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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

How the parish voted for Saturday, August 28, 2010, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

U.S. Senator (Democratic primary)

"Charlie" Melancon (Democrat) won with 70.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Charlie" Melancon 80.4%, Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. 14.2%, Cary J. Deaton 5.4%.

  • "Charlie" Melancon DemocratElected

    70.6% 77,809 votes

  • Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 19,521 votes

  • Cary J. Deaton DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 12,853 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%
"Charlie" Melancon
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 951 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

110,183 votes cast.

U.S. Senator (Libertarian primary)

Randall Todd Hayes (Libertarian) won with 61.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Randall Todd Hayes 33.3%, Anthony Gentile 66.7%.

  • Randall Todd Hayes LibertarianElected

    61.6% 1,530 votes

  • Anthony Gentile LibertarianDefeated

    38.4% 953 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Randall Todd Hayes
Anthony Gentile
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts.

2,483 votes cast.

U.S. Senator (Republican primary)

David Vitter (Republican) won with 87.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: David Vitter 95.4%, Chet D. Traylor 0.7%, Nick J. Accardo 4.0%.

  • David Vitter RepublicanElected

    87.6% 85,225 votes

  • Chet D. Traylor RepublicanDefeated

    7.0% 6,841 votes

  • Nick J. Accardo RepublicanDefeated

    5.4% 5,232 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
David Vitter
Nick J. Accardo
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 264 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

97,298 votes cast.

U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District-Republican Party

No one got a majority, so "Jeff" Landry (Republican) and "Hunt" Downer (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Jeff" Landry 61.0%, "Hunt" Downer 27.6%, Kristian Magar 11.4%.

  • "Jeff" Landry RepublicanIn runoff

    49.6% 10,396 votes

  • "Hunt" Downer RepublicanIn runoff

    36.1% 7,570 votes

  • Kristian Magar RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 2,987 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jeff" Landry
"Hunt" Downer
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 269 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

20,953 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct