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 Rapides Parish: "Charlie" Melancon 61.1%, Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. 21.0%, Cary J. Deaton 17.9%.
"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 Rapides Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 3,013 votes cast at the polls in 95 precincts. The 257 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 Rapides Parish: Randall Todd Hayes 67.3%, Anthony Gentile 32.7%.
Randall Todd Hayes LibertarianElected
61.6%1,530 votes
Anthony Gentile LibertarianDefeated
38.4%953 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 104 votes cast at the polls in 95 precincts. The 9 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 Rapides Parish: David Vitter 86.0%, Chet D. Traylor 9.4%, Nick J. Accardo 4.5%.
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 Rapides Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 2,826 votes cast at the polls in 95 precincts. The 321 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, 5th Congressional District-Republican Party
Rodney Alexander (Republican) won with 88.9% of the vote.
This race covers 22 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Rodney Alexander 87.6%, Todd Slavant 12.4%.
Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected
88.9%14,031 votes
Todd Slavant RepublicanDefeated
11.1%1,744 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney Alexander
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,804 votes cast at the polls in 95 precincts. The 314 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.