By Bonnie Culverhouse
With 45 entries on Tuesday’s ballot, it took a while to get all results, Webster Parish Clerk of Court Holli Vining said Wednesday.
“There were a lot of mail-in ballots, but it’s not unusual,” Vining said. “They’ve increased a lot in the last couple of years.”
In this case, there were 1,036 mail-in ballots.
Vining said a scanner is used, however, if there is a problem with mail-ins, they must be counted by hand.
Registrar of Voters Angela Hall said there are 23,893 registered voters in Webster Parish. Just over 50 percent or almost 12,000 voted.
Webster Parish Journal ran an online poll preceding the election. An online poll should rarely be considered scientific. Some of the results were correct. Some, well, not so much.
Here are our rankings.
Minden Mayor
Online Poll ranking:
1. Nick Cox, 2. Terika Williams Walker, 3. Billy Mills
Actual vote ranking:
1. Nick Cox, 2. Terika Williams Walker, 3. Billy Mills
District A Minden City Council
Online Poll ranking:
1. Carlton “Buddy” Myles, 2. Darrell Morris, 3. Wayne Edwards
Actual vote ranking:
1. Wayne Edwards, 2. Buddy Myles, 3. Darrell Morris
District B Minden City Council
Online Poll ranking:
1. Joey Frye, 2. Damien Kemp, 3. Levon “Charlie” Thomas
Actual vote ranking:
1. Levon “Charlie” Thomas, 2. Joey Frye, 3. Damien Kemp
District C Minden City Council:
Online Poll ranking:
1. Javelin Hardy, 2. Latasha Mitchell, 3. Maretta Gage, 4. Vincen “Cheese” Bradford
Actual vote ranking:
1. Vincen “Cheese” Bradford, 2. Latasha Mitchell, 3. Javelin Hardy, 4. Maretta Gage
District D Minden City Council
Online Poll ranking:
1. Habacu Morales, 2. Michael Roy, 3. LaKeyla Williams
Actual vote ranking:
1. Michael Roy, 2. Habacu Morales, 3. LaKeyla Williams
District E Minden City Council
Online Poll Ranking:
1. Andy Pendergrass, 2. Thomas Adams Jr., 3. Michael Fluhr
Actual vote ranking:
1. Andy Pendergrass, 2. Thomas Adams Jr., 3. Michael Fluhr
Minden Police Chief
Online Poll ranking:
1. Jared McIver, 2. Larry Morris
Actual vote ranking:
1. Jared McIver, 2. Larry Morris
Webster Parish School Board District 2
Online Poll ranking:
1. Debbie Thomas, 2. Terrell Mendenhall
Actual vote ranking:
1. Debbie Thomas, 2. Terrell Mendenhall
Webster Parish School Board District 4
Online Poll ranking:
1. Jonathan “Goose” Guthrie, 2. Jeri “JJ” O’Neal
Actual vote ranking:
1. Jonathan “Goose” Guthrie, 2. Jeri “JJ” O’Neal
Webster Parish School Board District 6
Online Poll ranking:
1. Jana Watson, 2. Fred Evans
Actual vote ranking:
1. Jana Watson, 2. Fred Evans
Webster School Board District 8
Online Poll ranking:
1. Glenda Sherrill. Broughton, 2. Phillip Michael Smart
Actual vote ranking:
1. Glenda Sherrill. Broughton, 2. Phillip Michael Smart
Mayor of Springhill
Online Poll ranking:
1. Ray Huddleston, 2. Ronnie Hearnsberger, 3. Courtney Allen
Actual vote ranking:
1. Ray Huddleston, 2. Ronnie Hearnsberger, 3. Courtney Allen
Mayor, Village of Doyline
Online Poll ranking:
1. Crystal “Christie” Gates, 2. Gary T. Carter
Actual vote ranking:
1. Crystal “Christie” Gates, 2. Gary T. Carter
Alderman, City of Springhill, District 1
Online Poll ranking:
1. D. Nicole Frazier, 2. Danyell Gipson
Actual vote ranking:
1. D. Nicole Frazier, 2. Danyell Gipson
Alderman, City of Springhill, District 2
Online Poll ranking:
1. Johnny Craig, 2. Dennis Smith
Actual vote ranking
1. Dennis Smith, 2. Johnny Craig
Alderman, City of Springhill, District 3
Online Poll ranking:
1. Patsy Leonard, 2. Stacey Willard, 3. Debra Rester
Actual vote ranking:
1. Stacey Willard, 2. Debra Rester, 3. Patsy Leonard
Alderman, City of Springhill, District 4
Online Poll ranking:
1. Alex Edwards, 2. Mike Whitlock
Actual vote ranking:
1. Mike Whitlock, 2. Alex Edwards
Alderman, City of Springhill, District 5
Online Poll ranking:
1. Derek Melancon, 2. Brandy White
Actual vote ranking:
1. Derek Melancon, 2. Brandy White
All results are unofficial until certified by the Louisiana Secretary of State. Vining said that should take place by noon Tuesday, Nov. 15.
The Congressional General Election will be held from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. That election will include any parish runoffs. Wednesday, Nov. 9 was the last day to register to vote for this election.
Early voting is from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Nov. 26 through Dec. 3 (excluding Sunday, Nov. 27). Deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6 (other than military and overseas voters). Deadline for Registrar of Voters to receive absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
