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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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 St. James Parish: Ricky Babin 40.7%, Louis Lambert 39.0%, Pegram Mire, Jr. 7.1%, Charles S. "Chuck" Long 13.2%.
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
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ricky Babin
Louis Lambert
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,350 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 323 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 2
Milton "Bud" Lambert (Democrat) won with 62.2% of the vote.
Milton "Bud" Lambert DemocratElected
62.2%677 votes
Danny B. Manuel DemocratDefeated
37.8%412 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Milton "Bud" Lambert
Danny B. Manuel
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,036 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,089 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5
Trina Folse Moll (Democrat) won with 61.8% of the vote.
Trina Folse Moll DemocratElected
61.8%713 votes
Lena T. Ketchens DemocratDefeated
38.2%441 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Trina Folse Moll
Lena T. Ketchens
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,096 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 58 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,154 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 1
Ronald "Shine" Boudreaux (Democrat) won with 68.0% of the vote.
Ronald "Shine" Boudreaux DemocratElected
68.0%666 votes
"Alex" Gerhold RepublicanDefeated
32.0%314 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ronald "Shine" Boudreaux
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 953 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 27 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
980 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 3
Timothy "Droopy" Bourgeois (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.
Timothy "Droopy" Bourgeois DemocratElected
73.4%695 votes
Mark Russell DemocratDefeated
26.6%252 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Timothy "Droopy" Bourgeois
Mark Russell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 887 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
947 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 4
Johnnie Shorty (Democrat) won with 75.5% of the vote.
Johnnie Shorty DemocratElected
75.5%538 votes
Margaret M. Jones DemocratDefeated
24.5%175 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Johnnie Shorty
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 679 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 34 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
713 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 5
No one got a majority, so Sylvester J. "Syl" Winchester, Sr. (Democrat) and Rydell "Bin" Malancon (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Sylvester J. "Syl" Winchester, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
48.4%557 votes
Rydell "Bin" Malancon DemocratIn runoff
41.8%481 votes
Louis "Knot" Celestin DemocratDefeated
9.7%112 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sylvester J. "Syl" Winchester, Sr.
Rydell "Bin" Malancon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,091 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 59 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.