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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On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
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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.
No one got a majority, so Joyce Porter (Democrat) and "Pam" Hagan (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Joyce Porter DemocratIn runoff
47.7%255 votes
"Pam" Hagan DemocratIn runoff
35.7%191 votes
Patricia Wright McClendon DemocratDefeated
16.6%89 votes
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joyce Porter
"Pam" Hagan
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 478 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
535 votes cast; 36.3% of the 1,382 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 2
E. Anthony "Scott" Galmon (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.
E. Anthony "Scott" Galmon DemocratElected
61.6%354 votes
Brenda G. Hurst DemocratDefeated
38.4%221 votes
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
E. Anthony "Scott" Galmon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 498 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 77 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
575 votes cast; 37.3% of the 1,546 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 3
Linda Chaney (Democrat) won with 62.8% of the vote.
Linda Chaney DemocratElected
62.8%401 votes
Samuel Haywood DemocratDefeated
19.2%123 votes
Elijah Harvey, Jr. DemocratDefeated
18.0%115 votes
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Linda Chaney
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 483 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 156 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
639 votes cast; 43.0% of the 1,441 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 4
No one got a majority, so Willie G. Lee (Democrat) and Judy Whitley (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Willie G. Lee DemocratIn runoff
37.7%215 votes
Judy Whitley DemocratIn runoff
23.8%136 votes
Benny L. Warner, Sr. DemocratDefeated
23.6%135 votes
Betty Ricard-Parker DemocratDefeated
14.9%85 votes
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Willie G. Lee
Benny L. Warner, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 546 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 25 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
571 votes cast; 35.5% of the 1,574 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
No one got a majority, so Virginia Bell (Democrat) and Jessica Newell-Dupepe (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Virginia Bell DemocratIn runoff
38.2%216 votes
Jessica Newell-Dupepe DemocratIn runoff
31.6%179 votes
James E. "Bull" Baker DemocratDefeated
26.7%151 votes
IDora Kendrick-Williams DemocratDefeated
3.5%20 votes
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Virginia Bell
Jessica Newell-Dupepe
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 535 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 31 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
566 votes cast; 37.2% of the 1,437 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in St. Helena 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 St. Helena Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 17.8%, Caroline Fayard 51.1%, "Sammy" Kershaw 7.6%, Kevin Davis 5.5%.
"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 St. Helena Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,737 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 368 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.
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 St. Helena Parish: For 60.6%, Against 39.4%.
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
By precinct in St. Helena Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,302 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 350 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 St. Helena Parish: For 56.1%, Against 43.9%.
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 St. Helena Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,261 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 342 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.