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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.

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Tuesday, March 12, 1996

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, state boards and courts, and local races in 49 parishes.

Federal election
President
Turnout
19.8% of registered voters: 16,194 of 81,763
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

President

Democratic presidential primary

"Bill" Clinton (Democrat) won with 80.8% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Clinton DemocratElected

    80.8% 124,931 votes

  • Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 18,150 votes

  • Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 11,620 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bill" Clinton

154,701 votes cast; 19.8% of the 81,763 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Bill" ClintonLyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.Elvena E. Lloyd-DuffieTurnout
Acadia Parish84.5%1,3279.0%1416.6%103
Allen Parish79.3%72314.7%1346.0%55
Ascension Parish85.6%2,8248.7%2885.7%187
Assumption Parish84.9%5519.6%625.5%36
Avoyelles Parish82.7%89610.4%1136.9%75
Beauregard Parish72.3%40817.0%9610.6%60
Bienville Parish79.7%85112.9%1387.4%79
Bossier Parish81.1%4,67212.3%7066.7%384
Caddo Parish83.6%4,23510.5%5325.9%297
Calcasieu Parish80.2%1,85311.3%2628.5%196
Caldwell Parish70.3%73519.4%20310.2%107
Cameron Parish74.5%20512.4%3413.1%36
Catahoula Parish72.0%1,64616.0%36512.0%275
Claiborne Parish80.9%1,16011.4%1637.7%110
Concordia Parish76.0%2,86916.2%6137.7%292
De Soto Parish81.3%55611.4%787.3%50
East Baton Rouge Parish85.5%6,4129.4%7085.1%381
East Carroll Parish88.0%9087.2%744.8%50
East Feliciana Parish81.3%1,10911.4%1557.3%100
Evangeline Parish77.5%3,83012.8%6339.6%476
Franklin Parish72.2%1,72717.1%41010.7%255
Grant Parish73.3%51413.0%9113.7%96
Iberia Parish78.5%76210.7%10410.8%105
Iberville Parish84.2%1,81210.3%2215.6%120
Jackson Parish75.2%1,06616.4%2338.3%118
Jefferson Davis Parish80.8%66010.2%839.1%74
Jefferson Parish77.9%7,64713.6%1,3328.5%838
Lafayette Parish83.5%3,3689.4%3787.2%289
Lafourche Parish80.4%2,51812.0%3767.6%237
LaSalle Parish63.7%51420.6%16615.7%127
Lincoln Parish76.6%1,86314.2%3449.2%224
Livingston Parish70.6%1,78717.7%44711.8%298
Madison Parish85.0%6579.6%745.4%42
Morehouse Parish76.2%1,08014.4%2049.4%133
Natchitoches Parish78.9%3,25711.9%4909.3%382
Orleans Parish93.0%11,4374.1%5052.9%353
Ouachita Parish81.2%10,08211.8%1,4696.9%862
Plaquemines Parish79.2%38410.5%5110.3%50
Pointe Coupee Parish85.8%8978.6%905.6%58
Rapides Parish79.0%6,49112.0%9898.9%732
Red River Parish89.1%4766.2%334.7%25
Richland Parish68.3%1,08320.0%31711.7%185
Sabine Parish69.7%47917.5%12012.8%88
St. Bernard Parish73.9%65714.6%13011.5%102
St. Charles Parish77.9%46212.1%729.9%59
St. Helena Parish82.0%64212.3%965.7%45
St. James Parish89.1%6307.6%543.3%23
St. John the Baptist Parish86.1%5096.9%416.9%41
St. Landry Parish85.3%2,3559.8%2704.9%135
St. Martin Parish83.5%2,43210.0%2906.5%189
St. Mary Parish84.2%9818.8%1027.0%82
St. Tammany Parish77.0%2,47813.4%4309.7%312
Tangipahoa Parish78.1%4,25713.8%7518.2%445
Tensas Parish85.4%7639.7%874.8%43
Terrebonne Parish83.0%1,2848.9%1378.1%126
Union Parish71.1%1,30718.5%33910.4%191
Vermilion Parish83.5%1,1179.0%1207.5%100
Vernon Parish76.7%1,30813.4%2299.9%169
Washington Parish80.7%1,24711.0%1708.3%129
Webster Parish77.7%2,23416.1%4626.3%181
West Baton Rouge Parish80.5%29812.7%476.8%25
West Carroll Parish64.0%38722.5%13613.6%82
West Feliciana Parish84.5%4818.6%496.9%39
Winn Parish81.5%77111.9%1136.6%62

Democratic presidential primary

"Bob" Dole (Republican) won with 47.8% of the vote.

  • "Bob" Dole RepublicanElected

    47.8% 37,170 votes

  • Patrick J. "Pat" Buchanan RepublicanDefeated

    33.1% 25,757 votes

  • Steve Forbes RepublicanDefeated

    13.2% 10,265 votes

  • Alan Lee Keyes RepublicanDefeated

    3.2% 2,464 votes

2 other candidates: 2.7% together
Lamar Alexander Republican2.1%1,642
Morry Taylor Republican0.6%491

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bob" Dole
Patrick J. "Pat" Buchanan
  • Another candidate, or a tie

77,789 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan41.6%
Allen ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan55.3%
Ascension Parish"Bob" Dole39.3%
Assumption Parish"Bob" Dole51.8%
Avoyelles Parish"Bob" Dole46.0%
Beauregard ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan50.5%
Bienville ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan45.4%
Bossier Parish"Bob" Dole53.3%
Caddo Parish"Bob" Dole57.7%
Calcasieu ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan48.3%
Caldwell ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan44.8%
Cameron ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan62.0%
Catahoula ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan45.5%
Claiborne Parish"Bob" Dole46.0%
Concordia ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan45.2%
De Soto ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan42.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish"Bob" Dole50.7%
East Carroll ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan49.5%
East Feliciana ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan49.5%
Evangeline ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan50.8%
Franklin ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan50.2%
Grant Parish"Bob" Dole48.0%
Iberia Parish"Bob" Dole42.8%
Iberville ParishMorry Taylor23.9%
Jackson ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan50.1%
Jefferson Davis ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan44.6%
Jefferson Parish"Bob" Dole50.6%
Lafayette Parish"Bob" Dole50.7%
Lafourche Parish"Bob" Dole49.5%
LaSalle ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan41.7%
Lincoln Parish"Bob" Dole45.1%
Livingston ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan44.5%
Madison ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan49.1%
Morehouse Parish"Bob" Dole45.3%
Natchitoches Parish"Bob" Dole52.0%
Orleans Parish"Bob" Dole54.4%
Ouachita Parish"Bob" Dole47.3%
Plaquemines Parish"Bob" Dole45.3%
Pointe Coupee Parish"Bob" Dole45.0%
Rapides Parish"Bob" Dole48.6%
Red River Parish"Bob" Dole43.7%
Richland ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan52.1%
Sabine Parish"Bob" Dole46.6%
St. Bernard ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan45.1%
St. Charles Parish"Bob" Dole47.5%
St. Helena ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan48.6%
St. James ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan41.5%
St. John the Baptist Parish"Bob" Dole40.9%
St. Landry ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan43.4%
St. Martin Parish"Bob" Dole41.5%
St. Mary Parish"Bob" Dole43.3%
St. Tammany Parish"Bob" Dole52.1%
Tangipahoa Parish"Bob" Dole43.8%
Tensas ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan44.7%
Terrebonne Parish"Bob" Dole49.5%
Union ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan47.9%
Vermilion Parish"Bob" Dole46.4%
Vernon ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan42.4%
Washington Parish"Bob" Dole45.3%
Webster Parish"Bob" Dole43.6%
West Baton Rouge ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan47.1%
West Carroll ParishPatrick J. "Pat" Buchanan53.7%
West Feliciana Parish"Bob" Dole50.6%
Winn Parish"Bob" Dole50.0%

Supreme Court and state boards

Associate Justice, 4th Supreme Court District

No one got a majority, so Chet D. Traylor (Republican) and "Joe" Bleich (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Chet D. Traylor RepublicanIn runoff

    29.3% 18,655 votes

  • "Joe" Bleich DemocratIn runoff

    22.8% 14,530 votes

  • Paul Hurd RepublicanDefeated

    13.3% 8,455 votes

  • Neal Johnson DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 8,436 votes

2 other candidates: 21.5% together
Charles C. Barham Democrat12.6%8,025
Paul Kidd, Jr. Other party8.9%5,669

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Chet D. Traylor
"Joe" Bleich
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

63,770 votes cast; 28.5% of the 17,787 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Caldwell ParishChet D. Traylor55.3%
Catahoula Parish"Joe" Bleich32.4%
Concordia Parish"Joe" Bleich32.7%
East Carroll ParishNeal Johnson24.5%
Franklin ParishChet D. Traylor57.5%
Jackson Parish"Joe" Bleich31.0%
LaSalle ParishChet D. Traylor32.9%
Lincoln Parish"Joe" Bleich57.0%
Madison ParishChet D. Traylor38.4%
Morehouse ParishChet D. Traylor32.6%
Ouachita ParishChet D. Traylor27.8%
Richland ParishChet D. Traylor62.7%
Tensas ParishNeal Johnson38.1%
Union Parish"Joe" Bleich38.0%
West Carroll ParishChet D. Traylor43.1%

Turnout by parish