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.
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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.
Charles B. Thompson (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.
Charles B. Thompson DemocratElected
51.2%2,586 votes
Steven E. May DemocratDefeated
48.8%2,469 votes
5,055 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so J. N. "Buddy" Bailes (Democrat) and Robert Duncan (Democrat) went to a runoff.
J. N. "Buddy" Bailes DemocratIn runoff
32.7%236 votes
Robert Duncan DemocratIn runoff
20.2%146 votes
Leroy "Roy" Clark, Jr. DemocratDefeated
17.3%125 votes
Wiley Kelly DemocratDefeated
12.6%91 votes
2 other candidates: 17.2% together
Shana Townsend Democrat
10.2%
74
Bobbie Graham Democrat
6.9%
50
722 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 3
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wyant DemocratElected
53.5%414 votes
Edward Malcomb DemocratDefeated
32.9%255 votes
Billy Ray Claunch DemocratDefeated
13.6%105 votes
774 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Eddie V. Hearns (Democrat) won with 73.5% of the vote.
Eddie V. Hearns DemocratElected
73.5%485 votes
Michael Trent DemocratDefeated
26.5%175 votes
660 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Jerry R. Bailey (Republican) and Gilbert "Gil" Lovelady (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jerry R. Bailey RepublicanIn runoff
42.9%306 votes
Gilbert "Gil" Lovelady DemocratIn runoff
30.1%215 votes
Wayne "Skinny" Floyd DemocratDefeated
15.3%109 votes
Roger Cox Other partyDefeated
11.8%84 votes
714 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so T. W. Barnhill (Democrat) and Glenn Barnhill (Democrat) went to a runoff.
T. W. Barnhill DemocratIn runoff
29.2%221 votes
Glenn Barnhill DemocratIn runoff
28.7%217 votes
Virginia Roberts DemocratDefeated
26.3%199 votes
Fred L. Grant DemocratDefeated
9.5%72 votes
Clarence Moore DemocratDefeated
6.2%47 votes
756 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Denis "D. J." Jacobson (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.
Denis "D. J." Jacobson DemocratElected
58.7%405 votes
Jimmy Martin DemocratDefeated
41.3%285 votes
690 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Noble E. Ellington (Democrat) and Roy Hebron (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble E. Ellington 48.2%, Roy Hebron 33.6%, Paul A. Nugent 18.2%.
Noble E. Ellington DemocratIn runoff
47.8%19,325 votes
Roy Hebron DemocratIn runoff
39.7%16,076 votes
Paul A. Nugent Other partyDefeated
12.5%5,048 votes
40,449 votes cast; 22.4% of the 3,764 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 20th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Billy Cobb (Democrat) and Lelon Kenney (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Billy Cobb 15.8%, Lelon Kenney 57.0%, Roger Beall 14.9%, Sonny N. Stephens 7.2%.
Billy Cobb DemocratIn runoff
31.5%5,632 votes
Lelon Kenney DemocratIn runoff
23.5%4,194 votes
Roger Beall DemocratDefeated
22.0%3,936 votes
Sonny N. Stephens DemocratDefeated
14.5%2,592 votes
Cleve Womack DemocratDefeated
8.5%1,512 votes
17,866 votes cast; 6.8% of the 27,812 registered voters in the area turned out.