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Ascension Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 4, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Donaldsonville

Mayor, City of Donaldsonville

Leroy Sullivan, Sr. (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Leroy Sullivan, Sr. DemocratElected

    55.2% 1,624 votes

  • Michael McKinney, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    26.6% 782 votes

  • Eric "Twin" Robinson DemocratDefeated

    18.2% 534 votes

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

2,940 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1, City of Donaldsonville

Anthony "Tony" Huey (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • Anthony "Tony" Huey DemocratElected

    56.6% 271 votes

  • Lauthaught Delaney, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 208 votes

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

479 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3, City of Donaldsonville

Reginald Francis, Sr. (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.

  • Reginald Francis, Sr. DemocratElected

    65.8% 298 votes

  • "Dianne" Singleton DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 97 votes

  • Clarence Henry, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 58 votes

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

453 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4, City of Donaldsonville

Charles R. Brown, Sr. (Democrat) won with 68.6% of the vote.

  • Charles R. Brown, Sr. DemocratElected

    68.6% 489 votes

  • Miquel J. Miles, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    31.4% 224 votes

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

713 votes cast.

City of Gonzales

Mayor, City of Gonzales

Barney Arceneaux (Democrat) won with 63.6% of the vote.

  • Barney Arceneaux DemocratElected

    63.6% 1,744 votes

  • Martin McConnell DemocratDefeated

    36.4% 996 votes

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

2,740 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Gonzales

Sherman Jackson (Democrat) won with 67.6% of the vote.

  • Sherman Jackson DemocratElected

    67.6% 1,865 votes

  • Chris M. Anderson DemocratDefeated

    32.4% 893 votes

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

2,758 votes cast.

Council Member, Division A, City of Gonzales

Kenneth "Kenny" Matassa (Democrat) won with 73.3% of the vote.

  • Kenneth "Kenny" Matassa DemocratElected

    73.3% 1,948 votes

  • Brad "Plug" Lavigne DemocratDefeated

    26.7% 710 votes

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

2,658 votes cast.

Council Member, Division B, City of Gonzales

Kirk J. Boudreaux (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Kirk J. Boudreaux DemocratElected

    55.8% 1,448 votes

  • Ralph Delatte, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    31.5% 819 votes

  • Gary Lacombe DemocratDefeated

    12.7% 329 votes

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

2,596 votes cast.

Council Member, Division D, City of Gonzales

Terance L. Irvin (Democrat) won with 63.2% of the vote.

  • Terance L. Irvin DemocratElected

    63.2% 1,690 votes

  • Harold L. Stewart DemocratDefeated

    36.8% 985 votes

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

2,675 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Attorney, 23rd Judicial District Court

No one got a majority, so Ricky Babin (Democrat) and Louis Lambert (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Ricky Babin 29.4%, Louis Lambert 26.5%, Pegram Mire, Jr. 27.4%, Charles S. "Chuck" Long 16.7%.

  • Ricky Babin DemocratIn runoff

    34.8% 11,540 votes

  • Louis Lambert DemocratIn runoff

    28.2% 9,370 votes

  • Pegram Mire, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.5% 6,800 votes

  • Charles S. "Chuck" Long DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 5,476 votes

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

33,186 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRicky BabinLouis LambertPegram Mire, Jr.Charles S. "Chuck" LongTurnout
Ascension Parish29.4%6,03526.5%5,45427.4%5,62616.7%3,433
Assumption Parish46.8%2,79122.0%1,31211.7%69919.5%1,163
St. James Parish40.7%2,71439.0%2,6047.1%47513.2%880

Justice of the Peace, 3rd Justice Court

No one got a majority, so Jamie Frederic Braud (Democrat) and John C. Hebert (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jamie Frederic Braud DemocratIn runoff

    44.4% 3,266 votes

  • John C. Hebert DemocratIn runoff

    41.9% 3,078 votes

  • "Mrs. Karen" Tomlinson No partyDefeated

    13.7% 1,010 votes

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

7,354 votes cast.

Constable, 2nd Justice Court

No one got a majority, so Danny P. Thibodeaux (Republican) and George "G.W." Anderson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Danny P. Thibodeaux RepublicanIn runoff

    42.2% 3,768 votes

  • George "G.W." Anderson DemocratIn runoff

    41.5% 3,702 votes

  • Richard James DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 1,458 votes

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

8,928 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Ascension Parish

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 5th Supreme Court District

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

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball 60.8%, Jefferson D. Hughes 39.2%.

  • Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball DemocratElected

    64.7% 113,939 votes

  • Jefferson D. Hughes RepublicanDefeated

    35.3% 62,269 votes

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

176,208 votes cast.

PSC, District 1

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

This race covers 12 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: John F. Schwegmann 33.3%, Eric Skrmetta 17.7%, Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 27.3%, Bruce C. Kincade 21.7%.

  • 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

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

147,827 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Proposition No. 1 (Charter Amendment) Summary: Amendment to Article IV, Section 4-08 to delete paragraphs A through I to eliminate the civil service system for City employees other than fire department employees.

City DonaldsonvilleHRC-#1, Prop.#1-HRC Amend.Art.IV Sec4-08 -City Coun.

Passed: 60.8% voted yes and 39.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Donaldsonville Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section 4-08 be amended by deleting paragraphs A through I to eliminate the civil service system for City employees other than fire department employees?

  • YesApproved

    60.8% 1,492 votes

  • No

    39.2% 963 votes

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

2,455 votes cast.

Proposition No. 2 (Charter Amendment) Summary: Amendment to Article V, Section 5-04 to reflect the state statutes and current accounting practices.

City DonaldsonvilleHRC-#2, Prop.#2-HRC Amend.Art.V Sec5-04 -City Coun.

Passed: 66.8% voted yes and 33.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Donaldsonville Home Rule Charter, Article V, Section 5-04 be amended to reflect the state statutes and current accounting practices, as further described in the proposed changes set forth in Resolution No. 0835 of 2008 of the Council of the City of Donaldsonville, State of Louisiana?

  • YesApproved

    66.8% 1,617 votes

  • No

    33.2% 803 votes

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

2,420 votes cast.

East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 Proposition Summary: Continuation of the 5.0 mills property tax within the East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana, for the purpose of providing funds to pay the operation and maintenance costs and expenses of said Gravity Drainage District's drainage works.

E. Ascension Con.GDD No.1, 5.0 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 62.4% voted yes and 37.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a special ad valorem tax of 5.0 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the "Tax") (an estimated $2,804,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2009 and annually thereafter to and including the year 2018, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used entirely and exclusively to provide funds to pay the operation and maintenance costs and expenses of the drainage works of the District?

  • YesApproved

    62.4% 8,628 votes

  • No

    37.6% 5,194 votes

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

13,822 votes cast.