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Evangeline 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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Party committees

RSCC Member, 38th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Dennis Thompson (Republican) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Dennis Thompson RepublicanElected

    51.4% 203 votes

  • James C. Bertrand RepublicanDefeated

    48.6% 192 votes

By precinct in Evangeline Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dennis Thompson
James C. Bertrand
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 332 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 63 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

395 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 38th Representative District, Subdistrict B

"Jimmy" LaFleur (Republican) won with 63.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Evangeline Parish: "Jimmy" LaFleur 77.2%, Jo Ann O. Caillouet 22.8%.

  • "Jimmy" LaFleur RepublicanElected

    63.2% 234 votes

  • Jo Ann O. Caillouet RepublicanDefeated

    36.8% 136 votes

By precinct in Evangeline Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jimmy" LaFleur
Jo Ann O. Caillouet
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 93 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 21 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

370 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Jimmy" LaFleurJo Ann O. CaillouetTurnout
Evangeline Parish77.2%8822.8%26
St. Landry Parish57.0%14643.0%110

Statewide and federal races in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Barack Obama 48.9%, Hillary Clinton 42.4%, John Edwards 3.5%, "Joe" Biden 2.5%.

  • 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 Evangeline Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,663 votes cast at the polls in 59 precincts. The 140 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 Evangeline Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 44.9%, John McCain 45.4%, Mitt Romney 4.9%, Ron Paul 1.8%.

  • "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 Evangeline 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 586 votes cast at the polls in 59 precincts. The 84 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