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Ascension Parish

How the parish voted for Saturday, March 8, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Statewide and federal races in Ascension Parish

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Democratic primary)

No one got a majority, so "Don" Cazayoux (Democrat) and Michael Jackson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: "Don" Cazayoux 57.3%, Michael Jackson 10.2%, Jason DeCuir 11.3%, "Andy" Kopplin 18.2%.

  • "Don" Cazayoux DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 16,636 votes

  • Michael Jackson DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 12,941 votes

  • Jason DeCuir DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 8,824 votes

  • "Andy" Kopplin DemocratDefeated

    17.2% 8,211 votes

  • Joe Delatte DemocratDefeated

    2.1% 1,020 votes

No precinct map: Ascension Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

47,632 votes cast.

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Republican primary)

No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Laurinda L. Calongne (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 49.6%, Laurinda L. Calongne 32.8%, Paul Sawyer 16.7%, Michael Cloonan 0.9%.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff

    49.9% 14,900 votes

  • Laurinda L. Calongne RepublicanIn runoff

    25.5% 7,609 votes

  • Paul Sawyer RepublicanDefeated

    23.2% 6,939 votes

  • Michael Cloonan RepublicanDefeated

    1.4% 427 votes

No precinct map: Ascension Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

29,875 votes cast.