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St. Landry 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 Melville

Council Members, Town of Melville

Raymond "Ray" Fletcher (Democrat) and James W. Fontenot (Democrat) won.

  • Raymond "Ray" Fletcher DemocratElected

    35.3% 152 votes

  • James W. Fontenot DemocratElected

    32.6% 140 votes

  • W. A. "Tony" Foret DemocratDefeated

    32.1% 138 votes

By precinct in St. Landry 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%
Raymond "Ray" Fletcher
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 428 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.

430 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 40th Representative District, Office "B"

"Don" Cravins, Jr. (Democrat) won with 73.6% of the vote.

  • "Don" Cravins, Jr. DemocratElected

    73.6% 1,249 votes

  • James S. "Jim" Gates DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 447 votes

By precinct in St. Landry Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Don" Cravins, Jr.
James S. "Jim" Gates
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,501 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 195 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,696 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 41st Representative District, Office "B"

Barry K. Soileau (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Barry K. Soileau 79.2%, Gladney L. "Mike" Manuel, Jr. 20.8%.

  • Barry K. Soileau DemocratElected

    67.3% 1,229 votes

  • Gladney L. "Mike" Manuel, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    32.7% 597 votes

By precinct in St. Landry Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barry K. Soileau
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 998 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,826 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBarry K. SoileauGladney L. "Mike" Manuel, Jr.Turnout
Acadia Parish42.8%26657.2%355
Evangeline Parish83.7%15416.3%30
St. Landry Parish79.2%80920.8%212

DPEC Member, District 12

George Fisher (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

  • George Fisher DemocratElected

    55.6% 268 votes

  • Albert Hayes, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 214 votes

By precinct in St. Landry Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George Fisher
Albert Hayes, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 480 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

482 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 41st Representative District, Subdistrict B

Russell Pavich (Republican) won with 54.1% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Russell Pavich 55.9%, Gregory Fruge 44.1%.

  • Russell Pavich RepublicanElected

    54.1% 160 votes

  • Gregory Fruge RepublicanDefeated

    45.9% 136 votes

By precinct in St. Landry Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Russell Pavich
Gregory Fruge
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 241 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

296 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRussell PavichGregory FrugeTurnout
Acadia Parish54.2%1345.8%11
Evangeline Parish37.0%1063.0%17
St. Landry Parish55.9%13744.1%108

Statewide and federal races in St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: John F. Kerry 69.2%, John Edwards 15.6%, Howard Dean 5.4%, Wesley K. Clark 4.9%.

  • 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. Landry 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
John Edwards
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,050 votes cast at the polls in 93 precincts. The 294 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. Landry Parish: George W. Bush 94.5%, "Bill" Wyatt 5.5%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

By precinct in St. Landry 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 496 votes cast at the polls in 93 precincts. The 31 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