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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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St. James Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 4, 2009. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Judge, Court of Appeal, 5th Circuit, 2nd District, Division A

Jude G. Gravois (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Jude G. Gravois 84.4%, Mary Hotard Becnel 15.6%.

  • Jude G. Gravois DemocratElected

    51.0% 5,387 votes

  • Mary Hotard Becnel DemocratDefeated

    49.0% 5,177 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jude G. Gravois
Mary Hotard Becnel
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,387 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 724 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

10,564 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJude G. GravoisMary Hotard BecnelTurnout
St. James Parish84.4%4,31315.6%798
St. John the Baptist Parish19.7%1,07480.3%4,379

Turnout by precinct