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 Tuesday, November 4, 2008, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
"Fred" Smith (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.
"Fred" Smith DemocratElected
64.7%1,880 votes
Terrell Joseph DemocratDefeated
35.3%1,025 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%
"Fred" Smith
Terrell Joseph
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,021 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 884 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,905 votes cast.
Council Member, District IV, City of Port Allen
Irvrie A. "Ivory" Johnson (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
Irvrie A. "Ivory" Johnson DemocratElected
58.8%481 votes
Johnny L. Johnson, Sr. DemocratDefeated
41.2%337 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%
Irvrie A. "Ivory" Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 490 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 328 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
818 votes cast.
Town of Addis
Council Members, Town of Addis
Joseph "Blackie" Landry (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.
Joseph "Blackie" Landry DemocratElected
58.9%907 votes
Paul Wayne Ramagos RepublicanDefeated
41.1%632 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Joseph "Blackie" Landry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,332 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 207 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,539 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Representative, 18th Representative District
Major Thibaut (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Major Thibaut 58.6%, Troy Grezaffi 41.4%.
Major Thibaut DemocratElected
51.8%9,177 votes
Troy Grezaffi DemocratDefeated
48.2%8,548 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%
Major Thibaut
Troy Grezaffi
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,603 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 1,137 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
H. "Gil" Banta (Republican) won with 61.7% of the vote.
H. "Gil" Banta RepublicanElected
61.7%1,725 votes
Ulyse E. Godfrey, Sr. DemocratDefeated
38.3%1,071 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%
H. "Gil" Banta
Ulyse E. Godfrey, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,311 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 485 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,796 votes cast.
Statewide and federal races in West Baton Rouge Parish
President
John McCain, Sarah Palin (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: John McCain, Sarah Palin 56.1%, Barack Obama, Joe Biden 42.5%, "Ron" Paul,Barry Goldwater,Jr. Louisiana Taxpayers Party 0.4%, Cynthia McKinney,Rosa Clemente Green Party 0.4%.
Cynthia McKinney,Rosa Clemente Green PartyDefeated
0.5%9,187 votes
5 other candidates: 0.6% together
Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez Independent
0.4%
6,997
Chuck Baldwin, Darrell Castle Constitution Party
0.1%
2,581
James Harris, Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers Party
0.0%
735
Gloria La Riva, Eugene Puryear Socialism and Liberation
0.0%
354
Gene Amondson, Leroy Pletten Prohibition
0.0%
275
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%
John McCain, Sarah Palin
Barack Obama, Joe Biden
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,430 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,436 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,960,761 votes cast.
U.S. Senator
Mary Landrieu (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Mary Landrieu 57.5%, John Kennedy 40.8%, Richard Fontanesi 0.7%, "Jay" Patel 0.6%.
Mary Landrieu DemocratElected
52.1%988,298 votes
John Kennedy RepublicanDefeated
45.7%867,177 votes
Richard Fontanesi LibertarianDefeated
1.0%18,590 votes
"Jay" Patel No partyDefeated
0.7%13,729 votes
Robert Stewart Other partyDefeated
0.5%8,780 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Mary Landrieu
John Kennedy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,271 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,396 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,896,574 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District
William "Bill" Cassidy (Republican) won with 48.1% of the vote.
This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: William "Bill" Cassidy 36.0%, "Don" Cazayoux 50.4%, Michael Jackson 13.6%.
William "Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected
48.1%150,332 votes
"Don" Cazayoux DemocratDefeated
40.3%125,886 votes
Michael Jackson No partyDefeated
11.6%36,198 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
William "Bill" Cassidy
"Don" Cazayoux
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,246 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,359 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
312,416 votes cast.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
2 1/2 terms in 3 consec.terms not appt/elect
Passed: 69.4% voted for and 30.6% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 69.2%, Against 30.8%.
ForApproved
69.4%1,129,899 votes
Against
30.6%497,283 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,983 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,261 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,627,182 votes cast.
Amendment 2
Extra Session - 7 calendar days prior
Passed: 59.8% voted for and 40.2% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 60.1%, Against 39.9%.
ForApproved
59.8%952,140 votes
Against
40.2%641,350 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,868 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,218 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,593,490 votes cast.
Amendment 3
Legis.-temp. successor ordered active duty
Passed: 61.8% voted for and 38.2% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 59.4%, Against 40.6%.
ForApproved
61.8%981,577 votes
Against
38.2%607,771 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,820 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,230 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,589,348 votes cast.
Amendment 4
Increase gen.severance tax allocat.to parish
Passed: 44.6% voted for and 55.4% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 41.1%, Against 58.9%.
For
44.6%704,130 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.4%875,272 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,773 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,204 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,579,402 votes cast.
Amendment 5
New Prop. purchased / replace prop. sold
Passed: 49.9% voted for and 50.1% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 46.5%, Against 53.5%.
For
49.9%778,275 votes
AgainstDefeated
50.1%780,125 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,702 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,187 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,558,400 votes cast.
Amendment 6
Remove certain restrictions on blighted prop.
Passed: 49.5% voted for and 50.5% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 46.7%, Against 53.3%.
For
49.5%771,132 votes
AgainstDefeated
50.5%786,999 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,733 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,183 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,558,131 votes cast.
Amendment 7
Contributions to post-employ. benefit funds
Passed: 44.3% voted for and 55.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: For 44.0%, Against 56.0%.
For
44.3%670,816 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%842,009 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,766 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 2,151 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.