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 Lonnie J. Greco (Republican) and Bill Bubrig (Republican) went to a runoff.
Lonnie J. Greco RepublicanIn runoff
45.1%3,782 votes
Bill Bubrig RepublicanIn runoff
34.2%2,865 votes
Ernest D. Wooton No partyDefeated
11.3%949 votes
Terry W. Sercovich RepublicanDefeated
5.3%443 votes
Leo Palazzo RepublicanDefeated
4.2%349 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lonnie J. Greco
Bill Bubrig
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,235 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,153 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,388 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Dorothy M. "Dot" Lundin (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.
Dorothy M. "Dot" Lundin RepublicanElected
58.6%4,632 votes
Sherri Sanders Hinson RepublicanDefeated
41.4%3,266 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Dorothy M. "Dot" Lundin
Sherri Sanders Hinson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,807 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,091 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,898 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 1st Senatorial District
A. G. Crowe (Republican) won with 69.1% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: A. G. Crowe 55.8%, "Nita" Rusich Hutter 44.2%.
A. G. Crowe RepublicanElected
69.1%15,717 votes
"Nita" Rusich Hutter RepublicanDefeated
30.9%7,025 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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A. G. Crowe
"Nita" Rusich Hutter
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 667 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 146 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
22,742 votes cast; 27.4% of the 76,702 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 103rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Ray" Garofalo (Republican) and Chad Lauga (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: "Ray" Garofalo 25.1%, Chad Lauga 52.1%, Michael Bayham 13.7%, Cullen Tonry 9.1%.
"Ray" Garofalo RepublicanIn runoff
31.4%4,249 votes
Chad Lauga DemocratIn runoff
27.4%3,714 votes
Michael Bayham RepublicanDefeated
24.0%3,255 votes
Cullen Tonry DemocratDefeated
17.2%2,325 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Chad Lauga
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 735 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 151 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
13,543 votes cast; 39.3% of the 29,249 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 105th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Harold L. "Rocky" Asevedo (Republican) and "Chris" Leopold (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Harold L. "Rocky" Asevedo 29.9%, "Chris" Leopold 40.9%, John "Jay" Friedman 25.6%, Mark Magee 3.6%.
Harold L. "Rocky" Asevedo RepublicanIn runoff
33.4%3,611 votes
"Chris" Leopold RepublicanIn runoff
32.5%3,517 votes
John "Jay" Friedman DemocratDefeated
30.1%3,255 votes
Mark Magee RepublicanDefeated
4.0%429 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Chris" Leopold
John "Jay" Friedman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,211 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 2,949 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,812 votes cast; 34.7% of the 27,212 registered voters in the area turned out.
District Judge, 25th Judicial District Court, Division B
Michael D. Clement (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.
Michael D. Clement DemocratElected
54.9%4,401 votes
Amos Cormier DemocratDefeated
45.1%3,614 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Michael D. Clement
Amos Cormier
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,944 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,071 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,015 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 70.3%, Jamie LaBranche 23.7%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 6.0%.
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 Plaquemines 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 4,626 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,957 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Jim" Donelon 71.1%, Donald C. Hodge 28.9%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines 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 4,640 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,999 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 78.8%, Tara Hollis 5.9%, Cary J. Deaton 3.3%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 6.1%.
"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 Plaquemines 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 4,987 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,109 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 30.0%, "Billy" Nungesser 70.0%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,066 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,117 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 Plaquemines Parish: "Tom" Schedler 43.8%, "Jim" Tucker 56.2%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,342 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,903 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 3
Lottie Polozola Beebe (Republican) won with 55.8% of the vote.
This race covers 15 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Lottie Polozola Beebe 63.9%, Glenny Lee C. Buquet 36.1%.
Lottie Polozola Beebe RepublicanElected
55.8%68,079 votes
Glenny Lee C. Buquet DemocratDefeated
44.2%53,987 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Lottie Polozola Beebe
Glenny Lee C. Buquet
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,353 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,872 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
122,066 votes cast; 36.1% of the 333,184 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Proposition (Home Rule Charter Amendment) Summary: Providing for the revision and replacement of the existing Home Rule Charter for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
PW Parish Council (HRC), Amend HRC - PC
Passed: 37.0% voted yes and 63.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the existing Home Rule Charter for Local Self-Government for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana approved at a public referendum held in said Parish, be revised and replaced by a Home Rule Charter for Local Self-Government in accordance with Article VI, Section 4 and 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable law, as prepared and submitted by the duly constituted Charter Commission to the Council Secretary and shall such Charter for the Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana be adopted?
Yes
37.0%2,721 votes
NoDefeated
63.0%4,626 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,436 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,911 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,347 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition Summary: Change the Parish seat of the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, from Pointe-a-la-Hache to Belle Chasse (Vicinity of 251 F Edward Hebert Blvd.).
PW Parish Council (Par. Seat), Change Parish Seat - PC
Passed: 55.8% voted yes and 44.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish seat of the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, be changed from Pointe-a-la-Hache to Belle Chasse (Vicinity of 251 F Edward Hebert Blvd.)?
Yes
55.8%4,331 votes
NoDefeated
44.2%3,435 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,708 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 3,058 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,766 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption) Summary: Authorizing an additional homestead exemption in the Parish of Plaquemines, 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 of 1974, as amended.
PW PC (Dis.Vet.Homestead), Disabled Vet. Homestead Exemp.
Passed: 69.6% voted yes and 30.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall an additional homestead exemption (in addition to the homestead exemption authorized under the provisions of Article VII, Section 20 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended (the "Louisiana Constitution"), which applies to the first $7,500 of the assessed valuation of property), be authorized on the next $7,500 of assessed valuation of property receiving the homestead exemption, with respect to property owned and occupied by a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, and their surviving spouse, on property located in the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution, provided that this additional homestead exemption for certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses shall extend and apply to property in the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana voting on this proposition?
YesApproved
69.6%5,239 votes
No
30.4%2,286 votes
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,539 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,986 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,525 votes cast; 46.2% of the 15,516 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 65.9%, Against 34.1%.
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
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,494 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,976 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 54.7%, Against 45.3%.
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 Plaquemines Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,343 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,930 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 46.1%, Against 53.9%.
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 Plaquemines Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,262 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,885 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 42.6%, Against 57.4%.
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 Plaquemines Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,146 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,822 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 Plaquemines Parish: For 47.1%, Against 52.9%.
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
By precinct in Plaquemines Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,166 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 2,852 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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