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.
Francis C. Heitmeier (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Francis C. Heitmeier 49.1%, "Ed" Markle 7.8%, Betty A. Johnson 14.4%, Joseph B. "Pete" Morton, Jr. 11.8%.
J. Chris Ullo (Democrat) won with 67.1% of the vote.
J. Chris Ullo DemocratElected
67.1%20,732 votes
Randal Barnett RepublicanDefeated
17.3%5,333 votes
Ronald "Ron" Besson DemocratDefeated
12.6%3,897 votes
John W. Cotton Other partyDefeated
3.0%913 votes
30,875 votes cast.
State Senator, 10th Senatorial District
Francis E. "Hank" Lauricella (Democrat) won with 54.7% of the vote.
Francis E. "Hank" Lauricella DemocratElected
54.7%18,143 votes
George Ackel RepublicanDefeated
35.8%11,860 votes
Robert V. J. Buras Other partyDefeated
9.5%3,161 votes
33,164 votes cast.
State Representative, 54th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Velma Callais-Rogers (Democrat) and Mitch Theriot (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Velma Callais-Rogers 37.5%, Mitch Theriot 38.9%, Wade Richoux 23.6%.
State Representative, 85th Representative District
Joseph F. Toomy (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.
Joseph F. Toomy RepublicanElected
62.2%6,966 votes
Lynn R. Cheramie RepublicanDefeated
37.8%4,232 votes
11,198 votes cast.
State Representative, 86th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Terry W. Gee (Republican) and Steve Windhorst (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Terry W. Gee 39.5%, Steve Windhorst 42.8%, Cynthia Davidson 17.7%.
State Representative, 105th Representative District
Frank J. Patti (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Parish: Frank J. Patti 40.1%, "Buddy" Rhodes 5.5%, "Clint" Bolotte 54.5%.