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.
Albert "Ali" Burl III (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.
Albert "Ali" Burl III DemocratElected
54.1%422 votes
Yevette A. Scioneaux DemocratDefeated
29.6%231 votes
Elexia O. Henderson DemocratDefeated
16.3%127 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Albert "Ali" Burl III
Yevette A. Scioneaux
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 719 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 61 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
780 votes cast; 27.5% of the 2,716 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 4
Patrick H. Sanders (Democrat) won with 72.8% of the vote.
Patrick H. Sanders DemocratElected
72.8%402 votes
Ferdinand Wallace, Jr. DemocratDefeated
27.2%150 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Patrick H. Sanders
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 500 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 52 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
552 votes cast; 20.9% of the 2,473 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 5
Sherry DeFrancesch (No party) won with 69.8% of the vote.
Sherry DeFrancesch No partyElected
69.8%308 votes
Wilbert J. Ocmond, Jr. DemocratDefeated
30.2%133 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sherry DeFrancesch
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 365 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 76 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
441 votes cast; 20.7% of the 2,104 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 8
No one got a majority, so Beverly D. Harris (Democrat) and "Russ" Wise (No party) went to a runoff.
Beverly D. Harris DemocratIn runoff
39.1%341 votes
"Russ" Wise No partyIn runoff
38.1%332 votes
"Chris" Ory No partyDefeated
22.8%199 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Beverly D. Harris
"Russ" Wise
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 710 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 162 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
872 votes cast; 27.7% of the 2,828 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 10
Rodney B. Nicholas (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.
Rodney B. Nicholas DemocratElected
53.3%317 votes
Matthew J. Ory DemocratDefeated
43.2%257 votes
John Olynick DemocratDefeated
3.5%21 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney B. Nicholas
Matthew J. Ory
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 498 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. 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
595 votes cast; 19.7% of the 2,798 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Judge, Court of Appeal, 5th Circuit, 2nd District, Division A
Jude G. Gravois (Democrat) won with 79.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Jude G. Gravois 66.0%, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. 34.0%.
Jude G. Gravois DemocratElected
79.8%9,669 votes
Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. DemocratDefeated
20.2%2,447 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jude G. Gravois
Daniel E. Becnel, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,687 votes cast at the polls in 31 precincts. The 755 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,116 votes cast; 28.6% of the 42,257 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 24.4%, Caroline Fayard 31.0%, "Sammy" Kershaw 7.4%, Kevin Davis 8.4%.
"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. John the Baptist 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
"Sammy" Kershaw
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,091 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 804 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 St. John the Baptist Parish: "Jeff" Landry 70.8%, "Hunt" Downer 29.2%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
65.1%19,657 votes
"Hunt" Downer RepublicanDefeated
34.9%10,549 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,023 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 240 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.
PSC, District 3
Lambert C. Boissiere III (Democrat) won with 75.2% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Lambert C. Boissiere III 73.1%, John F. Schwegmann 26.9%.
Lambert C. Boissiere III DemocratElected
75.2%63,253 votes
John F. Schwegmann DemocratDefeated
24.8%20,821 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lambert C. Boissiere III
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,696 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 314 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
84,074 votes cast; 17.0% of the 528,463 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Propositions (School District No. 1) Proposition No. 1 (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 3.47 mills property tax renewal for providing additional funds for salaries and fringe benefits for all employees (except for privately contracted services) of the school system but not to supplant current revenues being expended for all employee salaries and benefits.
Shall School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of three and forty-seven hundredths (3.47) mills on all of the property subject to taxation in said School District (an estimated $1,209,880 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 providing additional funds for salaries and fringe benefits for all employees (except for privately contracted services) of the school system but not to supplant current revenues being expended for all employee salaries and benefit?
YesApproved
67.3%3,861 votes
No
32.7%1,872 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist 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 4,940 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 793 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,733 votes cast; 20.3% of the 29,416 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Propositions (School District No. 1) Proposition No. 2 (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 10.56 mills property tax renewal for providing annual improvement of salaries (including employee health care) of teachers and all other employees of the District.
Shall School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, continue to levy and collect a special tax of ten and fifty-six hundredths (10.56) mills on all of the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $3,681,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for providing annual improvement of salaries (including employee health care) of teachers and all other employees of the District?
YesApproved
67.9%3,883 votes
No
32.1%1,833 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist 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 4,926 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 790 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,716 votes cast; 20.3% of the 29,416 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. John the Baptist Parish: For 67.6%, Against 32.4%.
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. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,704 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 781 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. John the Baptist Parish: For 58.5%, Against 41.5%.
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. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,667 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 785 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
5% to 15%
15% to 25%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.