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St. Charles Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

Gregory C. "Greg" Champagne (Republican) won with 82.6% of the vote.

  • Gregory C. "Greg" Champagne RepublicanElected

    82.6% 14,744 votes

  • Dennis "Black" Roussel DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 2,047 votes

  • Eric C. Stumpf DemocratDefeated

    5.9% 1,057 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,848 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Charles "Charlie" Oubre, Jr. (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Charles "Charlie" Oubre, Jr. DemocratElected

    55.4% 9,764 votes

  • Lance Marino RepublicanDefeated

    37.4% 6,596 votes

  • "Al" Cote DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 1,263 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,623 votes cast.

Assessor

Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair (Republican) won with 67.7% of the vote.

  • Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair RepublicanElected

    67.7% 11,778 votes

  • Kevin Friloux No partyDefeated

    32.3% 5,611 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,389 votes cast.

Parish President

No one got a majority, so "V.J." St. Pierre, Jr. (Democrat) and Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "V.J." St. Pierre, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.1% 8,291 votes

  • Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux RepublicanIn runoff

    29.3% 5,268 votes

  • Chris A. Tregre RepublicanDefeated

    24.7% 4,440 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,999 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, Division A

No one got a majority, so April Black (Democrat) and Carolyn K. Schexnaydre (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • April Black DemocratIn runoff

    39.3% 6,737 votes

  • Carolyn K. Schexnaydre DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 5,717 votes

  • "Pat" Poche RepublicanDefeated

    27.4% 4,710 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,164 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, Division B

Terry Authement (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Terry Authement DemocratElected

    55.9% 9,485 votes

  • Brian A. Fabre RepublicanDefeated

    44.1% 7,480 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

16,965 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1

Billy Raymond, Sr. (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • Billy Raymond, Sr. DemocratElected

    57.9% 1,444 votes

  • Marty A. Muller DemocratDefeated

    42.1% 1,048 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,492 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2

No one got a majority, so Shelley Tastet (Democrat) and Kennilyn Schmill (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Shelley Tastet DemocratIn runoff

    39.4% 1,083 votes

  • Kennilyn Schmill RepublicanIn runoff

    32.7% 899 votes

  • James "J.J." Breaux DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 765 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,747 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3

Wendy Edler Benedetto (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • Wendy Edler Benedetto RepublicanElected

    56.3% 1,686 votes

  • Vincent Bruno RepublicanDefeated

    43.7% 1,309 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,995 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

Paul J. Hogan (Republican) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • Paul J. Hogan RepublicanElected

    57.0% 1,105 votes

  • Derryl Walls RepublicanDefeated

    43.0% 835 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,940 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5

"Larry" Cochran (Democrat) won with 65.2% of the vote.

  • "Larry" Cochran DemocratElected

    65.2% 1,372 votes

  • Richard L. "Dick" Palmer, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    34.8% 732 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,104 votes cast.

Councilman, District 6

No one got a majority, so Marcus M. Lambert (Republican) and Keith L'Hoste (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Marcus M. Lambert RepublicanIn runoff

    38.1% 906 votes

  • Keith L'Hoste RepublicanIn runoff

    31.7% 755 votes

  • Keith J. Schexnayder RepublicanDefeated

    30.2% 720 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,381 votes cast.

Councilman, District 7

No one got a majority, so Adam Eitmann (Democrat) and Dennis Nuss (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Adam Eitmann DemocratIn runoff

    37.3% 918 votes

  • Dennis Nuss RepublicanIn runoff

    31.4% 772 votes

  • "Sam" Dantin, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    20.2% 498 votes

  • Bryan Bedi RepublicanDefeated

    11.1% 274 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,462 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 56th Representative District

Gary L. Smith, Jr. (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Gary L. Smith, Jr. 55.7%, "Ram" G. Ramachandran 44.3%.

  • Gary L. Smith, Jr. DemocratElected

    57.6% 8,591 votes

  • "Ram" G. Ramachandran DemocratDefeated

    42.4% 6,316 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

14,907 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGary L. Smith, Jr."Ram" G. RamachandranTurnout
St. Charles Parish55.7%7,44444.3%5,912
St. John the Baptist Parish74.0%1,14726.0%404

State Representative, 105th Representative District

Ernest Durham Wooton (Republican) won with 76.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Ernest Durham Wooton 72.8%, Russell Hayden 27.2%.

  • Ernest Durham Wooton RepublicanElected

    76.6% 9,934 votes

  • Russell Hayden DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 3,042 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

12,976 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishErnest Durham WootonRussell HaydenTurnout
Jefferson Parish83.0%1,16117.0%238
Plaquemines Parish77.5%5,74622.5%1,672
St. Charles Parish72.8%3,02727.2%1,132

Statewide and federal races in St. Charles Parish

Attorney General

No one got a majority, so James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) and Royal Alexander (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 42.6%, Royal Alexander 26.9%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 30.5%.

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratIn runoff

    35.6% 434,507 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanIn runoff

    32.4% 395,498 votes

  • Charles C. Foti, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 389,300 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,219,305 votes cast.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

No one got a majority, so "Bob" Odom (Democrat) and Mike Strain (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: "Bob" Odom 40.3%, Mike Strain 40.6%, Wayne Carter 14.4%, Don Johnson 4.7%.

  • "Bob" Odom DemocratIn runoff

    41.3% 505,504 votes

  • Mike Strain RepublicanIn runoff

    40.5% 494,760 votes

  • Wayne Carter RepublicanDefeated

    12.5% 152,893 votes

  • Don Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 69,470 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,222,627 votes cast.

Commissioner of Insurance

"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: "Jim" Donelon 57.8%, James "Jim" Crowley 28.2%, Robert Lansden 8.5%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 5.5%.

  • "Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected

    50.9% 606,196 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 423,986 votes

  • Robert Lansden RepublicanDefeated

    8.9% 105,991 votes

  • Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale RepublicanDefeated

    4.6% 55,350 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,191,523 votes cast.

Governor

"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 61.2%, Walter J. Boasso 10.2%, John Georges 22.2%, Foster Campbell 4.7%.

  • "Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected

    53.9% 699,275 votes

  • Walter J. Boasso DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 226,476 votes

  • John Georges No partyDefeated

    14.4% 186,682 votes

  • Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 161,665 votes

8 other candidates: 1.8% together
Mary Volentine Smith Democrat0.5%5,868
B. Alexandrenko Other party0.4%4,791
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile Other party0.3%3,372
T. Lee Horne III Libertarian0.2%2,648
Sheldon Forest No party0.2%2,323
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat0.2%2,080
Hardy Parkerson Democrat0.1%1,666
Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols No party0.1%994

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,297,840 votes cast.

Lieutenant Governor

"Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 68.4%, "Sammy" Kershaw 18.4%, Gary J. Beard 10.7%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 1.5%.

  • "Mitch" Landrieu DemocratElected

    56.6% 701,887 votes

  • "Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated

    30.3% 375,727 votes

  • Gary J. Beard RepublicanDefeated

    10.6% 130,876 votes

  • Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. No partyDefeated

    1.3% 15,965 votes

  • Thomas D. Kates No partyDefeated

    1.3% 15,555 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,240,010 votes cast.

Secretary of State

"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 63.7%, "R." Wooley 31.4%, Scott Lewis 4.9%.

  • "Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected

    63.3% 757,821 votes

  • "R." Wooley DemocratDefeated

    31.3% 374,199 votes

  • Scott Lewis Other partyDefeated

    5.4% 64,723 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,196,743 votes cast.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Proh.redct.salary suppl.law enf./fire officer

Passed: 59.0% voted for and 41.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: For 62.9%, Against 37.1%.

  • ForApproved

    59.0% 675,775 votes

  • Against

    41.0% 469,006 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,144,781 votes cast.

Amendment 2

Suppl. uniform pay plans police/fire agencies

Passed: 56.2% voted for and 43.8% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: For 58.8%, Against 41.2%.

  • ForApproved

    56.2% 628,854 votes

  • Against

    43.8% 489,384 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,118,238 votes cast.

Amendment 3

State retirement - additional funds - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 58.0% voted for and 42.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: For 61.4%, Against 38.6%.

  • ForApproved

    58.0% 635,324 votes

  • Against

    42.0% 459,322 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,094,646 votes cast.

Amendment 4

Exempt consigned jewelry ad valorem prop. tax

Passed: 44.3% voted for and 55.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: For 44.7%, Against 55.3%.

  • For

    44.3% 490,460 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    55.7% 615,781 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,106,241 votes cast.