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St. James Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 9, 2004, 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

Mayor, Town of Gramercy

No one got a majority, so Terry J. Borne (Democrat) and Herman P. Bourgeois (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Terry J. Borne DemocratIn runoff

    44.7% 494 votes

  • Herman P. Bourgeois DemocratIn runoff

    41.8% 461 votes

  • William "Billy" Jordan DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 149 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%
Terry J. Borne
Herman P. Bourgeois
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,092 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,104 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 2

Dooley Oubre (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

  • Dooley Oubre DemocratElected

    55.6% 259 votes

  • Arthur M. "Coach" Harper, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 207 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%
Dooley Oubre
Arthur M. "Coach" Harper, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 461 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

466 votes cast.

Party committees

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

Judy B. Songy (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Judy B. Songy 71.9%, Elois Joseph 28.1%.

  • Judy B. Songy DemocratElected

    54.8% 876 votes

  • Elois Joseph DemocratDefeated

    45.3% 724 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
Elois Joseph
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 873 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,600 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJudy B. SongyElois JosephTurnout
St. James Parish71.9%63628.1%248
St. John the Baptist Parish33.5%24066.5%476

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

Albert "Ali" Burl III (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Albert "Ali" Burl III 39.8%, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. 60.2%.

  • Albert "Ali" Burl III DemocratElected

    52.6% 884 votes

  • Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    47.4% 798 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%
Albert "Ali" Burl III
Daniel E. Becnel, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 926 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,682 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAlbert "Ali" Burl IIIDaniel E. Becnel, Jr.Turnout
St. James Parish39.8%37360.2%564
St. John the Baptist Parish68.6%51131.4%234

RSCC Member, 57th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Lisa Howard (Republican) won with 54.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Lisa Howard 66.7%, Rajender "Raj" K. Pannu 33.3%.

  • Lisa Howard RepublicanElected

    54.5% 103 votes

  • Rajender "Raj" K. Pannu RepublicanDefeated

    45.5% 86 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%
Lisa Howard
Rajender "Raj" K. Pannu
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 82 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

189 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLisa HowardRajender "Raj" K. PannuTurnout
St. James Parish66.7%5633.3%28
St. John the Baptist Parish44.8%4755.2%58

RSCC Member, 58th Representative District

Collette Danos Vizier (Republican) won with 53.7% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Collette Danos Vizier 61.9%, JoAn Brown 38.1%.

  • Collette Danos Vizier RepublicanElected

    53.7% 166 votes

  • JoAn Brown RepublicanDefeated

    46.3% 143 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
JoAn Brown
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 21 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts.

309 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCollette Danos VizierJoAn BrownTurnout
Ascension Parish48.8%11851.2%124
Assumption Parish95.5%214.5%1
Iberville Parish54.5%1245.5%10
St. James Parish61.9%1338.1%8
St. John the Baptist Parish100.0%20.0%0

Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

Democratic presidential primary

John F. Kerry (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: John F. Kerry 72.7%, John Edwards 13.6%, Howard Dean 4.2%, Wesley K. Clark 4.3%.

  • John F. Kerry DemocratElected

    69.7% 112,639 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 26,074 votes

  • Howard Dean DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 7,948 votes

  • Wesley K. Clark DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 7,091 votes

3 other candidates: 4.9% together
"Bill" McGaughey Democrat2.0%3,161
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat1.5%2,411
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Democrat1.4%2,329

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%
John F. Kerry
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,534 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 32 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,653 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 96.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: George W. Bush 94.4%, "Bill" Wyatt 5.6%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 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
"Bill" Wyatt
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 173 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

72,010 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct