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 Cranford Jordan (No party) and Darrel Winder, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Cranford Jordan No partyIn runoff
32.4%1,694 votes
Darrel Winder, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
17.6%918 votes
Edward Harrell No partyDefeated
13.3%695 votes
Lee J. Taylor RepublicanDefeated
11.4%597 votes
7 other candidates: 25.3% together
Marvin Hines Republican
6.9%
358
Gerald "Scooter" Hamms No party
4.6%
238
Joe Lynn Browning Democrat
4.3%
227
C. E. Smiley Democrat
3.5%
183
Michael Durbin Republican
2.6%
135
Emmett "Bert" Beams No party
2.3%
122
Willie Walker Democrat
1.1%
59
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cranford Jordan
Darrel Winder, Sr.
Edward Harrell
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,954 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,272 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,226 votes cast; 48.0% of the 9,432 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
Lawrence Desadier (No party) won with 60.9% of the vote.
Lawrence Desadier No partyElected
60.9%3,036 votes
Todd Spangler No partyDefeated
20.4%1,015 votes
"Ricky" Blake DemocratDefeated
18.7%932 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lawrence Desadier
Todd Spangler
"Ricky" Blake
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,746 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,237 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,983 votes cast; 48.0% of the 9,432 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
Phillip Evans (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
Phillip Evans DemocratElected
53.4%350 votes
Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr. DemocratDefeated
46.6%306 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Phillip Evans
Samuel E. "Sammy" Flowers, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 494 votes cast at the polls in 6 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
656 votes cast; 43.9% of the 1,384 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter (No party) won with 57.3% of the vote.
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter No partyElected
57.3%339 votes
Mary "B." Hayes DemocratDefeated
30.6%181 votes
Harry Glen Scott No partyDefeated
12.2%72 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Deionne "Dee" Carpenter
Mary "B." Hayes
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 390 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 202 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
592 votes cast; 42.1% of the 1,242 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
Doris Leeper (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.
Doris Leeper DemocratElected
55.8%397 votes
John B. Fannin RepublicanDefeated
44.2%314 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Doris Leeper
John B. Fannin
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 486 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 225 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
711 votes cast; 51.2% of the 1,293 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Jack McFarland (Republican) won with 53.1% of the vote.
Jack McFarland RepublicanElected
53.1%466 votes
"Gwen" Adams DemocratDefeated
25.9%227 votes
Michael Strickland No partyDefeated
21.1%185 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jack McFarland
"Gwen" Adams
Michael Strickland
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 650 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 228 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
878 votes cast; 52.0% of the 1,509 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Kirk Miles (Republican) and Earl Lasyone (No party) went to a runoff.
Kirk Miles RepublicanIn runoff
43.0%325 votes
Earl Lasyone No partyIn runoff
38.5%291 votes
James Box, Jr. DemocratDefeated
18.4%139 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kirk Miles
Earl Lasyone
James Box, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 673 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 82 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
755 votes cast; 47.3% of the 1,358 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Dewayne Sanders (Democrat) and Dwight G. Bryant (No party) went to a runoff.
Dewayne Sanders DemocratIn runoff
45.8%342 votes
Dwight G. Bryant No partyIn runoff
32.3%241 votes
Emery "Billy" Henderson RepublicanDefeated
21.8%163 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dewayne Sanders
Dwight G. Bryant
Emery "Billy" Henderson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 552 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 194 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
746 votes cast; 48.4% of the 1,315 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Robert L. "Bob" Hutto (Democrat) and David Shelton (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robert L. "Bob" Hutto DemocratIn runoff
49.7%377 votes
David Shelton DemocratIn runoff
33.0%250 votes
Cargle "Junior" Branch No partyDefeated
17.3%131 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert L. "Bob" Hutto
David Shelton
Cargle "Junior" Branch
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 592 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 166 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
758 votes cast; 50.4% of the 1,331 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 29th Senatorial District
"Rick" Gallot (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.
This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: "Rick" Gallot 49.4%, Tony "Bo" Vets 33.0%, Mary L. Wardsworth 17.6%.
"Rick" Gallot DemocratElected
50.3%12,992 votes
Tony "Bo" Vets RepublicanDefeated
29.3%7,579 votes
Mary L. Wardsworth DemocratDefeated
20.4%5,271 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Rick" Gallot
Tony "Bo" Vets
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,429 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 591 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
25,842 votes cast; 35.5% of the 70,554 registered voters in the area turned out.
Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka 44.2%, "Jeff" Guerriero 55.8%.
Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka RepublicanElected
52.0%14,644 votes
"Jeff" Guerriero RepublicanDefeated
48.0%13,494 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka
"Jeff" Guerriero
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 876 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 135 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
28,138 votes cast; 37.6% of the 70,096 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 22nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Billy R. Chandler (Republican) and Terry Brown (No party) went to a runoff.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Billy R. Chandler 17.9%, Terry Brown 53.0%, "Tim" Murphy 29.1%.
Billy R. Chandler RepublicanIn runoff
40.8%5,790 votes
Terry Brown No partyIn runoff
33.3%4,724 votes
"Tim" Murphy RepublicanDefeated
25.9%3,666 votes
By precinct in Winn Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Terry Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 118 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 16 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,180 votes cast; 49.2% of the 26,495 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 Winn Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 65.0%, Jamie LaBranche 27.3%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 7.7%.
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 Winn 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 3,507 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,206 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 Winn Parish: "Jim" Donelon 66.1%, Donald C. Hodge 33.9%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,487 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,205 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 Winn Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 66.4%, Tara Hollis 14.1%, Cary J. Deaton 5.8%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 2.6%.
"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 Winn 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 3,839 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,254 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 Winn Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 53.9%, "Billy" Nungesser 46.1%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Winn 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,410 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,146 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 Winn Parish: "Tom" Schedler 49.5%, "Jim" Tucker 50.5%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Winn 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 3,241 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,141 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.
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 Winn Parish: For 65.6%, Against 34.4%.
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 Winn Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,191 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,174 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 Winn Parish: For 56.2%, Against 43.8%.
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 Winn Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,108 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,146 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 Winn 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 Winn Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,089 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,149 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 Winn Parish: For 46.5%, Against 53.5%.
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 Winn Parish
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Against
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,058 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,138 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 Winn Parish: For 42.8%, Against 57.2%.
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 Winn Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,041 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,143 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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