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Plaquemines 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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DSCC Member, 103rd Representative District, Office "B"

Reed Henderson (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Reed Henderson 55.0%, John Gutierrez 45.0%.

  • Reed Henderson DemocratElected

    65.4% 452 votes

  • John Gutierrez DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 239 votes

By precinct in Plaquemines Parish

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

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

Shows the 131 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts.

691 votes cast; 5.8% of the 14,763 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishReed HendersonJohn GutierrezTurnout
Orleans Parish68.7%10331.3%4718.7%
Plaquemines Parish55.0%7245.0%5917.2%
St. Bernard Parish67.6%27732.4%1333.5%

DSCC Member, 105th Representative District, Office "A"

Lisa Ray Diggs (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Lisa Ray Diggs 27.8%, Marva J.A. Trufant 72.2%.

  • Lisa Ray Diggs DemocratElected

    50.9% 651 votes

  • Marva J.A. Trufant DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 628 votes

By precinct in Plaquemines Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lisa Ray Diggs
Marva J.A. Trufant
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 462 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 114 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,279 votes cast; 11.7% of the 13,321 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishLisa Ray DiggsMarva J.A. TrufantTurnout
Jefferson Parish66.7%18233.3%917.4%
Orleans Parish71.9%30928.1%12122.4%
Plaquemines Parish27.8%16072.2%41610.5%

DSCC Member, 105th Representative District, Office "B"

Morris Reed, Jr. (Democrat) won with 39.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Morris Reed, Jr. 3.5%, Burghart H. Turner 67.8%, Herman Gravolet 28.7%.

  • Morris Reed, Jr. DemocratElected

    39.0% 529 votes

  • Burghart H. Turner DemocratDefeated

    37.0% 502 votes

  • Herman Gravolet DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 326 votes

By precinct in Plaquemines Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Burghart H. Turner
Herman Gravolet
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 501 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 123 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,357 votes cast; 11.7% of the 13,321 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMorris Reed, Jr.Burghart H. TurnerHerman GravoletTurnout
Jefferson Parish62.1%17512.1%3425.9%737.4%
Orleans Parish73.6%33210.0%4516.4%7422.4%
Plaquemines Parish3.5%2267.8%42328.7%17910.5%

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Danny Demolle (Democrat), Chadwick J. Encalade (Democrat), Audrey T. Salvant (Democrat), Nerissa Antoine (Democrat), and Alicia P. Gravolet (Democrat) won.

  • Danny Demolle DemocratElected

    21.2% 541 votes

  • Chadwick J. Encalade DemocratElected

    20.9% 533 votes

  • Audrey T. Salvant DemocratElected

    20.5% 524 votes

  • Nerissa Antoine DemocratElected

    18.9% 482 votes

  • Alicia P. Gravolet DemocratElected

    10.9% 278 votes

1 other candidate: 7.6% together
Herman Gravolet Democrat7.6%193

By precinct in Plaquemines Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Danny Demolle
Chadwick J. Encalade
Audrey T. Salvant
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,115 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 436 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,551 votes cast; 11.5% of the 7,444 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Barack Obama 82.8%, John Wolfe 8.9%, "Bob" Ely 4.7%, Darcy G. Richardson 3.6%.

  • 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 Plaquemines 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 684 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 122 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 Plaquemines Parish: Rick Santorum 49.1%, Mitt Romney 27.4%, Newt Gingrich 17.1%, Ron Paul 3.9%.

  • 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 Plaquemines 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 499 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 173 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.