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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.

Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Saturday, April 5, 1986

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: State boards and courts, and local races in 47 parishes.

Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Supreme Court and state boards

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 5th Supreme Court District

Luther F. Cole (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.

  • Luther F. Cole DemocratElected

    61.7% 33,384 votes

  • Patsy McDowell Cooper RepublicanDefeated

    26.6% 14,405 votes

  • C. Alvin Tyler DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 6,308 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Luther F. Cole
Patsy McDowell Cooper
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

54,097 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLuther F. ColePatsy McDowell CooperC. Alvin TylerTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish75.9%11,21017.9%2,6476.1%904
East Feliciana Parish69.4%85922.6%2807.9%98
Iberville Parish69.3%1,29620.8%3899.8%184
Livingston Parish66.3%3,00818.6%84615.1%685
Pointe Coupee Parish69.5%1,05720.7%3159.7%148
St. Helena Parish60.3%84125.0%34814.7%205
St. Landry Parish56.5%4,95328.0%2,45315.6%1,366
St. Tammany Parish37.7%2,24350.5%3,00811.8%703
Tangipahoa Parish52.7%4,49631.8%2,70915.5%1,323
Washington Parish55.4%1,89529.6%1,01115.1%515
West Baton Rouge Parish74.4%58817.5%1388.1%64
West Feliciana Parish71.5%93819.9%2618.6%113

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (3 races)

DistrictResult
District 24Joe R. Salter (Democrat) won with 50.8% of the vote.
District 99Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.
District 101No one got a majority, so Naomi White Warren (Democrat) and Vernon J. Shorty (Democrat) went to a runoff.