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St. Mary Parish

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.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 4

Murphy J. Pontiff, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • Murphy J. Pontiff, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.6% 443 votes

  • Anthony "A. D." Delasbour DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 313 votes

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Murphy J. Pontiff, Jr.
Anthony "A. D." Delasbour
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 609 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 147 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

756 votes cast; 23.9% of the 3,124 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 10

Anthony Streva (No party) won with 75.6% of the vote.

  • Anthony Streva No partyElected

    75.6% 500 votes

  • Howard John Castay, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 161 votes

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Anthony Streva
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 524 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 137 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

661 votes cast; 24.6% of the 2,874 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Patterson

Mayor, City of Patterson

Rodney A. Grogan (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • Rodney A. Grogan DemocratElected

    54.4% 863 votes

  • "Mike" Accardo DemocratDefeated

    45.6% 723 votes

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Rodney A. Grogan
"Mike" Accardo
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,412 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,586 votes cast; 39.7% of the 3,606 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Members, City of Patterson

Sandra K. Turner (Democrat), "Joe" Russo III (Democrat), L. L. "Larry" Mendoza, Jr. (Democrat), John Rentrop (Democrat), and Claire D. Sawyer (Democrat) won.

  • Sandra K. Turner DemocratElected

    17.0% 979 votes

  • "Joe" Russo III DemocratElected

    16.6% 956 votes

  • L. L. "Larry" Mendoza, Jr. DemocratElected

    15.2% 876 votes

  • John Rentrop DemocratElected

    13.6% 782 votes

  • Claire D. Sawyer DemocratElected

    13.1% 756 votes

2 other candidates: 24.6% together
Deniesee Robertson Democrat12.5%723
"Peg" M. Rentrop Democrat12.0%693

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sandra K. Turner
"Joe" Russo III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,140 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 625 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,765 votes cast; 39.7% of the 3,606 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Baldwin

Aldermen, Town of Baldwin

"Mike" Lancelin (Democrat), "Thor" D. Frederick (Democrat), and H. "Gene" St. Germain (Democrat) won.

  • "Mike" Lancelin DemocratElected

    12.9% 346 votes

  • "Thor" D. Frederick DemocratElected

    12.4% 334 votes

  • H. "Gene" St. Germain DemocratElected

    12.0% 323 votes

  • Clarence A. Vappie DemocratIn runoff

    9.9% 267 votes

  • Tony J. Gibson DemocratIn runoff

    9.8% 264 votes

  • Herbert Druilhet, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    9.6% 259 votes

  • Mike J. Caesar DemocratIn runoff

    9.5% 255 votes

3 other candidates: 23.8% together
Herbert Bell Democrat8.9%238
Chad "Bubba" Gianfala Democrat8.4%227
Aaron "Beedy" Bowser Democrat6.5%176

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Lancelin
H. "Gene" St. Germain
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,437 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 252 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,689 votes cast; 36.3% of the 1,654 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Berwick

Councilmen, Town of Berwick

Duval H. Arthur, Jr. (Democrat), Troy M. Lombardo (No party), Damon Robison (No party), Edgar Thomas, Jr. (No party), and Penny Crappell (No party) won.

  • Duval H. Arthur, Jr. DemocratElected

    18.4% 826 votes

  • Troy M. Lombardo No partyElected

    18.3% 820 votes

  • Damon Robison No partyElected

    16.7% 751 votes

  • Edgar Thomas, Jr. No partyElected

    16.2% 726 votes

  • Penny Crappell No partyElected

    15.9% 713 votes

1 other candidate: 14.5% together
Randal Monceaux Republican14.5%650

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Duval H. Arthur, Jr.
Troy M. Lombardo
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,777 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 709 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,486 votes cast; 31.2% of the 3,005 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in St. Mary 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. Mary Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 23.7%, Caroline Fayard 14.1%, "Sammy" Kershaw 28.8%, Kevin Davis 2.7%.

  • "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 Democrat7.9%51,461
Roger Villere Republican6.7%44,096
"Butch" Gautreaux Democrat3.9%25,289
Melanie J. McKnight Republican2.5%16,411

By precinct in St. Mary 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 6,534 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 1,176 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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. Mary Parish: "Jeff" Landry 76.5%, "Hunt" Downer 23.5%.

  • "Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected

    65.1% 19,657 votes

  • "Hunt" Downer RepublicanDefeated

    34.9% 10,549 votes

By precinct in St. Mary 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 1,949 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 500 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

30,206 votes cast; 34.2% of the 91,688 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Law Enforcement Sub-District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 5 year, 15 mills property tax renewal for providing additional funding for the Sub-District.

Law Enforcement Sub-Dist. No. 1, 15 Mills - Sheriff - 5 years

Passed: 93.3% voted yes and 6.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Law Enforcement Sub-District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "Sub-District"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of fifteen (15) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Sub-District for a period of five years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2015 (an estimated $322,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of providing additional funding for the Sub-District?

  • YesApproved

    93.3% 28 votes

  • No

    6.7% 2 votes

By precinct in St. Mary 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 29 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 1 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

30 votes cast; 27.6% of the 105 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. Mary Parish: For 63.7%, Against 36.3%.

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. Mary 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 5,593 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 1,126 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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. Mary Parish: For 58.1%, Against 41.9%.

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. Mary 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 5,548 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 1,126 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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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