St. Tammany Parish residents will decide who their next sheriff will be during a runoff in December.
Former Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Robert Hodges with face former Interim Slidell Police Chief Daniel Seuzeneau on the Dec. 12 ballot.
With nearly 90 percent of the vote in, Seuzeneau led the race with 46 percent of the vote to Hodges 31 percent, but neither were able to secure 50 percent to win the race.
This comes after a contentious race leading up to the Nov. 3 election.
Below are the results of the race:
FULL RESULTS | U.S. SENATE | PSC DISTRICT 1 | AMENDMENTS | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6 | ST. TAMMANY SHERIFF | PLAQUEMINES PARISH PRESIDENT | BOGLAUSA MAYOR | ORLEANS PARISH | JEFFERSON PARISH | ST. TAMMANY PARISH | WASHINGTON PARISH | TANGIPAHOA PARISH | ST. JOHN PARISH | ST. JAMES PARISH | ST. BERNARD PARISH | PLAQUEMINES PARISH | ST. CHARLES PARISH | TERREBONNE PARISH | LAFOURCHE PARISH |
This comes after former Sheriff Randy Smith stepped down following a guilty plea in an assault case, four candidates are vying to fill the position.
Smith pleaded guilty to a second-degree battery charge and a misdemeanor charge after he attacked a man inside a Covington restaurant.
He was given two years plus 90 days for the misdemeanor and will be on probation and required to complete a specialty program.
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