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.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
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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.
Bush & Cheney (Republican) won with 52.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Bush & Cheney 61.9%, Gore & Lieberman 34.7%, Nader & LaDuke Green Party 1.9%, Buchanan & Foster Reform Party 0.8%.
Bush & Cheney RepublicanElected
52.6%927,871 votes
Gore & Lieberman DemocratDefeated
44.9%792,344 votes
Nader & LaDuke Green PartyDefeated
1.2%20,473 votes
Buchanan & Foster Reform PartyDefeated
0.8%14,356 votes
4 other candidates: 0.6% together
Phillips & Frazier Constitution Party
0.3%
5,483
Browne & Olivier Libertarian Party
0.2%
2,951
Harris & Trowe Socialist Workers Party
0.1%
1,103
Hagelin & Ticciati Natural Law Party
0.1%
1,075
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,765,656 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District
Chris John (Democrat) won with 83.3% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Chris John 77.0%, Michael P. Harris 23.0%.
Chris John DemocratElected
83.3%152,796 votes
Michael P. Harris Other partyDefeated
16.7%30,687 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
183,483 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Teche-VRML Fresh Wtr. Dis, 1.5 Mills Renewal, BOC
Passed: 61.3% voted yes and 38.7% voted no.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Yes 59.7%, No 40.3%.
YesApproved
61.3%69,082 votes
No
38.7%43,696 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.