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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.
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  • 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 29, 1989

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: 1 constitutional amendment, and local races in 20 parishes.

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

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Rev. of Artical VII to Prohibit Gas Sales Tax

Passed: 44.9% voted for and 55.1% voted against.

  • For

    44.9% 449,418 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    55.1% 550,960 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against

1,000,378 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishForAgainstTurnout
Acadia Parish44.7%5,26755.3%6,517
Allen Parish37.5%2,15662.5%3,590
Ascension Parish27.9%4,43272.1%11,447
Assumption Parish40.9%2,28159.1%3,299
Avoyelles Parish37.8%3,38562.2%5,572
Beauregard Parish44.1%3,15055.9%3,996
Bienville Parish40.6%1,74859.4%2,562
Bossier Parish60.4%11,99239.6%7,876
Caddo Parish61.3%31,41338.7%19,851
Calcasieu Parish55.5%21,72844.5%17,408
Caldwell Parish45.7%1,46054.3%1,735
Cameron Parish54.5%1,42445.5%1,189
Catahoula Parish31.4%1,01768.6%2,219
Claiborne Parish47.4%1,72652.6%1,917
Concordia Parish32.4%1,41967.6%2,958
De Soto Parish52.5%2,88347.5%2,611
East Baton Rouge Parish43.4%44,33956.6%57,931
East Carroll Parish48.7%87551.3%921
East Feliciana Parish26.9%1,31873.1%3,580
Evangeline Parish38.4%3,08761.6%4,962
Franklin Parish44.6%2,51255.4%3,124
Grant Parish33.2%1,69366.8%3,403
Iberia Parish33.0%4,99467.0%10,126
Iberville Parish29.3%2,58470.7%6,222
Jackson Parish35.8%1,78264.2%3,200
Jefferson Davis Parish56.9%4,16343.1%3,155
Jefferson Parish39.5%44,16860.5%67,788
Lafayette Parish53.9%18,64746.1%15,978
Lafourche Parish53.1%11,06146.9%9,756
LaSalle Parish30.3%1,35569.7%3,115
Lincoln Parish54.2%4,98945.8%4,221
Livingston Parish25.8%5,09874.2%14,649
Madison Parish41.3%1,01358.7%1,442
Morehouse Parish49.8%4,01650.2%4,044
Natchitoches Parish50.7%3,87349.3%3,765
Orleans Parish50.0%53,16550.0%53,062
Ouachita Parish55.7%16,82044.3%13,385
Plaquemines Parish37.4%2,16462.6%3,624
Pointe Coupee Parish32.7%2,46667.3%5,081
Rapides Parish39.4%12,49660.6%19,207
Red River Parish49.8%1,21850.2%1,228
Richland Parish47.4%2,36352.6%2,619
Sabine Parish52.3%2,89647.7%2,641
St. Bernard Parish26.1%5,32673.9%15,067
St. Charles Parish41.6%4,55258.4%6,388
St. Helena Parish21.2%69578.8%2,579
St. James Parish32.4%1,98967.6%4,156
St. John the Baptist Parish40.5%3,82459.5%5,621
St. Landry Parish43.0%7,62057.0%10,093
St. Martin Parish42.6%3,16157.4%4,262
St. Mary Parish44.1%5,70255.9%7,229
St. Tammany Parish49.4%18,25650.6%18,723
Tangipahoa Parish44.1%9,31955.9%11,789
Tensas Parish39.1%71960.9%1,120
Terrebonne Parish56.3%10,72943.7%8,339
Union Parish42.9%2,58557.1%3,445
Vermilion Parish46.1%5,60353.9%6,542
Vernon Parish34.0%2,87366.0%5,585
Washington Parish34.1%3,95665.9%7,657
Webster Parish46.5%4,48553.5%5,169
West Baton Rouge Parish29.4%1,60670.6%3,859
West Carroll Parish42.6%1,30257.4%1,756
West Feliciana Parish32.5%86167.5%1,790
Winn Parish36.5%1,61963.5%2,815

Turnout by parish