On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 2, 2010, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Richmond "Rev" Boyd (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.
Richmond "Rev" Boyd DemocratElected
71.1%864 votes
Eva Mae Queen Shanklin DemocratDefeated
28.9%352 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richmond "Rev" Boyd
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 930 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 286 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,216 votes cast; 32.7% of the 3,487 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 4
Marian B. Fertitta (Republican) won with 55.0% of the vote.
Marian B. Fertitta RepublicanElected
55.0%675 votes
Gregory Torres RepublicanDefeated
45.0%552 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Marian B. Fertitta
Gregory Torres
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 983 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 244 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,227 votes cast; 30.3% of the 4,039 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
Stella Chiasson Lasseigne (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.
Stella Chiasson Lasseigne DemocratElected
51.2%894 votes
Charlotte Danos Gaubert DemocratDefeated
48.8%853 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Stella Chiasson Lasseigne
Charlotte Danos Gaubert
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,354 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 393 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,747 votes cast; 38.4% of the 4,638 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 10
Dennis "Jean" Chiasson (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.
Dennis "Jean" Chiasson DemocratElected
57.6%344 votes
Claude Richardel No partyDefeated
42.4%253 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Dennis "Jean" Chiasson
Claude Richardel
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 550 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
597 votes cast; 18.3% of the 3,375 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 12
Ann Bouvier Sanamo (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
Ann Bouvier Sanamo DemocratElected
52.9%356 votes
"Jon" Callais DemocratDefeated
47.1%317 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ann Bouvier Sanamo
"Jon" Callais
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 582 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 91 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
673 votes cast; 21.0% of the 3,077 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 13
"Al" Archer (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.
"Al" Archer DemocratElected
58.3%495 votes
Mary G. Curole DemocratDefeated
41.7%354 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Al" Archer
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 698 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 151 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
849 votes cast; 22.9% of the 3,588 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Thibodaux
Mayor, City of Thibodaux
"Tommy" Eschete (No party) won with 55.5% of the vote.
"Tommy" Eschete No partyElected
55.5%2,404 votes
Charles Caillouet DemocratDefeated
44.5%1,931 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Tommy" Eschete
Charles Caillouet
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,348 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 987 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,335 votes cast; 41.6% of the 9,324 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman at Large, Seat E, City of Thibodaux
Chad Mire (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.
Chad Mire DemocratElected
60.1%2,374 votes
Gary Palmer RepublicanDefeated
39.9%1,576 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Chad Mire
Gary Palmer
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,092 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 858 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,950 votes cast; 41.6% of the 9,324 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District C, City of Thibodaux
No one got a majority, so Constance Thompson Johnson (Democrat) and Varick C. Taylor, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Constance Thompson Johnson DemocratIn runoff
36.9%411 votes
Varick C. Taylor, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
36.0%401 votes
Jimmie Winston DemocratDefeated
27.2%303 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Constance Thompson Johnson
Varick C. Taylor, Sr.
Jimmie Winston
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 797 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 318 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,115 votes cast; 34.8% of the 2,857 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Lafourche Parish
Lieutenant Governor
No one got a majority, so "Jay" Dardenne (Republican) and Caroline Fayard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 28.0%, Caroline Fayard 16.4%, "Sammy" Kershaw 23.1%, Kevin Davis 9.9%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanIn runoff
27.6%180,944 votes
Caroline Fayard DemocratIn runoff
24.3%159,507 votes
"Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated
19.2%126,166 votes
Kevin Davis RepublicanDefeated
7.9%51,542 votes
4 other candidates: 20.9% together
James "Jim" Crowley Democrat
7.9%
51,461
Roger Villere Republican
6.7%
44,096
"Butch" Gautreaux Democrat
3.9%
25,289
Melanie J. McKnight Republican
2.5%
16,411
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
"Sammy" Kershaw
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,713 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 1,874 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
655,416 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,967,475 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District-Republican Party
"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 65.1% of the vote.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: "Jeff" Landry 59.2%, "Hunt" Downer 40.8%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
65.1%19,657 votes
"Hunt" Downer RepublicanDefeated
34.9%10,549 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jeff" Landry
"Hunt" Downer
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,584 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 905 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
30,206 votes cast; 34.2% of the 91,688 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 10 mills tax renewal for Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's fire protection facilities and equipment, including emergency equipment, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes.
Fire Prot. Dist. No. 1, 10 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 75.4% voted yes and 24.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a ten (10) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $410,000 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's fire protection facilities and equipment, including emergency equipment, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
75.4%954 votes
No
24.6%311 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,160 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 105 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,265 votes cast; 14.9% of the 8,379 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Juvenile Justice Commission) (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 3.20 mills property tax renewal of Juvenile Justice Commission for improving, maintaining or operating Juvenile Justice Facilities in the Parish of Lafourche.
PW Juv. Just. Comm., 3.20 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 66.3% voted yes and 33.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Juvenile Justice Commission of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a tax of three and twenty hundredths (3.20) mills (the "Tax"), on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $2,090,000 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of improving, maintaining or operating Juvenile Justice Facilities in the Parish?
YesApproved
66.3%7,911 votes
No
33.7%4,022 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,021 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 1,912 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
11,933 votes cast; 21.3% of the 56,643 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Convening Legis.even/odd num.yrs.
Passed: 62.6% voted for and 37.4% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: For 65.9%, Against 34.1%.
What the ballot said
To move the convening of the legislature in annual regular session in even-numbered years to the second Monday in March and in odd-numbered years to the second Monday in April and to change the effective date of legislation enacted at such sessions to August first. (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) and 19)
ForApproved
62.6%370,471 votes
Against
37.4%221,218 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,827 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 1,856 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
591,689 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Gov.Off.Hmland Sec.&Emerg.Prep.Unclassified
Passed: 51.9% voted for and 48.1% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: For 59.1%, Against 40.9%.
What the ballot said
To provide that the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall be in the unclassified service of the state civil service. (Amends Article X, Sections 2(B)(11) and (12); adds Article X, Section 2 (B)(13))
ForApproved
51.9%306,106 votes
Against
48.1%283,185 votes
By precinct in Lafourche Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,764 votes cast at the polls in 68 precincts. The 1,848 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
589,291 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 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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