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What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Cameron Parish

How the parish voted for Saturday, March 24, 2012, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Statewide and federal races in Cameron Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Cameron Parish: Barack Obama 27.9%, John Wolfe 30.4%, "Bob" Ely 19.6%, Darcy G. Richardson 22.1%.

  • Barack Obama DemocratElected

    76.5% 115,150 votes

  • John Wolfe DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 17,804 votes

  • "Bob" Ely DemocratDefeated

    6.6% 9,897 votes

  • Darcy G. Richardson DemocratDefeated

    5.1% 7,750 votes

No precinct map: Cameron Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

150,601 votes cast; 11.9% of the 1,405,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Republican presidential primary

Rick Santorum (Republican) won with 49.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Cameron Parish: Rick Santorum 51.1%, Mitt Romney 23.2%, Newt Gingrich 18.1%, Ron Paul 5.1%.

  • Rick Santorum RepublicanElected

    49.0% 91,321 votes

  • Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated

    26.7% 49,758 votes

  • Newt Gingrich RepublicanDefeated

    15.9% 29,656 votes

  • Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated

    6.2% 11,467 votes

5 other candidates: 2.3% together
Charles "Buddy" Roemer Republican1.2%2,203
Rick Perry Republican0.5%955
Michele Bachmann Republican0.3%622
Jon Huntsman Republican0.1%242
Randy Crow Republican0.1%186

No precinct map: Cameron Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

186,410 votes cast; 24.0% of the 775,275 registered voters in the area turned out.