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.
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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.
No one got a majority, so Glenn Fallin (Democrat) and Jonathan M. Stewart (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: Glenn Fallin 42.0%, Jonathan M. Stewart 46.1%, Paul V. Myers 11.9%.
Glenn Fallin DemocratIn runoff
49.7%5,576 votes
Jonathan M. Stewart DemocratIn runoff
36.4%4,078 votes
Paul V. Myers DemocratDefeated
13.9%1,557 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
James H. "Jim" Zeagler (Republican) and Benton "Ben" Young (Republican) won.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: James H. "Jim" Zeagler 30.0%, Benton "Ben" Young 30.6%, David J. Holton 19.4%, John W "Johnny" McCorkle 13.9%.
James H. "Jim" Zeagler RepublicanElected
30.4%619 votes
Benton "Ben" Young RepublicanElected
27.9%568 votes
David J. Holton RepublicanDefeated
17.4%354 votes
John W "Johnny" McCorkle RepublicanDefeated
16.7%339 votes
W. Bryan Price RepublicanDefeated
7.7%156 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: "Al" Gore 60.0%, Bill Bradley 28.8%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 5.7%, "Randy" Crow 5.5%.
"Al" Gore DemocratElected
73.0%114,942 votes
Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated
19.9%31,385 votes
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated
3.9%6,127 votes
"Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated
3.2%5,097 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
157,551 votes cast.
Democratic presidential primary
George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jackson Parish: George W. Bush 83.5%, John McCain 10.2%, Alan Keyes 4.6%, "Steve" Forbes 0.7%.
George W. Bush RepublicanElected
83.6%86,038 votes
John McCain RepublicanDefeated
8.9%9,165 votes
Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated
5.7%5,900 votes
"Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated
1.0%1,041 votes
Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated
0.7%768 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
102,912 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Con. School Dist. No. 1, 7.78 Mills, SB
Passed: 52.7% voted yes and 47.3% voted no.
YesApproved
52.7%2,391 votes
No
47.3%2,142 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
4,533 votes cast.
P/W School Board, 0.6 % S/U
Passed: 54.8% voted yes and 45.2% voted no.
YesApproved
54.8%2,476 votes
No
45.2%2,043 votes
No precinct map: Jackson Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.