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 22, 2011, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so "Ronny" Richardson (Republican) and Nathaniel N. "Buddy" Brandon (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Ronny" Richardson RepublicanIn runoff
45.5%3,188 votes
Nathaniel N. "Buddy" Brandon DemocratIn runoff
15.7%1,102 votes
"Ronny" Bison DemocratDefeated
15.2%1,064 votes
R. H. Anderson RepublicanDefeated
10.4%727 votes
4 other candidates: 13.2% together
Herman R. Love Democrat
7.4%
515
Marvin Frazier, Sr. Democrat
4.7%
332
James C. Cook Democrat
0.7%
46
Charles Sullivan, Jr. Democrat
0.4%
29
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ronny" Richardson
Nathaniel N. "Buddy" Brandon
"Ronny" Bison
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,950 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,053 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,003 votes cast; 41.8% of the 14,836 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so Charles Pennington (Republican) and Willes Funderburk (Republican) went to a runoff.
Charles Pennington RepublicanIn runoff
41.9%330 votes
Willes Funderburk RepublicanIn runoff
37.8%298 votes
Dennis Downs DemocratDefeated
20.3%160 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles Pennington
Willes Funderburk
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 704 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 84 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
788 votes cast; 43.9% of the 1,602 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Kenneth Funderburk (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.
Kenneth Funderburk DemocratElected
59.9%500 votes
Frances Spears Clark RepublicanDefeated
40.1%335 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenneth Funderburk
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 721 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 114 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
835 votes cast; 39.6% of the 1,858 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
Kenny R. Carter (Republican) won with 54.4% of the vote.
Kenny R. Carter RepublicanElected
54.4%448 votes
Jimmie Colston DemocratDefeated
45.6%375 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenny R. Carter
Jimmie Colston
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 647 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 176 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
823 votes cast; 44.7% of the 1,661 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Albert Ezernack, Jr. (Democrat) and Eric Garcie (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Albert Ezernack, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
47.6%419 votes
Eric Garcie DemocratIn runoff
40.1%353 votes
"Ray" Hough, Sr. RepublicanDefeated
12.3%108 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Albert Ezernack, Jr.
Eric Garcie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 744 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 136 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
880 votes cast; 42.9% of the 1,810 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Ricky "K-Wall" Sepulvado (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
Ricky "K-Wall" Sepulvado DemocratElected
55.3%436 votes
Jerry W. McDonald DemocratDefeated
38.2%301 votes
Rodney Burr RepublicanDefeated
6.5%51 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ricky "K-Wall" Sepulvado
Jerry W. McDonald
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 700 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 88 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
788 votes cast; 45.1% of the 1,593 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
No one got a majority, so Kenneth M. Ebarb (Democrat) and John "Kenny John" Remedies (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Kenneth M. Ebarb DemocratIn runoff
36.2%285 votes
John "Kenny John" Remedies DemocratIn runoff
25.9%204 votes
Allen Rivers DemocratDefeated
23.6%186 votes
"Pat" Procell DemocratDefeated
14.3%113 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenneth M. Ebarb
Allen Rivers
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 643 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 145 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
788 votes cast; 45.4% of the 1,605 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 9
"Randy" Byrd (Democrat) won with 77.3% of the vote.
"Randy" Byrd DemocratElected
77.3%563 votes
"Bill" Parker DemocratDefeated
22.7%165 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
"Randy" Byrd
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 675 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
728 votes cast; 42.5% of the 1,622 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Representative, 7th Representative District
Richard "Richie" Burford (Republican) won with 68.9% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Sabine Parish: Richard "Richie" Burford 65.8%, Cynthia "Cindy" Stephens Williams 34.2%.
Richard "Richie" Burford RepublicanElected
68.9%6,652 votes
Cynthia "Cindy" Stephens Williams DemocratDefeated
31.1%3,001 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Richard "Richie" Burford
Cynthia "Cindy" Stephens Williams
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,017 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 95 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,653 votes cast; 31.6% of the 28,625 registered voters in the area turned out.
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 Sabine Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 68.4%, Jamie LaBranche 24.0%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 7.6%.
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 Sabine 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,297 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 993 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: "Jim" Donelon 68.9%, Donald C. Hodge 31.1%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Sabine 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 5,259 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 987 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 72.9%, Tara Hollis 11.2%, Cary J. Deaton 3.3%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 2.0%.
"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 party
2.6%
26,705
"Niki Bird" Papazoglakis Democrat
2.1%
21,885
Scott Lewis Libertarian
1.2%
12,528
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. No party
0.9%
9,109
"Ron" Ceasar No party
0.8%
8,179
Leonard "Lenny" Bollingham No party
0.5%
5,242
By precinct in Sabine 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 5,748 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,030 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 56.3%, "Billy" Nungesser 43.7%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,224 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 980 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: "Tom" Schedler 47.8%, "Jim" Tucker 52.2%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,902 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 949 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
890,786 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Library Tax Continuation) Summary: 10 year, 5.05 mills property tax continuation for the administration, improvement, operation, maintenance and support of the Sabine Parish Library and its branches, including the costs of any capital improvements thereto.
Shall the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of five and five hundredths (5.05) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $522,200 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of the administration, improvement, operation, maintenance and support of the Sabine Parish Library and its branches, including the costs of any capital improvements thereto, said millage to represent a two hundredths of a mill (.02) increase over the 5.03 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2011 pursuant to an election held on January 20, 2001?
YesApproved
58.9%3,509 votes
No
41.1%2,450 votes
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,951 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,008 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,959 votes cast; 41.8% of the 14,836 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Health Unit Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 1.00 mill property tax renewal for operation, administration, support and maintenance for the Sabine Parish Health Unit, including the costs of any capital improvements thereto.
Shall the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $103,400 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of operation, administration, support and maintenance for the Sabine Parish Health Unit, including the costs of any capital improvements thereto?
YesApproved
60.4%3,603 votes
No
39.6%2,362 votes
By precinct in Sabine Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,966 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 999 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,965 votes cast; 41.8% of the 14,836 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 Sabine Parish: For 63.3%, Against 36.7%.
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
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,966 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 981 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: For 56.6%, Against 43.4%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,835 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 978 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: For 50.3%, Against 49.7%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,707 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 971 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: For 46.6%, Against 53.4%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,656 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 953 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Sabine Parish: For 39.6%, Against 60.4%.
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 Sabine Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,584 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 944 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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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