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St. Mary 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, 50th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Jessie Morton (Republican) won with 61.2% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Mary Parish: Jessie Morton 64.5%, Blake J. Steiner 35.5%.

  • Jessie Morton RepublicanElected

    61.2% 357 votes

  • Blake J. Steiner RepublicanDefeated

    38.8% 226 votes

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jessie Morton
Blake J. Steiner
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 400 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

583 votes cast; 22.8% of the 3,007 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJessie MortonBlake J. SteinerTurnout
Iberia Parish28.9%1171.1%2727.4%
St. Martin Parish48.6%1751.4%1815.2%
St. Mary Parish64.5%32935.5%18123.4%

Statewide and federal races in St. Mary 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. Mary Parish: Barack Obama 77.5%, John Wolfe 10.3%, "Bob" Ely 7.0%, Darcy G. Richardson 5.2%.

  • 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. Mary 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 869 votes cast at the polls in 54 precincts. The 170 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. Mary Parish: Rick Santorum 51.3%, Mitt Romney 25.9%, Newt Gingrich 17.1%, Ron Paul 4.0%.

  • 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 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. Mary 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 1,370 votes cast at the polls in 54 precincts. The 296 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.