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Avoyelles Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 28, 2018. 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 Bunkie

Chief of Police, City of Bunkie

Scott "Scotty" Ferguson (No party) won with 62.8% of the vote.

  • Scott "Scotty" Ferguson No partyElected

    62.8% 811 votes

  • Bobby Corner DemocratDefeated

    37.2% 481 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 1,088 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 204 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,292 votes cast; 55.3% of the 2,355 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 2, City of Bunkie

Lem Thomas (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Lem Thomas DemocratElected

    51.5% 155 votes

  • Lucins Eggins, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 146 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 243 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 58 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

301 votes cast; 52.6% of the 604 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Town of Cottonport Proposition (1% Sales Tax)

Town of Cottonport, 1% S&U Tax - M&TC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 77.3% voted yes and 22.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Town of Cottonport, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one per cent (1%) (the "Tax") for a period of ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2018, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law (an estimated $130,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs of collecting and administering the Tax), to be used to support the general fund?

  • YesApproved

    77.3% 163 votes

  • No

    22.7% 48 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles 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 194 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

211 votes cast; 16.4% of the 1,289 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.