KSLA 2011 Election results: Top statewide and local races

Less than an hour after the polls closed, Governor Bobby Jindal claimed victory, easily coasting into a second term in office.  Jindal wins in a landslide election after failing to attract any well-known or well-funded opposition.

Here is a look at the results for the top statewide races:

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Governor -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Bobby Jindal - R 668,443 66% 
 Tara Hollis - D 179,750 18% 
 Cary Deaton - D 48,872 5% 
 Ivo Roberts - D 32,491 3% 
 David Blanchard - N 26,414 3% 
 Niki Bird Papazoglakis - D 21,430 2% 
 William Lang, Jr. - N 9,022 1% 
 Scott Lewis - L 12,376 1% 
 Ron Ceasar - N 8,043 1% 
 Leonard Bollingham - N 5,168 1% 

Lieutenant Governor -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Jay Dardenne - R 498,988 53% 
 Billy Nungesser - R 440,742 47%

Secretary of State -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Tom Schedler - R 445,541 51% 
 Jim Tucker - R 435,933 49%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Mike Strain - R 636,301 67% 
 Jamie LaBranche - D 262,292 28% 
 Belinda Alexandrenko - RE 54,297 6%  
 
Commissioner of Insurance -- 4,186 of 4,258 precincts reporting (98%)

i-Jim Donelon - R 646,319 68% 
 Donald Hodge - D 308,583 32%

State House - Dist. 3 -- 21 of 21 precincts reporting (100%) 

i-Barbara Norton - D 3,078 45% 
 Lynn Cawthorne - D 1,850 27% 
 Ernest Baylor, Jr. - D 1,548 22% 
 Anna Marie Arpino - R 408 6% 
 
State House Dist. 5 -- 24 of 24 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Alan Seabaugh - R 6,031 79% 
 Cynthia Norton Robertson - R 1,578 21% 
 
State House Dist. 7 -- 48 of 48 precincts reporting (100%) 

i-Richard Burford - R 6,652 69% 
 Cindy Williams - D 3,001 31% 
 
State House Dist. 8 -- 34 of 34 precincts reporting (100%)

Jeff Thompson - R 4,991 57% 
 Duke Lowrie - R 3,803 43% 
 
State House Dist. 10 -- 62 of 62 precincts reporting (100%)

Gene Reynolds - D 3,725 39% 
 Jerri Ray de Pingre' - R 2,498 26% 
 Gerald Holland - R 2,131 22% 
 Ronnie Broughton - R 1,205 13% 
 
State House Dist. 11 -- 85 of 85 precincts reporting (100%) 

Patrick Jefferson - D 4,999 62% 
 Rory Bedford - D 3,041 38% 
 
State House Dist. 22 -- 84 of 84 precincts reporting (100%) 

i-Billy Chandler - R 5,790 41% 
 Terry Brown - N 4,724 33% 
 Tim Murphy - R 3,666 26% 
 
State House Dist. 23 -- 61 of 61 precincts reporting (100%) 

i-Rick Nowlin - R 5,662 44% 
 Kenny Cox - D 5,506 42% 
 Ralph Wilson - D 1,805 14% 
 
State Senate Dist. 29 -- 152 of 153 precincts reporting (99%) 

Rick Gallot - D 12,992 50% 
 Tony Vets - R 7,579 29% 
 Mary Wardsworth - D 5,271 20% 
 
State Senate Dist. 37 -- 74 of 74 precincts reporting (100%) 

Barrow Peacock - R 10,331 55% 
 Jane Smith - R 8,295 45% 
 
State Senate Dist. 38 -- 99 of 99 precincts reporting (100%) 

i-Sherri Smith Cheek - R 10,570 57% 
 Troy Terrell - R 7,912 43% 
 
State Senate Dist. 39 -- 76 of 76 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Lydia Jackson - D 9,393 43% 
 Gregory Tarver - D 9,015 42% 
 Jim Slagle - R 3,259 15%

Caddo Sheriff -- 155 of 155 precincts reporting (100%)

i-Steve Prator - R 37,799 79% 
 Craig Smith - D 10,216 21%

Local races:

Caddo Assessor -- 155 of 155 precincts reporting (99%)

i-Charles Henington, Jr. - D 30,310 65% 
 Royal Alexander - R 16,255 35%

Shreveport Judge Dist. 2 Div. D -- 56 of 56 precincts reporting (100%)

Sheva Sims - D 4,815 33% 
Shante' Wells - D 3,380 23% 
Billy Casey - D 3,250 22% 
Mary Jackson - D 1,963 13% 
Harvetta Colvin - D 1,240 8%

Bossier Sheriff -- 86 of 86 precincts reporting (100%)

Julian Whittington - R 14,169 68% 
Mike McConnell - R 4,156 20% 
John Matlock, Sr. - D 2,480 12%

[Click here for the results for the statewide amendments]

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