On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Register to vote by November 12 in person, by mail, or at an OMV office, or by November 21 online.
Early voting: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Friday, December 11 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
State Representative, 14th Representative District
No one got a majority, so John Ensminger (Republican) and Billy Daniel (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: John Ensminger 37.6%, Billy Daniel 27.2%, Reginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr. 31.3%, M. Dean Brown 3.9%.
John Ensminger RepublicanIn runoff
47.8%6,589 votes
Billy Daniel DemocratIn runoff
30.1%4,151 votes
Reginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr. DemocratDefeated
State Representative, 18th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Ralph W. Coleman (Democrat) and Jess Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Ralph W. Coleman 19.6%, Jess Smith 10.9%, Dale Willis 32.9%, Larry Denmon 12.9%.