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What's on the ballot and key dates

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

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Saturday, October 4, 2008

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. House, state boards and courts, and local races in 62 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. House

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

"Jim" Harlan (Democrat) won with 72.7% of the vote.

  • "Jim" Harlan DemocratElected

    72.7% 37,883 votes

  • M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 14,254 votes

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

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

52,137 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Jim" HarlanM.V. "Vinny" MendozaTurnout
Jefferson Parish68.7%10,74031.3%4,882
Orleans Parish76.4%3,00523.6%927
St. Charles Parish65.1%62934.9%337
St. Tammany Parish75.8%9,79524.2%3,125
Tangipahoa Parish71.0%9,89229.0%4,044
Washington Parish80.3%3,82219.7%939

U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District (Democratic primary)

No one got a majority, so William J. Jefferson (Democrat) and Helena Moreno (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • William J. Jefferson DemocratIn runoff

    25.3% 17,510 votes

  • Helena Moreno DemocratIn runoff

    19.9% 13,795 votes

  • Cedric Richmond DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 12,095 votes

  • James Carter DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 9,286 votes

3 other candidates: 23.9% together
Byron L. Lee Democrat13.0%8,979
Troy "C" Carter Democrat8.4%5,797
Kenya J. H. Smith Democrat2.5%1,749

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
William J. Jefferson
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

69,211 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Jefferson ParishByron L. Lee32.4%
Orleans ParishWilliam J. Jefferson26.3%

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District (Democratic primary)

No one got a majority, so Paul J. Carmouche (Democrat) and Willie Banks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Paul J. Carmouche DemocratIn runoff

    48.1% 36,936 votes

  • Willie Banks DemocratIn runoff

    23.0% 17,621 votes

  • John Milkovich DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 16,137 votes

  • Artis "Doc" Cash DemocratDefeated

    7.9% 6,065 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Paul J. Carmouche
Willie Banks
John Milkovich
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

76,759 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishPaul J. CarmoucheWillie BanksJohn MilkovichArtis "Doc" CashTurnout
Allen Parish38.6%77927.3%55125.4%5138.7%175
Beauregard Parish20.5%89526.9%1,17147.3%2,0605.3%232
Bienville Parish45.8%1,28830.3%85418.8%5285.1%144
Bossier Parish65.4%4,78711.0%80518.6%1,3655.0%363
Caddo Parish54.1%16,26716.3%4,91218.0%5,41711.5%3,463
Claiborne Parish43.1%97329.3%66121.3%4806.3%142
De Soto Parish49.8%2,28423.9%1,09617.7%8148.6%394
Grant Parish37.4%84631.9%72225.0%5645.7%128
Natchitoches Parish47.2%1,97730.6%1,28318.7%7833.6%149
Red River Parish42.5%1,02731.1%75020.7%4995.8%139
Sabine Parish48.9%1,69520.3%70326.3%9134.5%157
Vernon Parish24.5%1,54146.4%2,91923.5%1,4825.6%352
Webster Parish54.6%2,57725.3%1,19415.2%7194.8%227

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District (Republican primary)

No one got a majority, so John Fleming (Republican) and "Chris" Gorman (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • John Fleming RepublicanIn runoff

    35.1% 14,500 votes

  • "Chris" Gorman RepublicanIn runoff

    34.1% 14,072 votes

  • "Jeff" Thompson RepublicanDefeated

    30.8% 12,693 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Fleming
"Chris" Gorman
"Jeff" Thompson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

41,265 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn Fleming"Chris" Gorman"Jeff" ThompsonTurnout
Allen Parish30.4%14054.4%25115.2%70
Beauregard Parish32.0%76453.5%1,27714.5%347
Bienville Parish52.5%49629.8%28117.7%167
Bossier Parish30.5%2,44125.9%2,07243.5%3,479
Caddo Parish29.2%4,80033.8%5,54837.0%6,071
Claiborne Parish55.1%53728.4%27716.5%161
De Soto Parish37.5%57743.0%66219.5%301
Grant Parish41.3%52937.7%48321.1%270
Natchitoches Parish46.1%86135.0%65318.9%353
Red River Parish44.9%33244.2%32710.9%81
Sabine Parish57.0%88727.4%42615.6%242
Vernon Parish42.0%1,12835.5%95422.4%602
Webster Parish41.7%1,00835.6%86122.7%549

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District (Republican primary)

Rodney Alexander (Republican) won with 89.7% of the vote.

  • Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected

    89.7% 27,819 votes

  • Andrew Clack RepublicanDefeated

    10.3% 3,203 votes

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

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

31,022 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRodney AlexanderAndrew ClackTurnout
Allen Parish91.4%4998.6%47
Avoyelles Parish85.9%1,37814.1%226
Caldwell Parish90.0%81310.0%90
Catahoula Parish91.0%5779.0%57
Concordia Parish90.7%1,2269.3%125
East Carroll Parish93.6%5566.4%38
Evangeline Parish89.6%69810.4%81
Franklin Parish89.1%56210.9%69
Iberville Parish88.0%38912.0%53
Jackson Parish94.0%1,2996.0%83
LaSalle Parish89.2%1,04610.8%126
Lincoln Parish91.0%1,1929.0%118
Madison Parish92.4%6527.6%54
Morehouse Parish92.0%1,6448.0%143
Ouachita Parish88.2%5,59711.8%747
Pointe Coupee Parish85.0%36215.0%64
Rapides Parish89.7%6,49010.3%742
Richland Parish77.5%48522.5%141
Tensas Parish94.0%4576.0%29
Union Parish92.6%9367.4%75
West Carroll Parish91.9%3278.1%29
Winn Parish90.6%6349.4%66

Supreme Court and state boards

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1st Supreme Court District

No one got a majority, so Greg Guidry (Republican) and "Jimmy" Kuhn (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Greg Guidry RepublicanIn runoff

    41.5% 45,354 votes

  • "Jimmy" Kuhn RepublicanIn runoff

    30.1% 32,890 votes

  • Roland Belsome DemocratDefeated

    28.4% 31,107 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Greg Guidry
"Jimmy" Kuhn
Roland Belsome
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

109,351 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGreg Guidry"Jimmy" KuhnRoland BelsomeTurnout
Jefferson Parish54.8%21,52916.5%6,48228.7%11,253
Orleans Parish40.6%2,09515.4%79644.0%2,271
St. Helena Parish17.1%53633.5%1,05349.4%1,552
St. Tammany Parish46.2%15,09528.8%9,41724.9%8,131
Tangipahoa Parish19.8%4,39252.0%11,52728.1%6,232
Washington Parish24.4%1,70751.7%3,61523.9%1,668

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 5th Supreme Court District

Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.

  • Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball DemocratElected

    64.7% 113,939 votes

  • Jefferson D. Hughes RepublicanDefeated

    35.3% 62,269 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball
Jefferson D. Hughes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

176,208 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCatherine D. "Kitty" KimballJefferson D. HughesTurnout
Ascension Parish60.8%12,17039.2%7,836
East Baton Rouge Parish67.5%69,84232.5%33,562
East Feliciana Parish63.6%3,32536.4%1,899
Iberville Parish80.5%7,38719.5%1,791
Livingston Parish37.0%7,93763.0%13,513
Pointe Coupee Parish84.9%6,17315.1%1,102
West Baton Rouge Parish76.1%5,24223.9%1,645
West Feliciana Parish66.9%1,86333.1%921

PSC, District 1

No one got a majority, so John F. Schwegmann (No party) and Eric Skrmetta (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • John F. Schwegmann No partyIn runoff

    41.7% 61,711 votes

  • Eric Skrmetta RepublicanIn runoff

    23.1% 34,206 votes

  • Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    22.6% 33,470 votes

  • Bruce C. Kincade No partyDefeated

    12.5% 18,440 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John F. Schwegmann
Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

147,827 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn F. SchwegmannEric SkrmettaKenneth L. Odinet, Sr.Bruce C. KincadeTurnout
Ascension Parish33.3%1,54317.7%82027.3%1,26421.7%1,004
Jefferson Parish47.3%22,61926.7%12,79915.7%7,53710.3%4,907
Livingston Parish34.9%2,20416.2%1,02127.1%1,70921.9%1,380
Orleans Parish52.6%5,74322.3%2,43116.1%1,7619.0%984
Plaquemines Parish32.4%1,77018.0%98338.1%2,07811.5%630
St. Bernard Parish29.3%1,5286.8%35554.9%2,8609.0%469
St. Charles Parish44.9%1,17017.9%46726.7%69610.5%273
St. Helena Parish41.6%1,15011.9%32822.5%62324.0%664
St. John the Baptist Parish48.7%1,91316.2%63720.7%81214.4%565
St. Tammany Parish38.3%12,03226.5%8,33625.4%7,9799.8%3,064
Tangipahoa Parish37.6%7,69622.6%4,61022.4%4,57917.4%3,558
Washington Parish37.3%2,34322.6%1,41925.0%1,57215.0%942

PSC, District 5

Foster Campbell (Democrat) won with 78.1% of the vote.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    78.1% 120,805 votes

  • James "Jim" Crowley No partyDefeated

    21.9% 33,916 votes

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

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

154,721 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFoster CampbellJames "Jim" CrowleyTurnout
Bienville Parish82.5%3,31717.5%705
Bossier Parish70.1%11,34329.9%4,844
Caddo Parish77.8%36,57722.2%10,435
Caldwell Parish76.1%2,32823.9%730
Catahoula Parish82.0%95018.0%208
Claiborne Parish80.1%2,70419.9%671
Concordia Parish80.8%4,12319.2%979
De Soto Parish79.6%5,08520.4%1,301
East Carroll Parish87.3%1,94412.7%284
Franklin Parish80.0%1,03720.0%259
Jackson Parish78.3%3,15521.7%875
Lincoln Parish74.2%1,89525.8%658
Madison Parish85.0%2,50315.0%442
Morehouse Parish81.8%4,73318.2%1,056
Natchitoches Parish72.9%4,41727.1%1,646
Ouachita Parish80.2%13,81219.8%3,400
Red River Parish88.2%2,96211.8%396
Richland Parish80.9%1,21019.1%286
Sabine Parish72.5%3,90727.5%1,484
Tensas Parish87.1%1,83112.9%271
Union Parish81.3%2,32518.7%534
Webster Parish79.1%5,74620.9%1,515
West Carroll Parish78.0%64522.0%182
Winn Parish74.9%2,25625.1%755

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 18No one got a majority, so Troy Grezaffi (Democrat) and Major Thibaut (Democrat) went to a runoff.

State Senate (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 9No one got a majority, so "Polly" Thomas (Republican) and Conrad Appel (Republican) went to a runoff.