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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Washington 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, 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 Washington Parish: Donna L. Singletary 17.9%, "Dottie" Belletto 44.6%, Alicia Walker Breaux 25.0%, Carol T. Richards 12.5%.

  • 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 Washington Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

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

Shows the 219 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 5 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 Washington Parish: "Brad" Orman 62.8%, Wayne Thompson 37.2%.

  • "Brad" Orman DemocratElected

    61.2% 1,418 votes

  • Wayne Thompson DemocratDefeated

    38.8% 900 votes

By precinct in Washington Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Brad" Orman
Wayne Thompson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,152 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 73 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

Statewide and federal races in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Barack Obama 49.7%, Hillary Clinton 41.6%, John Edwards 3.9%, "Joe" Biden 1.9%.

  • 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 Washington 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,522 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 81 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 Washington Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 48.5%, John McCain 40.8%, Mitt Romney 5.0%, 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 Washington 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 980 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 73 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