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.
No one got a majority, so Robin Giarrusso (Democrat) and Yvonne L. Hughes (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robin Giarrusso DemocratIn runoff
43.8%39,355 votes
Yvonne L. Hughes DemocratIn runoff
19.9%17,911 votes
Robert A. Barnett DemocratDefeated
19.6%17,625 votes
Kathleen C. Cresson DemocratDefeated
13.2%11,875 votes
"Sam" Exnicios RepublicanDefeated
3.4%3,081 votes
89,847 votes cast.
Party committees
RSCC Member(s), 86th Representative District
W. H. "Tag" Livingston (Republican) and William Nungesser (Republican) won.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: W. H. "Tag" Livingston 38.4%, William Nungesser 41.1%, "Mike" Barefield 12.5%, Joseph E. Cazenavette 8.0%.