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St. James Parish

Local election results for Saturday, July 11, 2020, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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DSCC Member, 58th Representative District, Office "A"

Barbara "Bo" O'Bear (Democrat) won with 66.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Barbara "Bo" O'Bear 60.8%, Nicole Route 39.2%.

  • Barbara "Bo" O'Bear DemocratElected

    66.5% 2,094 votes

  • Nicole Route DemocratDefeated

    33.5% 1,055 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%
Barbara "Bo" O'Bear
Nicole Route
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 507 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 728 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,149 votes cast; 23.0% of the 17,959 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBarbara "Bo" O'BearNicole RouteTurnout
Ascension Parish65.4%1,00634.6%53223.1%
Iberville Parish89.6%33710.4%3921.2%
St. James Parish60.8%75139.2%48423.4%

Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Joseph R. Biden (Democrat) won with 79.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Joseph R. Biden 85.2%, Bernard "Bernie" Sanders 3.8%, Elizabeth Warren 1.4%, Michael Bennet 2.8%.

  • Joseph R. Biden DemocratElected

    79.5% 212,555 votes

  • Bernard "Bernie" Sanders DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 19,859 votes

  • Elizabeth Warren DemocratDefeated

    2.4% 6,426 votes

  • Michael Bennet DemocratDefeated

    2.3% 6,173 votes

10 other candidates: 8.3% together
Andrew Yang Democrat1.7%4,617
Michael R. Bloomberg Democrat1.6%4,312
Amy Klobuchar Democrat0.9%2,431
"Pete" Buttigieg Democrat0.9%2,363
Tulsi Gabbard Democrat0.7%1,962
John K. Delaney Democrat0.7%1,877
Steve Burke Democrat0.6%1,537
"Robby" Wells Democrat0.5%1,395
"Tom" Steyer Democrat0.3%902
Deval Patrick Democrat0.3%877

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%
Joseph R. Biden
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,142 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 1,054 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

267,286 votes cast; 22.6% of the 1,258,383 registered voters in the area turned out.

Republican presidential primary

Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 95.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Donald J. Trump 97.2%, Bill Weld 0.5%, Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 1.2%, Matthew John Matern 0.9%.

  • Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected

    95.9% 195,910 votes

  • Bill Weld RepublicanDefeated

    1.6% 3,320 votes

  • Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente RepublicanDefeated

    1.1% 2,336 votes

  • Matthew John Matern RepublicanDefeated

    0.8% 1,686 votes

  • "Bob" Ely RepublicanDefeated

    0.5% 1,043 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%
Donald J. Trump
Bill Weld
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 347 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 219 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

204,295 votes cast; 21.7% of the 941,544 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.