Below are the results for the March 23, 2024 election.
Results not final until certified by the state.
Mayor – City of Natchitoches
Lee Posey – 49% (1,873 votes) Runoff
Ronnie Williams – 46% (1,735 votes) Runoff
James Below, Jr. – 4% (158 votes)
Gerard Lamar Witman, Jr. – 0% (18 votes)
Total Votes: 3,784
Unofficial Turnout: 37.2%
Councilman at Large – City of Natchitoches
Betty Sawyer Smith – 39% (1,440 votes)
Greg Burke – 33% (1,220 votes)
Dennie Boyt -15% (539 votes)
Harold Bayonne – 14% (501 votes)
Total Votes: 3,700
Unofficial Turnout: 36.4%
Councilman – District 1, City of Natchitoches
Eddie Harrington – Was Elected by “No Opposition” and was not on a ballot this Election
Councilman – District 2, City of Natchitoches
Dale Nielsen – 68% (709 votes) Winner
Maria Mangum – 32% (338 votes)
Total Votes: 1,047
Unofficial Turnout: 35.0%
Councilman – District 3, City of Natchitoches
Christopher Petite – 77% (262 votes) Winner
Carl Sias – 23% (77 votes)
Total Votes: 339
Unofficial Turnout: 23.4%
Councilman – District 4, City of Natchitoches
Rosemary Washington – 53% (441 votes) Winner
Robert Lilly, Jr. – 47% (397 votes)
Total Votes: 838
Unofficial Turnout: 28.7%
Consolidated School District No. 11 – 8 mills In-Lieu – SB – 10 Yrs.
YES – 66% (321 votes)
NO – 34% (162 votes)
Total Votes: 483
Unofficial Turnout: 22.7%
Mayor – Village of Clarence
Marques Braxton – 57% (88 votes) Winner
Leslie Oglesby – 43% (66 votes)
Total Votes: 154
Unofficial Turnout: 46.1%
Aldermen – Village of Clarence
Shanita Grayson – 26% (99 votes)
Caltren Payton – 20% (75 votes)
Tamala T. Chatman – 14% (54 votes)
Scheryl Kelsey – 14% (51 votes)
Aretha McWright – 13% (49 votes)
Billy Jennings – 13% (47 votes)
3 to be elected
Total Votes: 375
Unofficial Turnout: 37.7%
Cheif of Police – Village of Clarence
Demetric Joseph – 52% (79 votes) Winner
James Milstead – 48% (74 votes)
Total Votes: 153
Unofficial Turnout: 46.1%
