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.
Scott Franklin (No party) won with 51.5% of the vote.
Scott Franklin No partyElected
51.5%2,829 votes
Dennis Warwick DemocratDefeated
48.5%2,668 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Scott Franklin
Dennis Warwick
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,838 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,659 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,497 votes cast; 56.0% of the 8,725 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so Henry "Hank" Cooksey (Republican) and Thomas "Tom" Kendrick (Republican) went to a runoff.
Henry "Hank" Cooksey RepublicanIn runoff
31.5%1,724 votes
Thomas "Tom" Kendrick RepublicanIn runoff
29.5%1,615 votes
Aron Johnson No partyDefeated
23.6%1,294 votes
"Jeff" Windham DemocratDefeated
15.4%845 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Henry "Hank" Cooksey
Thomas "Tom" Kendrick
Aron Johnson
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,819 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,659 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,478 votes cast; 56.0% of the 8,725 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Larkin Jackson (Democrat) won with 79.4% of the vote.
Larkin Jackson DemocratElected
79.4%510 votes
Johnny Porter RepublicanDefeated
20.6%132 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Larkin Jackson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 400 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 242 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
642 votes cast; 61.3% of the 925 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
No one got a majority, so Wayne Richardson (Democrat) and Clifton Jackson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Wayne Richardson DemocratIn runoff
39.4%258 votes
Clifton Jackson RepublicanIn runoff
36.5%239 votes
Melvin "Buck" Poole No partyDefeated
24.1%158 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Wayne Richardson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 332 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 323 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
655 votes cast; 64.1% of the 920 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 10
No one got a majority, so Ben "Chuck" Reid (Democrat) and Don F. McCoy (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ben "Chuck" Reid DemocratIn runoff
42.0%161 votes
Don F. McCoy DemocratIn runoff
30.3%116 votes
Ron Carr DemocratDefeated
27.7%106 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Ben "Chuck" Reid
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 240 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 143 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
383 votes cast; 48.4% of the 725 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Representative, 20th Representative District
Steven E. Pylant (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In LaSalle Parish: Steven E. Pylant 46.2%, "Cleve" Womack 53.8%.
Steven E. Pylant RepublicanElected
56.3%9,119 votes
"Cleve" Womack DemocratDefeated
43.7%7,066 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Steven E. Pylant
"Cleve" Womack
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,212 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 841 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
16,185 votes cast; 50.3% of the 30,029 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 22nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Billy R. Chandler (Republican) and Terry Brown (No party) went to a runoff.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In LaSalle Parish: Billy R. Chandler 45.0%, Terry Brown 25.4%, "Tim" Murphy 29.6%.
Billy R. Chandler RepublicanIn runoff
40.8%5,790 votes
Terry Brown No partyIn runoff
33.3%4,724 votes
"Tim" Murphy RepublicanDefeated
25.9%3,666 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Billy R. Chandler
Terry Brown
"Tim" Murphy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,466 votes cast at the polls in 20 precincts. The 793 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,180 votes cast; 49.2% of the 26,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
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 LaSalle Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 75.8%, Jamie LaBranche 16.8%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 7.4%.
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 LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Michael G. "Mike" Strain
Jamie LaBranche
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,505 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,598 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 LaSalle Parish: "Jim" Donelon 76.8%, Donald C. Hodge 23.2%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,453 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,585 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 LaSalle Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 77.9%, Tara Hollis 9.0%, Cary J. Deaton 2.4%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 1.5%.
"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 LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Bobby" Jindal
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,790 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,636 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 LaSalle Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 66.2%, "Billy" Nungesser 33.8%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,472 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,569 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 LaSalle Parish: "Tom" Schedler 51.0%, "Jim" Tucker 49.0%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,351 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,544 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 5
"Jay" Guillot (Republican) won with 54.6% of the vote.
This race covers 19 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In LaSalle Parish: "Jay" Guillot 55.3%, Keith Guice 44.7%.
"Jay" Guillot RepublicanElected
54.6%82,270 votes
Keith Guice DemocratDefeated
45.4%68,364 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jay" Guillot
Keith Guice
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,547 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,602 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
150,634 votes cast; 38.5% of the 379,197 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 LaSalle, 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 LaSalle, 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 LaSalle Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of LaSalle Parish voting on this proposition?
YesApproved
73.6%3,607 votes
No
26.4%1,295 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,317 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,585 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,902 votes cast; 56.0% of the 8,725 registered voters in the area turned out.
Road District No. 5 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 years, 10 mills property tax renewal for purchasing equipment, equipment upkeep, road and bridge construction, drainage and road maintenance in Road District No. 5.
Road District No. 5, 10 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 52.0% voted yes and 48.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Road District No. 5, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a ten (10) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $36,000 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of purchasing equipment, equipment upkeep, road and bridge construction, drainage and road maintenance in the District?
YesApproved
52.0%312 votes
No
48.0%288 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 289 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 311 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
600 votes cast; 64.1% of the 920 registered voters in the area turned out.
Road District No. 6 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 years, 10 mills property tax renewal for purchasing equipment, equipment upkeep, road and bridge construction, drainage and road maintenance in Road District No. 6.
Road District No. 6, 10 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 51.7% voted yes and 48.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Road District No. 6, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a ten (10) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $66,000 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of purchasing equipment, equipment upkeep, road and bridge construction, drainage and road maintenance in the District?
YesApproved
51.7%245 votes
No
48.3%229 votes
By precinct in LaSalle Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 279 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 195 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
474 votes cast; 52.2% of the 880 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 LaSalle Parish: For 48.1%, Against 51.9%.
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 LaSalle Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,358 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,583 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 LaSalle Parish: For 54.6%, Against 45.4%.
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 LaSalle Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,284 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,562 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 LaSalle Parish: For 51.4%, Against 48.6%.
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 LaSalle Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,261 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,556 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 LaSalle Parish: For 49.4%, Against 50.6%.
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 LaSalle Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,241 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,543 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 LaSalle Parish: For 27.1%, Against 72.9%.
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
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,229 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,549 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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