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Jefferson Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 8, 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 Grand Isle

Council Member, Seat C, Town of Grand Isle

Clifford "Dixie" Santiny (Republican) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Clifford "Dixie" Santiny RepublicanElected

    51.3% 365 votes

  • Roger M. Camardelle DemocratDefeated

    48.7% 347 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clifford "Dixie" Santiny
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 509 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 203 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

712 votes cast.

Council Member, Seat D, Town of Grand Isle

Stephen "Scooter" Resweber (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • Stephen "Scooter" Resweber DemocratElected

    52.1% 372 votes

  • Aubrey "T Black" Chaisson DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 342 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Aubrey "T Black" Chaisson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 509 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 205 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

714 votes cast.

Council Member, Seat E, Town of Grand Isle

Leoda Bladsacker (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Leoda Bladsacker DemocratElected

    53.4% 379 votes

  • Carroll J. Allemand DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 331 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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

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

Shows the 508 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 202 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

710 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Jefferson Parish

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District (Democratic primary)

Gilda Reed (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Gilda Reed 67.6%, M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza 32.4%.

  • Gilda Reed DemocratElected

    69.7% 11,727 votes

  • M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated

    30.3% 5,086 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gilda Reed
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,356 votes cast at the polls in 160 precincts. The 187 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

16,813 votes cast.

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District (Republican primary)

No one got a majority, so "Steve" Scalise (Republican) and "Tim" Burns (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: "Steve" Scalise 73.6%, "Tim" Burns 16.2%, "Ben" Morris 8.8%, David Simpson 1.4%.

  • "Steve" Scalise RepublicanIn runoff

    48.3% 16,799 votes

  • "Tim" Burns RepublicanIn runoff

    27.7% 9,631 votes

  • "Ben" Morris RepublicanDefeated

    21.3% 7,388 votes

  • David Simpson RepublicanDefeated

    2.7% 932 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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

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

Shows the 12,222 votes cast at the polls in 160 precincts. The 440 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

34,750 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO LEVY AND COLLECT NOT EXCEEDING 6-1/2 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR 10 YEARS, BEGINNING IN 2008 IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, PROVIDING, MAINTAINING OR OPERATING PARISH PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN SAID PARISH; THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE COLLECTED FROM THE LEVY OF THE TAX FOR ONE YEAR IS $16,900,000.

Parishwide, 6-1/2 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 73.1% voted yes and 26.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana be authorized to levy and collect a tax not to exceed six and one-half (6-1/2) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008, with the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one year being $16,900,000 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, maintaining and operating public library facilities and equipment therefor within and for the Parish?

  • YesApproved

    73.1% 15,479 votes

  • No

    26.9% 5,697 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 20,261 votes cast at the polls in 266 precincts. The 915 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

21,176 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct