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.
How the parish voted for Saturday, August 28, 2010, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
"Charlie" Melancon (Democrat) won with 70.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: "Charlie" Melancon 83.3%, Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. 9.1%, Cary J. Deaton 7.5%.
"Charlie" Melancon DemocratElected
70.6%77,809 votes
Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. DemocratDefeated
17.7%19,521 votes
Cary J. Deaton DemocratDefeated
11.7%12,853 votes
By precinct in Orleans Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Charlie" Melancon
Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr.
Cary J. Deaton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 15,927 votes cast at the polls in 366 precincts. The 2,342 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
110,183 votes cast.
U.S. Senator (Libertarian primary)
Randall Todd Hayes (Libertarian) won with 61.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Randall Todd Hayes 47.4%, Anthony Gentile 52.6%.
Randall Todd Hayes LibertarianElected
61.6%1,530 votes
Anthony Gentile LibertarianDefeated
38.4%953 votes
By precinct in Orleans Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Randall Todd Hayes
Anthony Gentile
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 89 votes cast at the polls in 366 precincts. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,483 votes cast.
U.S. Senator (Republican primary)
David Vitter (Republican) won with 87.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: David Vitter 79.6%, Chet D. Traylor 7.9%, Nick J. Accardo 12.5%.
David Vitter RepublicanElected
87.6%85,225 votes
Chet D. Traylor RepublicanDefeated
7.0%6,841 votes
Nick J. Accardo RepublicanDefeated
5.4%5,232 votes
By precinct in Orleans Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
David Vitter
Chet D. Traylor
Nick J. Accardo
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,062 votes cast at the polls in 366 precincts. The 320 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
97,298 votes cast.
U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District-Democratic Party
Cedric Richmond (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Cedric Richmond 58.1%, Juan LaFonta 24.1%, Eugene Green 10.0%, Gary Johnson 7.7%.
Cedric Richmond DemocratElected
60.5%14,678 votes
Juan LaFonta DemocratDefeated
21.3%5,171 votes
Eugene Green DemocratDefeated
10.3%2,500 votes
Gary Johnson DemocratDefeated
7.9%1,914 votes
By precinct in Orleans Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cedric Richmond
Juan LaFonta
Eugene Green
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 16,524 votes cast at the polls in 329 precincts. The 2,254 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.