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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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 Democrat
5.7%
35
Kari Tarver Republican
2.6%
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 Democrat
11.3%
96
Blanche "Sandy" Clayton No party
8.0%
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 Republican
1.2%
2,203
Rick Perry Republican
0.5%
955
Michele Bachmann Republican
0.3%
622
Jon Huntsman Republican
0.1%
242
Randy Crow Republican
0.1%
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.