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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.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • 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, August 24, 1996

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Local races in 5 parishes.

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

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State Senate (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 25No one got a majority, so Gerald "Jerry" Theunissen (Democrat) and Mike Francis (Republican) went to a runoff.

5 parishes had local races on the ballot. Choose a parish to see its results: parish offices, school board, cities and towns, judges, and propositions.

Select a parish to see its results.