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.
Elizabeth B. "Beth" Heintz (Republican) won with 74.3% of the vote.
Elizabeth B. "Beth" Heintz RepublicanElected
74.3%1,650 votes
Beverly Richardson Kiefer RepublicanDefeated
25.7%570 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Elizabeth B. "Beth" Heintz
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,915 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 305 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,220 votes cast; 15.0% of the 15,370 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 6
Roanne V. Tipton (Republican) won with 75.7% of the vote.
Roanne V. Tipton RepublicanElected
75.7%1,163 votes
"Cindy" P. LeBlanc No partyDefeated
24.3%374 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Roanne V. Tipton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,363 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,537 votes cast; 14.5% of the 10,701 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 7
Willie "Coach" Jeter (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.
Willie "Coach" Jeter DemocratElected
54.4%1,177 votes
"Dan" Ferrari RepublicanDefeated
45.6%986 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Willie "Coach" Jeter
"Dan" Ferrari
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,031 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 132 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,163 votes cast; 19.1% of the 10,447 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 8
Peggy H. Seeley (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.
Peggy H. Seeley RepublicanElected
52.0%1,247 votes
Richard "Glynn" Ellis RepublicanDefeated
27.0%647 votes
James Lyle RepublicanDefeated
21.1%505 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Peggy H. Seeley
James Lyle
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,255 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 144 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,399 votes cast; 21.8% of the 9,944 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 15
Mary K. Bellisario (Republican) won with 74.4% of the vote.
Mary K. Bellisario RepublicanElected
74.4%1,228 votes
Elaine Motte No partyDefeated
25.6%422 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Mary K. Bellisario
Elaine Motte
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,374 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 276 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,650 votes cast; 15.5% of the 10,333 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Abita Springs
Mayor, Town of Abita Springs
Louis Fitzmorris (Other party) won with 85.2% of the vote.
Louis Fitzmorris Other partyElected
85.2%507 votes
"O. J." Pouncey DemocratDefeated
14.8%88 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Louis Fitzmorris
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 532 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 63 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; 29.1% of the 1,775 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Town of Abita Springs
"Greg" Lemons (Republican), Sheri Sable Campbell (Other party), Troy M. Dugas (Republican), Walter E. "Pat" Patterson III (Republican), and Patricia "Pat" Edmiston (Democrat) won.
"Greg" Lemons RepublicanElected
19.9%497 votes
Sheri Sable Campbell Other partyElected
19.8%495 votes
Troy M. Dugas RepublicanElected
18.2%456 votes
Walter E. "Pat" Patterson III RepublicanElected
17.7%442 votes
Patricia "Pat" Edmiston DemocratElected
16.9%423 votes
1 other candidate: 7.6% together
Lynn Christiansen Democrat
7.6%
189
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Greg" Lemons
Sheri Sable Campbell
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,228 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 274 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,502 votes cast; 29.1% of the 1,775 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Pearl River
Mayor, Town of Pearl River
James Lavigne (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.
James Lavigne DemocratElected
54.3%485 votes
"Clay" Harper RepublicanDefeated
27.9%249 votes
Virgil R. Phillips No partyDefeated
17.9%160 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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James Lavigne
"Clay" Harper
Virgil R. Phillips
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 803 votes cast at the polls in 8 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
894 votes cast; 43.3% of the 1,670 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Town of Pearl River
No one got a majority, so Benjamin "Bennie" Raynor (Democrat) and Jack D. Sessions (No party) went to a runoff.
Benjamin "Bennie" Raynor DemocratIn runoff
48.7%437 votes
Jack D. Sessions No partyIn runoff
26.2%235 votes
"Ed" Haisch No partyDefeated
25.1%225 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Benjamin "Bennie" Raynor
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 804 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 93 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
897 votes cast; 43.3% of the 1,670 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Town of Pearl River
Ruby Gauley (Republican), David McQueen (Democrat), Kathryn R. Walsh (Republican), and Marie Crowe (Democrat) won.
Ruby Gauley RepublicanElected
13.4%489 votes
David McQueen DemocratElected
11.5%419 votes
Kathryn R. Walsh RepublicanElected
10.9%399 votes
Marie Crowe DemocratElected
10.2%371 votes
Sam S. Phillips RepublicanIn runoff
8.9%326 votes
Ella Brakefield RepublicanIn runoff
8.3%302 votes
6 other candidates: 36.8% together
Wayne Chambers No party
8.1%
296
Mathieu "Matt" Daigle No party
6.9%
251
Barbara Crawford Democrat
5.9%
216
Lola Monroe Democrat
5.7%
208
Jack Lauer Democrat
5.2%
191
Juliana C. James Other party
4.9%
178
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ruby Gauley
Kathryn R. Walsh
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,252 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 394 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,646 votes cast; 43.3% of the 1,670 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Folsom
Mayor, Village of Folsom
Phillip Bickham (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.
Phillip Bickham DemocratElected
52.7%137 votes
Ronald W. "Ronnie" Holliday DemocratDefeated
47.3%123 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Phillip Bickham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 240 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 20 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
260 votes cast; 47.4% of the 456 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of Folsom
Donald Burris (Democrat), Lance Willie (Republican), and Jill Palmer Mathies (Republican) won.
Donald Burris DemocratElected
23.5%149 votes
Lance Willie RepublicanElected
22.2%141 votes
Jill Palmer Mathies RepublicanElected
19.4%123 votes
"Ken" Wilt RepublicanDefeated
19.1%121 votes
Jon Paul Arnoult, Sr. DemocratDefeated
15.8%100 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Donald Burris
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 589 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 45 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
634 votes cast; 47.4% of the 456 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 21.9%, Caroline Fayard 11.7%, "Sammy" Kershaw 6.4%, Kevin Davis 47.3%.
"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. Tammany Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 23,613 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 2,705 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.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Proposition (Drainage Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 years, 2.17 mills property tax renewal for improving, maintaining, constructing, bulkheading and bridging drainage ways, drainage ditches, drainage channels, and drainage canals within the Parish.
PW Parish Council, 2.17 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 57.8% voted yes and 42.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of two and seventeen hundredths (2.17) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $3,193,136 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, commencing with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of improving, maintaining, constructing, bulkheading and bridging drainage ways, drainage ditches, drainage channels, and drainage canals within the Parish?
YesApproved
57.8%14,525 votes
No
42.2%10,607 votes
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 22,493 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 2,639 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
25,132 votes cast; 14.9% of the 158,331 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. Tammany Parish: For 67.8%, Against 32.2%.
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 21,817 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 2,564 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. Tammany Parish: For 48.9%, Against 51.1%.
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
By precinct in St. Tammany Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 21,704 votes cast at the polls in 158 precincts. The 2,460 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.
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