St. Tammany Parish Public Schools elections (2018)
- Primary election: Nov. 6
- General election: Dec. 8
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 23 - Oct. 30
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Fifteen seats on the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools school board in Louisiana were up for election on November 6, 2018.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Elections
District 1
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1
Matthew Greene won election outright against Karin Crosby and Donald Flanigan in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Greene (R) | 56.9 | 3,933 |
| Karin Crosby (R) | 30.8 | 2,131 | |
| Donald Flanigan (Independent) | 12.3 | 851 | |
| Total votes: 6,915 | |||
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District 2
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2
Incumbent Elizabeth Heintz won election outright against Lynne Craven in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Heintz (R) | 77.2 | 6,233 |
 | Lynne Craven (D) | 22.8 | 1,843 | |
| Total votes: 8,076 | |||
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District 3
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Michael Dirmann (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 4
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4
Incumbent Stephen Loup III won election outright against Alicia Breaux in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Loup III (R) | 79.3 | 5,026 |
| Alicia Breaux (D) | 20.7 | 1,311 | |
| Total votes: 6,337 | |||
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District 5
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5
Charles Brandon Harrell won election outright against Lee Price-Barrios in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Brandon Harrell (R) | 71.1 | 4,242 |
 | Lee Price-Barrios (Independent) | 28.9 | 1,727 | |
| Total votes: 5,969 | |||
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District 6
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Michael Nation (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 7
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7
Shelta Richardson won election outright against incumbent Willie Jeter in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelta Richardson (R) | 54.6 | 3,026 |
 | Willie Jeter (D) | 45.4 | 2,521 | |
| Total votes: 5,547 | |||
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District 8
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8
Mike Winkler defeated incumbent Peggy Seeley in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8 on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Winkler (R) | 59.4 | 1,458 |
 | Peggy Seeley (R) | 40.6 | 997 | |
| Total votes: 2,455 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8
Incumbent Peggy Seeley and Mike Winkler defeated James Lyle in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peggy Seeley (R) | 36.5 | 1,882 |
| ✔ | | Mike Winkler (R) | 35.7 | 1,840 |
| James Lyle (R) | 27.9 | 1,438 | |
| Total votes: 5,160 | |||
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District 9
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9
Incumbent Sharon Drucker won election outright against Meg Hackney in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Drucker (R) | 69.4 | 5,655 |
| Meg Hackney (D) | 30.6 | 2,496 | |
| Total votes: 8,151 | |||
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District 10
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Ronald Bettencourtt (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 11
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11
Tammy Lamy defeated Maurice Doucette in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11 on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Lamy (R) | 75.7 | 1,410 |
| Maurice Doucette (D) | 24.3 | 453 | |
| Total votes: 1,863 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11
Tammy Lamy and Maurice Doucette defeated incumbent Robert Womack and Carlos Yingst in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Lamy (R) | 39.2 | 2,024 |
| ✔ | | Maurice Doucette (D) | 27.0 | 1,395 |
 | Robert Womack (R) | 23.8 | 1,230 | |
| Carlos Yingst (R) | 10.0 | 515 | |
| Total votes: 5,164 | |||
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District 12
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Richard Hursey (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 13
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13
James Braud won election outright against Belinda Brown and George Macri in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Braud (R) | 72.8 | 4,355 |
| Belinda Brown (D) | 22.8 | 1,361 | |
| George Macri (D) | 4.4 | 265 | |
| Total votes: 5,981 | |||
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District 14
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Dennis Cousin (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 15
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15
Lisa Page won election outright against Marie Wade and Robert Broome in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Page (R) | 60.8 | 3,751 |
| Marie Wade (D) | 19.8 | 1,224 | |
| Robert Broome (Independent) | 19.3 | 1,193 | |
| Total votes: 6,168 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2018
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About the district
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is located in Louisiana. The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 37,841 students.[1]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
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Footnotes
| St. Tammany Parish Public Schools elections in 2018 | |
| St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
