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Jefferson Davis Parish

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.

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RSCC Member, 37th Representative District, Subdistrict B

David Emile Marcantel (Republican) won with 76.3% of the vote.

  • David Emile Marcantel RepublicanElected

    76.3% 368 votes

  • Charles Achane RepublicanDefeated

    23.7% 114 votes

By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
David Emile Marcantel
Charles Achane
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 274 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 208 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

482 votes cast; 19.3% of the 2,951 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Barack Obama 47.4%, John Wolfe 24.1%, "Bob" Ely 14.7%, Darcy G. Richardson 13.8%.

  • 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 Jefferson Davis 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 370 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 181 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Rick Santorum 56.2%, Mitt Romney 24.4%, Newt Gingrich 14.1%, Ron Paul 3.5%.

  • 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

By precinct in Jefferson Davis 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 618 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 267 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.