On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 4, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Cedric Floyd (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.
Cedric Floyd DemocratElected
56.1%3,642 votes
Diana Sanders Barnes DemocratDefeated
27.3%1,771 votes
Glenda Williams RepublicanDefeated
16.6%1,080 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%
Cedric Floyd
Diana Sanders Barnes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,192 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 301 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,493 votes cast.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Harahan
Councilman, City of Harahan
Timothy Baudier (Republican) won with 51.7% of the vote.
Timothy Baudier RepublicanElected
51.7%1,088 votes
Bryan St. Cyr RepublicanDefeated
45.3%953 votes
Mark M. Tarto, Sr. RepublicanDefeated
3.0%63 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%
Timothy Baudier
Bryan St. Cyr
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,038 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 66 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,104 votes cast.
City of Westwego
Mayor, City of Westwego
No one got a majority, so Ted J. Munch (Democrat) and John I. "Johnny" Shaddinger, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ted J. Munch DemocratIn runoff
28.8%795 votes
John I. "Johnny" Shaddinger, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
23.0%635 votes
Lisa H. Valence DemocratDefeated
21.4%592 votes
Ross "Frog" Babin DemocratDefeated
13.0%359 votes
4 other candidates: 13.9% together
Lloyd Giardina No party
8.1%
224
Melvin J. Guidry Democrat
3.3%
90
Dwayne Fazande Democrat
1.7%
46
William P. "Mr. Bill" Malone, Jr. Republican
0.8%
23
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%
Ted J. Munch
John I. "Johnny" Shaddinger, Jr.
Lisa H. Valence
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,654 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,764 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 9th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so "Polly" Thomas (Republican) and Conrad Appel (Republican) went to a runoff.
"Polly" Thomas RepublicanIn runoff
45.7%7,715 votes
Conrad Appel RepublicanIn runoff
34.2%5,770 votes
Allen "Al" Leone RepublicanDefeated
20.1%3,383 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%
"Polly" Thomas
Conrad Appel
Allen "Al" Leone
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 16,280 votes cast at the polls in 75 precincts. The 588 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
16,868 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 24th Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 3, Division K
No one got a majority, so Ellen Shirer Kovach (Republican) and Martha E. Sassone (Republican) went to a runoff.
Ellen Shirer Kovach RepublicanIn runoff
37.3%3,510 votes
Martha E. Sassone RepublicanIn runoff
31.6%2,973 votes
Raymond "Ray" Steib RepublicanDefeated
31.2%2,938 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%
Ellen Shirer Kovach
Martha E. Sassone
Raymond "Ray" Steib
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,128 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 293 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,421 votes cast.
District Judge, 24th Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 4, Division I
Nancy A. Miller (Republican) won with 55.4% of the vote.
Nancy A. Miller RepublicanElected
55.4%3,241 votes
Norma Becerra Broussard RepublicanDefeated
44.6%2,604 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%
Nancy A. Miller
Norma Becerra Broussard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,512 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 333 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,845 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, 2nd Justice Court
No one got a majority, so Jennifer deBlanc (Republican) and Patrick DeJean (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jennifer deBlanc RepublicanIn runoff
29.3%4,010 votes
Patrick DeJean DemocratIn runoff
29.0%3,978 votes
Russell Saluto DemocratDefeated
20.1%2,749 votes
Emile "Bubby" Gauthreaux DemocratDefeated
11.2%1,529 votes
John W. Nicholson RepublicanDefeated
10.4%1,431 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%
Jennifer deBlanc
Patrick DeJean
Russell Saluto
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,157 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 540 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
13,697 votes cast.
Constable, 2nd Justice Court
Antoine J. "Tony" Thomassie (Democrat) won with 75.0% of the vote.
Antoine J. "Tony" Thomassie DemocratElected
75.0%9,743 votes
"Bobby" Doak DemocratDefeated
25.0%3,249 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%
Antoine J. "Tony" Thomassie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,471 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 521 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,992 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Jefferson Parish
U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District (Democratic primary)
"Jim" Harlan (Democrat) won with 72.7% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: "Jim" Harlan 68.7%, M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza 31.3%.
"Jim" Harlan DemocratElected
72.7%37,883 votes
M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated
27.3%14,254 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%
"Jim" Harlan
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 15,059 votes cast at the polls in 160 precincts. The 563 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
52,137 votes cast.
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.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: William J. Jefferson 22.9%, Helena Moreno 26.1%, Cedric Richmond 6.2%, James Carter 5.1%.
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 Democrat
13.0%
8,979
Troy "C" Carter Democrat
8.4%
5,797
Kenya J. H. Smith Democrat
2.5%
1,749
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%
William J. Jefferson
Helena Moreno
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 19,175 votes cast at the polls in 99 precincts. The 688 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
69,211 votes cast.
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.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Greg Guidry 54.8%, "Jimmy" Kuhn 16.5%, Roland Belsome 28.7%.
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
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%
Greg Guidry
Roland Belsome
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 37,915 votes cast at the polls in 178 precincts. The 1,349 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
109,351 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 Jefferson Parish: John F. Schwegmann 47.3%, Eric Skrmetta 26.7%, Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 15.7%, Bruce C. Kincade 10.3%.
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
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%
John F. Schwegmann
Eric Skrmetta
Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 46,033 votes cast at the polls in 208 precincts. The 1,829 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.