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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Mayor-President, Metro Council, City of Baton Rouge
No one got a majority, so Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (Democrat) and Bobby R. Simpson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratIn runoff
31.2%34,780 votes
Bobby R. Simpson RepublicanIn runoff
25.1%27,928 votes
Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
19.6%21,820 votes
Donna M. Mayeux DemocratDefeated
11.4%12,680 votes
2 other candidates: 12.7% together
Roxson Welch Republican
7.0%
7,847
Fred C. Dent, Jr. Republican
5.7%
6,339
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
111,394 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 1
No one got a majority, so William N. "Bill" Wicker (Republican) and Wayne "Spider" Carter (Democrat) went to a runoff.
William N. "Bill" Wicker RepublicanIn runoff
32.0%3,393 votes
Wayne "Spider" Carter DemocratIn runoff
23.9%2,532 votes
Brenda B. Carter DemocratDefeated
23.2%2,453 votes
Dwayne E. Rogers RepublicanDefeated
14.7%1,553 votes
Larry M. Powenski RepublicanDefeated
6.2%660 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
10,591 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 2
No one got a majority, so Ulysses "Bones" Addison (Democrat) and Joe Jenkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ulysses "Bones" Addison DemocratIn runoff
26.3%1,847 votes
Joe Jenkins DemocratIn runoff
19.7%1,387 votes
Darryl L. Robertson DemocratDefeated
15.1%1,058 votes
James "Scooter" Heine DemocratDefeated
13.6%954 votes
3 other candidates: 25.4% together
Gregory R. "Greg" Mitchell Democrat
12.7%
892
Douglas "Pudding" Sewell Democrat
9.5%
666
William "Bill" Jones Democrat
3.2%
224
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
7,028 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 3
Pat Culbertson (Republican) won with 65.5% of the vote.
Pat Culbertson RepublicanElected
65.5%5,827 votes
Merritt E. McDonald, Sr. DemocratDefeated
24.2%2,153 votes
Rosemary Garruto RepublicanDefeated
10.3%919 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
8,899 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 4
Joseph "Joe" Greco (Republican) won with 64.1% of the vote.
Joseph "Joe" Greco RepublicanElected
64.1%6,956 votes
"Mike" LeClercq RepublicanDefeated
22.0%2,389 votes
Aaron Moak RepublicanDefeated
13.9%1,512 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
10,857 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 5
Charles R. Kelly (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
Charles R. Kelly DemocratElected
55.3%3,797 votes
Herbert A. Pate DemocratDefeated
44.7%3,075 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
6,872 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 6
M. A. "Mike" Tassin (Republican) won with 53.2% of the vote.
M. A. "Mike" Tassin RepublicanElected
53.2%4,360 votes
Malcolm Richard RepublicanDefeated
46.8%3,832 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
8,192 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 7
No one got a majority, so W. T. Winfield (Democrat) and Byron Sharper (Democrat) went to a runoff.
W. T. Winfield DemocratIn runoff
37.7%2,754 votes
Byron Sharper DemocratIn runoff
23.5%1,719 votes
E. Eric Brown DemocratDefeated
17.3%1,263 votes
Elizabeth "Liz" Brown DemocratDefeated
11.2%816 votes
Willie T. Payne DemocratDefeated
10.3%755 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
7,307 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 8
Mike Walker (Republican) won with 56.0% of the vote.
Mike Walker RepublicanElected
56.0%5,137 votes
Gary Patureau RepublicanDefeated
44.0%4,031 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
9,168 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 10
Lorri Burgess (Democrat) won with 67.7% of the vote.
Lorri Burgess DemocratElected
67.7%3,620 votes
"Pat" Glasper DemocratDefeated
25.0%1,339 votes
Arthur G. Murray DemocratDefeated
7.3%389 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
5,348 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 11
No one got a majority, so David Boneno (Republican) and Richard Bullock (Democrat) went to a runoff.
David Boneno RepublicanIn runoff
40.2%4,698 votes
Richard Bullock DemocratIn runoff
20.1%2,350 votes
Todd Pourciau RepublicanDefeated
17.7%2,066 votes
Kelly Poiencot RepublicanDefeated
17.1%2,002 votes
Stanley D. "Stan" Watson RepublicanDefeated
4.8%566 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
11,682 votes cast.
Councilman, Metro District 12
No one got a majority, so James T. "Jim" Benham (Republican) and R. J. "Smokie" Bourgeois (Other party) went to a runoff.
James T. "Jim" Benham RepublicanIn runoff
42.8%4,459 votes
R. J. "Smokie" Bourgeois Other partyIn runoff
33.3%3,474 votes
"Jim" Mayer DemocratDefeated
23.9%2,493 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
10,426 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Representative, 62nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Thomas H. "Tom" McVea (Republican) and Myron Hall (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Thomas H. "Tom" McVea 34.1%, Myron Hall 15.6%, Matt Blalock 30.5%, "Chuck" Reed 7.2%.
Thomas H. "Tom" McVea RepublicanIn runoff
30.8%2,686 votes
Myron Hall DemocratIn runoff
18.4%1,609 votes
Matt Blalock RepublicanDefeated
17.1%1,489 votes
"Chuck" Reed DemocratDefeated
17.0%1,484 votes
Brenda Braud RepublicanDefeated
16.8%1,464 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.