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Tangipahoa 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 Ponchatoula

Council Member, District B, City of Ponchatoula

No one got a majority, so Elouise Conley-Dotey (Democrat) and Debra Hills (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Elouise Conley-Dotey DemocratIn runoff

    41.6% 111 votes

  • Debra Hills DemocratIn runoff

    41.6% 111 votes

  • Dave Higgenbotham DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 38 votes

  • Lloyd Leonard Smith, Sr. Other partyDefeated

    2.6% 7 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Elouise Conley-Dotey
Debra Hills
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 193 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 74 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

267 votes cast; 26.7% of the 1,007 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District D, City of Ponchatoula

No one got a majority, so Tracey Brown (Democrat) and Melvin Toomer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tracey Brown DemocratIn runoff

    48.0% 61 votes

  • Melvin Toomer DemocratIn runoff

    29.9% 38 votes

  • Perry Graves DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 28 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Tracey Brown
Perry Graves
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 105 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 22 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

127 votes cast; 21.0% of the 605 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Consolidated School District No. 1 Proposition Summary: 3 year, 9 mills property tax for the purpose of giving additional support to the public elementary schools in the District by providing funds for operating, maintaining and equipping visual and performing arts for all elementary, seventh and eighth grade students and for accelerated curriculum programs and paying salaries and benefits of teachers and other public school personnel employed by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board in connection with such programs.

Consolidated School District No. 1, 9 Mills - SB - 3 Yrs.

Passed: 60.3% voted yes and 39.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated School District No. 1 of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a special tax of nine (9) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $2,085,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of three (3) years, beginning with the year 2010 and ending with the year 2012, for the purpose of giving additional support to the public elementary schools in said District by providing funds for operating, maintaining and equipping visual and performing arts for all elementary, seventh and eighth grade students and for accelerated curriculum programs and paying salaries and benefits of teachers and other public school personnel employed by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board in connection with such programs?

  • YesApproved

    60.3% 607 votes

  • No

    39.7% 399 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa 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 820 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 186 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,006 votes cast; 5.2% of the 19,435 registered voters in the area turned out.

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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  • 10% to 15%
  • 15% to 20%
  • 20% to 25%

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