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St. Martin Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 27, 2010. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of St. Martinville

Mayor, City of St. Martinville

Thomas Nelson (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Thomas Nelson DemocratElected

    60.0% 1,146 votes

  • Melinda "Mel" Mitchell DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 763 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Thomas Nelson
Melinda "Mel" Mitchell
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,566 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 343 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,909 votes cast; 42.5% of the 4,546 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilman, District 3, City of St. Martinville

Dennis Paul Williams (Other party) won with 61.7% of the vote.

  • Dennis Paul Williams Other partyElected

    61.7% 211 votes

  • Dumas Charles DemocratDefeated

    38.3% 131 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dennis Paul Williams
Dumas Charles
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 300 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

342 votes cast; 38.8% of the 913 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilman, District 4, City of St. Martinville

Ronald J. Charles (Democrat) won with 83.6% of the vote.

  • Ronald J. Charles DemocratElected

    83.6% 347 votes

  • Judy "Gillette" Rochon DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 68 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ronald J. Charles
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 329 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 86 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

415 votes cast; 43.5% of the 1,024 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilman, District 5, City of St. Martinville

No one got a majority, so Arthur Champ, Jr. (Democrat) and Romanus "Ike" Robertson (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Arthur Champ, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    44.1% 200 votes

  • Romanus "Ike" Robertson Other partyIn runoff

    41.0% 186 votes

  • Sandra "Sue Mel" Batiste DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 68 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Arthur Champ, Jr.
Romanus "Ike" Robertson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 331 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 123 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

454 votes cast; 47.9% of the 962 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year 1.5 mills property tax renewal for constructing, establishing, extending, maintaining, operating and protecting a fresh water supply and abating pollution in Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River within the District, title to which public works shall be in the public.

PW Teche-VRML Fresh Water Dist., 1.5 Mills (Renewal) - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 79.6% voted yes and 20.4% voted no.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Martin Parish: Yes 79.2%, No 20.8%.

What the ballot said

Shall the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District of the State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a one and one-half (1.5) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within said District (an estimated $3,667,400 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 year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of constructing, establishing, extending, maintaining, operating and protecting a fresh water supply and abating pollution in Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River within the said District, title to which public works shall be in the public?

  • YesApproved

    79.6% 6,945 votes

  • No

    20.4% 1,783 votes

By precinct in St. Martin Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,762 votes cast at the polls in 54 precincts. The 403 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,728 votes cast; 3.8% of the 257,427 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Iberia Parish85.6%1,61914.4%2734.1%
Lafayette Parish80.5%1,31819.5%3191.2%
St. Martin Parish79.2%1,71520.8%4507.8%
Vermilion Parish75.6%2,29324.4%7419.4%

Turnout by precinct

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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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  • 60% to 75%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.