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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 2014. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Mansfield

Alderman, District A, City of Mansfield

Mary Jones Green (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Mary Jones Green DemocratElected

    55.2% 91 votes

  • Ronnie Morris DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 74 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mary Jones Green
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 87 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 78 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

165 votes cast; 25.8% of the 683 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District B, City of Mansfield

No one got a majority, so Troy N. Terrell (Republican) and Roy R. Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Troy N. Terrell RepublicanIn runoff

    47.1% 57 votes

  • Roy R. Jones DemocratIn runoff

    46.3% 56 votes

  • Robert L. Pea DemocratDefeated

    6.6% 8 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Troy N. Terrell
Roy R. Jones
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 74 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

121 votes cast; 24.9% of the 489 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District D, City of Mansfield

Joseph Hall, Jr. (Democrat) won with 82.9% of the vote.

  • Joseph Hall, Jr. DemocratElected

    82.9% 97 votes

  • Jimmy D. Jones DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 20 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Joseph Hall, Jr.
Jimmy D. Jones
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 50 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

117 votes cast; 21.0% of the 586 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District E, City of Mansfield

No one got a majority, so Kervin Donell Campbell (Democrat) and Rita Myles (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kervin Donell Campbell DemocratIn runoff

    45.5% 102 votes

  • Rita Myles DemocratIn runoff

    32.6% 73 votes

  • Jimmy Hogan, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 49 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kervin Donell Campbell
Rita Myles
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 109 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 115 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

224 votes cast; 36.7% of the 633 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Stonewall

Mayor, Town of Stonewall

Charles Waldon (No party) won with 64.1% of the vote.

  • Charles Waldon No partyElected

    64.1% 286 votes

  • Charles Edward Hicks RepublicanDefeated

    35.9% 160 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles Waldon
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 422 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

446 votes cast; 33.0% of the 1,351 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member(s), Town of Stonewall

Nicholas "Nick" Gasper (Republican), Patrick J. Loftus, Jr. (No party), Dorothy G. Simmons (Republican), Margaret Dickerson (Democrat), and Randal S. Rodgers (Republican) won.

  • Nicholas "Nick" Gasper RepublicanElected

    17.0% 335 votes

  • Patrick J. Loftus, Jr. No partyElected

    16.0% 315 votes

  • Dorothy G. Simmons RepublicanElected

    15.8% 311 votes

  • Margaret Dickerson DemocratElected

    14.2% 280 votes

  • Randal S. Rodgers RepublicanElected

    12.6% 249 votes

3 other candidates: 24.4% together
Harold C. Austin Republican9.2%182
David Skinner No party8.5%168
Rhonda Batts Garrison No party6.6%130

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Nicholas "Nick" Gasper
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,863 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 107 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,970 votes cast; 33.0% of the 1,351 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire District No. 3 Proposition (Millage)

Fire District No. 3, 15 Mills - BOC - 10 yrs.

Passed: 42.8% voted yes and 57.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall DeSoto Parish Fire District No. 3, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a fifteen (15) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $390,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's fire protection facilities, including equipment, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, said tax, if approved, to replace the District's present $100 parcel fee being levied pursuant to an election held on November 17, 2007?

  • Yes

    42.8% 365 votes

  • NoDefeated

    57.2% 488 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 803 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 50 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

853 votes cast; 22.7% of the 3,842 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Millage)

PW Police Jury, 1.50 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 45.1% voted yes and 54.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a tax of one and fifty hundredths (1.50) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,080,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and improving animal control facilities and mosquito control facilities for said Parish?

  • Yes

    45.1% 1,236 votes

  • NoDefeated

    54.9% 1,504 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,173 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 567 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,740 votes cast; 15.7% of the 17,895 registered voters in the area turned out.

Turnout by precinct

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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.