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, 31st Representative District, Subdistrict C
Nathan G. Broussard (Republican) won with 50.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vermilion Parish: Nathan G. Broussard 36.0%, "Charlie" Buckels 64.0%.
Nathan G. Broussard RepublicanElected
50.8%392 votes
"Charlie" Buckels RepublicanDefeated
49.2%379 votes
By precinct in Vermilion Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Charlie" Buckels
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 104 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 7 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
771 votes cast; 19.7% of the 4,363 registered voters in the area turned out.
Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vermilion Parish: Barack Obama 41.6%, John Wolfe 28.8%, "Bob" Ely 14.0%, Darcy G. Richardson 15.6%.
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 Vermilion 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 737 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 135 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 Vermilion Parish: Rick Santorum 55.7%, Mitt Romney 19.6%, 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 Vermilion 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 1,352 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 259 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.
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.