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Livingston 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, 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 Livingston Parish: Kevin Hull 68.1%, DeVan Pardue 31.9%.

  • Kevin Hull DemocratElected

    71.2% 1,922 votes

  • DeVan Pardue DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 779 votes

By precinct in Livingston Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kevin Hull
DeVan Pardue
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,597 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,701 votes cast.

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

DPEC Member, District 6

Kevin Hull (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.

  • Kevin Hull DemocratElected

    56.2% 308 votes

  • Stephen Paul Lambert DemocratDefeated

    43.8% 240 votes

By precinct in Livingston Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kevin Hull
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 535 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

548 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 9

Cassandra Butler (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.

  • Cassandra Butler DemocratElected

    55.3% 308 votes

  • James A. "Brother" Pate DemocratDefeated

    44.7% 249 votes

By precinct in Livingston Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cassandra Butler
James A. "Brother" Pate
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 536 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 21 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

557 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 71st Representative District, Subdistrict C

Gerald L. Burns (Republican) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Gerald L. Burns RepublicanElected

    56.5% 322 votes

  • Marlene Behrnes RepublicanDefeated

    43.5% 248 votes

By precinct in Livingston Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gerald L. Burns
Marlene Behrnes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 537 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

570 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 Livingston Parish: "Chip" McCorkle 47.1%, Rhett Bourgeois 36.2%, Michael Bessleman 16.7%.

  • "Chip" McCorkle RepublicanElected

    41.0% 291 votes

  • Rhett Bourgeois RepublicanDefeated

    37.5% 266 votes

  • Michael Bessleman RepublicanDefeated

    21.5% 153 votes

By precinct in Livingston Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Chip" McCorkle
Rhett Bourgeois
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 170 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Statewide and federal races in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Barack Obama 21.9%, Hillary Clinton 66.5%, John Edwards 6.6%, "Joe" Biden 2.2%.

  • 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 Livingston 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 4,752 votes cast at the polls in 63 precincts. The 185 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 Livingston Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 55.9%, John McCain 30.4%, Mitt Romney 5.3%, Ron Paul 6.4%.

  • "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 Livingston 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 4,001 votes cast at the polls in 63 precincts. The 109 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