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Cameron Parish

Local election results for Saturday, February 9, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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DSCC Member, 47th Representative District, Office "B"

Eugene Sellers (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Cameron Parish: Eugene Sellers 20.3%, Jeff Sanders 79.7%.

  • Eugene Sellers DemocratElected

    51.8% 1,183 votes

  • Jeff Sanders DemocratDefeated

    48.2% 1,099 votes

By precinct in Cameron Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jeff Sanders
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 436 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,282 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishEugene SellersJeff SandersTurnout
Cameron Parish20.3%10279.7%401
Vermilion Parish60.8%1,08139.2%698

Statewide and federal races in Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Barack Obama 18.4%, Hillary Clinton 69.4%, John Edwards 7.6%, "Joe" Biden 0.9%.

  • 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

By precinct in Cameron Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hillary Clinton
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 570 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 71 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Cameron Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 51.7%, John McCain 35.0%, Mitt Romney 4.2%, Ron Paul 6.3%.

  • "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

By precinct in Cameron Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Huckabee
John McCain
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 126 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161,169 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct