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.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
"Pete" Dowden (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.
"Pete" Dowden DemocratElected
54.5%743 votes
Billy "Fish" Williams DemocratDefeated
45.5%621 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Pete" Dowden
Billy "Fish" Williams
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,164 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 200 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,364 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 4
Jackie Grimes (Democrat) won with 70.7% of the vote.
Jackie Grimes DemocratElected
70.7%164 votes
H. Lavaughn Roshong DemocratDefeated
29.3%68 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jackie Grimes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 190 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
232 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Reginald "Reggie" Johnson (Democrat) and Dawn James Carlock (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Reginald "Reggie" Johnson DemocratIn runoff
41.8%413 votes
Dawn James Carlock DemocratIn runoff
39.3%388 votes
William Davis RepublicanDefeated
18.9%187 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Reginald "Reggie" Johnson
Dawn James Carlock
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 930 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 58 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
988 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 6
Jerry Blair (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.
Jerry Blair DemocratElected
53.0%875 votes
J. R. "Butch" Smith DemocratDefeated
27.3%450 votes
Robert Gordy DemocratDefeated
19.7%326 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry Blair
J. R. "Butch" Smith
Robert Gordy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,435 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 216 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,651 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 7
Leonard Johnson (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.
Leonard Johnson DemocratElected
52.6%603 votes
Joyce Weeks DemocratDefeated
15.0%172 votes
Earl Myers DemocratDefeated
10.6%122 votes
E. Grady Stephens DemocratDefeated
8.5%97 votes
2 other candidates: 13.3% together
Edwin "Ed" Frazier Republican
8.1%
93
Daniel Carruth Democrat
5.2%
60
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Leonard Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,043 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 104 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,147 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 8
Melvin Haymon (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.
Melvin Haymon DemocratElected
65.8%465 votes
"Ed" Koenck RepublicanDefeated
29.1%206 votes
Jerry Wiley DemocratDefeated
5.1%36 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Melvin Haymon
"Ed" Koenck
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 611 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 96 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
707 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 9
Sam B. Fulton, Jr. (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.
Sam B. Fulton, Jr. DemocratElected
50.6%574 votes
Robert "Bob" Westmoreland RepublicanDefeated
49.4%561 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sam B. Fulton, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 916 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 219 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,135 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 10
Curtis Clay (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.
Curtis Clay DemocratElected
58.9%433 votes
Joshua M. Bursh II No partyDefeated
23.1%170 votes
Donald Warren DemocratDefeated
18.0%132 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Curtis Clay
Donald Warren
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 478 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 257 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
735 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 11
No one got a majority, so Joseph "Bo" Cryer (Democrat) and James Seaman (No party) went to a runoff.
Joseph "Bo" Cryer DemocratIn runoff
32.9%141 votes
James Seaman No partyIn runoff
30.5%131 votes
Rick Craft DemocratDefeated
20.5%88 votes
Randy Berry RepublicanDefeated
16.1%69 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joseph "Bo" Cryer
James Seaman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 337 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 92 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
429 votes cast.
Police Juror, District 12
No one got a majority, so Kenny Haymon (Democrat) and "Buck" Massey (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Kenny Haymon DemocratIn runoff
35.4%434 votes
"Buck" Massey DemocratIn runoff
34.2%420 votes
Bruce Stanley DemocratDefeated
30.4%373 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenny Haymon
"Buck" Massey
Bruce Stanley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 829 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 398 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,227 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 30th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. (Democrat) and John Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. 40.2%, John Smith 48.9%, "Terry" Fowler 10.9%.
Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
39.4%10,219 votes
John Smith DemocratIn runoff
35.6%9,227 votes
"Terry" Fowler DemocratDefeated
25.0%6,492 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr.
John Smith
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,650 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,724 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 24th Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Frankie" Howard (Republican) and Mary Ann Wiggins (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Frankie" Howard 49.4%, Mary Ann Wiggins 11.4%, Dean Crittenden 13.3%, "Randy" Sandel 25.9%.
"Frankie" Howard RepublicanIn runoff
31.0%4,442 votes
Mary Ann Wiggins DemocratIn runoff
27.7%3,968 votes
Dean Crittenden DemocratDefeated
24.4%3,492 votes
"Randy" Sandel DemocratDefeated
16.9%2,422 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Frankie" Howard
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,772 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 377 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 25th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Lance Maxwell (Republican) and "Chris" Roy, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Lance Maxwell 29.5%, "Chris" Roy, Jr. 33.8%, Glen Beard 36.7%.
Lance Maxwell RepublicanIn runoff
41.4%6,226 votes
"Chris" Roy, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
35.1%5,282 votes
Glen Beard DemocratDefeated
23.5%3,538 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lance Maxwell
"Chris" Roy, Jr.
Glen Beard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 903 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 30th Representative District
No one got a majority, so James Armes (Democrat) and "Jack" Causey (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: James Armes 50.8%, "Jack" Causey 34.7%, Overton Burns 14.5%.
James Armes DemocratIn runoff
48.5%3,971 votes
"Jack" Causey RepublicanIn runoff
38.1%3,122 votes
Overton Burns RepublicanDefeated
13.3%1,091 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James Armes
"Jack" Causey
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,040 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,097 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 32nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Dorothy Sue Hill (Democrat) and James David Cain (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Dorothy Sue Hill 49.3%, James David Cain 45.1%, Benjamin Jack 3.8%, Richard "Dickey" Crider 1.8%.
Dorothy Sue Hill DemocratIn runoff
46.3%6,254 votes
James David Cain RepublicanIn runoff
41.0%5,528 votes
Benjamin Jack DemocratDefeated
7.4%998 votes
Richard "Dickey" Crider No partyDefeated
5.3%714 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dorothy Sue Hill
James David Cain
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 889 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
No one got a majority, so James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) and Royal Alexander (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 31.6%, Royal Alexander 39.4%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 29.1%.
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratIn runoff
35.6%434,507 votes
Royal Alexander RepublicanIn runoff
32.4%395,498 votes
Charles C. Foti, Jr. DemocratDefeated
31.9%389,300 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Royal Alexander
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,102 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,631 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,219,305 votes cast.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
No one got a majority, so "Bob" Odom (Democrat) and Mike Strain (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Bob" Odom 49.7%, Mike Strain 25.7%, Wayne Carter 13.5%, Don Johnson 11.1%.
"Bob" Odom DemocratIn runoff
41.3%505,504 votes
Mike Strain RepublicanIn runoff
40.5%494,760 votes
Wayne Carter RepublicanDefeated
12.5%152,893 votes
Don Johnson RepublicanDefeated
5.7%69,470 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bob" Odom
Mike Strain
Wayne Carter
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,271 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,630 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,222,627 votes cast.
Commissioner of Insurance
"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Jim" Donelon 40.3%, James "Jim" Crowley 42.0%, Robert Lansden 12.3%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 5.4%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
50.9%606,196 votes
James "Jim" Crowley DemocratDefeated
35.6%423,986 votes
Robert Lansden RepublicanDefeated
8.9%105,991 votes
Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale RepublicanDefeated
4.6%55,350 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
James "Jim" Crowley
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,022 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,636 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,191,523 votes cast.
Governor
"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 53.2%, Walter J. Boasso 13.7%, John Georges 11.0%, Foster Campbell 18.5%.
"Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected
53.9%699,275 votes
Walter J. Boasso DemocratDefeated
17.5%226,476 votes
John Georges No partyDefeated
14.4%186,682 votes
Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated
12.5%161,665 votes
8 other candidates: 1.8% together
Mary Volentine Smith Democrat
0.5%
5,868
B. Alexandrenko Other party
0.4%
4,791
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile Other party
0.3%
3,372
T. Lee Horne III Libertarian
0.2%
2,648
Sheldon Forest No party
0.2%
2,323
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat
0.2%
2,080
Hardy Parkerson Democrat
0.1%
1,666
Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols No party
0.1%
994
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Walter J. Boasso
John Georges
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,755 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,743 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,297,840 votes cast.
Lieutenant Governor
"Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 38.9%, "Sammy" Kershaw 49.1%, Gary J. Beard 9.5%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 1.1%.
"Mitch" Landrieu DemocratElected
56.6%701,887 votes
"Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated
30.3%375,727 votes
Gary J. Beard RepublicanDefeated
10.6%130,876 votes
Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. No partyDefeated
1.3%15,965 votes
Thomas D. Kates No partyDefeated
1.3%15,555 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mitch" Landrieu
"Sammy" Kershaw
Gary J. Beard
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,462 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,710 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,240,010 votes cast.
Secretary of State
"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 55.3%, "R." Wooley 35.2%, Scott Lewis 9.5%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
63.3%757,821 votes
"R." Wooley DemocratDefeated
31.3%374,199 votes
Scott Lewis Other partyDefeated
5.4%64,723 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"R." Wooley
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,019 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,612 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,196,743 votes cast.
BESE, District 7
Dale Bayard (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.
This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Dale Bayard 52.6%, "Charlie" Buckels 47.4%.
Dale Bayard DemocratElected
51.0%79,697 votes
"Charlie" Buckels RepublicanDefeated
49.0%76,721 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dale Bayard
"Charlie" Buckels
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,818 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,589 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
156,418 votes cast.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Proh.redct.salary suppl.law enf./fire officer
Passed: 59.0% voted for and 41.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: For 62.6%, Against 37.4%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,791 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,616 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,144,781 votes cast.
Amendment 2
Suppl. uniform pay plans police/fire agencies
Passed: 56.2% voted for and 43.8% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: For 57.6%, Against 42.4%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,657 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,591 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,118,238 votes cast.
Amendment 3
State retirement - additional funds - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 58.0% voted for and 42.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: For 53.8%, Against 46.2%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,491 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,582 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,094,646 votes cast.
Amendment 4
Exempt consigned jewelry ad valorem prop. tax
Passed: 44.3% voted for and 55.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: For 39.8%, Against 60.2%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,567 votes cast at the polls in 76 precincts. The 1,580 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.