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Ascension Parish

Local election results for Saturday, September 18, 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

City of Donaldsonville

Mayor, City of Donaldsonville

No one got a majority, so Harold Capello (Democrat) and Leroy Sullivan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Harold Capello DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 864 votes

  • Leroy Sullivan DemocratIn runoff

    29.2% 836 votes

  • Michael K. McKinney, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    25.0% 715 votes

  • Wayne Lawless, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    10.6% 302 votes

  • Sandra Butler DemocratDefeated

    5.0% 144 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Harold Capello
Leroy Sullivan
Michael K. McKinney, Sr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,596 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 265 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,861 votes cast.

Commissioner of Finance, City of Donaldsonville

No one got a majority, so Charles R. Brown (Democrat) and Louis A. LeBlanc (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles R. Brown DemocratIn runoff

    44.4% 1,230 votes

  • Louis A. LeBlanc DemocratIn runoff

    22.9% 633 votes

  • James "90" LeBoeuf DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 619 votes

  • Will Berot DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 286 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles R. Brown
Louis A. LeBlanc
James "90" LeBoeuf
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,511 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 257 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,768 votes cast.

City of Gonzales

Council Member, Division D, City of Gonzales

Terance L. Irvin (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.

  • Terance L. Irvin DemocratElected

    52.5% 913 votes

  • Harold Stewart DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 602 votes

  • Daniel Thompson Other partyDefeated

    12.9% 225 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Terance L. Irvin
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,605 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 135 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,740 votes cast.

Council Member, Division E, City of Gonzales

Alvin L. "Bully" Dragg (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

  • Alvin L. "Bully" Dragg DemocratElected

    63.7% 1,101 votes

  • Bernardina "Barnie" Salinas DemocratDefeated

    36.3% 627 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Alvin L. "Bully" Dragg
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,592 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 136 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,728 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Ascension Parish

PSC, District 3

No one got a majority, so Cleo Fields (Democrat) and Lambert C. Boissiere III (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Cleo Fields 38.9%, Lambert C. Boissiere III 44.8%, Irma Muse Dixon 16.3%.

  • Cleo Fields DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 63,207 votes

  • Lambert C. Boissiere III DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 57,057 votes

  • Irma Muse Dixon DemocratDefeated

    19.1% 28,396 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cleo Fields
Lambert C. Boissiere III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,958 votes cast at the polls in 43 precincts. The 1,893 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

148,660 votes cast.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Marriage in LA - union of 1 man and 1 woman

Passed: 77.8% voted for and 22.2% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: For 82.5%, Against 17.5%.

What the ballot said

To provide that marriage in this state shall consist of the union of one man and one woman, that legal incidents of marriage shall not be conferred on a member of any union other than such union, and that the state shall not validate or recognize a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals or any marriage contracted in any other jurisdiction which is not the union of one man and one woman. (Adds Article XII, Section 15)

  • ForApproved

    77.8% 619,908 votes

  • Against

    22.2% 177,067 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 13,456 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,104 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

796,975 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct