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.
William "Billy" Nungesser (Republican) won with 71.3% of the vote.
William "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected
71.3%5,632 votes
Amos J. Cormier, Jr. DemocratDefeated
22.4%1,772 votes
"Benny" Rousselle No partyDefeated
6.3%499 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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William "Billy" Nungesser
Amos J. Cormier, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,080 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,823 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,903 votes cast; 42.6% of the 16,101 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 1
No one got a majority, so Don M. Beshel (Republican) and Percy "P.V." Griffin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Don M. Beshel RepublicanIn runoff
37.9%374 votes
Percy "P.V." Griffin DemocratIn runoff
35.5%351 votes
John L. Barthelemy, Jr. DemocratDefeated
26.6%263 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Don M. Beshel
Percy "P.V." Griffin
John L. Barthelemy, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 874 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 114 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
988 votes cast; 52.1% of the 1,809 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 4
Stuart J. Guey, Jr. (Republican) won with 80.5% of the vote.
Stuart J. Guey, Jr. RepublicanElected
80.5%700 votes
Jill Percle Barrilleaux No partyDefeated
19.5%170 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Stuart J. Guey, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 457 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 413 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
870 votes cast; 35.0% of the 2,135 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 5
Anthony L. Buras, Jr. (Republican) won with 56.7% of the vote.
Anthony L. Buras, Jr. RepublicanElected
56.7%643 votes
Terry W. Sercovich RepublicanDefeated
24.0%272 votes
Easten M. Sullen, Jr. No partyDefeated
19.3%219 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Anthony L. Buras, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 699 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 435 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,134 votes cast; 44.0% of the 2,288 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 6
Burghart H. Turner (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.
Burghart H. Turner DemocratElected
63.5%564 votes
Mary Lou Everage DemocratDefeated
27.1%241 votes
Cyril Crutchfield, Jr. DemocratDefeated
9.3%83 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Burghart H. Turner
Mary Lou Everage
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 629 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 259 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
888 votes cast; 48.9% of the 1,697 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 7
No one got a majority, so Jeff Edgecombe (Democrat) and Marsha LeJeune (Republican) went to a runoff.
Jeff Edgecombe DemocratIn runoff
30.3%171 votes
Marsha LeJeune RepublicanIn runoff
23.9%135 votes
Rebecca Ballay Hochhalter DemocratDefeated
16.3%92 votes
Robin Louise Parker DemocratDefeated
10.1%57 votes
3 other candidates: 19.3% together
"Bill" Hardin Republican
9.9%
56
"Pam" LeNormand Democrat
5.1%
29
Ray "C.C." Gallet Democrat
4.3%
24
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Jeff Edgecombe
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 362 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 202 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
564 votes cast; 40.1% of the 1,259 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 8
Byron T. Marinovich (Republican) won with 76.8% of the vote.
Byron T. Marinovich RepublicanElected
76.8%239 votes
"Mike" Brewer No partyDefeated
23.2%72 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Byron T. Marinovich
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 217 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 94 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
311 votes cast; 29.2% of the 918 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of Parish Council, District 9
Marla Fisher Cooper (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.
Marla Fisher Cooper DemocratElected
54.3%257 votes
"Rick" Jones No partyDefeated
45.7%216 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Marla Fisher Cooper
"Rick" Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 391 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 82 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
473 votes cast; 34.1% of the 1,190 registered voters in the area turned out.
School board
Member of School Board, District 2
Nancy LaHaye (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
Nancy LaHaye DemocratElected
55.6%641 votes
"Larry" Rousselle No partyDefeated
44.4%511 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Nancy LaHaye
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 611 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 541 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,152 votes cast; 42.5% of the 2,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
"Fran" Bayhi-Martinez (Republican) won with 59.6% of the vote.
"Fran" Bayhi-Martinez RepublicanElected
59.6%660 votes
Sharon A. Branan DemocratDefeated
40.4%447 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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"Fran" Bayhi-Martinez
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 680 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 427 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,107 votes cast; 44.0% of the 2,288 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 8
"Chuck" Soileau (Republican) won with 60.9% of the vote.
"Chuck" Soileau RepublicanElected
60.9%199 votes
Helen E. Barrois RepublicanDefeated
39.1%128 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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"Chuck" Soileau
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 230 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 97 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
327 votes cast; 29.2% of the 918 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 9
William "Billy" Mertz (Republican) won with 76.2% of the vote.
William "Billy" Mertz RepublicanElected
76.2%321 votes
Ryan J. Lege No partyDefeated
23.8%100 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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William "Billy" Mertz
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 342 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 79 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
421 votes cast; 34.1% of the 1,190 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Judge, Court of Appeal, 4th Circuit, 2nd District, Division A
Joyce Cossich "Joy" Lobrano (Republican) won with 64.4% of the vote.
Joyce Cossich "Joy" Lobrano RepublicanElected
64.4%4,807 votes
Amos J. Cormier III DemocratDefeated
35.6%2,661 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Joyce Cossich "Joy" Lobrano
Amos J. Cormier III
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,690 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,778 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,468 votes cast; 42.6% of the 16,101 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 23.5%, Caroline Fayard 17.5%, "Sammy" Kershaw 21.5%, Kevin Davis 17.9%.
"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 Plaquemines Parish
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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 4,380 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,695 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Jeff" Landry 67.5%, "Hunt" Downer 32.5%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
65.1%19,657 votes
"Hunt" Downer RepublicanDefeated
34.9%10,549 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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"Jeff" Landry
"Hunt" Downer
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,208 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,040 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
Parishwide Proposition (Hospital Service District No. 1) (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 3 mills tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating hospital facilities and equipment of and for the District, for the dedicated purposes of renovating and modernizing the existing hospital facility and the existing medical office building adjacent to the hospital facility, new construction, medical campus and site improvement, capital equipment, maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment, new service start-up expenses, and professional and regulatory fees and expenses relative to the aforementioned items.
Shall Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of three (3) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $2,746,000 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 hospital facilities and equipment of and for the District, for the dedicated purposes of renovating and modernizing the existing hospital facility and the existing medical office building adjacent to the hospital facility, new construction, medical campus and site improvement, capital equipment, maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment, new service start-up expenses, and professional and regulatory fees and expenses relative to the aforementioned items?
YesApproved
61.7%4,147 votes
No
38.3%2,575 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,043 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,679 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,722 votes cast; 42.7% of the 16,091 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 62.6%, Against 37.4%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,958 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,595 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 55.9%, Against 44.1%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,959 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,590 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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