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Madison 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

Larry G. Cox (Democrat) won with 73.7% of the vote.

  • Larry G. Cox DemocratElected

    73.7% 2,484 votes

  • Johnnie Henderson DemocratDefeated

    26.3% 887 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Larry G. Cox
Johnnie Henderson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,289 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,082 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,371 votes cast; 38.5% of the 8,016 registered voters in the area turned out.

Assessor

Jim D. Sevier (Democrat) won with 62.8% of the vote.

  • Jim D. Sevier DemocratElected

    62.8% 2,089 votes

  • Paxton Branch DemocratDefeated

    37.2% 1,235 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jim D. Sevier
Paxton Branch
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,253 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,071 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,324 votes cast; 38.5% of the 8,016 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 2

Stanley Ogden (No party) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • Stanley Ogden No partyElected

    56.4% 288 votes

  • Randy Morgan RepublicanDefeated

    43.6% 223 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Stanley Ogden
Randy Morgan
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 415 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 96 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

511 votes cast; 41.8% of the 1,060 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Patricia "Pat" Buchanan (Democrat) and Thomas "Joe" Williams (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Patricia "Pat" Buchanan DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 270 votes

  • Thomas "Joe" Williams DemocratIn runoff

    25.7% 204 votes

  • Henry Tyler DemocratDefeated

    25.3% 201 votes

  • Charles Shaw DemocratDefeated

    7.9% 63 votes

  • Sonjia Robinson Kinsey DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 55 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Patricia "Pat" Buchanan
Henry Tyler
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 557 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 236 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

793 votes cast; 41.1% of the 1,749 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so James J. Griffin (No party) and C. J. Oney (No party) went to a runoff.

  • James J. Griffin No partyIn runoff

    32.9% 231 votes

  • C. J. Oney No partyIn runoff

    26.2% 184 votes

  • Sue Fair No partyDefeated

    22.2% 156 votes

  • Johnny Hughes DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 131 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James J. Griffin
C. J. Oney
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 436 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 266 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

702 votes cast; 35.8% of the 1,777 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Jane Gladys Sanders (Democrat) and Bessie Lee (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jane Gladys Sanders DemocratIn runoff

    45.5% 351 votes

  • Bessie Lee DemocratIn runoff

    37.0% 286 votes

  • Charlie Trimble, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 135 votes

By precinct in Madison Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jane Gladys Sanders
Bessie Lee
Charlie Trimble, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 453 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 319 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

772 votes cast; 37.8% of the 1,850 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 Madison Parish: "Andy" Anders 54.8%, Justin "Preacher" Conner 45.2%.

  • "Andy" Anders DemocratElected

    69.4% 9,217 votes

  • Justin "Preacher" Conner DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 4,060 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 1,186 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 665 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 Madison 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 Madison Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 47.2%, Jamie LaBranche 46.4%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 6.4%.

  • 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 Madison 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 1,948 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 957 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 Madison Parish: "Jim" Donelon 51.2%, Donald C. Hodge 48.8%.

  • "Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected

    67.5% 651,559 votes

  • Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated

    32.5% 314,317 votes

By precinct in Madison 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,936 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,188 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 Madison Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 51.6%, Tara Hollis 18.2%, Cary J. Deaton 9.8%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 6.3%.

  • "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 Madison 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
Cary J. Deaton
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,159 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 999 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 Madison Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 64.4%, "Billy" Nungesser 35.6%.

  • "Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected

    53.1% 504,541 votes

  • "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated

    46.9% 445,049 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 1,820 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 880 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 Madison Parish: "Tom" Schedler 39.0%, "Jim" Tucker 61.0%.

  • "Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected

    50.5% 449,616 votes

  • "Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated

    49.5% 441,170 votes

By precinct in Madison 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 1,733 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 821 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 Madison Parish: "Jay" Guillot 39.7%, Keith Guice 60.3%.

  • "Jay" Guillot RepublicanElected

    54.6% 82,270 votes

  • Keith Guice DemocratDefeated

    45.4% 68,364 votes

By precinct in Madison 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,037 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 992 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.

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 Madison Parish: For 70.3%, Against 29.7%.

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 Madison 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 1,716 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 972 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 Madison Parish: For 62.0%, Against 38.0%.

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 Madison 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 1,670 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 963 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 Madison Parish: For 55.5%, Against 44.5%.

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 Madison 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 1,654 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 950 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 Madison Parish: For 50.3%, Against 49.7%.

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 Madison 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 1,644 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 938 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 Madison Parish: For 49.5%, Against 50.5%.

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 Madison 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 1,639 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 937 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

  • 15% to 35%
  • 35% to 55%
  • 55% to 75%
  • 75% to 95%
  • 95% to 115%

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