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Concordia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 21, 2012. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Police Juror, District 2

Willie J. Dunbar (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Willie J. Dunbar DemocratElected

    62.7% 349 votes

  • Fred "Coach" Marsalis DemocratDefeated

    37.3% 208 votes

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

557 votes cast; 36.6% of the 1,580 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 4, Place B

Melvin Ferrington (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Melvin Ferrington DemocratElected

    50.1% 474 votes

  • Jimmy "Boo" Wilkinson No partyDefeated

    49.9% 473 votes

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

947 votes cast; 35.4% of the 2,827 registered voters in the area turned out.

Police Juror, District 5A

"Jimmy" Jernigan (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

  • "Jimmy" Jernigan DemocratElected

    59.7% 305 votes

  • Samuel "Tom" Lowry DemocratDefeated

    40.3% 206 votes

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

511 votes cast; 38.0% of the 1,396 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Ferriday

Mayor, Town of Ferriday

Gene Allen (Democrat) won with 63.4% of the vote.

  • Gene Allen DemocratElected

    63.4% 775 votes

  • "Joe" Sontoyo DemocratDefeated

    36.6% 447 votes

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

1,222 votes cast; 54.2% of the 2,264 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Vidalia

Alderman, District 1, Town of Vidalia

"Tron" McCoy (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • "Tron" McCoy DemocratElected

    56.8% 213 votes

  • Frank Duson DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 162 votes

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

375 votes cast; 53.4% of the 715 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (School District No. 10) (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 25 mills property tax renewal for giving additional support for constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public schools and school related facilities in the District, including payment of salaries of teachers and other school system employees.

PW School Dist. No. 10, 25 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 73.8% voted yes and 26.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall School District No. 10 of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of twenty-five (25) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $3,325,000 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of giving additional support for constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public schools and school related facilities in the District, including payment of salaries of teachers and other school system employees?

  • YesApproved

    73.8% 2,005 votes

  • No

    26.2% 713 votes

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

2,718 votes cast; 25.3% of the 13,808 registered voters in the area turned out.