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St. John the Baptist 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, 57th Representative District, Office "A"

"Geri" Broussard Baloney (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Geri" Broussard Baloney 71.5%, Julia Remondet 20.4%, Lynncal T. Bering 8.1%.

  • "Geri" Broussard Baloney DemocratElected

    69.4% 3,455 votes

  • Julia Remondet DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 1,137 votes

  • Lynncal T. Bering DemocratDefeated

    7.7% 384 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Geri" Broussard Baloney
Julia Remondet
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,368 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 164 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,976 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Geri" Broussard BaloneyJulia RemondetLynncal T. BeringTurnout
St. James Parish64.5%93128.8%4166.7%97
St. John the Baptist Parish71.5%2,52420.4%7218.1%287

DSCC Member, 57th Representative District, Office "B"

Randal Gaines (Democrat) won with 44.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Randal Gaines 40.4%, Albert "Ali" Burl III 33.6%, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. 26.0%.

  • Randal Gaines DemocratElected

    44.0% 2,316 votes

  • Albert "Ali" Burl III DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 1,492 votes

  • Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    27.7% 1,457 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Randal Gaines
Albert "Ali" Burl III
Daniel E. Becnel, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,496 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 169 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,265 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRandal GainesAlbert "Ali" Burl IIIDaniel E. Becnel, Jr.Turnout
St. James Parish52.2%83516.4%26231.4%503
St. John the Baptist Parish40.4%1,48133.6%1,23026.0%954

DPEC Member, District 1

Clara Edwards (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Clara Edwards DemocratElected

    50.7% 578 votes

  • Iona August Holloway DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 561 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clara Edwards
Iona August Holloway
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,079 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,139 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 4

E. Buddy Bailey (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • E. Buddy Bailey DemocratElected

    52.4% 243 votes

  • Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    47.6% 221 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
E. Buddy Bailey
Daniel E. Becnel, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 437 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 27 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

464 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 56th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux (Republican) won with 55.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux 42.6%, Henry Zeller 57.4%.

  • Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux RepublicanElected

    55.3% 313 votes

  • Henry Zeller RepublicanDefeated

    44.7% 253 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux
Henry Zeller
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 85 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 9 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

566 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishClayton "Snookie" FaucheuxHenry ZellerTurnout
St. Charles Parish57.8%27342.2%199
St. John the Baptist Parish42.6%4057.4%54

RSCC Member, 57th Representative District, Subdistrict A

David W. Millet (Republican) won with 49.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: David W. Millet 51.2%, Kathy Jean McWaters 32.9%, James R. Schindler 16.0%.

  • David W. Millet RepublicanElected

    49.2% 191 votes

  • Kathy Jean McWaters RepublicanDefeated

    37.1% 144 votes

  • James R. Schindler RepublicanDefeated

    13.7% 53 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
David W. Millet
Kathy Jean McWaters
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 197 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 16 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

388 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDavid W. MilletKathy Jean McWatersJames R. SchindlerTurnout
St. James Parish46.9%8242.3%7410.9%19
St. John the Baptist Parish51.2%10932.9%7016.0%34

RSCC Member, 58th Representative District

Charles Carpenter (Republican) won with 76.8% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Charles Carpenter 41.7%, Donna Goodpaster 58.3%.

  • Charles Carpenter RepublicanElected

    76.8% 393 votes

  • Donna Goodpaster RepublicanDefeated

    23.2% 119 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

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

Shows the 11 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 1 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

512 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCharles CarpenterDonna GoodpasterTurnout
Ascension Parish69.0%19131.0%86
Assumption Parish94.7%185.3%1
Iberville Parish90.2%1109.8%12
St. James Parish84.1%6915.9%13
St. John the Baptist Parish41.7%558.3%7

Statewide and federal races in St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Barack Obama 74.3%, Hillary Clinton 21.8%, John Edwards 1.4%, "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

By precinct in St. John the Baptist 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 5,300 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 233 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 St. John the Baptist Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 44.9%, John McCain 42.7%, Mitt Romney 5.4%, Ron Paul 2.9%.

  • "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 St. John the Baptist 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 701 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 56 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