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Concordia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 24, 2012, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Police Juror, District 1, Place A

Carey Cook (Democrat) won with 68.7% of the vote.

  • Carey Cook DemocratElected

    68.7% 754 votes

  • Marcus T. Martin No partyDefeated

    31.3% 343 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,097 votes cast; 46.6% of the 3,011 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 1, Place B

"Joe Bear" Parker (Democrat) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • "Joe Bear" Parker DemocratElected

    64.0% 737 votes

  • Steve D. Gray No partyDefeated

    36.0% 415 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,152 votes cast; 46.6% of the 3,011 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Willie J. Dunbar (Democrat) and Fred "Coach" Marsalis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Willie J. Dunbar DemocratIn runoff

    47.0% 309 votes

  • Fred "Coach" Marsalis DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 208 votes

  • Betty Albert Wilson DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 87 votes

  • Richard White DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 32 votes

  • Anthony "Bro Man" Lewis DemocratDefeated

    3.3% 22 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

658 votes cast; 44.4% of the 1,575 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 3, Place B

"Whest" Shirley (Republican) won with 84.6% of the vote.

  • "Whest" Shirley RepublicanElected

    84.6% 1,135 votes

  • Raymond "RC" West No partyDefeated

    15.4% 206 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,341 votes cast; 40.7% of the 3,380 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 4, Place A

Jerry Beatty (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

  • Jerry Beatty DemocratElected

    59.7% 609 votes

  • Curtis Nelson RepublicanDefeated

    40.3% 411 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,020 votes cast; 41.2% of the 2,816 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 4, Place B

No one got a majority, so Melvin Ferrington (Democrat) and Jimmy "Boo" Wilkinson (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Melvin Ferrington DemocratIn runoff

    34.3% 347 votes

  • Jimmy "Boo" Wilkinson No partyIn runoff

    34.0% 344 votes

  • Michael Lyles DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 185 votes

  • David Turner No partyDefeated

    13.4% 135 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,011 votes cast; 41.2% of the 2,816 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 5A

No one got a majority, so "Jimmy" Jernigan (Democrat) and Samuel "Tom" Lowry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Jimmy" Jernigan DemocratIn runoff

    42.4% 260 votes

  • Samuel "Tom" Lowry DemocratIn runoff

    26.3% 161 votes

  • Wilbur "Steel Bill" Washington DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 82 votes

  • Jack Crane RepublicanDefeated

    9.6% 59 votes

2 other candidates: 8.3% together
Karl Davis Democrat5.7%35
Kari Tarver Republican2.6%16

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

613 votes cast; 44.3% of the 1,401 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 5B

Tommy "Red" Tiffee (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

  • Tommy "Red" Tiffee DemocratElected

    57.4% 440 votes

  • "Tim" Charrier DemocratDefeated

    21.8% 167 votes

  • Kent Campbell RepublicanDefeated

    20.9% 160 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

767 votes cast; 48.0% of the 1,603 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Clayton

Aldermen, Town of Clayton

Shannon Burns Madison (Democrat), Floyd L. Barber (Democrat), Irene Jefferson (Democrat), Houston Holmes (Democrat), and Leroy Kelly (No party) won.

  • Shannon Burns Madison DemocratElected

    18.8% 159 votes

  • Floyd L. Barber DemocratElected

    17.7% 150 votes

  • Irene Jefferson DemocratElected

    16.3% 138 votes

  • Houston Holmes DemocratElected

    14.9% 126 votes

  • Leroy Kelly No partyElected

    13.1% 111 votes

2 other candidates: 19.3% together
Willie L. "Bill" Evans Democrat11.3%96
Blanche "Sandy" Clayton No party8.0%68

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

848 votes cast; 46.6% of the 491 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Ferriday

Mayor, Town of Ferriday

No one got a majority, so Gene Allen (Democrat) and "Joe" Sontoyo (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gene Allen DemocratIn runoff

    45.5% 546 votes

  • "Joe" Sontoyo DemocratIn runoff

    30.3% 363 votes

  • Justin "The Preacher" Conner DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 220 votes

  • Johnnie Brown No partyDefeated

    5.8% 70 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,199 votes cast; 54.0% of the 2,264 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Vidalia

Chief of Police, Town of Vidalia

Arthur K. Lewis, Sr. (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Arthur K. Lewis, Sr. DemocratElected

    51.1% 869 votes

  • Todd Ainsworth No partyDefeated

    48.9% 830 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,699 votes cast; 50.6% of the 3,427 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 1, Town of Vidalia

No one got a majority, so "Tron" McCoy (Democrat) and Frank Duson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Tron" McCoy DemocratIn runoff

    44.5% 167 votes

  • Frank Duson DemocratIn runoff

    44.0% 165 votes

  • Audrey Johnson Gray DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 43 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

375 votes cast; 54.9% of the 714 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 2, Town of Vidalia

Vernon Stevens (Democrat) won with 78.7% of the vote.

  • Vernon Stevens DemocratElected

    78.7% 229 votes

  • Randy Young DemocratDefeated

    21.3% 62 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

291 votes cast; 51.0% of the 618 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Concordia Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Concordia Parish: Barack Obama 71.0%, John Wolfe 14.9%, "Bob" Ely 7.6%, Darcy G. Richardson 6.5%.

  • Barack Obama DemocratElected

    76.5% 115,150 votes

  • John Wolfe DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 17,804 votes

  • "Bob" Ely DemocratDefeated

    6.6% 9,897 votes

  • Darcy G. Richardson DemocratDefeated

    5.1% 7,750 votes

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

150,601 votes cast; 11.9% of the 1,405,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Republican presidential primary

Rick Santorum (Republican) won with 49.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Concordia Parish: Rick Santorum 43.5%, Mitt Romney 24.6%, Newt Gingrich 16.0%, Ron Paul 11.4%.

  • Rick Santorum RepublicanElected

    49.0% 91,321 votes

  • Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated

    26.7% 49,758 votes

  • Newt Gingrich RepublicanDefeated

    15.9% 29,656 votes

  • Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated

    6.2% 11,467 votes

5 other candidates: 2.3% together
Charles "Buddy" Roemer Republican1.2%2,203
Rick Perry Republican0.5%955
Michele Bachmann Republican0.3%622
Jon Huntsman Republican0.1%242
Randy Crow Republican0.1%186

No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

186,410 votes cast; 24.0% of the 775,275 registered voters in the area turned out.