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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.

  • 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.

Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Tuesday, March 9, 2004

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, and local races in 60 parishes.

Federal election
President
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

President

Democratic presidential primary

John F. Kerry (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

  • John F. Kerry DemocratElected

    69.7% 112,639 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 26,074 votes

  • Howard Dean DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 7,948 votes

  • Wesley K. Clark DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 7,091 votes

3 other candidates: 4.9% together
"Bill" McGaughey Democrat2.0%3,161
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat1.5%2,411
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Democrat1.4%2,329

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John F. Kerry

161,653 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishJohn F. Kerry62.4%
Allen ParishJohn F. Kerry69.0%
Ascension ParishJohn F. Kerry62.3%
Assumption ParishJohn F. Kerry76.6%
Avoyelles ParishJohn F. Kerry74.6%
Beauregard ParishJohn F. Kerry62.8%
Bienville ParishJohn F. Kerry69.8%
Bossier ParishJohn F. Kerry67.8%
Caddo ParishJohn F. Kerry69.7%
Calcasieu ParishJohn F. Kerry66.5%
Caldwell ParishJohn F. Kerry58.0%
Cameron ParishJohn F. Kerry62.6%
Catahoula ParishJohn F. Kerry59.5%
Claiborne ParishJohn F. Kerry71.6%
Concordia ParishJohn F. Kerry63.7%
De Soto ParishJohn F. Kerry71.0%
East Baton Rouge ParishJohn F. Kerry69.0%
East Carroll ParishJohn F. Kerry65.4%
East Feliciana ParishJohn F. Kerry57.3%
Evangeline ParishJohn F. Kerry71.3%
Franklin ParishJohn F. Kerry59.2%
Grant ParishJohn F. Kerry56.8%
Iberia ParishJohn F. Kerry68.7%
Iberville ParishJohn F. Kerry69.6%
Jackson ParishJohn F. Kerry67.4%
Jefferson Davis ParishJohn F. Kerry67.8%
Jefferson ParishJohn F. Kerry70.4%
Lafayette ParishJohn F. Kerry63.1%
Lafourche ParishJohn F. Kerry73.1%
LaSalle ParishJohn F. Kerry57.0%
Lincoln ParishJohn F. Kerry63.5%
Livingston ParishJohn F. Kerry64.9%
Madison ParishJohn F. Kerry72.3%
Morehouse ParishJohn F. Kerry72.1%
Natchitoches ParishJohn F. Kerry60.7%
Orleans ParishJohn F. Kerry83.8%
Ouachita ParishJohn F. Kerry71.3%
Plaquemines ParishJohn F. Kerry67.1%
Pointe Coupee ParishJohn F. Kerry72.8%
Rapides ParishJohn F. Kerry69.0%
Red River ParishJohn F. Kerry66.9%
Richland ParishJohn F. Kerry63.3%
Sabine ParishJohn F. Kerry57.4%
St. Bernard ParishJohn F. Kerry62.4%
St. Charles ParishJohn F. Kerry74.1%
St. Helena ParishJohn F. Kerry56.9%
St. James ParishJohn F. Kerry72.7%
St. John the Baptist ParishJohn F. Kerry76.1%
St. Landry ParishJohn F. Kerry69.2%
St. Martin ParishJohn F. Kerry71.6%
St. Mary ParishJohn F. Kerry72.5%
St. Tammany ParishJohn F. Kerry65.4%
Tangipahoa ParishJohn F. Kerry55.4%
Tensas ParishJohn F. Kerry74.1%
Terrebonne ParishJohn F. Kerry72.1%
Union ParishJohn F. Kerry63.5%
Vermilion ParishJohn F. Kerry69.4%
Vernon ParishJohn F. Kerry56.7%
Washington ParishJohn F. Kerry72.4%
Webster ParishJohn F. Kerry63.8%
West Baton Rouge ParishJohn F. Kerry67.7%
West Carroll ParishJohn F. Kerry57.7%
West Feliciana ParishJohn F. Kerry69.6%
Winn ParishJohn F. Kerry59.3%

Republican presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 96.1% of the vote.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George W. Bush

72,010 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGeorge W. Bush"Bill" WyattTurnout
Acadia Parish95.7%4674.3%21
Allen Parish95.5%1264.5%6
Ascension Parish97.2%2,4922.8%73
Assumption Parish97.6%832.4%2
Avoyelles Parish98.5%1941.5%3
Beauregard Parish96.7%3513.3%12
Bienville Parish98.8%1691.2%2
Bossier Parish96.0%5694.0%24
Caddo Parish96.3%3,7883.7%145
Calcasieu Parish97.1%2,3232.9%69
Caldwell Parish94.5%2065.5%12
Cameron Parish97.3%712.7%2
Catahoula Parish95.5%2354.5%11
Claiborne Parish95.7%1114.3%5
Concordia Parish97.7%7712.3%18
De Soto Parish97.2%2112.8%6
East Baton Rouge Parish96.7%4,3843.3%148
East Carroll Parish98.2%1661.8%3
East Feliciana Parish97.2%3142.8%9
Evangeline Parish92.8%1287.2%10
Franklin Parish97.5%4242.5%11
Grant Parish98.0%1502.0%3
Iberia Parish98.1%6621.9%13
Iberville Parish98.4%1271.6%2
Jackson Parish96.8%3983.2%13
Jefferson Davis Parish98.3%4031.7%7
Jefferson Parish95.8%11,5504.2%504
Lafayette Parish97.5%3,7592.5%96
Lafourche Parish96.2%5533.8%22
LaSalle Parish95.2%1004.8%5
Lincoln Parish97.8%1,9662.2%44
Livingston Parish95.9%6534.1%28
Madison Parish96.9%1853.1%6
Morehouse Parish95.9%1634.1%7
Natchitoches Parish96.2%1,7453.8%68
Orleans Parish92.1%5,4637.9%467
Ouachita Parish97.4%4,3392.6%117
Plaquemines Parish97.4%4812.6%13
Pointe Coupee Parish97.6%3312.4%8
Rapides Parish96.6%9613.4%34
Red River Parish92.6%887.4%7
Richland Parish97.3%4332.7%12
Sabine Parish95.4%2294.6%11
St. Bernard Parish94.7%1,2585.3%71
St. Charles Parish96.9%6283.1%20
St. Helena Parish96.1%993.9%4
St. James Parish94.4%1685.6%10
St. John the Baptist Parish93.8%1666.2%11
St. Landry Parish94.5%4985.5%29
St. Martin Parish95.2%2584.8%13
St. Mary Parish98.4%5641.6%9
St. Tammany Parish95.7%5,7614.3%258
Tangipahoa Parish95.4%3,0164.6%147
Tensas Parish92.5%497.5%4
Terrebonne Parish96.8%1,6953.2%56
Union Parish98.1%3061.9%6
Vermilion Parish96.1%1973.9%8
Vernon Parish97.1%1,0332.9%31
Washington Parish93.5%1446.5%10
Webster Parish96.2%6763.8%27
West Baton Rouge Parish97.3%1072.7%3
West Carroll Parish95.5%1064.5%5
West Feliciana Parish96.3%523.7%2
Winn Parish98.1%1021.9%2

State Legislature

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

State House of Representatives (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 45No one got a majority, so Steven G. "Buzz" Durio (Republican) and Joel Robideaux (Other party) went to a runoff.

Turnout by parish