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, March 24, 2012, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so "Jackie" Malveaux Thomas (Democrat) and Alton Thomas, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Jackie" Malveaux Thomas DemocratIn runoff
47.2%92 votes
Alton Thomas, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
31.8%62 votes
J.C. Jack DemocratDefeated
21.0%41 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jackie" Malveaux Thomas
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 173 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 22 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
195 votes cast; 71.0% of the 276 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, Village of Chataignier
Nicholas Papillion (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.
Nicholas Papillion DemocratElected
62.0%111 votes
Marcus "Tony" Calvin DemocratDefeated
38.0%68 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Nicholas Papillion
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 157 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 22 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
179 votes cast; 71.0% of the 276 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Turkey Creek
Chief of Police, Village of Turkey Creek
No one got a majority, so Brad Wilson (Democrat) and Russell "Moose" Evans (Republican) went to a runoff.
Brad Wilson DemocratIn runoff
42.6%52 votes
Russell "Moose" Evans RepublicanIn runoff
36.9%45 votes
Brittany Hebert No partyDefeated
20.5%25 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Brad Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 116 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
122 votes cast; 38.9% of the 319 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Barack Obama 54.6%, John Wolfe 23.3%, "Bob" Ely 10.3%, Darcy G. Richardson 11.8%.
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
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Barack Obama
John Wolfe
"Bob" Ely
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 951 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 134 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Evangeline Parish: Rick Santorum 57.5%, Mitt Romney 18.0%, Newt Gingrich 17.7%, Ron Paul 5.0%.
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 Republican
1.2%
2,203
Rick Perry Republican
0.5%
955
Michele Bachmann Republican
0.3%
622
Jon Huntsman Republican
0.1%
242
Randy Crow Republican
0.1%
186
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 687 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 108 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
186,410 votes cast; 24.0% of the 775,275 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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20% to 40%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.