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St. Charles Parish

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

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Courts and judges

District Judge, 29th Judicial District Court, Division D

Lauren Lemmon (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.

  • Lauren Lemmon DemocratElected

    56.2% 5,804 votes

  • Kirk Granier DemocratDefeated

    43.8% 4,525 votes

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

10,329 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

Edna Campbell-Bridges (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Edna Campbell-Bridges DemocratElected

    53.5% 908 votes

  • Richard D. "Rick" Whitney, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    46.5% 790 votes

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

1,698 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Julie P. Carmouche (Republican) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • Julie P. Carmouche RepublicanElected

    63.1% 693 votes

  • Richard L. "Dick" Palmer, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    36.9% 405 votes

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

1,098 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 7

John D. Brady (Republican) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • John D. Brady RepublicanElected

    56.6% 974 votes

  • Irv Sanchez, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    34.4% 592 votes

  • Lantz Savage RepublicanDefeated

    9.1% 156 votes

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

1,722 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 4

Donnie White (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Donnie White DemocratElected

    56.5% 740 votes

  • Walter J. "Wally" Fonseca, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    43.5% 569 votes

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

1,309 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: "Jim" Harlan 65.1%, M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza 34.9%.

  • "Jim" Harlan DemocratElected

    72.7% 37,883 votes

  • M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 14,254 votes

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

52,137 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 St. Charles Parish: John F. Schwegmann 44.9%, Eric Skrmetta 17.9%, Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 26.7%, Bruce C. Kincade 10.5%.

  • 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: St. Charles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

147,827 votes cast.