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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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St. Charles 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: Gilda Reed 62.1%, M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza 37.9%.

  • Gilda Reed DemocratElected

    69.7% 11,727 votes

  • M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated

    30.3% 5,086 votes

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

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 St. Charles Parish: "Steve" Scalise 62.5%, "Tim" Burns 19.1%, "Ben" Morris 16.9%, 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

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

34,750 votes cast.