On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Barack Obama 57.6%, Hillary Clinton 34.6%, John Edwards 4.6%, "Joe" Biden 1.3%.
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 Democrat
1.1%
4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat
0.5%
1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat
0.4%
1,404
No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 41.4%, John McCain 43.5%, Mitt Romney 6.7%, Ron Paul 5.5%.
"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 Republican
1.0%
1,603
Rudolph W. Giuliani Republican
1.0%
1,593
Alan Keyes Republican
0.5%
837
Jerry Curry Republican
0.3%
521
Duncan Hunter Republican
0.2%
368
Daniel Gilbert Republican
0.1%
183
"Tom" Tancredo Republican
0.1%
107
No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
161,169 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY TAX) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES TO LEVY A 10-YEAR .98-MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE PARISH THROUGH THE ST. CHARLES COUNCIL ON AGING INCORPORATED.
Parishwide, .98 Mills (Prog.for Elderly)- PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 71.1% voted yes and 28.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy and collect a special tax of ninety-eight hundredths (.98) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $850,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating facilities and programs for the elderly in the Parish through the St. Charles Council on Aging Incorporated?
YesApproved
71.1%4,507 votes
No
28.9%1,836 votes
No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
6,343 votes cast.
PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (RECREATION TAX) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES TO LEVY A 10-YEAR 2.97 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SAID PARISH.
Parishwide, 2.97 Mills (Recreation Tax) - PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 65.8% voted yes and 34.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a two and ninety-seven hundredths (2.97) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $2,500,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating recreation facilities and programs in said Parish?
YesApproved
65.8%4,206 votes
No
34.2%2,182 votes
No precinct map: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.