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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.

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Saturday, December 7, 2002

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and local races in 5 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. Senate, U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senator

Mary Landrieu (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Mary Landrieu DemocratElected

    51.7% 638,654 votes

  • Suzanne Haik Terrell RepublicanDefeated

    48.3% 596,642 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mary Landrieu
Suzanne Haik Terrell

1,235,296 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMary LandrieuSuzanne Haik TerrellTurnout
Acadia Parish46.7%7,19553.3%8,214
Allen Parish58.6%3,11141.4%2,201
Ascension Parish50.0%11,32750.0%11,336
Assumption Parish67.3%4,96632.7%2,414
Avoyelles Parish56.9%6,46443.1%4,897
Beauregard Parish41.4%3,27658.6%4,638
Bienville Parish59.2%3,07540.8%2,120
Bossier Parish41.1%10,47758.9%15,005
Caddo Parish56.1%39,66943.9%31,073
Calcasieu Parish53.5%25,91846.5%22,546
Caldwell Parish43.1%1,23756.9%1,635
Cameron Parish50.0%1,27950.0%1,277
Catahoula Parish53.2%1,60046.8%1,410
Claiborne Parish53.1%2,35146.9%2,074
Concordia Parish53.4%2,85346.6%2,491
De Soto Parish56.4%4,29243.6%3,318
East Baton Rouge Parish50.9%63,41849.1%61,229
East Carroll Parish62.9%1,36037.1%801
East Feliciana Parish55.1%3,64544.9%2,976
Evangeline Parish51.0%4,74049.0%4,563
Franklin Parish45.3%2,60454.7%3,150
Grant Parish39.9%1,77560.1%2,677
Iberia Parish44.4%8,21555.6%10,274
Iberville Parish68.3%7,39031.7%3,431
Jackson Parish49.1%2,69150.9%2,786
Jefferson Davis Parish52.5%4,17947.5%3,780
Jefferson Parish44.3%56,08555.7%70,473
Lafayette Parish40.9%21,14459.1%30,568
Lafourche Parish54.9%12,83845.1%10,557
LaSalle Parish33.1%1,25366.9%2,530
Lincoln Parish45.6%5,30554.4%6,327
Livingston Parish35.6%9,32164.4%16,897
Madison Parish56.9%1,75943.1%1,333
Morehouse Parish50.2%4,00949.8%3,974
Natchitoches Parish54.4%5,39945.6%4,517
Orleans Parish79.7%105,78020.3%26,880
Ouachita Parish41.5%17,33058.5%24,450
Plaquemines Parish49.2%3,65350.8%3,774
Pointe Coupee Parish62.4%4,97737.6%2,998
Rapides Parish46.0%15,34654.0%17,983
Red River Parish61.6%2,03238.4%1,269
Richland Parish44.3%2,68055.7%3,368
Sabine Parish39.9%2,28260.1%3,438
St. Bernard Parish46.9%8,93153.1%10,101
St. Charles Parish47.7%7,17452.3%7,874
St. Helena Parish67.7%2,71432.3%1,292
St. James Parish68.1%5,35331.9%2,512
St. John the Baptist Parish60.3%7,50239.7%4,944
St. Landry Parish57.7%13,16542.3%9,648
St. Martin Parish55.7%7,54544.3%6,005
St. Mary Parish49.9%6,74550.1%6,762
St. Tammany Parish31.9%19,65068.1%41,995
Tangipahoa Parish45.8%10,86854.2%12,841
Tensas Parish60.0%1,27040.0%847
Terrebonne Parish48.9%11,65551.1%12,167
Union Parish39.4%2,71460.6%4,181
Vermilion Parish51.1%7,35848.9%7,042
Vernon Parish45.9%3,90154.1%4,591
Washington Parish53.5%6,20846.5%5,401
Webster Parish51.3%6,05548.7%5,746
West Baton Rouge Parish58.1%4,18741.9%3,025
West Carroll Parish35.9%1,13564.1%2,028
West Feliciana Parish55.7%2,18644.3%1,741
Winn Parish47.6%2,03852.4%2,247

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

Rodney Alexander (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Rodney Alexander DemocratElected

    50.3% 86,718 votes

  • Lee Fletcher RepublicanDefeated

    49.7% 85,744 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Rodney Alexander
Lee Fletcher
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

172,462 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRodney AlexanderLee FletcherTurnout
Allen Parish63.2%1,63036.8%950
Avoyelles Parish58.7%6,42941.3%4,531
Caldwell Parish47.3%1,35452.7%1,511
Catahoula Parish56.4%1,68743.6%1,305
Concordia Parish51.3%2,70148.7%2,560
East Carroll Parish63.3%1,35136.7%782
Evangeline Parish43.5%1,39656.5%1,811
Franklin Parish47.9%2,73552.1%2,970
Iberville Parish68.5%2,97031.5%1,363
Jackson Parish64.7%3,56235.3%1,940
LaSalle Parish39.9%1,49860.1%2,257
Lincoln Parish49.6%5,68150.4%5,766
Madison Parish57.3%1,73842.7%1,295
Morehouse Parish50.1%3,95649.9%3,946
Ouachita Parish42.1%17,42257.9%23,982
Pointe Coupee Parish75.9%3,04424.1%967
Rapides Parish51.6%17,04548.4%16,011
Richland Parish47.4%2,84752.6%3,163
Tensas Parish59.6%1,24640.4%844
Union Parish40.8%2,77859.2%4,023
West Carroll Parish37.1%1,17162.9%1,983
Winn Parish58.1%2,47741.9%1,784

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (2 races)

DistrictResult
District 12No one got a majority, so Hollis Downs (Republican) and Chuck Earle (Republican) went to a runoff.
District 28No one got a majority, so Monica Walker (Democrat) and Robert Johnson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

Turnout by parish