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FARMERVILLE — Phillip Ellis defeated Lewis A. Jones on Tuesday to win the Division B seat on the Third Judicial District Court, according to unofficial election-night returns. Ellis received 61 percent of the vote, compared with 39 percent for Jones. The district covers Union and Lincoln parishes. Both candidates are Republicans.
On the same ballot in Union Parish, voters turned down the Police Jury’s proposed 12-mill property tax for roads and bridges. The measure drew 57 percent opposition and 43 percent support in the unofficial count, a 14-point margin.
Third road tax proposition falls in less than three years
Tuesday’s result marks the third road tax proposition Union Parish voters have rejected in less than three years. The first two appeared on the same ballot on Dec. 7, 2024. Voters rejected a 5.13- mill renewal for road and bridge construction and improvement by 1,454 votes to 925, or 61 percent against. They also rejected a 6.15-mill renewal for road and bridge maintenance by 1,462 votes to 914, or 62 percent against.