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.
RSCC Member, 39th Representative District, Subdistrict A
Julie Emerson (Republican) won with 61.2% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Julie Emerson 58.2%, Raymond "LaLa" Lalonde 41.8%.
Julie Emerson RepublicanElected
61.2%448 votes
Raymond "LaLa" Lalonde RepublicanDefeated
38.8%284 votes
By precinct in St. Landry Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Julie Emerson
Raymond "LaLa" Lalonde
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 326 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 35 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
732 votes cast; 18.3% of the 4,475 registered voters in the area turned out.
"Kenny" Boagni (Republican) won with 86.8% of the vote.
"Kenny" Boagni RepublicanElected
86.8%557 votes
Sancha Haysbert-Smith RepublicanDefeated
13.2%85 votes
By precinct in St. Landry Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Kenny" Boagni
Sancha Haysbert-Smith
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 575 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
642 votes cast; 19.0% of the 4,356 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: Barack Obama 75.0%, John Wolfe 13.9%, "Bob" Ely 5.7%, Darcy G. Richardson 5.4%.
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. Landry 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 1,950 votes cast at the polls in 98 precincts. The 271 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 St. Landry Parish: Rick Santorum 52.4%, Mitt Romney 22.6%, Newt Gingrich 17.5%, Ron Paul 5.6%.
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 St. Landry 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 1,808 votes cast at the polls in 98 precincts. The 155 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.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Bayou Plaquemine Gravity Drainage District No. 12 Proposition (Tax Continuation) Summary: 10 year, 20 mill tax continuation for constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within and for Bayou Plaquemine Gravity Drainage District No. 12.
Bayou Plaquemine GDD #12, 20 Mill - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 77.3% voted yes and 22.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Bayou Plaquemine Gravity Drainage District No. 12 of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a consolidated special tax of twenty (20) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2021, having an estimated annual collection of $132,000, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within and for said District?
YesApproved
77.3%109 votes
No
22.7%32 votes
By precinct in St. Landry Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 133 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
141 votes cast; 8.6% of the 1,819 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
0% to 5%
5% to 10%
10% to 15%
15% to 20%
20% to 25%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.