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St. Tammany Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 2003. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Covington

Mayor, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so Candace Watkins (Republican) and Michael B. "Mike" Cooper (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Candace Watkins RepublicanIn runoff

    36.4% 1,159 votes

  • Michael B. "Mike" Cooper RepublicanIn runoff

    26.9% 857 votes

  • Richard "Rick" Smith RepublicanDefeated

    22.2% 707 votes

  • Lee Roy Jenkins, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    12.2% 388 votes

  • "Eddie" Villere RepublicanDefeated

    2.4% 76 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Candace Watkins
Richard "Rick" Smith
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,951 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 236 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,187 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, City of Covington

"Matt" Faust (Republican) won with 32.3% of the vote.

  • "Matt" Faust RepublicanElected

    32.3% 1,697 votes

  • Carolyn Talley Pearce DemocratIn runoff

    20.5% 1,074 votes

  • Patricia "Pat" Clanton DemocratIn runoff

    18.6% 974 votes

  • Russell Butz RepublicanDefeated

    17.2% 904 votes

  • Jerry Lee Coner DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 597 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 4,832 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 414 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,246 votes cast.

Councilman, District A, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so Guy Williams (Democrat) and Ella Selmon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Guy Williams DemocratIn runoff

    30.7% 135 votes

  • Ella Selmon DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 129 votes

  • Hattie Brown DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 94 votes

  • Adrian Alexander DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 82 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Guy Williams
Ella Selmon
Hattie Brown
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 410 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

440 votes cast.

Councilman, District B, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so Clarence Romage (Democrat) and Reginald "Ice" Callahan (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Clarence Romage DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 193 votes

  • Reginald "Ice" Callahan Other partyIn runoff

    22.7% 125 votes

  • Philip Nolan RepublicanDefeated

    18.1% 100 votes

  • Rollie Coleman DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 73 votes

  • Paul Swain Other partyDefeated

    10.9% 60 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clarence Romage
Reginald "Ice" Callahan
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 512 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

551 votes cast.

Councilman, District C, City of Covington

W. T. "Trey" Blackall III (Republican) won with 82.3% of the vote.

  • W. T. "Trey" Blackall III RepublicanElected

    82.3% 598 votes

  • Edwin E. "Ed" Harris RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 129 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
W. T. "Trey" Blackall III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 666 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 61 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

727 votes cast.

Councilman, District D, City of Covington

Jan Robert (Republican) won with 63.7% of the vote.

  • Jan Robert RepublicanElected

    63.7% 395 votes

  • Gary P. Maestri RepublicanDefeated

    36.3% 225 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jan Robert
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 569 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 51 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

620 votes cast.

Councilman, District E, City of Covington

Lee S. Alexius (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Lee S. Alexius RepublicanElected

    53.5% 408 votes

  • Kathleen "Kathy" Fielding-Smith RepublicanDefeated

    32.2% 246 votes

  • "Maury" Duplantis RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 109 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lee S. Alexius
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 716 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

763 votes cast.

Village of Sun

Mayor, Village of Sun

Barbara Gibson (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • Barbara Gibson DemocratElected

    55.5% 91 votes

  • Floyd Stanley Mizell DemocratDefeated

    44.5% 73 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barbara Gibson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 164 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct.

164 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 PROPOSITION SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO SELL THE SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO TENET SLIDELL OF LOUISIANA, INC.

St. Tammany Hosp.Serv. #2, Sale of Hospital - Chapter 10, BOC

Passed: 22.9% voted yes and 77.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2 (the "District"), under the authority of Sub-Part A, Part III, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, be authorized to sell the hospital facility and all land, equipment and appurtenances thereto known as "Slidell Memorial Hospital" and certain other assets and businesses related thereto (the "Hospital") to Tenet Slidell of Louisiana, Inc. (the "Corporation") for the following consideration: 1) payment by the Corporation to the District of the sum of $130,000,000 and other consideration as set forth in the hereinafter referred to Asset Purchase Agreement subject to certain adjustments provided by the hereinafter referred to Asset Purchase Agreement, and 2) a binding commitment by the Corporation to make a total of not less than $40,000,000 of capital expenditures to the Hospital during the first five years of operation of the Hospital by the Corporation, all as set forth in an Asset Purchase Agreement submitted by the Corporation on December 30, 2002, which is on file with the District at 1001 Gause Boulevard, Administration, Suite 210, Slidell, Louisiana, and available for public inspection.

  • Yes

    22.9% 3,508 votes

  • NoDefeated

    77.1% 11,794 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 14,885 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 417 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

15,302 votes cast.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 7 PROPOSITION (TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 5.29 MILLS PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION FOR CONTRACTING WITH ANY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY (OR COMPANIES) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN UTILITY POLES AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON THE PARISH STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT THE REVENUES DERIVED THEREFROM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO DEBT SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES THEREAGAINST.

St. Tammany Par. Light.#7, 5.29 Mills, Parish Council, 10 Yr.

Passed: 64.8% voted yes and 35.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall St. Tammany Parish Lighting District No. 7 (the "District"), levy a five and twenty nine-hundredths (5.29) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2003 and ending with the year 2012, for the purpose of contracting with any public utility company (or companies) to provide and maintain utility poles and electric lights on the Parish streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places in the District and that the revenues derived therefrom shall be subject to debt service and administrative charges thereagainst?

  • YesApproved

    64.8% 859 votes

  • No

    35.2% 466 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,283 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,325 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct