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Assumption Parish

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

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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 Assumption Parish: Ricky Babin 46.8%, Louis Lambert 22.0%, Pegram Mire, Jr. 11.7%, Charles S. "Chuck" Long 19.5%.

  • 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: Assumption 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

Constable, 1st Justice of the Peace Ward

Wayne Poche (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Wayne Poche DemocratElected

    53.2% 1,183 votes

  • Darryl Ovide DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 1,039 votes

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

2,222 votes cast.

Constable, 3rd Justice of the Peace Ward

No one got a majority, so Jamie P. Ponville (Democrat) and Carson Matherne (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jamie P. Ponville DemocratIn runoff

    43.4% 927 votes

  • Carson Matherne DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 829 votes

  • Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    17.8% 380 votes

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

2,136 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Labadieville Gravity Drainage District No. 3 Proposition (Acreage Renewal) Summary: Authority to continue to levy and collect annually for a period of ten years an acreage tax of not exceeding thirty-five cents an acre for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works in said District.

Labadieville GDD No. 3, Acreage Renewal Tax - BOC- 10 Yrs.

Passed: 75.3% voted yes and 24.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Labadieville Gravity Drainage District No. 3 of Assumption Parish, Louisiana (the "District") continue to levy and collect annually for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending with the year 2018 (an estimated $2,100 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the acreage tax for an entire year), an acreage tax or forced contribution, not to exceed thirty-five cents (.35) per acre, on each and every acre of land in said District for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works in the District?

  • YesApproved

    75.3% 274 votes

  • No

    24.7% 90 votes

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

364 votes cast.