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March 27, 2010 · Baton Rouge & Louisiana

5 contests

Full-contest returns for local, statewide and district races affecting East Baton Rouge Parish.

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Office · Official final

Mayor · City of Central

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • "Mac" WattsREPElected
    51.9%4,183 votes
  • "Jr." SheltonREP
    48.1%3,877 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
8,060
Precincts reporting
21 / 21
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
8,253

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Chief of Police · City of Central

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • "Doug" BrowningREPRunoff
    47.4%3,794 votes
  • "Wade" WelbornREPRunoff
    43.3%3,466 votes
  • Michael GarnerREP
    9.2%738 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
7,998
Precincts reporting
21 / 21
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
8,253

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Council Member(s) · City of Central

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • "Tony" LoBueREPElected
    14.3%5,282 votes
  • Ralph WashingtonDEMElected
    12.2%4,540 votes
  • Wayne MessinaREPElected
    12.2%4,538 votes
  • Louis DeJohn, Jr.REPElected
    12.0%4,435 votes
  • Aaron MoakREPElected
    11.2%4,165 votes
  • Joan LansingREP
    10.5%3,891 votes
  • Charles Lee HintonREP
    9.7%3,591 votes
  • "Lucky" RossREP
    9.0%3,346 votes
  • "Mike" ManninoNOPTY
    8.8%3,278 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
37,066
Precincts reporting
21 / 21
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
8,253

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Ballot measure · Official final

Greenwood Crime Prev. & Imp. Dist. · $125 Parcel Fee - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Approved

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • YES
    82.4%136 votes
  • NO
    17.6%29 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
165
Precincts reporting
2 / 2
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
165

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Ballot measure · Official final

South Burbank Crime Prevention & Development Dist. · $100(resid. or comm.) or $25(condo unit or four or more units resid. or comm.) Annual Fee-BOC-4 Yrs.

Approved

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • YES
    81.8%27 votes
  • NO
    18.2%6 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
33
Precincts reporting
6 / 6
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
33

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Source: Louisiana Secretary of State ↗