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 Saturday, October 22, 2011, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so Douglas Anderson (Democrat) and Damon Didier (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Douglas Anderson DemocratIn runoff
49.2%6,387 votes
Damon Didier DemocratIn runoff
29.9%3,885 votes
Joseph "T-Joe" Panichella, Jr. DemocratDefeated
20.9%2,719 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Douglas Anderson
Damon Didier
Joseph "T-Joe" Panichella, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,250 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,741 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,991 votes cast; 46.5% of the 24,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Connie B. Couvillon (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
Connie B. Couvillon DemocratElected
53.4%6,755 votes
John "John Ed" Laborde DemocratDefeated
46.6%5,905 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Connie B. Couvillon
John "John Ed" Laborde
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,942 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,718 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,660 votes cast; 46.5% of the 24,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
School board
Member of School Board, District 6
Lizzie "Liz" Ned (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.
Lizzie "Liz" Ned DemocratElected
54.0%567 votes
Brenda Blackman Dawson DemocratDefeated
28.1%295 votes
Lucins Eggins, Jr. DemocratDefeated
17.9%188 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lizzie "Liz" Ned
Lucins Eggins, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 954 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 96 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,050 votes cast; 41.7% of the 2,481 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 28th Senatorial District
Eric LaFleur (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Eric LaFleur 68.2%, Paul "Doc" Miller 31.8%.
Eric LaFleur DemocratElected
58.8%19,392 votes
Paul "Doc" Miller RepublicanDefeated
41.2%13,565 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eric LaFleur
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,227 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 1,511 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
32,957 votes cast; 44.4% of the 73,524 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 28th Representative District
Robert Johnson (Democrat) won with 62.8% of the vote.
Robert Johnson DemocratElected
62.8%8,037 votes
Kirby "Coach" Roy III RepublicanDefeated
37.2%4,768 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert Johnson
Kirby "Coach" Roy III
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,091 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,714 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,805 votes cast; 46.5% of the 24,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Avoyelles Parish
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Republican) won with 66.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 60.2%, Jamie LaBranche 32.7%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 7.1%.
Michael G. "Mike" Strain RepublicanElected
66.5%640,886 votes
Jamie LaBranche DemocratDefeated
27.8%267,942 votes
Belinda "B" Alexandrenko Other partyDefeated
5.7%54,888 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael G. "Mike" Strain
Jamie LaBranche
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,830 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,618 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
963,716 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Commissioner of Insurance
"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 67.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Jim" Donelon 60.4%, Donald C. Hodge 39.6%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,577 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,595 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
965,876 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Governor
"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 65.8% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 43.1%, Tara Hollis 38.1%, Cary J. Deaton 5.0%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 2.5%.
"Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected
65.8%673,239 votes
Tara Hollis DemocratDefeated
17.9%182,925 votes
Cary J. Deaton DemocratDefeated
4.9%50,071 votes
Ivo "Trey" Roberts DemocratDefeated
3.3%33,280 votes
6 other candidates: 8.2% together
David Blanchard No party
2.6%
26,705
"Niki Bird" Papazoglakis Democrat
2.1%
21,885
Scott Lewis Libertarian
1.2%
12,528
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. No party
0.9%
9,109
"Ron" Ceasar No party
0.8%
8,179
Leonard "Lenny" Bollingham No party
0.5%
5,242
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Tara Hollis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,795 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,654 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,023,163 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Lieutenant Governor
"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 53.1% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 50.3%, "Billy" Nungesser 49.7%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,525 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,565 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
949,590 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Secretary of State, For Regular and Unexpired Term
"Tom" Schedler (Republican) won with 50.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Tom" Schedler 45.3%, "Jim" Tucker 54.7%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,079 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,514 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
890,786 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
BESE, District 8
No one got a majority, so Carolyn Hill (Democrat) and Jimmy "Jim" Guillory (No party) went to a runoff.
This race covers 14 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Carolyn Hill 19.1%, Jimmy "Jim" Guillory 60.8%, Russell Armstrong 13.6%, Domoine D. Rutledge 6.5%.
Carolyn Hill DemocratIn runoff
29.4%34,159 votes
Jimmy "Jim" Guillory No partyIn runoff
28.4%32,952 votes
Russell Armstrong DemocratDefeated
21.1%24,518 votes
Domoine D. Rutledge DemocratDefeated
21.1%24,437 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Carolyn Hill
Jimmy "Jim" Guillory
Russell Armstrong
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,058 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,605 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
116,066 votes cast; 36.6% of the 337,702 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Gravity Drainage District #1 Proposition (Acreage Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority for Gravity Drainage District #1 to impose, levy and collect for a period of ten (10) years an acreage tax or force contribution of thirty-five cents per acre on each and every acre of land in the District for the purpose of maintaining, improving and keeping in repair the gravity drainage system in the District.
Shall Gravity Drainage District #1 of the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to impose, levy and collect for a term of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2021, an acreage tax or force contribution of thirty-five cents ($.35) per acre on each and every acre of land in the District (an estimated $14,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the acreage tax for an entire year), for the purpose of maintaining, improving and keeping in repair the gravity drainage system in the District?
YesApproved
52.3%204 votes
No
47.7%186 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 365 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 25 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
390 votes cast; 45.3% of the 1,017 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption) Summary: Authorizes an additional homestead exemption in the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution.
Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution, provided that this additional homestead exemption shall extend and apply to property in Avoyelles Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of Avoyelles Parish voting on this proposition?
YesApproved
73.8%7,747 votes
No
26.2%2,752 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,896 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,603 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,499 votes cast; 46.5% of the 24,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Millennium Trust/Tobacco Settle./TOPS Prog.
Passed: 69.6% voted for and 30.4% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 69.8%, Against 30.2%.
What the ballot said
To dedicate funds for the TOPS program relative to the portion of the monies deposited in and credited to the Millennium Trust each year from the Tobacco Master Settlement, to provide that once the balance in the Millennium Trust reaches a total of one billion three hundred eighty million dollars, one hundred percent of the annual Settlement Proceeds shall be allocated to the TOPS Fund to support state programs of financial assistance for students attending Louisiana postsecondary education institutions; to provide relative to the rate of tax on certain tobacco products and beginning July 1, 2012, to dedicate such tobacco revenues to the Health Excellence Fund to be used for the purposes of the fund, including providing for the optimal development of Louisiana's children through the provision of appropriate health care and providing health care initiatives through innovation in advanced health care sciences; to provide for the deposit, transfer, or credit of certain monies in the Millennium Trust to the Health Excellence Fund, the Education Excellence Fund, and the TOPS Fund. (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1)(c), (A)(2),(3), and (4), and (C)(1) and adds Article VII, Section 4.1)
ForApproved
69.6%672,429 votes
Against
30.4%293,759 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles 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 9,132 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,592 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
966,188 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Prov.min.10%nonrecurr.rev./state retire.sys
Passed: 58.7% voted for and 41.3% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 60.1%, Against 39.9%.
What the ballot said
To require in Fiscal Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 that five percent of money designated in the official forecast as nonrecurring be applied toward the balance of the unfunded accrued liability which existed as of June 30, 1988, for the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana. To further require that in Fiscal Year 2015-2016 and every fiscal year thereafter that ten percent of such nonrecurring revenue be applied to such purposes. (Amends Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(b))
ForApproved
58.7%531,551 votes
Against
41.3%373,945 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles 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 8,912 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,571 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
905,496 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Prov.Assets/Prop./Patient's Compensation Fund
Passed: 53.3% voted for and 46.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 54.5%, Against 45.5%.
What the ballot said
To authorize the legislature to establish a private custodial fund, designated as the Patient's Compensation Fund, for the use, benefit, and protection of medical malpractice claimants and private health care provider members; to provide that assets of the fund shall not be state property. (Adds Article XII, Section 16)
ForApproved
53.3%475,660 votes
Against
46.7%416,581 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,782 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,561 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
892,241 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Prov.relative-deposits Budget Stabilization Fund
Passed: 49.4% voted for and 50.6% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 51.7%, Against 48.3%.
What the ballot said
To provide that if at any time mineral revenues exceed the base provided by law and monies are withdrawn from the Budget Stabilization Fund, no deposit of mineral revenues shall be made to the Budget Stabilization Fund in the same or ensuing fiscal year in which monies in the fund are appropriated or incorporated into the official forecast, except by specific legislative appropriation, and thereafter deposits of mineral revenues into the fund shall resume except in an annual amount not to exceed one-third of the most recent amount appropriated or incorporated into the official forecast. (Adds Article VII, Section 10.3(C)(5))
For
49.4%433,204 votes
AgainstDefeated
50.6%443,634 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles 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 8,677 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,551 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
876,838 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 5
City of N.O. minim.bids-tax sales
Passed: 48.5% voted for and 51.5% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: For 47.6%, Against 52.4%.
What the ballot said
To amend provisions relative to tax sales in order to maintain an existing exemption from the minimum bid requirements for tax sales in the city of New Orleans due to changes in populations according to the 2010 census. (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(2))
For
48.5%424,397 votes
AgainstDefeated
51.5%450,862 votes
By precinct in Avoyelles Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,616 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,563 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
875,259 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day
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