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.
Request an absentee ballot by Tuesday, December 8 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 Friday, December 11 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
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.
How the parish voted for Saturday, March 8, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Statewide and federal races in Pointe Coupee Parish
U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Democratic primary)
No one got a majority, so "Don" Cazayoux (Democrat) and Michael Jackson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: "Don" Cazayoux 92.8%, Michael Jackson 1.2%, Jason DeCuir 3.1%, "Andy" Kopplin 2.7%.
"Don" Cazayoux DemocratIn runoff
34.9%16,636 votes
Michael Jackson DemocratIn runoff
27.2%12,941 votes
Jason DeCuir DemocratDefeated
18.5%8,824 votes
"Andy" Kopplin DemocratDefeated
17.2%8,211 votes
Joe Delatte DemocratDefeated
2.1%1,020 votes
By precinct in Pointe Coupee Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Don" Cazayoux
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,635 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 133 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
47,632 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Republican primary)
No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Laurinda L. Calongne (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 44.4%, Laurinda L. Calongne 37.5%, Paul Sawyer 16.8%, Michael Cloonan 1.4%.
Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff
49.9%14,900 votes
Laurinda L. Calongne RepublicanIn runoff
25.5%7,609 votes
Paul Sawyer RepublicanDefeated
23.2%6,939 votes
Michael Cloonan RepublicanDefeated
1.4%427 votes
By precinct in Pointe Coupee Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Louis "Woody" Jenkins
Laurinda L. Calongne
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 458 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 49 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.