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St. John the Baptist Parish

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.

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Courts and judges

District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, Elec. Sec. 3, Division C

Sterling Snowdy (Democrat) won with 71.4% of the vote.

  • Sterling Snowdy DemocratElected

    71.4% 3,082 votes

  • Fontella F. Baker DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 1,235 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sterling Snowdy
Fontella F. Baker
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,795 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 522 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,317 votes cast.

District Attorney, 40th Judicial District Court

Thomas "Tom" Daley (No party) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Thomas "Tom" Daley No partyElected

    55.8% 6,220 votes

  • Kerry D. Brown DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 4,926 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Thomas "Tom" Daley
Kerry D. Brown
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,768 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,378 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

11,146 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

Virgie Jarrow-Johnson (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.

  • Virgie Jarrow-Johnson DemocratElected

    65.1% 955 votes

  • Haston "Bun" Lewis, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    34.9% 512 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Virgie Jarrow-Johnson
Haston "Bun" Lewis, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,242 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 225 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,467 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 3

Diane C. Jacob (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Diane C. Jacob DemocratElected

    60.5% 966 votes

  • Travis "Casual" Cook DemocratDefeated

    39.5% 632 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Diane C. Jacob
Travis "Casual" Cook
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,426 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 172 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,598 votes cast.

Constable, Justice of the Peace District 1

Chyrall August (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • Chyrall August DemocratElected

    52.8% 765 votes

  • Milton C. Cox, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 685 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Chyrall August
Milton C. Cox, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,221 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 229 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,450 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. John the Baptist Parish

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. John the Baptist Parish: John F. Schwegmann 48.7%, Eric Skrmetta 16.2%, Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 20.7%, Bruce C. Kincade 14.4%.

  • 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 St. John the Baptist 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,409 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 518 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

147,827 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct