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St. Tammany Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 28, 2015. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 14

Dennis "Coach" Cousin (Democrat) won with 65.6% of the vote.

  • Dennis "Coach" Cousin DemocratElected

    65.6% 550 votes

  • John Murchison Other partyDefeated

    34.4% 288 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dennis "Coach" Cousin
John Murchison
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 664 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

838 votes cast; 9.4% of the 9,072 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Covington

Councilman, District B, City of Covington

Jerry Coner (Other party) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Jerry Coner Other partyElected

    59.1% 123 votes

  • Richard Comment, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    35.6% 74 votes

  • Paul Swain Other partyDefeated

    5.3% 11 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jerry Coner
Richard Comment, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 133 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 75 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

208 votes cast; 14.4% of the 1,442 registered voters in the area turned out.

Councilman, District E, City of Covington

"Rick" Smith (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • "Rick" Smith RepublicanElected

    56.3% 417 votes

  • Laura Brown RepublicanDefeated

    43.7% 324 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Rick" Smith
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 387 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 354 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

741 votes cast; 48.9% of the 1,517 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Sun

Mayor, Village of Sun

Richard T. Kivett (Democrat) won with 84.3% of the vote.

  • Richard T. Kivett DemocratElected

    84.3% 75 votes

  • Michael Hickman No partyDefeated

    15.7% 14 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Richard T. Kivett
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 87 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

89 votes cast; 35.4% of the 254 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Parcel Fee Renewal)

Fire Protection Dist. No. 1, $39 Parcel Fee - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 71.7% voted yes and 28.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, (the "District"), continue to levy and collect an annual parcel fee of Thirty-Nine Dollars ($39.00) on each lot, subdivided portion of ground or individual tract upon which is located, either in whole or in part, a residential or commercial structure, regardless of the structure's being occupied or unoccupied (an estimated $1,189,263 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the service charge for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including obtaining water for fire protection purposes and paying personnel costs, and all purposes incidental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    71.7% 2,454 votes

  • No

    28.3% 968 votes

By precinct in St. Tammany 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 2,754 votes cast at the polls in 62 precincts. The 668 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,422 votes cast; 6.2% of the 56,160 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.