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St. Tammany 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

City of Mandeville

Council Members at Large, City of Mandeville

Trilby Lenfant (Republican) and Adelaide J. Boettner (Republican) won.

  • Trilby Lenfant RepublicanElected

    44.6% 1,760 votes

  • Adelaide J. Boettner RepublicanElected

    31.6% 1,247 votes

  • Ernest Burguieres RepublicanDefeated

    23.8% 939 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 3,711 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 235 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,946 votes cast.

Council Member I, City of Mandeville

"Jerry" Coogan (Republican) won with 61.7% of the vote.

  • "Jerry" Coogan RepublicanElected

    61.7% 552 votes

  • Alice Torry RepublicanDefeated

    38.3% 343 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jerry" Coogan
Alice Torry
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 845 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 50 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

895 votes cast.

Council Member II, City of Mandeville

Carla Buchholz (Republican) won with 54.2% of the vote.

  • Carla Buchholz RepublicanElected

    54.2% 329 votes

  • Sean M. Casey RepublicanDefeated

    45.8% 278 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Carla Buchholz
Sean M. Casey
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 563 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 44 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

607 votes cast.

Council Member III, City of Mandeville

"Jeff" Bernard (Republican) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Bernard RepublicanElected

    51.8% 455 votes

  • Denis P. Bechac RepublicanDefeated

    48.2% 424 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jeff" Bernard
Denis P. Bechac
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 838 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

879 votes cast.

Town of Madisonville

Councilmen, Town of Madisonville

Mark D. Badeaux (Democrat), "Tim" Bounds (Republican), L. P. Ostendorf (Democrat), Jerry Lange (Democrat), and "Jim" Bouey (Republican) won.

  • Mark D. Badeaux DemocratElected

    17.8% 187 votes

  • "Tim" Bounds RepublicanElected

    14.5% 153 votes

  • L. P. Ostendorf DemocratElected

    12.9% 136 votes

  • Jerry Lange DemocratElected

    10.9% 115 votes

  • "Jim" Bouey RepublicanElected

    10.3% 108 votes

5 other candidates: 33.6% together
"Chris" Hitzman Republican8.0%84
David Stefferud Republican7.6%80
Douglas K. Gardner Democrat7.1%75
Myron A. Bourg Republican5.5%58
Kevin Michael Barnes, Jr. Republican5.3%56

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mark D. Badeaux
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 976 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 76 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,052 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 6

Trecia Kennedy (Republican) won with 67.6% of the vote.

  • Trecia Kennedy RepublicanElected

    67.6% 873 votes

  • Russell "Rusty" Yates DemocratDefeated

    32.4% 418 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Trecia Kennedy
Russell "Rusty" Yates
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,234 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,291 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 74th Representative District, Office "A"

Donna L. Singletary (Democrat) won with 35.8% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Donna L. Singletary 45.5%, "Dottie" Belletto 20.5%, Alicia Walker Breaux 26.4%, Carol T. Richards 7.6%.

  • Donna L. Singletary DemocratElected

    35.8% 936 votes

  • "Dottie" Belletto DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 734 votes

  • Alicia Walker Breaux DemocratDefeated

    26.9% 703 votes

  • Carol T. Richards DemocratDefeated

    9.4% 245 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donna L. Singletary
"Dottie" Belletto
Alicia Walker Breaux
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,570 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 68 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,618 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonna L. Singletary"Dottie" BellettoAlicia Walker BreauxCarol T. RichardsTurnout
St. Tammany Parish45.5%74520.5%33626.4%4327.6%125
Tangipahoa Parish20.0%15139.4%29828.4%21512.2%92
Washington Parish17.9%4044.6%10025.0%5612.5%28

DSCC Member, 75th Representative District, Office "B"

"Brad" Orman (Democrat) won with 61.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: "Brad" Orman 22.6%, Wayne Thompson 77.4%.

  • "Brad" Orman DemocratElected

    61.2% 1,418 votes

  • Wayne Thompson DemocratDefeated

    38.8% 900 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 90 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,318 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Brad" OrmanWayne ThompsonTurnout
St. Tammany Parish22.6%2177.4%72
Washington Parish62.8%1,39737.2%828

DSCC Member, 89th Representative District, Office "A"

"Susie" Deano (Democrat) won with 74.6% of the vote.

  • "Susie" Deano DemocratElected

    74.6% 1,375 votes

  • Joyce Ilardi DemocratDefeated

    25.4% 468 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 1,738 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 105 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,843 votes cast.

DSCC Member, 89th Representative District, Office "B"

Sorola "Jody" Palmer (Democrat) won with 47.7% of the vote.

  • Sorola "Jody" Palmer DemocratElected

    47.7% 883 votes

  • Michael P. Fagan DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 630 votes

  • Daryl Pettit DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 340 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sorola "Jody" Palmer
Michael P. Fagan
Daryl Pettit
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,751 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 102 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,853 votes cast.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Donna L. Singletary (Democrat), Kenneth "Ken" Burkhalter (Democrat), Alicia Walker Breaux (Democrat), Richard H. Boyd (Democrat), and Donna Christopher (Democrat) won.

  • Donna L. Singletary DemocratElected

    14.4% 4,898 votes

  • Kenneth "Ken" Burkhalter DemocratElected

    13.4% 4,555 votes

  • Alicia Walker Breaux DemocratElected

    13.0% 4,436 votes

  • Richard H. Boyd DemocratElected

    9.5% 3,246 votes

  • Donna Christopher DemocratElected

    9.2% 3,132 votes

5 other candidates: 40.6% together
Lizette Pechon Democrat8.7%2,967
Renee Pitre Democrat8.7%2,958
Sorola "Jody" Palmer Democrat8.5%2,910
Jim Long Democrat7.3%2,500
Michael P. Fagan Democrat7.3%2,491

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donna L. Singletary
Kenneth "Ken" Burkhalter
Alicia Walker Breaux
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 31,756 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 2,337 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

34,093 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 2

Wayne Thompson (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • Wayne Thompson DemocratElected

    57.1% 326 votes

  • Della Rose Perkins DemocratDefeated

    42.9% 245 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Wayne Thompson
Della Rose Perkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 541 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

571 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 10

Zella B. Walker (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.

  • Zella B. Walker DemocratElected

    56.2% 388 votes

  • Joyce Ilardi DemocratDefeated

    43.8% 303 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Zella B. Walker
Joyce Ilardi
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 644 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

691 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 74th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Scott Simon (Republican) won with 81.8% of the vote.

  • Scott Simon RepublicanElected

    81.8% 644 votes

  • James Hartman RepublicanDefeated

    14.1% 111 votes

  • Wayne Steed RepublicanDefeated

    4.1% 32 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 739 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 48 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

787 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 74th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Christopher David Trahan (Republican) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Christopher David Trahan RepublicanElected

    53.0% 330 votes

  • Peter Egan RepublicanDefeated

    47.0% 293 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Christopher David Trahan
Peter Egan
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 580 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 43 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

623 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 76th Representative District, Subdistrict A

"Ray" Canada (Republican) won with 62.9% of the vote.

  • "Ray" Canada RepublicanElected

    62.9% 293 votes

  • Mark Sigur RepublicanDefeated

    18.9% 88 votes

  • Sarah J. Mejias RepublicanDefeated

    18.2% 85 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Ray" Canada
Sarah J. Mejias
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 429 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

466 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 77th Representative District, Subdistrict D

Suzanne Crow (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • Suzanne Crow RepublicanElected

    56.3% 489 votes

  • Gordon Reese, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    43.7% 379 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Suzanne Crow
Gordon Reese, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 796 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 72 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

868 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 89th Representative District, Subdistrict B

"Betty" Viener (Republican) won with 67.5% of the vote.

  • "Betty" Viener RepublicanElected

    67.5% 449 votes

  • Argiro Morgan RepublicanDefeated

    32.5% 216 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

Shows the 614 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 51 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

665 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 89th Representative District, Subdistrict C

Lorraine Peterson (Republican) won with 41.2% of the vote.

  • Lorraine Peterson RepublicanElected

    41.2% 231 votes

  • "Joe" Myers RepublicanDefeated

    35.8% 201 votes

  • Leonise "Lennie" Ditoro RepublicanDefeated

    23.0% 129 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lorraine Peterson
"Joe" Myers
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 532 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 29 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

561 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 89th Representative District, Subdistrict E

Malcolm B. Sonnier (Republican) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • Malcolm B. Sonnier RepublicanElected

    50.8% 259 votes

  • Greg W. Sinclair RepublicanDefeated

    49.2% 251 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Malcolm B. Sonnier
Greg W. Sinclair
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 484 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

510 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 90th Representative District, Subdistrict A

Thomas "Rocky" Thompson (Republican) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • Thomas "Rocky" Thompson RepublicanElected

    60.2% 203 votes

  • Kevin G. Barkemeyer RepublicanDefeated

    39.8% 134 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Thomas "Rocky" Thompson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 302 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 35 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

337 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

Pamela B. Egan (Republican), Adam A. Ackel (Republican), Kelly Dabdoub (Republican), Kristin McLaren (Republican), and Wynn Williams (Republican) won.

  • Pamela B. Egan RepublicanElected

    15.2% 6,358 votes

  • Adam A. Ackel RepublicanElected

    14.6% 6,093 votes

  • Kelly Dabdoub RepublicanElected

    13.3% 5,546 votes

  • Kristin McLaren RepublicanElected

    12.4% 5,175 votes

  • Wynn Williams RepublicanElected

    11.3% 4,711 votes

4 other candidates: 33.3% together
Susan T. Leonard Republican10.8%4,502
Linzi Conners Republican9.7%4,069
McChord Carrico Republican6.7%2,796
Antoinette "Toni" Purcella Republican6.1%2,548

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Pamela B. Egan
Adam A. Ackel
Kelly Dabdoub
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 38,421 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 3,377 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

41,798 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 6

William Songy (Republican) won with 47.1% of the vote.

  • William Songy RepublicanElected

    47.1% 290 votes

  • Floyd Trascher, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    35.7% 220 votes

  • Randy Lawshe RepublicanDefeated

    17.2% 106 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
William Songy
Floyd Trascher, Jr.
Randy Lawshe
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 574 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

616 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 10

Stewart R. Shields (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.

  • Stewart R. Shields RepublicanElected

    54.7% 619 votes

  • Salvador "Sal" Liberto, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    45.3% 512 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Stewart R. Shields
Salvador "Sal" Liberto, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,062 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 69 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,131 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: Barack Obama 45.4%, Hillary Clinton 47.3%, John Edwards 4.2%, "Joe" Biden 1.2%.

  • 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 St. Tammany 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 10,803 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 608 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. Tammany Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 37.7%, John McCain 47.1%, Mitt Romney 6.7%, Ron Paul 5.8%.

  • "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. Tammany 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 12,449 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 915 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