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Avoyelles Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 24, 2018. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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City of Bunkie

Chief of Police, City of Bunkie

No one got a majority, so Scott "Scotty" Ferguson (No party) and Bobby Corner (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Scott "Scotty" Ferguson No partyIn runoff

    49.4% 515 votes

  • Bobby Corner DemocratIn runoff

    21.1% 220 votes

  • Zachariah Guice No partyDefeated

    16.0% 167 votes

  • Phillip S. Tagliarino RepublicanDefeated

    13.5% 141 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Scott "Scotty" Ferguson
Bobby Corner
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 908 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 135 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,043 votes cast; 45.0% of the 2,341 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 2, City of Bunkie

No one got a majority, so Lem Thomas (Democrat) and Lucins Eggins, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Lem Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    49.6% 123 votes

  • Lucins Eggins, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 73 votes

  • Leslie Lemoine Mathews RepublicanDefeated

    21.0% 52 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lem Thomas
Leslie Lemoine Mathews
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 209 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

248 votes cast; 43.6% of the 605 registered voters in the area turned out.

City of Marksville

Alderman, District 3, City of Marksville

Mary E. Sampson (Democrat) won with 73.9% of the vote.

  • Mary E. Sampson DemocratElected

    73.9% 88 votes

  • Steven Menard, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    26.1% 31 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mary E. Sampson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 113 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

119 votes cast; 20.5% of the 584 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 5, City of Marksville

Clyde "Danny" Benson (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Clyde "Danny" Benson DemocratElected

    53.1% 111 votes

  • Daniel L. Decuir DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 98 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clyde "Danny" Benson
Daniel L. Decuir
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 140 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 69 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

209 votes cast; 32.9% of the 635 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

  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%
  • 55% to 65%
  • 65% to 75%
  • 75% to 85%

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