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.
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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.
Buster J Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Buster J Guzzardo, Sr. 18.9%, J. Roosevelt Gremillion 81.1%.
Buster J Guzzardo, Sr. DemocratElected
60.3%1,497 votes
J. Roosevelt Gremillion DemocratDefeated
39.7%985 votes
No precinct map: Pointe Coupee Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
Rosario J. "R. J." Saia (Republican) won with 47.3% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Rosario J. "R. J." Saia 40.0%, Charles D. Christmas 20.0%, Bill Stewart 40.0%.
Rosario J. "R. J." Saia RepublicanElected
47.3%284 votes
Charles D. Christmas RepublicanDefeated
33.2%199 votes
Bill Stewart RepublicanDefeated
19.5%117 votes
No precinct map: Pointe Coupee Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
Statewide and federal races in Pointe Coupee Parish
Democratic presidential primary
"Al" Gore (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: "Al" Gore 70.6%, Bill Bradley 18.9%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 6.0%, "Randy" Crow 4.5%.
"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: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: George W. Bush 84.0%, John McCain 10.2%, Alan Keyes 5.0%, "Steve" Forbes 0.5%.
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: Pointe Coupee Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.