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.
Gerry E. Hinton (Republican) won with 55.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Gerry E. Hinton 54.2%, Annette Fuselier 30.4%, Malcolm "Mackie" Gomez 15.4%.
B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn 70.8%, Gerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr. 17.2%, Roy L. Crawford 12.1%.
Larry S. Bankston (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.
This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Larry S. Bankston 61.6%, "Tom" Nelson 21.2%, Johnnie L. Matthews 8.6%, Jesse Stone 7.5%.
State Representative, 62nd Representative District
John D Travis (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: John D Travis 56.3%, "Dotti" G. Knost 26.1%, "Ronnie" Rhoney Warren 17.6%.
State Representative, 72nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) and Jimmie Meadows (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. 43.0%, Jimmie Meadows 10.7%, Walter Daniels 22.4%, John Russell 18.2%.
State Representative, 73rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Dennis P. Hebert (Democrat) and Steve Pugh (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Dennis P. Hebert 34.7%, Steve Pugh 27.3%, Francis J. Mercante 17.9%, Erwin Hoy Jenkins 16.9%.
State Representative, 77th Representative District
Edward J. Deano, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.9% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Edward J. Deano, Jr. 48.4%, Richard S. "Dick" Blossman 51.6%.