Voters across Rapides Parish cast ballots Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in numerous local elections, including Alexandria mayor and city marshal, School Board, justice of the peace, constable, municipal mayoral and council races, along with two local propositions.
According to unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State, all Election Day precincts and early and absentee voting returns have been reported for the contests listed below.
In Alexandria’s mayoral election, Jacques Roy led the three-candidate field with 6,039 votes (49%), followed by Malcolm Larvadain with 5,128 votes (41%). Lorenzo Davis Sr. received 1,207 votes (10%). With no candidate receiving a majority, Roy and Larvadain appear headed to a runoff.
In the Alexandria City Marshal race, Jerome Hopewell received 9,063 votes (51%), followed by Cedric Green with 7,275 votes (41%) and Raymond Eli Smith with 1,271 votes (7%).
The Alexandria City Council at-large contest was closely decided, with “Jim” Villard receiving 5,987 votes (51%) compared with 5,802 votes (49%) for Gregory Scott.
Several other contests also appear headed to runoffs, including Rapides Parish School Board District D, constable races in Wards 11 and 4, the Lecompte mayoral election and two Ball alderman seats.
Voters also supported two local propositions, including a measure changing the Boyce police chief position from elected to appointed and a 20-mill renewal for Fire Protection District No. 18.
The following results are UNOFFICIAL and remain subject to certification.
Rapides Parish Local Election Results
City Marshal — City Court, City of Alexandria
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 57 of 57 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Hopewell (REP) | 9,063 | 51% |
| Cedric Green (DEM) | 7,275 | 41% |
| Raymond Eli Smith (DEM) | 1,271 | 7% |
| Total | 17,609 |
Unofficial Turnout: 46.6%
Member of School Board — District D
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 13 of 13 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Tennie (DEM) | 1,077 | 41% |
| Thomas D. Sands (DEM) | 955 | 37% |
| Christopher Caffery (NOPTY) | 580 | 22% |
| Total | 2,612 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 35.1%
Runoff expected: Tennie and Sands received the highest vote totals, but neither received a majority.
Member of School Board — District F
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 10 of 10 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt L. Johnson (DEM) | 2,426 | 66% |
| Marie Ashmore (NOPTY) | 1,248 | 34% |
| Total | 3,674 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 44.8%
Member of School Board — District H
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 16 of 16 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| “Greg” Hackney (REP) | 2,326 | 54% |
| George Johnson (REP) | 1,946 | 46% |
| Total | 4,272 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 46.0%
Member of School Board — District I
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 12 of 12 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Nicole Baptiste (DEM) | 2,059 | 72% |
| Fredell Griffin (DEM) | 793 | 28% |
| Total | 2,852 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 38.8%
Justice of the Peace — Ward 8
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 14 of 14 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Marsha S. Marcantel (REP) | 1,271 | 58% |
| Travis Worley (NOPTY) | 920 | 42% |
| Total | 2,191 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 42.7%
Justice of the Peace — Ward 5, First Justice Court
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 9 of 9 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sonya Rachal (REP) | 1,311 | 82% |
| Amanda Tankersley (REP) | 295 | 18% |
| Total | 1,606 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 45.6%
Justice of the Peace — Ward 5, Second Justice Court
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 9 of 9 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Stacy Bonnette (REP) | 1,124 | 69% |
| Jerry Woodham Gordy (REP) | 505 | 31% |
| Total | 1,629 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 46.3%
Constable — Justice of the Peace Ward 2
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 10 of 10 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Ryland (REP) | 1,140 | 64% |
| Charles Butler (REP) | 628 | 36% |
| Total | 1,768 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 48.4%
Constable — Justice of the Peace Ward 11
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 14 of 14 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy J. Deville (REP) | 1,762 | 44% |
| Troy Verheyden (REP) | 1,234 | 31% |
| Danny Joe Daniels (REP) | 1,000 | 25% |
| Total | 3,996 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 43.4%
Runoff expected: Deville and Verheyden received the two highest vote totals, with no candidate receiving a majority.
Constable — Justice of the Peace Ward 4, First Justice Court
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 8 of 8 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Randell “Randy” Bordelon (REP) | 539 | 36% |
| Michael D. Vallery (REP) | 485 | 32% |
| Melinda Strange (REP) | 473 | 32% |
| Total | 1,497 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 45.5%
Runoff expected: Bordelon and Vallery were the top two vote recipients. Vallery finished 12 votes ahead of Strange.
Mayor — City of Alexandria
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 45 of 45 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Roy (DEM) | 6,039 | 49% |
| Malcolm Larvadain (DEM) | 5,128 | 41% |
| Lorenzo Davis, Sr. (DEM) | 1,207 | 10% |
| Total | 12,374 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 46.0%
Runoff expected: Roy and Larvadain were the top two vote recipients. Roy led Larvadain by 911 votes.
Mayor — Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gail Wilking (REP) | 711 | 56% |
| Marc Mercer (REP) | 569 | 44% |
| Total | 1,280 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 52.1%
Mayor — Town of Boyce
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 2 of 2 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Kelvin V. McCoy (DEM) | 218 | 51% |
| Alma Scott Moore (DEM) | 137 | 32% |
| William Nichols (DEM) | 74 | 17% |
| Total | 429 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 60.3%
Mayor — Town of Glenmora
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 1 of 1 precinct reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Botson (NOPTY) | 255 | 50% |
| Garry Goynes (REP) | 252 | 50% |
| Total | 507 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 56.3%
Botson received three more votes than Goynes. Although both percentages round to 50%, Botson received approximately 50.3% of the reported vote.
Mayor — Town of Lecompte
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 1 of 1 precinct reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Herman “Greg” Williams (DEM) | 129 | 40% |
| Albert “Butch” Butler (DEM) | 110 | 34% |
| Ashton Washington, Jr. (NOPTY) | 86 | 26% |
| Total | 325 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 52.3%
Runoff expected: Williams and Butler received the highest vote totals, but neither received a majority.
Chief of Police — Town of Boyce
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 2 of 2 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Lamont Goudeau (NOPTY) | 189 | 51% |
| Austin Furlow (NOPTY) | 181 | 49% |
| Total | 370 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 52.0%
Goudeau received eight more votes than Furlow.
Chief of Police — Town of Glenmora
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 1 of 1 precinct reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Matt R. Cloud (REP) | 255 | 51% |
| Johnny Wade Fitt (NOPTY) | 244 | 49% |
| Total | 499 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 55.4%
Cloud finished 11 votes ahead of Fitt.
Councilman at Large — City of Alexandria
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 45 of 45 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| “Jim” Villard (DEM) | 5,987 | 51% |
| Gregory Scott (DEM) | 5,802 | 49% |
| Total | 11,789 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 43.8%
Villard received 185 more votes than Scott.
Alderman — Seat A, Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll Ward (REP) | 458 | 37% |
| Glenda Bolen (REP) | 355 | 29% |
| Bryan Adams (REP) | 341 | 28% |
| Bradley Riccardi (REP) | 79 | 6% |
| Total | 1,233 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 50.2%
Runoff expected: Ward and Bolen were the top two vote recipients. Bolen finished 14 votes ahead of Adams.
Alderman — Seat B, Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Duncan-Furby (REP) | 834 | 68% |
| Neil Sayer (REP) | 389 | 32% |
| Total | 1,223 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 49.8%
Alderman — Seat C, Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ursula Dewalt (REP) | 641 | 51% |
| Terry Baker (REP) | 455 | 36% |
| Robin Moody (NOPTY) | 94 | 7% |
| Richard Mitchell (NOPTY) | 74 | 6% |
| Total | 1,264 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 51.5%
Alderman — Seat D, Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Krischke (REP) | 540 | 43% |
| “Danny” Winn (NOPTY) | 328 | 26% |
| Tiffany Cardwell (REP) | 197 | 16% |
| Nathaniel Majors (REP) | 187 | 15% |
| Total | 1,252 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 51.0%
Runoff expected: Krischke and Winn were the top two vote recipients.
Alderman — Seat E, Town of Ball
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 5 of 5 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Williams-Smith (REP) | 630 | 51% |
| John Cearley (NOPTY) | 612 | 49% |
| Total | 1,242 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 50.6%
Williams-Smith received 18 more votes than Cearley.
Aldermen — Town of Boyce
Five to be elected
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 2 of 2 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Lucretia “Bonnie” McCoy (DEM) | 258 | 14% |
| Jennie Bobb (DEM) | 211 | 12% |
| Peggy Brew (DEM) | 206 | 11% |
| Leslie “Bobe” Aaron (DEM) | 192 | 11% |
| Mary Ann Fisher (DEM) | 184 | 10% |
| Carolyn White-Pittman (DEM) | 174 | 10% |
| Donna Lofton (DEM) | 157 | 9% |
| Cathy Fisher (DEM) | 143 | 8% |
| Linda Bobb Fisher (DEM) | 123 | 7% |
| Fidelia Jackson-Sutherland (DEM) | 118 | 6% |
| Pamela Bynog (NOPTY) | 60 | 3% |
| Total | 1,826 |
Unofficial Turnout: 51.3%
The five highest vote recipients were Lucretia “Bonnie” McCoy, Jennie Bobb, Peggy Brew, Leslie “Bobe” Aaron and Mary Ann Fisher.
Fisher received 184 votes, finishing 10 votes ahead of sixth-place Carolyn White-Pittman.
Aldermen — Town of Glenmora
Five to be elected
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 1 of 1 precinct reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Melder Willis (REP) | 268 | 12% |
| Diedre M. Guy (NOPTY) | 264 | 12% |
| Clyde “Red” Myers (NOPTY) | 246 | 11% |
| Jerry Melder (REP) | 242 | 11% |
| Willie Moore (DEM) | 225 | 10% |
| Howard Shaw, Jr. (DEM) | 223 | 10% |
| Michael Woods (NOPTY) | 222 | 10% |
| Nedra Simmons (NOPTY) | 164 | 7% |
| Russell Norsworthy (NOPTY) | 162 | 7% |
| Darine Plummer (NOPTY) | 148 | 7% |
| Janine Rayburn (REP) | 105 | 5% |
| Total | 2,269 |
Unofficial Turnout: 50.4%
The five highest vote recipients were Lisa Melder Willis, Diedre M. Guy, Clyde “Red” Myers, Jerry Melder and Willie Moore.
Moore received 225 votes, finishing just two votes ahead of sixth-place Howard Shaw Jr. Michael Woods followed with 222 votes.
Aldermen — Town of Lecompte
Five to be elected
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 1 of 1 precinct reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Collins (NOPTY) | 230 | 16% |
| Lavern Clark (DEM) | 184 | 13% |
| Michael Busch (NOPTY) | 179 | 12% |
| Michael Henton (DEM) | 176 | 12% |
| Frank Spears (DEM) | 153 | 10% |
| Pierre LaCaze (NOPTY) | 151 | 10% |
| Dewayne Lair, Sr. (DEM) | 138 | 9% |
| Maxine Mix (NOPTY) | 106 | 7% |
| Mykell Kirk, Sr. (DEM) | 80 | 5% |
| James D. Dyess, Sr. (DEM) | 66 | 5% |
| Total | 1,463 |
Unofficial Turnout: 47.1%
The five highest vote recipients were Eric Collins, Lavern Clark, Michael Busch, Michael Henton and Frank Spears.
Spears received 153 votes, finishing just two votes ahead of sixth-place Pierre LaCaze.
Councilman — District 2, City of Alexandria
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 11 of 11 precincts reporting
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson (DEM) | 1,617 | 68% |
| Gerber Porter (DEM) | 759 | 32% |
| Total | 2,376 | 100% |
Town of Boyce — Police Chief Elected to Appointed Proposition (M&BOA)
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 2 of 2 precincts reporting
| Proposition | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| YES | 233 | 60% |
| NO | 156 | 40% |
| Total | 389 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 54.6%
Voters supported the proposition to change the Town of Boyce police chief position from an elected to an appointed office, with 233 votes in favor and 156 against.
The proposition received 60% support, according to unofficial results. Implementation remains subject to the applicable legal requirements.
Fire Protection District No. 18 — 20 Mills Renewal (BOC) — 10 Years
Reporting: Early and absentee complete | 7 of 7 precincts reporting
| Proposition | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| YES | 552 | 79% |
| NO | 145 | 21% |
| Total | 697 | 100% |
Unofficial Turnout: 52.1%
Voters supported the proposed 10-year, 20-mill tax renewal for Fire Protection District No. 18, with 552 votes in favor and 145 against.
The proposition received 79% support, according to unofficial results.
About These Results
All contests and propositions listed above have reported 100% of their Election Day precincts, along with early and absentee voting returns.
Candidates are listed in order of votes received. Candidates receiving a majority are shown in bold, while the two leading candidates in potential runoff contests are identified.
In the multi-seat municipal aldermen contests, the five candidates receiving the highest vote totals are identified based on the number of positions to be filled.
The percentages shown are those reported by the Louisiana Secretary of State and may not total exactly 100% because of rounding.
All results are unofficial and remain subject to certification. Potential runoff contests remain subject to confirmation by election officials.
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State — Unofficial Election Results, Nov. 3, 2026.