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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Orleans Parish

Local election results for Saturday, September 11, 1982. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Members of School Board

Rose Loving (Democrat) won with 30.6% of the vote.

  • Rose Loving DemocratElected

    30.6% 47,502 votes

  • Dwight L. McKenna DemocratIn runoff

    17.5% 27,246 votes

  • John F. Robbert DemocratIn runoff

    17.4% 27,040 votes

  • Pat Rittiner DemocratDefeated

    15.1% 23,459 votes

3 other candidates: 19.4% together
Richard L. Pope, Jr. Republican7.6%11,734
Lionel Lombard Democrat7.3%11,267
William L. Jeffrion Democrat4.6%7,105

155,353 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 99th Representative District

No one got a majority, so G. J. Forster (Other party) and J. J. Landry, Jr. (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • G. J. Forster Other partyIn runoff

    44.1% 3,877 votes

  • J. J. Landry, Jr. Other partyIn runoff

    22.4% 1,970 votes

  • G. Landrieu Other partyDefeated

    11.3% 995 votes

  • H. T. Begg III Other partyDefeated

    4.3% 382 votes

6 other candidates: 17.9% together
J. Sorapuru Other party4.2%366
T. Glorioso Other party4.1%363
T. A. Hendricks, Jr. Other party3.4%301
T. M. Thedy Other party2.9%254
J. L. Phillips Other party1.8%160
H. Gervais Other party1.5%130

8,798 votes cast.