    67.5% 651,559 votes

  • Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated

    32.5% 314,317 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,788 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,063 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

965,876 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Governor

"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 65.8% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 44.6%, Tara Hollis 19.8%, Cary J. Deaton 11.3%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 5.8%.

  • "Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected

    65.8% 673,239 votes

  • Tara Hollis DemocratDefeated

    17.9% 182,925 votes

  • Cary J. Deaton DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 50,071 votes

  • Ivo "Trey" Roberts DemocratDefeated

    3.3% 33,280 votes

6 other candidates: 8.2% together
David Blanchard No party2.6%26,705
"Niki Bird" Papazoglakis Democrat2.1%21,885
Scott Lewis Libertarian1.2%12,528
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. No party0.9%9,109
"Ron" Ceasar No party0.8%8,179
Leonard "Lenny" Bollingham No party0.5%5,242

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Tara Hollis
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,088 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,127 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,023,163 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Lieutenant Governor

"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 53.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 69.7%, "Billy" Nungesser 30.3%.

  • "Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected

    53.1% 504,541 votes

  • "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated

    46.9% 445,049 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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
"Billy" Nungesser
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,620 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 987 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

949,590 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Secretary of State, For Regular and Unexpired Term

"Tom" Schedler (Republican) won with 50.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Tom" Schedler 54.7%, "Jim" Tucker 45.3%.

  • "Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected

    50.5% 449,616 votes

  • "Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated

    49.5% 441,170 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,547 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 983 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

890,786 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

BESE, District 5

"Jay" Guillot (Republican) won with 54.6% of the vote.

This race covers 19 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: "Jay" Guillot 35.6%, Keith Guice 64.4%.

  • "Jay" Guillot RepublicanElected

    54.6% 82,270 votes

  • Keith Guice DemocratDefeated

    45.4% 68,364 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jay" Guillot
Keith Guice
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,865 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,066 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

150,634 votes cast; 38.5% of the 379,197 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Garbage District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Continuation) Summary: 5 years, 11.66 mills property tax continuation for providing and maintaining garbage collection and disposal services for Garbage District No. 1, including necessary equipment and facilities therefor.

Garbage District No. 1, 11.66 Mills - PJ - 5 Yrs.

Passed: 55.3% voted yes and 44.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Garbage District No. 1 of the Parish of East Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy an eleven and sixty-six hundredths (11.66) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $338,140 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of providing and maintaining garbage collection and disposal services for the District, including necessary equipment and facilities therefor, said millage to represent a one and fifty-two hundredths mill (1.52) increase over the 10.14 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2010 pursuant to an election held on October 15, 2005?

  • YesApproved

    55.3% 549 votes

  • No

    44.7% 444 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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 618 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 375 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

993 votes cast; 56.7% of the 2,181 registered voters in the area turned out.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Millennium Trust/Tobacco Settle./TOPS Prog.

Passed: 69.6% voted for and 30.4% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: For 64.5%, Against 35.5%.

What the ballot said

To dedicate funds for the TOPS program relative to the portion of the monies deposited in and credited to the Millennium Trust each year from the Tobacco Master Settlement, to provide that once the balance in the Millennium Trust reaches a total of one billion three hundred eighty million dollars, one hundred percent of the annual Settlement Proceeds shall be allocated to the TOPS Fund to support state programs of financial assistance for students attending Louisiana postsecondary education institutions; to provide relative to the rate of tax on certain tobacco products and beginning July 1, 2012, to dedicate such tobacco revenues to the Health Excellence Fund to be used for the purposes of the fund, including providing for the optimal development of Louisiana's children through the provision of appropriate health care and providing health care initiatives through innovation in advanced health care sciences; to provide for the deposit, transfer, or credit of certain monies in the Millennium Trust to the Health Excellence Fund, the Education Excellence Fund, and the TOPS Fund. (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1)(c), (A)(2),(3), and (4), and (C)(1) and adds Article VII, Section 4.1)

  • ForApproved

    69.6% 672,429 votes

  • Against

    30.4% 293,759 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,531 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,052 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

966,188 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 2

Prov.min.10%nonrecurr.rev./state retire.sys

Passed: 58.7% voted for and 41.3% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: For 53.0%, Against 47.0%.

What the ballot said

To require in Fiscal Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 that five percent of money designated in the official forecast as nonrecurring be applied toward the balance of the unfunded accrued liability which existed as of June 30, 1988, for the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana. To further require that in Fiscal Year 2015-2016 and every fiscal year thereafter that ten percent of such nonrecurring revenue be applied to such purposes. (Amends Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(b))

  • ForApproved

    58.7% 531,551 votes

  • Against

    41.3% 373,945 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,481 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,047 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

905,496 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 3

Prov.Assets/Prop./Patient's Compensation Fund

Passed: 53.3% voted for and 46.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: For 50.0%, Against 50.0%.

What the ballot said

To authorize the legislature to establish a private custodial fund, designated as the Patient's Compensation Fund, for the use, benefit, and protection of medical malpractice claimants and private health care provider members; to provide that assets of the fund shall not be state property. (Adds Article XII, Section 16)

  • ForApproved

    53.3% 475,660 votes

  • Against

    46.7% 416,581 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,460 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,035 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

892,241 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 4

Prov.relative-deposits Budget Stabilization Fund

Passed: 49.4% voted for and 50.6% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: For 44.0%, Against 56.0%.

What the ballot said

To provide that if at any time mineral revenues exceed the base provided by law and monies are withdrawn from the Budget Stabilization Fund, no deposit of mineral revenues shall be made to the Budget Stabilization Fund in the same or ensuing fiscal year in which monies in the fund are appropriated or incorporated into the official forecast, except by specific legislative appropriation, and thereafter deposits of mineral revenues into the fund shall resume except in an annual amount not to exceed one-third of the most recent amount appropriated or incorporated into the official forecast. (Adds Article VII, Section 10.3(C)(5))

  • For

    49.4% 433,204 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    50.6% 443,634 votes

By precinct in East Carroll 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 1,447 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,021 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

876,838 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 5

City of N.O. minim.bids-tax sales

Passed: 48.5% voted for and 51.5% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Carroll Parish: For 44.1%, Against 55.9%.

What the ballot said

To amend provisions relative to tax sales in order to maintain an existing exemption from the minimum bid requirements for tax sales in the city of New Orleans due to changes in populations according to the 2010 census. (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(2))

  • For

    48.5% 424,397 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.5% 450,862 votes

By precinct in East Carroll Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 1,442 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,022 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

875,259 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 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

  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%
  • 55% to 65%
  • 65% to 75%
  • 75% to 85%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.