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Lafayette Parish

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

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Party committees

DSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Office "A"

Barbara J. Conner (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • Barbara J. Conner DemocratElected

    57.0% 1,126 votes

  • Melinda Mangham DemocratDefeated

    43.0% 849 votes

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

1,975 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Office "B"

John D. Bernhardt (Democrat) won with 54.6% of the vote.

  • John D. Bernhardt DemocratElected

    54.6% 1,062 votes

  • "Jeff" Moss DemocratDefeated

    45.4% 883 votes

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

1,945 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 43rd Representative District, Subdistrict A

Patrick L. LeBlanc (Republican) won with 72.6% of the vote.

  • Patrick L. LeBlanc RepublicanElected

    72.6% 513 votes

  • Gary Reynolds RepublicanDefeated

    27.4% 194 votes

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

707 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Subdistrict B

DeAnne Henke (Republican) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • DeAnne Henke RepublicanElected

    56.4% 273 votes

  • Ricky LaFleur RepublicanDefeated

    43.6% 211 votes

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

484 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

"Ernie" Alexander (Republican), Ronald "Ron" Gomez (Republican), Judy F. Keller (Republican), Timothy Reynolds (Republican), and Stanley "Tee" Brosky (Republican) won.

  • "Ernie" Alexander RepublicanElected

    20.4% 5,084 votes

  • Ronald "Ron" Gomez RepublicanElected

    19.0% 4,720 votes

  • Judy F. Keller RepublicanElected

    15.0% 3,746 votes

  • Timothy Reynolds RepublicanElected

    12.6% 3,133 votes

  • Stanley "Tee" Brosky RepublicanElected

    12.5% 3,107 votes

2 other candidates: 20.5% together
Brennan "Badger" LeBlanc Republican10.5%2,609
Warren Caudle Republican10.1%2,506

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

24,905 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish: Barack Obama 59.7%, Hillary Clinton 34.8%, John Edwards 2.4%, "Joe" Biden 1.4%.

  • 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: Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 39.4%, John McCain 42.6%, Mitt Romney 7.7%, Ron Paul 6.7%.

  • "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: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

161,169 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

CITY OF YOUNGSVILLE PROPOSITION (SALES TAX REDEDICATION) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO REDEDICATE 25% OF THE PROCEEDS HEREAFTER RECEIVED FROM THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE CITY'S 1% SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED AT AN ELECTION HELD ON JULY 11, 1981 (THE "1981 TAX"), FOR THE PURPOSES OF PAYING THE COST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES, ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS THEREFOR, CONSTRUCTION AND/OR ACQUISITION OF BUILDINGS TO HOUSE SUCH FACILITIES AND EMPLOYEE AND POLICEMEN'S SALARIES TO PROVIDE THAT 25% OF THE 1981 TAX PROCEEDS SHALL BE DEDICATED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS, DRAINAGE FACILITIES INCIDENTAL THERETO AND ACQUIRING EQUIPMENT THEREFOR; AND AUTHORITY TO FUND THE 1981 TAX PROCEEDS INTO BONDS OR USE THE 1981 TAX PROCEEDS TO PAY ANY BONDED OR FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY INCURRED FOR SUCH CAPITAL PURPOSES.

City of Youngsville, 1% S&U Tax - Mayor and City Council

Passed: 46.3% voted yes and 53.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Youngsville, State of Louisiana (the "City") under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to rededicate 25% of the proceeds hereafter received from the levy and collection of its one percent (I%) sales and use tax authorized to be, and now being levied and collected pursuant to an election held in the City on July 11, 1981 (the "1981 Tax") (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for one entire year being $910,000), for the purposes of paying the cost of law enforcement facilities, acquisition of equipment and furnishings therefor, construction and/or acquisition of buildings to house such facilities and employee and policemen's salaries to provide that 25% of the 1981 Tax proceeds shall be dedicated and used for the purposes of constructing, improving and maintaining public streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, drainage facilities incidental thereto and acquiring equipment therefor; and further shall the governing authority of the City be authorized to fund the 1981 Tax proceeds into bonds or use the 1981 Tax proceeds to pay any bonded or funded indebtedness of the City incurred for the aforesaid capital purposes, to the extent and in the manner provided by state law?

  • Yes

    46.3% 494 votes

  • NoDefeated

    53.7% 573 votes

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

1,067 votes cast.