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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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Tangipahoa Parish

Local election results for Saturday, May 1, 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

Elouise Conley-Dotey (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Elouise Conley-Dotey DemocratElected

    55.2% 201 votes

  • Debra Hills DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 163 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 204 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 160 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

364 votes cast; 36.2% of the 1,014 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District D, City of Ponchatoula

Melvin Toomer (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • Melvin Toomer DemocratElected

    56.6% 86 votes

  • Tracey Brown DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 66 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%
Melvin Toomer
Tracey Brown
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 116 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

152 votes cast; 24.2% of the 628 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Town of Roseland Proposition Summary: 10 year, 10 mills property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating facilities and equipment to provide fire protection and emergency medical service to the public, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes.

Town of Roseland, 10 Mills - Mayor&BOA - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 91.7% voted yes and 8.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Town of Roseland, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), levy a new special tax of ten (10) mills on all property subject to taxation within the Town for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2010 and ending the year 2019, an estimated $30,000 reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating facilities and equipment to provide fire protection and emergency medical service to the public, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?

  • YesApproved

    91.7% 77 votes

  • No

    8.3% 7 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 76 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

84 votes cast; 10.2% of the 823 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.