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St. James Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 14, 2000, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Gramercy

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Kenny P Poche (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.

  • Kenny P Poche DemocratElected

    50.5% 464 votes

  • David P. Dufresne DemocratDefeated

    38.9% 357 votes

  • Joe Samrow, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.6% 97 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kenny P Poche
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 916 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

918 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 57th Representative District, Office "A"

Judy B. Songy (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Judy B. Songy 63.7%, "Geri" Broussard-Baloney 18.6%, Dorothy "Dottie" D. Catoire 17.6%.

  • Judy B. Songy DemocratElected

    56.2% 647 votes

  • "Geri" Broussard-Baloney DemocratDefeated

    24.8% 286 votes

  • Dorothy "Dottie" D. Catoire DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 218 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Judy B. Songy
"Geri" Broussard-Baloney
Dorothy "Dottie" D. Catoire
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 678 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,151 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJudy B. Songy"Geri" Broussard-BaloneyDorothy "Dottie" D. CatoireTurnout
St. James Parish63.7%43418.6%12717.6%120
St. John the Baptist Parish45.3%21333.8%15920.9%98

RSCC Member(s), 57th Representative District

Chris A. Guidry (Republican) and A. Denis Lanaux (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Chris A. Guidry 37.7%, A. Denis Lanaux 26.5%, Lawrence "Loga" Louque 35.8%.

  • Chris A. Guidry RepublicanElected

    46.2% 343 votes

  • A. Denis Lanaux RepublicanElected

    33.2% 247 votes

  • Lawrence "Loga" Louque RepublicanDefeated

    20.6% 153 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Chris A. Guidry
Lawrence "Loga" Louque
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 160 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

743 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishChris A. GuidryA. Denis LanauxLawrence "Loga" LouqueTurnout
St. James Parish37.7%6126.5%4335.8%58
St. John the Baptist Parish48.5%28235.1%20416.4%95

RSCC Member(s), 58th Representative District

Collette Danos Vizier (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Collette Danos Vizier 56.4%, G. Wilson Banta 43.6%.

  • Collette Danos Vizier RepublicanElected

    54.7% 152 votes

  • G. Wilson Banta RepublicanDefeated

    45.3% 126 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Collette Danos Vizier
G. Wilson Banta
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 38 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 1 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

278 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCollette Danos VizierG. Wilson BantaTurnout
Ascension Parish58.3%8841.7%63
Assumption Parish80.0%2420.0%6
Iberville Parish34.0%1766.0%33
St. James Parish56.4%2243.6%17
St. John the Baptist Parish12.5%187.5%7

Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

Democratic presidential primary

"Al" Gore (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Al" Gore 72.3%, Bill Bradley 20.4%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 3.7%, "Randy" Crow 3.6%.

  • "Al" Gore DemocratElected

    73.0% 114,942 votes

  • Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 31,385 votes

  • Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 6,127 votes

  • "Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 5,097 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Al" Gore
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,121 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

157,551 votes cast.

Democratic presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: George W. Bush 79.9%, John McCain 8.4%, Alan Keyes 10.1%, "Steve" Forbes 1.7%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    83.6% 86,038 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    8.9% 9,165 votes

  • Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 5,900 votes

  • "Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated

    1.0% 1,041 votes

  • Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated

    0.7% 768 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George W. Bush
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 177 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

102,912 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct