On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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No one got a majority, so Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. (Republican) and Henry "Junior" Rodriguez (Other party) went to a runoff.
Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff
37.2%7,926 votes
Henry "Junior" Rodriguez Other partyIn runoff
36.2%7,705 votes
Roland "Roddy" Rodriguez, Jr. DemocratDefeated
26.7%5,682 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
21,313 votes cast.
Councilman at Large, Western Division
Clay Cosse' (Republican) won with 62.4% of the vote.
Clay Cosse' RepublicanElected
62.4%12,523 votes
George Cavignac RepublicanDefeated
37.6%7,553 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
20,076 votes cast.
Councilman, District A
Curtis B. Pitre (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.
Curtis B. Pitre DemocratElected
52.2%2,486 votes
Emmett Dupas Other partyDefeated
25.4%1,209 votes
Colleen Oltmann-Fath RepublicanDefeated
22.5%1,072 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
4,767 votes cast.
Councilman, District D
No one got a majority, so Joseph "Joe" Gallodoro (Democrat) and Rockey Vaccarella (Republican) went to a runoff.
Joseph "Joe" Gallodoro DemocratIn runoff
40.3%1,938 votes
Rockey Vaccarella RepublicanIn runoff
16.3%781 votes
Peter "Pete" Jenevein RepublicanDefeated
13.5%647 votes
Louis "Lou" Reichert RepublicanDefeated
11.9%570 votes
2 other candidates: 18.1% together
Russell Palazzolo Republican
9.8%
470
Stacy Riley, Sr. Democrat
8.3%
400
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
4,806 votes cast.
Councilman, District E
Tony R. "Ricky" Melerine (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.
Tony R. "Ricky" Melerine DemocratElected
58.4%2,228 votes
Melvin Guerra DemocratDefeated
21.5%822 votes
Kevin Williams DemocratDefeated
20.1%768 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
3,818 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 1st Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Lynn Dean (Republican) and Diana B. Dysart (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Lynn Dean 41.1%, Diana B. Dysart 34.6%, Gilbert "Gibby" Andry 12.0%, Hugh C. Craft 12.3%.
Lynn Dean RepublicanIn runoff
39.4%14,133 votes
Diana B. Dysart DemocratIn runoff
29.6%10,627 votes
Gilbert "Gibby" Andry DemocratDefeated
22.1%7,932 votes
Hugh C. Craft DemocratDefeated
8.9%3,203 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
No one got a majority, so "Greg" Noto (Republican) and Wayne Cresap (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Greg" Noto RepublicanIn runoff
40.9%8,929 votes
Wayne Cresap DemocratIn runoff
32.2%7,029 votes
Alan Abadie DemocratDefeated
26.8%5,854 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
21,812 votes cast.
District Judge, 34th JDC, Division E
No one got a majority, so Jacques A. Sanborn (Democrat) and Gilbert Andry (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jacques A. Sanborn DemocratIn runoff
43.3%9,301 votes
Gilbert Andry DemocratIn runoff
30.6%6,560 votes
Sharon Marie Williams RepublicanDefeated
26.1%5,597 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
21,458 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in St. Bernard Parish
Commissioner of Elections
No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Suzanne Haik Terrell (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 25.0%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 30.0%, Jerry M. Fowler 12.2%, Mary Chehardy 14.6%.
Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff
26.3%305,919 votes
Suzanne Haik Terrell RepublicanIn runoff
22.1%257,182 votes
Jerry M. Fowler DemocratDefeated
21.3%247,961 votes
Mary Chehardy Other partyDefeated
7.7%90,131 votes
7 other candidates: 22.6% together
Wray Anderson Republican
5.4%
63,381
Charles Brou Democrat
4.6%
53,770
"Jim" Crowley Democrat
4.1%
47,717
Ben Beychok Democrat
3.3%
38,224
Neil "Sam" Melancon Republican
2.1%
24,939
Robert K. Lansden Other party
1.7%
20,348
Gary Reynolds Republican
1.3%
15,245
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,164,817 votes cast.
Commissioner of Insurance
No one got a majority, so "Jim" Brown (Democrat) and Allen Boudreaux (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: "Jim" Brown 44.8%, Allen Boudreaux 34.4%, Winston W. Riddick 20.8%.
"Jim" Brown DemocratIn runoff
46.8%551,927 votes
Allen Boudreaux RepublicanIn runoff
30.3%357,934 votes
Winston W. Riddick DemocratDefeated
22.9%269,945 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,179,806 votes cast.
Governor
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 82.0%, William J. Jefferson 11.6%, "Tom" Greene 1.5%, "Phil" Preis 2.2%.
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. RepublicanElected
62.2%805,203 votes
William J. Jefferson DemocratDefeated
29.5%382,445 votes
"Tom" Greene RepublicanDefeated
2.7%35,434 votes
"Phil" Preis DemocratDefeated
1.8%23,445 votes
7 other candidates: 3.8% together
Berl "Uncle Berl" Bush Democrat
1.0%
12,497
Belinda Alexandrenko Other party
0.7%
8,978
Messiah Darryl Paul Ward Democrat
0.6%
7,645
"Bob" McElroy Democrat
0.6%
7,511
Charles V. Bellone Democrat
0.4%
5,432
Sid Baron Other party
0.3%
3,669
Ronnie Glynn Johnson Other party
0.2%
2,946
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,295,205 votes cast.
Lieutenant Governor
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 80.2% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 78.5%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 12.7%, Cornel Martin 7.1%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.7%.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected
80.2%968,249 votes
Kevin Joseph Duplantis RepublicanDefeated
10.0%121,296 votes
Cornel Martin RepublicanDefeated
8.1%98,122 votes
Sadie Roberts-Joseph Other partyDefeated
1.6%19,345 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,207,012 votes cast.
Treasurer
John Kennedy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: John Kennedy 57.7%, Ken Duncan 42.3%.
John Kennedy DemocratElected
55.6%621,796 votes
Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated
44.4%497,319 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,119,115 votes cast.
BESE, 3rd District
Glenny Lee Buquet (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Glenny Lee Buquet 62.2%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 37.8%.
Glenny Lee Buquet DemocratElected
58.1%78,439 votes
Perry Walker Terrebonne DemocratDefeated
41.9%56,634 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
135,073 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Lake Borgne B. L. Dist., 4.27 Mills Renewal, BOC
Passed: 69.8% voted yes and 30.2% voted no.
YesApproved
69.8%13,404 votes
No
30.2%5,809 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
19,213 votes cast.
P/W Council, 2.63 Mills Renewal
Passed: 66.9% voted yes and 33.1% voted no.
YesApproved
66.9%13,310 votes
No
33.1%6,579 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
19,889 votes cast.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Changes to Legislative Sessions
Passed: 46.2% voted for and 53.8% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 43.8%, Against 56.2%.
For
46.2%383,176 votes
AgainstDefeated
53.8%445,704 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
828,880 votes cast.
Amendment 2
Tobacco Settlement/Millennium Trust
Passed: 70.3% voted for and 29.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 66.7%, Against 33.3%.
ForApproved
70.3%584,294 votes
Against
29.7%246,689 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
830,983 votes cast.
Amendment 3
Permits biennial budgets
Passed: 35.9% voted for and 64.1% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 37.5%, Against 62.5%.
For
35.9%303,720 votes
AgainstDefeated
64.1%541,518 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
845,238 votes cast.
Amendment 4
Supplemental pay for certain police
Passed: 46.0% voted for and 54.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 48.1%, Against 51.9%.
For
46.0%411,429 votes
AgainstDefeated
54.0%482,600 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
894,029 votes cast.
Amendment 5
Donation/surplus prop. among law enforcement
Passed: 51.4% voted for and 48.6% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 47.8%, Against 52.2%.
ForApproved
51.4%449,224 votes
Against
48.6%425,456 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
874,680 votes cast.
Amendment 6
Donation of asphalt from state to parish/mun.
Passed: 59.3% voted for and 40.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 54.7%, Against 45.3%.
ForApproved
59.3%522,383 votes
Against
40.7%358,210 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
880,593 votes cast.
Amendment 7
Prohibs. reduction of funds/certain institut.
Passed: 43.4% voted for and 56.6% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 42.7%, Against 57.3%.
For
43.4%379,776 votes
AgainstDefeated
56.6%494,988 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
874,764 votes cast.
Amendment 8
Limit automatic pardons
Passed: 53.7% voted for and 46.3% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 53.7%, Against 46.3%.
ForApproved
53.7%473,901 votes
Against
46.3%409,136 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
883,037 votes cast.
Amendment 9
Repeals Wds. 9, 10 & 11 of Rapides School Bd.
Passed: 51.3% voted for and 48.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 50.1%, Against 49.9%.
ForApproved
51.3%440,768 votes
Against
48.7%418,592 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
859,360 votes cast.
Amendment 10
Tax exemption/Orleans blighted property
Passed: 49.0% voted for and 51.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: For 53.1%, Against 46.9%.
For
49.0%427,324 votes
AgainstDefeated
51.0%445,587 votes
No precinct map: St. Bernard Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.