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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments, and local races in all 64 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. House
Turnout
21.1% of registered voters: 626,823 of 2,967,475
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Lieutenant Governor

No one got a majority, so "Jay" Dardenne (Republican) and Caroline Fayard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Jay" Dardenne RepublicanIn runoff

    27.6% 180,944 votes

  • Caroline Fayard DemocratIn runoff

    24.3% 159,507 votes

  • "Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated

    19.2% 126,166 votes

  • Kevin Davis RepublicanDefeated

    7.9% 51,542 votes

4 other candidates: 20.9% together
James "Jim" Crowley Democrat7.9%51,461
Roger Villere Republican6.7%44,096
"Butch" Gautreaux Democrat3.9%25,289
Melanie J. McKnight Republican2.5%16,411

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
Caroline Fayard
"Sammy" Kershaw
  • Another candidate, or a tie

655,416 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,967,475 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia Parish"Sammy" Kershaw41.0%29.0%
Allen Parish"Sammy" Kershaw42.8%28.9%
Ascension Parish"Jay" Dardenne46.8%19.0%
Assumption Parish"Jay" Dardenne26.1%21.3%
Avoyelles Parish"Sammy" Kershaw35.1%27.5%
Beauregard Parish"Sammy" Kershaw39.1%15.7%
Bienville ParishCaroline Fayard31.3%35.0%
Bossier Parish"Sammy" Kershaw31.7%13.4%
Caddo ParishCaroline Fayard31.6%24.1%
Calcasieu Parish"Sammy" Kershaw33.0%22.0%
Caldwell Parish"Sammy" Kershaw45.3%17.5%
Cameron Parish"Sammy" Kershaw57.6%17.3%
Catahoula Parish"Sammy" Kershaw33.2%30.4%
Claiborne ParishCaroline Fayard25.3%23.9%
Concordia Parish"Jay" Dardenne26.3%23.8%
De Soto Parish"Sammy" Kershaw31.2%22.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish"Jay" Dardenne49.9%23.6%
East Carroll ParishCaroline Fayard27.7%41.0%
East Feliciana Parish"Jay" Dardenne34.0%29.2%
Evangeline Parish"Sammy" Kershaw30.8%33.0%
Franklin Parish"Sammy" Kershaw34.3%35.4%
Grant Parish"Sammy" Kershaw47.0%21.2%
Iberia Parish"Sammy" Kershaw33.5%18.0%
Iberville Parish"Jay" Dardenne34.5%37.1%
Jackson Parish"Sammy" Kershaw24.7%30.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish"Sammy" Kershaw41.8%22.3%
Jefferson Parish"Jay" Dardenne31.8%17.5%
Lafayette Parish"Sammy" Kershaw31.2%20.6%
Lafourche Parish"Jay" Dardenne28.0%21.3%
LaSalle Parish"Sammy" Kershaw49.6%34.2%
Lincoln Parish"Jay" Dardenne30.4%22.5%
Livingston Parish"Jay" Dardenne45.0%17.0%
Madison ParishJames "Jim" Crowley26.2%27.6%
Morehouse Parish"Jay" Dardenne29.9%13.1%
Natchitoches Parish"Sammy" Kershaw29.3%21.1%
Orleans ParishCaroline Fayard50.4%13.8%
Ouachita Parish"Jay" Dardenne35.0%17.5%
Plaquemines Parish"Jay" Dardenne23.5%42.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish"Jay" Dardenne34.4%43.9%
Rapides Parish"Sammy" Kershaw32.3%27.4%
Red River Parish"Sammy" Kershaw27.9%13.6%
Richland Parish"Sammy" Kershaw27.7%21.2%
Sabine Parish"Sammy" Kershaw37.1%25.0%
St. Bernard ParishKevin Davis38.4%18.8%
St. Charles Parish"Jay" Dardenne29.1%14.8%
St. Helena ParishCaroline Fayard51.1%35.9%
St. James ParishCaroline Fayard29.2%42.5%
St. John the Baptist ParishCaroline Fayard31.0%20.3%
St. Landry ParishCaroline Fayard28.2%32.2%
St. Martin Parish"Sammy" Kershaw33.6%26.0%
St. Mary Parish"Sammy" Kershaw28.8%21.9%
St. Tammany ParishKevin Davis47.3%14.9%
Tangipahoa ParishCaroline Fayard29.6%22.4%
Tensas ParishCaroline Fayard26.2%21.9%
Terrebonne Parish"Jay" Dardenne26.9%18.8%
Union Parish"Sammy" Kershaw33.5%24.3%
Vermilion Parish"Sammy" Kershaw43.0%22.2%
Vernon Parish"Sammy" Kershaw45.5%19.0%
Washington ParishKevin Davis28.5%27.8%
Webster Parish"Sammy" Kershaw27.6%26.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish"Jay" Dardenne44.4%27.5%
West Carroll Parish"Sammy" Kershaw29.8%11.6%
West Feliciana Parish"Jay" Dardenne49.8%24.0%
Winn Parish"Sammy" Kershaw44.8%20.4%

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District-Republican Party

"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 65.1% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected

    65.1% 19,657 votes

  • "Hunt" Downer RepublicanDefeated

    34.9% 10,549 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jeff" Landry
"Hunt" Downer
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

30,206 votes cast; 34.2% of the 91,688 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Jeff" Landry"Hunt" DownerTurnout
Ascension Parish74.8%1,24425.2%41928.0%
Assumption Parish65.4%39534.6%20930.4%
Iberia Parish79.1%3,22320.9%85434.6%
Jefferson Parish79.3%28020.7%7321.5%
Lafourche Parish59.2%2,65740.8%1,83236.0%
Plaquemines Parish67.5%1,51732.5%73155.5%
St. Bernard Parish55.9%74944.1%59025.2%
St. Charles Parish79.8%1,16920.2%29522.4%
St. James Parish70.0%55930.0%24047.8%
St. John the Baptist Parish70.8%89429.2%36927.4%
St. Martin Parish83.2%2,65216.8%53442.2%
St. Mary Parish76.5%1,87323.5%57633.9%
Terrebonne Parish39.0%2,44561.0%3,82735.7%

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 3

Lambert C. Boissiere III (Democrat) won with 75.2% of the vote.

  • Lambert C. Boissiere III DemocratElected

    75.2% 63,253 votes

  • John F. Schwegmann DemocratDefeated

    24.8% 20,821 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Lambert C. Boissiere III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

84,074 votes cast; 17.0% of the 528,463 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishLambert C. Boissiere IIIJohn F. SchwegmannTurnout
Ascension Parish66.8%5,93933.2%2,94719.1%
Assumption Parish65.7%1,63134.3%85321.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish73.3%12,60926.7%4,58519.6%
Iberville Parish64.2%2,69435.8%1,50234.3%
Jefferson Parish74.9%4,85525.1%1,62511.9%
Orleans Parish83.7%26,44516.3%5,15713.2%
St. Charles Parish65.0%2,04235.0%1,10115.7%
St. James Parish69.8%3,94230.2%1,70842.5%
St. John the Baptist Parish73.1%2,20026.9%81019.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish62.7%89637.3%53328.0%

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 5Alan Seabaugh (Republican) won with 57.4% of the vote.

State Senate (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 2Cynthia Willard-Lewis (Democrat) won with 63.3% of the vote.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Convening Legis.even/odd num.yrs.

Passed: 62.6% voted for and 37.4% voted against.

What the ballot said

To move the convening of the legislature in annual regular session in even-numbered years to the second Monday in March and in odd-numbered years to the second Monday in April and to change the effective date of legislation enacted at such sessions to August first. (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) and 19)

  • ForApproved

    62.6% 370,471 votes

  • Against

    37.4% 221,218 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against

591,689 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishForAgainstTurnout
Acadia Parish50.3%5,46449.7%5,40529.0%
Allen Parish54.2%2,12445.8%1,79828.9%
Ascension Parish66.2%8,80033.8%4,49619.0%
Assumption Parish59.5%1,49140.5%1,01421.3%
Avoyelles Parish58.2%3,59441.8%2,58427.5%
Beauregard Parish59.0%2,06541.0%1,43615.7%
Bienville Parish58.3%1,61441.7%1,15635.1%
Bossier Parish66.6%5,85633.4%2,93813.4%
Caddo Parish67.2%24,69432.8%12,04224.1%
Calcasieu Parish65.7%19,21534.3%10,02822.0%
Caldwell Parish57.5%65042.5%48017.5%
Cameron Parish56.6%60643.4%46417.3%
Catahoula Parish58.2%1,11841.8%80430.4%
Claiborne Parish66.4%1,28333.6%65023.9%
Concordia Parish63.9%1,61036.1%91023.8%
De Soto Parish64.2%2,31535.8%1,28922.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish64.1%42,09035.9%23,60623.6%
East Carroll Parish53.0%1,00947.0%89341.1%
East Feliciana Parish56.3%2,12843.7%1,65229.3%
Evangeline Parish54.4%3,10945.6%2,60933.1%
Franklin Parish57.6%2,58742.4%1,90335.4%
Grant Parish43.7%1,14956.3%1,48221.2%
Iberia Parish64.9%5,26035.1%2,84618.0%
Iberville Parish54.4%3,55845.6%2,98137.1%
Jackson Parish64.2%1,96735.8%1,09630.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish60.8%2,71639.2%1,75422.3%
Jefferson Parish71.0%32,20829.0%13,12617.5%
Lafayette Parish64.4%17,88635.6%9,89620.6%
Lafourche Parish65.9%7,69734.1%3,98621.3%
LaSalle Parish56.3%1,70043.7%1,31734.2%
Lincoln Parish66.2%3,80733.8%1,94422.5%
Livingston Parish58.1%7,67741.9%5,54617.0%
Madison Parish65.0%1,23935.0%66627.6%
Morehouse Parish55.4%1,38944.6%1,11713.1%
Natchitoches Parish54.6%2,73945.4%2,27621.1%
Orleans Parish68.3%24,57531.7%11,42913.8%
Ouachita Parish60.6%10,11439.4%6,57817.5%
Plaquemines Parish62.6%4,10537.4%2,44842.7%
Pointe Coupee Parish60.6%3,74239.4%2,43743.9%
Rapides Parish51.3%11,29448.7%10,70427.4%
Red River Parish58.4%45841.6%32613.6%
Richland Parish57.0%1,47343.0%1,11121.2%
Sabine Parish53.8%1,77346.2%1,52025.0%
St. Bernard Parish67.6%3,55432.4%1,70418.8%
St. Charles Parish67.0%3,27033.0%1,60914.8%
St. Helena Parish60.6%1,60739.4%1,04535.9%
St. James Parish61.8%3,13438.2%1,93842.6%
St. John the Baptist Parish67.6%3,70632.4%1,77920.3%
St. Landry Parish53.1%8,73346.9%7,70032.2%
St. Martin Parish58.5%4,52641.5%3,21126.0%
St. Mary Parish63.7%4,28336.3%2,43621.9%
St. Tammany Parish67.8%16,52032.2%7,86114.9%
Tangipahoa Parish59.4%9,86140.6%6,73922.4%
Tensas Parish65.3%52734.7%28021.9%
Terrebonne Parish66.4%7,40533.6%3,75218.8%
Union Parish53.7%1,89846.3%1,63424.3%
Vermilion Parish54.8%4,29345.2%3,53822.2%
Vernon Parish53.8%2,41346.2%2,07619.0%
Washington Parish57.6%3,91342.4%2,87927.8%
Webster Parish62.0%3,86938.0%2,37626.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish55.7%2,42644.3%1,92927.5%
West Carroll Parish61.5%51438.5%32211.6%
West Feliciana Parish61.9%1,12338.1%69124.0%
Winn Parish49.3%94850.7%97620.5%

Amendment 2

Gov.Off.Hmland Sec.&Emerg.Prep.Unclassified

Passed: 51.9% voted for and 48.1% voted against.

What the ballot said

To provide that the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall be in the unclassified service of the state civil service. (Amends Article X, Sections 2(B)(11) and (12); adds Article X, Section 2 (B)(13))

  • ForApproved

    51.9% 306,106 votes

  • Against

    48.1% 283,185 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against

589,291 votes cast; 21.1% of the 2,965,598 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishForAgainstTurnout
Acadia Parish43.3%4,67456.7%6,13129.0%
Allen Parish49.6%1,93250.4%1,96628.9%
Ascension Parish56.3%7,42543.7%5,76519.0%
Assumption Parish55.0%1,36245.0%1,11621.3%
Avoyelles Parish54.7%3,35445.3%2,77627.5%
Beauregard Parish43.5%1,51256.5%1,96615.7%
Bienville Parish54.0%1,48646.0%1,26635.1%
Bossier Parish57.7%5,05742.3%3,70813.4%
Caddo Parish61.7%22,58638.3%14,00624.1%
Calcasieu Parish53.8%15,60146.2%13,42422.0%
Caldwell Parish47.6%53452.4%58817.5%
Cameron Parish45.9%48754.1%57517.3%
Catahoula Parish55.1%1,04944.9%85630.4%
Claiborne Parish61.6%1,18538.4%73923.9%
Concordia Parish60.8%1,52239.2%98123.8%
De Soto Parish59.8%2,14140.2%1,43722.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish46.3%30,30453.7%35,11823.6%
East Carroll Parish51.2%95948.8%91341.1%
East Feliciana Parish46.6%1,74453.4%2,00229.3%
Evangeline Parish49.7%2,80050.3%2,83933.1%
Franklin Parish52.7%2,35547.3%2,11035.4%
Grant Parish40.3%1,05759.7%1,56621.2%
Iberia Parish57.9%4,64342.1%3,37218.0%
Iberville Parish46.4%3,00553.6%3,47337.1%
Jackson Parish61.8%1,90038.2%1,17630.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish47.6%2,11752.4%2,32922.3%
Jefferson Parish49.2%22,20450.8%22,95617.5%
Lafayette Parish54.2%14,96645.8%12,66720.6%
Lafourche Parish59.1%6,86440.9%4,74821.3%
LaSalle Parish52.6%1,58147.4%1,42334.2%
Lincoln Parish56.9%3,27443.1%2,47622.5%
Livingston Parish46.7%6,19753.3%7,07817.0%
Madison Parish55.5%1,03944.5%83327.6%
Morehouse Parish50.8%1,25749.2%1,21513.1%
Natchitoches Parish50.3%2,49049.7%2,46521.1%
Orleans Parish52.1%18,71247.9%17,20113.8%
Ouachita Parish52.0%9,11348.0%8,41217.5%
Plaquemines Parish55.9%3,66344.1%2,88642.7%
Pointe Coupee Parish54.1%3,32945.9%2,82343.9%
Rapides Parish46.4%10,17953.6%11,77627.4%
Red River Parish52.8%40447.2%36113.6%
Richland Parish48.5%1,25151.5%1,32721.2%
Sabine Parish50.4%1,64649.6%1,62325.0%
St. Bernard Parish60.3%3,16439.7%2,08018.8%
St. Charles Parish54.4%2,64845.6%2,21914.8%
St. Helena Parish56.1%1,46043.9%1,14335.9%
St. James Parish53.1%2,67546.9%2,36042.6%
St. John the Baptist Parish58.5%3,19241.5%2,26020.3%
St. Landry Parish48.4%7,85951.6%8,39432.2%
St. Martin Parish53.3%4,08246.7%3,58026.0%
St. Mary Parish58.1%3,88041.9%2,79421.9%
St. Tammany Parish48.9%11,81951.1%12,34514.9%
Tangipahoa Parish52.2%8,55347.8%7,83022.4%
Tensas Parish57.9%46442.1%33721.9%
Terrebonne Parish60.2%6,68639.8%4,41818.8%
Union Parish47.0%1,64153.0%1,85024.3%
Vermilion Parish46.7%3,64853.3%4,17022.2%
Vernon Parish46.9%2,09853.1%2,37419.0%
Washington Parish52.8%3,56847.2%3,18827.8%
Webster Parish55.4%3,43644.6%2,76826.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish47.5%2,06552.5%2,28127.5%
West Carroll Parish53.7%44746.3%38511.6%
West Feliciana Parish50.5%90349.5%88424.0%
Winn Parish44.8%85855.2%1,05720.5%

Turnout by parish

Share of registered voters who voted, early or on election day

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