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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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Vermilion 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 Abbeville

Councilman, District A, City of Abbeville

Louis Joe Hardy (Democrat) won with 85.5% of the vote.

  • Louis Joe Hardy DemocratElected

    85.5% 271 votes

  • Rita G. Fuselier DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 46 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Louis Joe Hardy
Rita G. Fuselier
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 280 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

317 votes cast; 17.5% of the 1,848 registered voters in the area turned out.

City of Kaplan

Mayor, City of Kaplan

Kirk Champagne (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

  • Kirk Champagne DemocratElected

    57.4% 873 votes

  • Jerry "J. J." Landry DemocratDefeated

    42.6% 649 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kirk Champagne
Jerry "J. J." Landry
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,359 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 163 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,522 votes cast; 47.7% of the 3,190 registered voters in the area turned out.

Chief of Police, City of Kaplan

Boyd Adams (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

  • Boyd Adams DemocratElected

    51.2% 780 votes

  • Virgie C. LeMaire DemocratDefeated

    39.0% 593 votes

  • Ray A. Gaspard DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 149 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Boyd Adams
Virgie C. LeMaire
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,356 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 166 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,522 votes cast; 47.7% of the 3,190 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, At Large, City of Kaplan

Herbert "Herb" Gaspard, Jr. (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Herbert "Herb" Gaspard, Jr. DemocratElected

    56.8% 841 votes

  • Dolores "Ms. Dee" Broussard DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 639 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Herbert "Herb" Gaspard, Jr.
Dolores "Ms. Dee" Broussard
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,322 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 158 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,480 votes cast; 47.7% of the 3,190 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 Vermilion Parish: Yes 75.6%, No 24.4%.

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 Vermilion Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 2,627 votes cast at the polls in 58 precincts. The 407 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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  • 30% to 45%
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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.