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.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ivy Woods
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,998 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,448 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,446 votes cast; 40.7% of the 20,430 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Bradley W. Eastman (Democrat) won with 63.9% of the vote.
Bradley W. Eastman DemocratElected
63.9%433 votes
Early "Chick" Gotreaux No partyDefeated
36.1%245 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bradley W. Eastman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 410 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 268 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
678 votes cast; 42.1% of the 1,471 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
Wayne Fruge (No party) won with 58.7% of the vote.
Wayne Fruge No partyElected
58.7%511 votes
"Joe" Landry RepublicanDefeated
41.3%359 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wayne Fruge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 575 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 295 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
870 votes cast; 45.4% of the 1,580 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 9
Ruffin "Curt" Guillory (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.
Ruffin "Curt" Guillory DemocratElected
53.7%389 votes
"D. D." Bruchhaus DemocratDefeated
46.3%335 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ruffin "Curt" Guillory
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 605 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 119 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
724 votes cast; 41.2% of the 1,589 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 13
Leonard "Lenny" Dupuis (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
Leonard "Lenny" Dupuis DemocratElected
53.4%325 votes
Miron M. Navarre RepublicanDefeated
46.6%284 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Leonard "Lenny" Dupuis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 563 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 46 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
609 votes cast; 36.9% of the 1,484 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 72.3%, Jamie LaBranche 20.9%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 6.8%.
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 Jefferson Davis 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 6,640 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,317 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: "Jim" Donelon 68.1%, Donald C. Hodge 31.9%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,577 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,314 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 76.4%, Tara Hollis 10.7%, Cary J. Deaton 3.0%, 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 Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,110 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,405 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 55.1%, "Billy" Nungesser 44.9%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,605 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,298 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: "Tom" Schedler 47.3%, "Jim" Tucker 52.7%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
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"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,220 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,226 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 7
Holly Boffy (Republican) won with 66.5% of the vote.
This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Jefferson Davis Parish: Holly Boffy 53.7%, Dale Bayard 46.3%.
Holly Boffy RepublicanElected
66.5%82,395 votes
Dale Bayard RepublicanDefeated
33.5%41,460 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Holly Boffy
Dale Bayard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,542 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,272 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
123,855 votes cast; 31.8% of the 372,769 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Proposition (Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption) Summary: Authorizes an additional homestead exemption in the Parish of Jefferson Davis, 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.
Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of Jefferson Davis, 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 Jefferson Davis Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of Jefferson Davis Parish voting on this proposition?
YesApproved
82.7%6,974 votes
No
17.3%1,458 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,163 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,269 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,432 votes cast; 40.7% of the 20,430 registered voters in the area turned out.
School District No. 3 Proposition (Continuation) Summary: Continuation of a 10 year, 14 mills property tax for constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public school buildings and other school related facilities within and for School District No. 3, and acquiring equipment and furnishings therefor.
School District No. 3, 14 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 68.4% voted yes and 31.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall School District No. 3 of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a special tax of fourteen (14) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $200,700 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District, and acquiring equipment and furnishings therefor?
YesApproved
68.4%531 votes
No
31.6%245 votes
By precinct in Jefferson Davis 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 477 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 299 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
776 votes cast; 44.7% of the 1,573 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: For 75.4%, Against 24.6%.
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 Jefferson Davis 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 6,326 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,266 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: For 65.9%, Against 34.1%.
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 Jefferson Davis 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 6,186 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,245 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: For 62.9%, Against 37.1%.
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 Jefferson Davis 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 6,092 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,230 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: For 59.1%, Against 40.9%.
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 Jefferson Davis Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,042 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,206 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: For 53.5%, Against 46.5%.
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 Jefferson Davis 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 5,985 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 2,216 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.