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

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St. Charles 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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Courts and judges

District Judge, 29th Judicial District Court, Division E

Michele Morel (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Michele Morel RepublicanElected

    50.9% 4,919 votes

  • Timothy "Tim" Marcel DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 4,751 votes

By precinct in St. Charles Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Michele Morel
Timothy "Tim" Marcel
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,077 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,593 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

9,670 votes cast; 28.7% of the 33,975 registered voters in the area turned out.

Party committees

RSCC Member, 56th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Beth Anne Billings (Republican) won with 54.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Beth Anne Billings 54.7%, Paula J. Rodriguez 45.3%.

  • Beth Anne Billings RepublicanElected

    54.9% 528 votes

  • Paula J. Rodriguez RepublicanDefeated

    45.1% 433 votes

By precinct in St. Charles Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Beth Anne Billings
Paula J. Rodriguez
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 678 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 187 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

961 votes cast; 31.9% of the 3,870 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBeth Anne BillingsPaula J. RodriguezTurnout
St. Charles Parish54.7%47345.3%39235.0%
St. John the Baptist Parish57.3%5542.7%4118.1%

Statewide and federal races in St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: Barack Obama 58.6%, John Wolfe 19.5%, "Bob" Ely 13.0%, Darcy G. Richardson 8.9%.

  • 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 St. Charles 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 3,083 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 692 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 St. Charles Parish: Rick Santorum 47.9%, Mitt Romney 26.2%, Newt Gingrich 14.4%, Ron Paul 7.9%.

  • 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 St. Charles 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 3,056 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 671 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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%

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