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.
Register to vote by November 12 in person, by mail, or at an OMV office, or by November 21 online.
Early voting: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
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On election day, polls are open 7 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 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Roger Dale DeHart (Democrat) won with 44.5% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Roger Dale DeHart 27.9%, Howard J. Castay, Jr. 39.0%, Irving Blatt 33.1%.
Roger Dale DeHart DemocratElected
44.5%1,009 votes
Howard J. Castay, Jr. DemocratDefeated
31.0%703 votes
Irving Blatt DemocratDefeated
24.4%553 votes
No precinct map: Assumption Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Barack Obama 52.3%, Hillary Clinton 39.9%, John Edwards 3.4%, "Joe" Biden 2.4%.
Barack Obama DemocratElected
57.4%220,632 votes
Hillary Clinton DemocratDefeated
35.6%136,925 votes
John Edwards DemocratDefeated
3.4%13,026 votes
"Joe" Biden DemocratDefeated
1.6%6,178 votes
3 other candidates: 2.0% together
William "Bill" Richardson Democrat
1.1%
4,257
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat
0.5%
1,924
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat
0.4%
1,404
No precinct map: Assumption Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
384,346 votes cast.
Republican presidential primary
"Mike" Huckabee (Republican) won with 43.2% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: "Mike" Huckabee 36.4%, John McCain 50.6%, Mitt Romney 3.9%, Ron Paul 5.8%.
"Mike" Huckabee RepublicanElected
43.2%69,594 votes
John McCain RepublicanDefeated
41.9%67,551 votes
Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated
6.3%10,222 votes
Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated
5.3%8,590 votes
7 other candidates: 3.2% together
Fred Thompson Republican
1.0%
1,603
Rudolph W. Giuliani Republican
1.0%
1,593
Alan Keyes Republican
0.5%
837
Jerry Curry Republican
0.3%
521
Duncan Hunter Republican
0.2%
368
Daniel Gilbert Republican
0.1%
183
"Tom" Tancredo Republican
0.1%
107
No precinct map: Assumption Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.