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St. James Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 5, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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DSCC Member, 81st Representative District, Office "A"

Sylvia Taylor-Dunn (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Sylvia Taylor-Dunn 68.2%, Cherronna Frank 31.8%.

  • Sylvia Taylor-Dunn DemocratElected

    68.1% 1,141 votes

  • Cherronna Frank DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 534 votes

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sylvia Taylor-Dunn
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 371 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 60 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,675 votes cast; 17.8% of the 12,777 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishSylvia Taylor-DunnCherronna FrankTurnout
Ascension Parish74.2%17525.8%6123.9%
Livingston Parish69.8%36330.2%15714.4%
St. James Parish68.2%29431.8%13719.5%
St. John the Baptist Parish63.3%30936.7%17920.0%

Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Hillary Clinton (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Hillary Clinton 82.2%, "Bernie" Sanders 12.6%, Steve Burke 1.5%, John Wolfe 0.6%.

  • Hillary Clinton DemocratElected

    71.1% 221,733 votes

  • "Bernie" Sanders DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 72,276 votes

  • Steve Burke DemocratDefeated

    1.5% 4,785 votes

  • John Wolfe DemocratDefeated

    1.4% 4,512 votes

6 other candidates: 2.7% together
Martin J. O'Malley Democrat0.8%2,550
Willie L. Wilson Democrat0.5%1,423
Keith Judd Democrat0.4%1,357
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Democrat0.4%1,341
Michael A. Steinberg Democrat0.3%993
Henry Hewes Democrat0.3%806

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hillary Clinton
"Bernie" Sanders
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,060 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 512 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

311,776 votes cast; 24.5% of the 1,336,809 registered voters in the area turned out.

Republican presidential primary

Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 41.4% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Donald J. Trump 46.5%, "Ted" Cruz 34.9%, Marco Rubio 10.2%, John R. Kasich 5.7%.

  • Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected

    41.4% 124,854 votes

  • "Ted" Cruz RepublicanDefeated

    37.8% 113,968 votes

  • Marco Rubio RepublicanDefeated

    11.2% 33,813 votes

  • John R. Kasich RepublicanDefeated

    6.4% 19,359 votes

10 other candidates: 3.1% together
"Ben" Carson Republican1.5%4,544
"Jeb" Bush Republican0.7%2,145
"Rand" Paul Republican0.2%670
"Mike" Huckabee Republican0.2%645
"Chris" Christie Republican0.1%401
"Carly" Fiorina Republican0.1%243
Timothy "Tim" Cook Republican0.1%219
"Rick" Santorum Republican0.1%180
Lindsey Graham Republican0.1%152
Peter Messina Republican0.0%48

By precinct in St. James Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
"Ted" Cruz
Marco Rubio
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 528 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 102 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

301,241 votes cast; 35.6% of the 830,473 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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.