Almost 2,200 early vote for Dec. 10 election

Nearly 2,200 people voted early in St. Mary Parish for the Dec. 10 Senate and congressional runoffs.
Early voting ended Saturday after beginning Nov. 26. A total of 2,180 parish voters cast their ballots early. By race, 1,871 white voters, 276 black voters and 33 voters of other races cast ballots. By party, 1,053 Republicans, 831 Democrats and 296 other-party voters voted. By sex, 1,103 women and 1,077 men cast ballots.
In the U.S. Senate runoff, State Treasurer John Kennedy, R-Baton Rouge, and District 5 Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, D-Bossier City, are facing off to replace David Vitter in the Senate.
In the runoff in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, District 2 Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, R-Breaux Bridge, and former St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Capt. Clay Higgins are vying to replace Charles Boustany in the house.
St. Mary had 69 percent voter turnout for the Nov. 8 presidential and primary election as 23,078 of 33,435 registered voters cast ballots. About 21 percent of parish registered voters voted early for the presidential election.
A total of 10,679 Democrats, 7,264 Republicans and 5,135 other-party voters cast ballots, while 15,117 white voters, 7,147 black voters and 814 voters of other races voted in the presidential election in St. Mary Parish.