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St. James Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 15, 2003, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Councilman, District 5

Charles "I Spy" Ketchens (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

  • Charles "I Spy" Ketchens DemocratElected

    52.7% 722 votes

  • James Mitchell DemocratDefeated

    47.3% 648 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles "I Spy" Ketchens
James Mitchell
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,260 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,370 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District

"Jody" Amedee (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Jody" Amedee 58.7%, "Jeff" Diez 41.3%.

  • "Jody" Amedee DemocratElected

    51.6% 24,190 votes

  • "Jeff" Diez DemocratDefeated

    48.4% 22,668 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%
"Jody" Amedee
"Jeff" Diez
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,439 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 569 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

46,858 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Jody" Amedee"Jeff" DiezTurnout
Ascension Parish49.7%14,64850.3%14,819
Livingston Parish50.2%2,64149.8%2,623
St. James Parish58.7%5,29141.3%3,717
St. John the Baptist Parish51.6%1,61048.4%1,509

Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

Commissioner of Insurance

Robert Wooley (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Robert Wooley 75.0%, "Dan" Kyle 25.0%.

  • Robert Wooley DemocratElected

    57.7% 773,578 votes

  • "Dan" Kyle RepublicanDefeated

    42.3% 567,034 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%
Robert Wooley
"Dan" Kyle
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,237 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 567 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,340,612 votes cast.

Governor

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 62.5%, "Bobby" Jindal 37.5%.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    51.9% 731,358 votes

  • "Bobby" Jindal RepublicanDefeated

    48.1% 676,484 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%
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
"Bobby" Jindal
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,593 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 576 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,407,842 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct