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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Don" Cazayoux 57.1%, Michael Jackson 23.8%, Jason DeCuir 12.1%, "Andy" Kopplin 5.8%.
"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 West Baton Rouge 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
Michael Jackson
Jason DeCuir
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,837 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 119 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 50.8%, Laurinda L. Calongne 26.6%, Paul Sawyer 20.3%, Michael Cloonan 2.2%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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
Paul Sawyer
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 504 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.