Lafourche Parish

Member, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Div. A

Harris "Chuckie" Cheramie, Jr. (Democrat) won with 64.4% of the vote.

7,759 votes cast; 67.8% of the 12,175 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Div. B

Perry Gisclair (Democrat) won with 77.4% of the vote.

7,595 votes cast; 67.8% of the 12,175 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Div. C

"Kris" Gaudet (Republican) won with 50.2% of the vote.

7,751 votes cast; 67.8% of the 12,175 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Div. G

John Melancon (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.

7,702 votes cast; 67.8% of the 12,175 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Div. I

Ervin "Vin" Bruce (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

7,678 votes cast; 67.8% of the 12,175 registered voters in the area turned out.

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 1st Dist., Division B

No one got a majority, so William C. Dupont (Democrat) and "Mitch" Theriot (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: William C. Dupont 15.8%, "Mitch" Theriot 53.5%, J. Christopher Erny 20.8%, Mark D. Plaisance 9.9%.

186,669 votes cast; 70.9% of the 298,512 registered voters in the area turned out.

President

Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan (Republican) won with 57.8% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan 73.2%, Barack Obama, Joe Biden 24.6%, Gary Johnson, James P. Gray Libertarian 1.1%, Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala Green 0.6%.

1,994,065 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

"Steve" Scalise (Republican) won with 66.6% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: "Steve" Scalise 56.2%, M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza 13.1%, Gary King 12.0%, David "Turk" Turknett 17.9%.

290,410 votes cast; 67.5% of the 495,930 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District

William "Bill" Cassidy (Republican) won with 79.4% of the vote.

This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: William "Bill" Cassidy 77.2%, Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. 10.1%, Richard "RPT" Torregano 12.7%.

306,713 votes cast; 71.6% of the 490,429 registered voters in the area turned out.

PSC, District 2

Scott A. Angelle (Republican) won with 57.2% of the vote.

This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Scott A. Angelle 63.3%, Forest Wright 16.3%, Erich Ponti 4.6%, Sarah Holliday 8.4%.

373,080 votes cast; 70.5% of the 601,790 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Charter Amendment Propositions Charter Amendment Proposition No. 1 Summary: Amendment to the Current Home Rule Charter of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana, as it pertains to residency requirement of the Parish Administrator and enacting certain other provisions in connection therewith.

PW HRC Prop. 1, PC - Art. III

Passed: 58.2% voted yes and 41.8% voted no.

31,994 votes cast; 68.6% of the 57,740 registered voters in the area turned out.

Charter Amendment Proposition No. 2 Summary: Amendment to the Current Home Rule Charter of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana, to add transitional language to the Charter to be effective if Charter Amendment Proposition No. 1 on the November 6, 2012 ballot is approved.

PW HRC Prop. 2, PC - Art. X

Passed: 53.9% voted yes and 46.1% voted no.

31,531 votes cast; 68.6% of the 57,740 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide School District Proposition

PW School District, Local Option - Term Limits

Passed: 78.5% voted yes and 21.5% voted no.

33,941 votes cast; 68.6% of the 57,740 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 1

Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly

Passed: 70.8% voted yes and 29.2% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 73.4%, No 26.6%.

1,810,759 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 2

Right of each Citizen to keep and bear arms

Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 77.5%, No 22.5%.

1,813,251 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 3

Prefiling DL/for retirement/public employee

Passed: 64.5% voted yes and 35.5% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 69.9%, No 30.1%.

1,707,257 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 4

Surv. Spouse/Deceased Veteran/Homestead Exemp.

Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 74.8%, No 25.2%.

1,720,654 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 5

Forfeiture Retirement Benefit Pub.Off./Conv.Felon

Passed: 70.3% voted yes and 29.7% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 78.2%, No 21.8%.

1,747,495 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 6

Gov.Auth. of New Iberia - prop.annexed by the City

Passed: 42.5% voted yes and 57.5% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 48.6%, No 51.4%.

1,635,490 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 7

Provides filling appts/Vac. on Bds./Comm.

Passed: 61.0% voted yes and 39.0% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 64.3%, No 35.7%.

1,643,931 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 8

State Bd. of Comm./Industry-Tax Exemp. contracts

Passed: 51.7% voted yes and 48.3% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 54.6%, No 45.4%.

1,642,207 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 9

Security District/Parcel Fee w/in District

Passed: 56.4% voted yes and 43.6% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Yes 57.4%, No 42.6%.

1,637,055 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.