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Terrebonne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, December 8, 2012. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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

"Mitch" Theriot (Republican) won with 53.1% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Terrebonne Parish: "Mitch" Theriot 79.1%, William C. Dupont 20.9%.

  • "Mitch" Theriot RepublicanElected

    53.1% 25,793 votes

  • William C. Dupont DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 22,783 votes

By precinct in Terrebonne Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mitch" Theriot
William C. Dupont
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 7,090 votes cast at the polls in 105 precincts. The 1,191 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

48,576 votes cast; 15.3% of the 299,103 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mitch" TheriotWilliam C. DupontTurnout
Ascension Parish53.6%4,74746.4%4,11311.7%
Assumption Parish33.3%51566.7%1,0309.6%
Iberville Parish11.7%80988.3%6,10330.0%
Lafourche Parish87.2%7,26312.8%1,06313.1%
Pointe Coupee Parish29.1%79370.9%1,93317.7%
St. Mary Parish59.9%4,09440.1%2,74218.6%
Terrebonne Parish79.1%6,54820.9%1,73311.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish20.1%1,02479.9%4,06628.9%

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Sales Tax) Summary: Authority for the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District to levy a 1/2% sales and use tax (the "Tax"), for a period not exceeding 28 years, to be used for the purpose of providing hurricane risk reduction projects for the benefit of Terrebonne Parish, including Morganza to the Gulf or other flood protection improvements approved by Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and purposes incidental thereto and further authority to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds for the aforesaid purposes.

PW Levee & Conserv. Dist., 1/2% S&U Tax - BOC

Passed: 71.5% voted yes and 28.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $11,200,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period not exceeding 28 years, from and after April 1, 2013, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax, after paying costs of collection and administration (the "Avails"), to be dedicated and used, after making all necessary payments in connection with any bonds payable from said Tax, for the purpose of providing hurricane risk reduction projects for the benefit of Terrebonne Parish, including Morganza to the Gulf or other flood protection improvements approved by Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and purposes incidental thereto and shall the District be authorized to fund the Avails into bonds for any of the capital purposes set forth above, for paying costs of issuance and funding necessary reserves for the payment of such bonds, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana?

  • YesApproved

    71.5% 5,879 votes

  • No

    28.5% 2,349 votes

By precinct in Terrebonne Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 7,066 votes cast at the polls in 105 precincts. The 1,162 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,228 votes cast; 11.8% of the 64,470 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.