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Ascension Parish

Local election results for Saturday, February 9, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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DSCC Member, 88th Representative District, Office "B"

Kevin Hull (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Kevin Hull 75.8%, DeVan Pardue 24.2%.

  • Kevin Hull DemocratElected

    71.2% 1,922 votes

  • DeVan Pardue DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 779 votes

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

2,701 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKevin HullDeVan PardueTurnout
Ascension Parish75.8%81024.2%258
Livingston Parish68.1%1,11231.9%521

RSCC Member, 58th Representative District

Charles Carpenter (Republican) won with 76.8% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Charles Carpenter 69.0%, Donna Goodpaster 31.0%.

  • Charles Carpenter RepublicanElected

    76.8% 393 votes

  • Donna Goodpaster RepublicanDefeated

    23.2% 119 votes

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

512 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCharles CarpenterDonna GoodpasterTurnout
Ascension Parish69.0%19131.0%86
Assumption Parish94.7%185.3%1
Iberville Parish90.2%1109.8%12
St. James Parish84.1%6915.9%13
St. John the Baptist Parish41.7%558.3%7

RSCC Member, 59th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Paul Goppelt (Republican) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Paul Goppelt RepublicanElected

    69.2% 461 votes

  • Christopher "Randy" Odom RepublicanDefeated

    30.8% 205 votes

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

666 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 59th Representative District, Subdistrict C

George Valentine (Republican) won with 63.6% of the vote.

  • George Valentine RepublicanElected

    63.6% 506 votes

  • Brad Walker RepublicanDefeated

    36.4% 289 votes

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

795 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 88th Representative District, Subdistrict A

"Chip" McCorkle (Republican) won with 41.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: "Chip" McCorkle 39.0%, Rhett Bourgeois 37.9%, Michael Bessleman 23.1%.

  • "Chip" McCorkle RepublicanElected

    41.0% 291 votes

  • Rhett Bourgeois RepublicanDefeated

    37.5% 266 votes

  • Michael Bessleman RepublicanDefeated

    21.5% 153 votes

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

710 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Chip" McCorkleRhett BourgeoisMichael BesslemanTurnout
Ascension Parish39.0%20937.9%20323.1%124
Livingston Parish47.1%8236.2%6316.7%29

RPEC Member(s), at Large

Todd P. Gautreau (Republican), "Kathy" Edmonston (Republican), Cheryl Fontenot (Republican), Phillip "P.J." Valentine (Republican), and "Jeremy" Epps (Republican) won.

  • Todd P. Gautreau RepublicanElected

    19.3% 1,882 votes

  • "Kathy" Edmonston RepublicanElected

    17.8% 1,738 votes

  • Cheryl Fontenot RepublicanElected

    17.1% 1,669 votes

  • Phillip "P.J." Valentine RepublicanElected

    16.0% 1,562 votes

  • "Jeremy" Epps RepublicanElected

    15.7% 1,531 votes

1 other candidate: 13.9% together
Gordon Jones Republican13.9%1,358

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

9,740 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 2

JoAn Brown (Republican) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • JoAn Brown RepublicanElected

    60.2% 174 votes

  • Donna Goodpaster RepublicanDefeated

    39.8% 115 votes

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

289 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Ascension Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Barack Obama 53.0%, Hillary Clinton 39.7%, John Edwards 3.5%, "Joe" Biden 1.7%.

  • Barack Obama DemocratElected

    57.4% 220,632 votes

  • Hillary Clinton DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 136,925 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    3.4% 13,026 votes

  • "Joe" Biden DemocratDefeated

    1.6% 6,178 votes

3 other candidates: 2.0% together
William "Bill" Richardson Democrat1.1%4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat0.5%1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat0.4%1,404

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

384,346 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

"Mike" Huckabee (Republican) won with 43.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 49.4%, John McCain 34.6%, Mitt Romney 6.4%, Ron Paul 6.5%.

  • "Mike" Huckabee RepublicanElected

    43.2% 69,594 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 67,551 votes

  • Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated

    6.3% 10,222 votes

  • Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 8,590 votes

7 other candidates: 3.2% together
Fred Thompson Republican1.0%1,603
Rudolph W. Giuliani Republican1.0%1,593
Alan Keyes Republican0.5%837
Jerry Curry Republican0.3%521
Duncan Hunter Republican0.2%368
Daniel Gilbert Republican0.1%183
"Tom" Tancredo Republican0.1%107

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

161,169 votes cast.