East Baton Rouge Parish election results: Saturday, December 15, 2001

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: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Friday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m.
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.
Today is election day. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

State Legislature

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 75.1%, Scott Hornsby 19.4%, John "Tick" Cobb 3.1%, Brenda Bennett Carter 2.4%.

Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratElected
50.6% 8,599 votes
Scott Hornsby Other partyDefeated
35.5% 6,025 votes
John "Tick" Cobb DemocratDefeated
11.7% 1,993 votes
Brenda Bennett Carter DemocratDefeated
2.1% 363 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

16,980 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	Melvin L. "Kip" Holden	Scott Hornsby	John "Tick" Cobb	Brenda Bennett Carter
East Baton Rouge Parish	75.1%6,319	19.4%1,636	3.1%257	2.4%201
East Feliciana Parish	31.5%1,231	58.2%2,278	7.7%302	2.6%100
St. Helena Parish	24.4%532	54.4%1,186	19.5%426	1.7%38
West Feliciana Parish	20.9%517	37.4%925	40.7%1,008	1.0%24

Election day is Tuesday, November 3

Election day is Saturday, December 12

East Baton Rouge Parish

State Legislature

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District