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.

Saturday, December 9, 2006

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. House, and local races in 1 parish.

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

U.S. House (federal)

William J. Jefferson (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
William J. Jefferson

62,164 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	William J. Jefferson	Karen Carter	Turnout
Jefferson Parish	70.6%11,935	29.4%4,967
Orleans Parish	51.3%23,218	48.7%22,044

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

District	Result
District 16	"Bill" Cassidy (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.