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.
Reginald Goldsby (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.
Reginald Goldsby DemocratElected
58.7%882 votes
Charles "Boo" Christmas RepublicanDefeated
41.3%621 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Reginald Goldsby
Charles "Boo" Christmas
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,065 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 438 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,503 votes cast.
Chief of Police, Town of Amite City
Jerry Trabona (Democrat) won with 77.5% of the vote.
Jerry Trabona DemocratElected
77.5%1,152 votes
Robert L. "Bobby" Phares DemocratDefeated
22.5%335 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Jerry Trabona
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,042 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 445 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,487 votes cast.
Council Member, District 1, Town of Amite City
Walter Daniels III (Democrat) won with 50.8% of the vote.
Walter Daniels III DemocratElected
50.8%165 votes
Emanuel Zanders III DemocratDefeated
31.1%101 votes
Arthur S. "Buster" Leonard, Jr. DemocratDefeated
12.0%39 votes
Burnice Brumfield DemocratDefeated
6.2%20 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Walter Daniels III
Emanuel Zanders III
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 224 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 101 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
325 votes cast.
Council Member, District 2, Town of Amite City
No one got a majority, so Jonathan Foster (Democrat) and Walter "PeeWee" Wren III (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jonathan Foster DemocratIn runoff
45.3%112 votes
Walter "PeeWee" Wren III DemocratIn runoff
27.9%69 votes
Sheila Addison DemocratDefeated
26.7%66 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Jonathan Foster
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 175 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 72 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
247 votes cast.
Council Member, District 3, Town of Amite City
Mark D. Vining (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.
Mark D. Vining DemocratElected
63.7%165 votes
Johnny "Nick" Duncan No partyDefeated
36.3%94 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Mark D. Vining
Johnny "Nick" Duncan
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 190 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 69 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
259 votes cast.
Council Member, District 4, Town of Amite City
"Neil" Currier (Republican) won with 54.1% of the vote.
"Neil" Currier RepublicanElected
54.1%204 votes
H. L. "Buddy" Till RepublicanDefeated
45.9%173 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Neil" Currier
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 266 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 111 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
377 votes cast.
Town of Roseland
Chief of Police, Town of Roseland
No one got a majority, so "Donnie" Hammons (Democrat) and Roy D. Burton, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Donnie" Hammons DemocratIn runoff
39.8%178 votes
Roy D. Burton, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
30.9%138 votes
Darcey N. Garrett DemocratDefeated
16.1%72 votes
Michael Lambert DemocratDefeated
13.2%59 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Donnie" Hammons
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 326 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
447 votes cast.
Aldermen, Town of Roseland
Sandra W. Turner (Democrat), Yvette Brooks (Democrat), Van L. Showers (Democrat), Ruthie L. Vernon (Democrat), and Jerrol W. Jones (Democrat) won.
Sandra W. Turner DemocratElected
21.4%300 votes
Yvette Brooks DemocratElected
18.7%262 votes
Van L. Showers DemocratElected
17.4%244 votes
Ruthie L. Vernon DemocratElected
16.8%235 votes
Jerrol W. Jones DemocratElected
15.4%216 votes
1 other candidate: 10.3% together
Jonathan C. Pierce Republican
10.3%
145
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Sandra W. Turner
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,020 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 382 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,402 votes cast.
Village of Tangipahoa
Mayor, Village of Tangipahoa
No one got a majority, so Michael Jackson (Democrat) and Darrell Martin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Michael Jackson DemocratIn runoff
47.0%134 votes
Darrell Martin DemocratIn runoff
34.4%98 votes
Brenda V. Nevels DemocratDefeated
18.6%53 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Michael Jackson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 242 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 43 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
285 votes cast.
Chief of Police, Village of Tangipahoa
Richard F. Banks (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.
Richard F. Banks DemocratElected
61.6%175 votes
Ray Henry DemocratDefeated
38.4%109 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Richard F. Banks
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 241 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 43 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
284 votes cast.
Aldermen, Village of Tangipahoa
Eddie Myers (Democrat), Mona Mary Downs (Republican), and Dawn Gray (Democrat) won.
Eddie Myers DemocratElected
38.5%206 votes
Mona Mary Downs RepublicanElected
22.2%119 votes
Dawn Gray DemocratElected
21.3%114 votes
Ricky L. Coleman DemocratDefeated
17.9%96 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Eddie Myers
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 465 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 70 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
535 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 21st Judicial District Court, Division A
Wayne Ray Chutz (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Wayne Ray Chutz 57.3%, Michael Betts 42.7%.
Wayne Ray Chutz RepublicanElected
58.1%25,536 votes
Michael Betts RepublicanDefeated
41.9%18,405 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Wayne Ray Chutz
Michael Betts
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 17,616 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 2,852 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
District Judge, 21st Judicial District Court, Division I
No one got a majority, so Blair Downing Edwards (Republican) and C. Glenn Westmoreland (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Blair Downing Edwards 42.5%, C. Glenn Westmoreland 23.0%, Cassandra Butler 26.2%, Rodney N. Erdey 8.3%.
Blair Downing Edwards RepublicanIn runoff
33.1%15,652 votes
C. Glenn Westmoreland RepublicanIn runoff
30.1%14,255 votes
Cassandra Butler DemocratDefeated
22.0%10,387 votes
Rodney N. Erdey RepublicanDefeated
14.8%7,008 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Blair Downing Edwards
C. Glenn Westmoreland
Cassandra Butler
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 19,599 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 3,076 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Scott M. Perrilloux (Republican) won with 51.3% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Scott M. Perrilloux 51.2%, Sherman Mack 33.6%, Vanessa Williams 15.2%.
Scott M. Perrilloux RepublicanElected
51.3%24,624 votes
Sherman Mack RepublicanDefeated
36.9%17,689 votes
Vanessa Williams DemocratDefeated
11.8%5,674 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Scott M. Perrilloux
Sherman Mack
Vanessa Williams
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 19,808 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 3,128 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Victor Gordon Anderson, Jr. (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.
Victor Gordon Anderson, Jr. DemocratElected
64.7%6,611 votes
Debra Travis "Debbie" Norwood DemocratDefeated
35.3%3,614 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Victor Gordon Anderson, Jr.
Debra Travis "Debbie" Norwood
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,859 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,366 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,225 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3
Tonya P. Mabry (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.
Tonya P. Mabry DemocratElected
65.0%1,931 votes
Brenda D. Miller DemocratDefeated
35.0%1,042 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Tonya P. Mabry
Brenda D. Miller
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,272 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 701 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,973 votes cast.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 5
"Debbie" Brunett (Democrat) won with 64.9% of the vote.
"Debbie" Brunett DemocratElected
64.9%1,244 votes
Edwin "Eddie" Puls DemocratDefeated
35.1%674 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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"Debbie" Brunett
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,730 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 188 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,918 votes cast.
Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 1
No one got a majority, so Quentin D. Hookfin (Democrat) and Lemmie Chapman III (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Quentin D. Hookfin DemocratIn runoff
34.0%425 votes
Lemmie Chapman III DemocratIn runoff
31.3%391 votes
"Brad" Bridges DemocratDefeated
28.2%352 votes
"Big John" Williams DemocratDefeated
6.6%82 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Lemmie Chapman III
"Brad" Bridges
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,045 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 205 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,250 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: "Jim" Harlan 71.0%, M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza 29.0%.
"Jim" Harlan DemocratElected
72.7%37,883 votes
M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated
27.3%14,254 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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"Jim" Harlan
M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,071 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 1,865 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.
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 Tangipahoa Parish: Greg Guidry 19.8%, "Jimmy" Kuhn 52.0%, Roland Belsome 28.1%.
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 Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Greg Guidry
"Jimmy" Kuhn
Roland Belsome
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 19,133 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 3,018 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 Tangipahoa Parish: John F. Schwegmann 37.6%, Eric Skrmetta 22.6%, Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 22.4%, Bruce C. Kincade 17.4%.
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 Tangipahoa Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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John F. Schwegmann
Eric Skrmetta
Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 17,634 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 2,809 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
147,827 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Road Lighting District No. 3 Proposition Summary: Continuation of the 15.0 mills property tax within the Road Lighting District No. 3 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, for a period of ten (10) years, for the purpose of providing and maintaining lighting within the District.
Shall the Road Lighting District No. 3 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a special ad valorem tax of 15.0 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the "Tax") (an estimated $17,500 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2010, and annually thereafter, to and including the tax collection for the year 2019, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used for the purpose of providing and maintaining electric lighting on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places within the District?
YesApproved
64.2%52 votes
No
35.8%29 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 71 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 10 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
81 votes cast.
Road Lighting District No. 6 Proposition Summary: Levy and collection of a ten (10.00) mills, ten (10) year property tax by the Road Lighting District No. 6 of the Parish of Tangipahoa for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, improve and equip the system of road lighting on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places of the Road Lighting District No. 6 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, and to pay the operation and maintenance costs and expenses in connection therewith.
Shall the Road Lighting District No. 6 of the Parish of Tangipahoa (the "Road Lighting District No. 6"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a special ad valorem tax of ten (10.00) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the Road Lighting District No. 6 (the "Tax") (an estimated $245,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2009, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2018, the proceeds of said Tax to provide funds to the Road Lighting District No. 6 to be used entirely and exclusively to acquire, improve and equip the system of road lighting on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places of the Road Lighting District No. 6, and to provide funds to pay the operation and maintenance costs and expenses in connection therewith?
YesApproved
53.2%1,082 votes
No
46.8%952 votes
By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,730 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 304 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.