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St. Martin 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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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Henderson

Chief of Police, Town of Henderson

Leroy Guidry (Other party) won with 66.6% of the vote.

  • Leroy Guidry Other partyElected

    66.6% 397 votes

  • Michael Potter Other partyDefeated

    28.0% 167 votes

  • Toby Legrand DemocratDefeated

    4.5% 27 votes

  • Joey J. "Hook" Huval DemocratDefeated

    0.8% 5 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

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

Shows the 572 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

596 votes cast.

Councilmen, Town of Henderson

"Don" LeGrand (Democrat), Michael Theriot (Democrat), Ray Robin (Democrat), Jody Meche (Other party), and Elizabeth "Liz" Robin (Democrat) won.

  • "Don" LeGrand DemocratElected

    19.9% 413 votes

  • Michael Theriot DemocratElected

    19.3% 401 votes

  • Ray Robin DemocratElected

    18.0% 374 votes

  • Jody Meche Other partyElected

    17.6% 365 votes

  • Elizabeth "Liz" Robin DemocratElected

    16.3% 338 votes

1 other candidate: 8.8% together
Cliff "Tee" Robertson Democrat8.8%182

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Don" LeGrand
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,982 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 91 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,073 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member, 46th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Richard Delahoussaye (Republican) won with 70.6% of the vote.

  • Richard Delahoussaye RepublicanElected

    70.6% 190 votes

  • Jennifer Reed RepublicanDefeated

    29.4% 79 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Richard Delahoussaye
Jennifer Reed
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 252 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

269 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 46th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Joseph "Rick" Pearson (Republican) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Joseph "Rick" Pearson RepublicanElected

    60.6% 254 votes

  • Todd Trahan RepublicanDefeated

    39.4% 165 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Joseph "Rick" Pearson
Todd Trahan
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 405 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 14 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

419 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 50th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Jessie Morton (Republican) won with 55.7% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Martin Parish: Jessie Morton 31.3%, Glynn P. Pellerin 68.8%.

  • Jessie Morton RepublicanElected

    55.7% 245 votes

  • Glynn P. Pellerin RepublicanDefeated

    44.3% 195 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Glynn P. Pellerin
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 26 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

440 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJessie MortonGlynn P. PellerinTurnout
Iberia Parish17.4%482.6%19
St. Martin Parish31.3%1068.8%22
St. Mary Parish60.0%23140.0%154

Statewide and federal races in St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: Barack Obama 56.1%, Hillary Clinton 36.2%, John Edwards 3.1%, "Joe" Biden 2.3%.

  • 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 Democrat1.1%4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat0.5%1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat0.4%1,404

By precinct in St. Martin 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 5,118 votes cast at the polls in 54 precincts. The 114 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. Martin Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 39.3%, John McCain 42.5%, Mitt Romney 6.1%, Ron Paul 5.6%.

  • "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. Martin 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 1,011 votes cast at the polls in 54 precincts. The 41 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