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 Vernon Parish: "Charlie" Melancon 51.1%, Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. 23.0%, Cary J. Deaton 26.0%.
"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 Vernon 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 649 votes cast at the polls in 73 precincts. The 83 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 Vernon Parish: Randall Todd Hayes 65.8%, Anthony Gentile 34.2%.
Randall Todd Hayes LibertarianElected
61.6%1,530 votes
Anthony Gentile LibertarianDefeated
38.4%953 votes
By precinct in Vernon 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 35 votes cast at the polls in 73 precincts. The 3 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 Vernon Parish: David Vitter 88.6%, Chet D. Traylor 8.1%, Nick J. Accardo 3.4%.
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 Vernon 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 521 votes cast at the polls in 73 precincts. The 135 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, 4th Congressional District-Democratic Party
David Melville (Democrat) won with 81.1% of the vote.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: David Melville 79.2%, Steven Jude Gavi 20.8%.
David Melville DemocratElected
81.1%10,145 votes
Steven Jude Gavi DemocratDefeated
18.9%2,365 votes
By precinct in Vernon 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 Melville
Steven Jude Gavi
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 597 votes cast at the polls in 73 precincts. The 81 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.