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 Glen Edwards (Democrat) and Adam Jones (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Glen Edwards DemocratIn runoff
43.1%1,841 votes
Adam Jones DemocratIn runoff
36.5%1,561 votes
R. B. "Pogo" Dupree DemocratDefeated
11.1%473 votes
Hosie Collins DemocratDefeated
7.9%336 votes
"Tom" Mangham RepublicanDefeated
1.5%62 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Glen Edwards
Adam Jones
R. B. "Pogo" Dupree
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,957 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,316 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,273 votes cast; 59.0% of the 6,461 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Stuart Shaw (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.
Stuart Shaw DemocratElected
54.5%2,277 votes
Jeremy Pickett No partyDefeated
24.8%1,038 votes
Irving "Sweetie" Barfield DemocratDefeated
20.7%866 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Stuart Shaw
Irving "Sweetie" Barfield
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,881 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,300 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,181 votes cast; 59.0% of the 6,461 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so William Brown (Democrat) and "Bill" Bacle (Republican) went to a runoff.
William Brown DemocratIn runoff
41.4%231 votes
"Bill" Bacle RepublicanIn runoff
30.1%168 votes
David Price RepublicanDefeated
17.0%95 votes
Andy Freeman RepublicanDefeated
11.5%64 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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William Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 463 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 95 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
558 votes cast; 57.7% of the 871 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Brandon Hillman (Republican) won with 63.0% of the vote.
Brandon Hillman RepublicanElected
63.0%431 votes
Reggie Green DemocratDefeated
37.0%253 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Brandon Hillman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 519 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 165 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
684 votes cast; 63.0% of the 962 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Shawn Beard (Republican) and David W. Loftin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Shawn Beard RepublicanIn runoff
39.9%237 votes
David W. Loftin DemocratIn runoff
25.3%150 votes
Shane Young RepublicanDefeated
21.5%128 votes
"Chris" Moore RepublicanDefeated
8.8%52 votes
Antony Thomas No partyDefeated
4.5%27 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Shawn Beard
David W. Loftin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 481 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 113 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
594 votes cast; 53.0% of the 958 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
John "June Bug" Moore, Jr. (Democrat) won with 61.8% of the vote.
John "June Bug" Moore, Jr. DemocratElected
61.8%369 votes
Alvin "Pie" Johnson DemocratDefeated
29.0%173 votes
Milton Nash DemocratDefeated
9.2%55 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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John "June Bug" Moore, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 338 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 259 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
597 votes cast; 59.7% of the 943 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
"Ben" Taylor (Democrat) won with 59.8% of the vote.
"Ben" Taylor DemocratElected
59.8%350 votes
Tammie A. Stafford DemocratDefeated
24.4%143 votes
Betty Grant Calhoun DemocratDefeated
15.7%92 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Ben" Taylor
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 372 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 213 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
585 votes cast; 59.2% of the 911 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Tray Murray (Democrat) won with 67.4% of the vote.
Tray Murray DemocratElected
67.4%425 votes
"Sammy" Sledge DemocratDefeated
25.5%161 votes
Kerry Wastlund No partyDefeated
7.1%45 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Tray Murray
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 371 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 260 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
631 votes cast; 64.3% of the 869 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
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 Red River Parish: Billy R. Chandler 36.5%, Terry Brown 33.6%, "Tim" Murphy 29.9%.
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 Red River 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 1,925 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 643 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.
State Representative, 23rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Rick" Nowlin (Republican) and Kenny Cox (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Red River Parish: "Rick" Nowlin 18.8%, Kenny Cox 73.2%, Ralph Wilson 8.0%.
"Rick" Nowlin RepublicanIn runoff
43.6%5,662 votes
Kenny Cox DemocratIn runoff
42.4%5,506 votes
Ralph Wilson DemocratDefeated
13.9%1,805 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Kenny Cox
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 786 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 583 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,973 votes cast; 43.7% of the 27,305 registered voters in the area turned out.
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District C
Michael Perkins (Democrat) won with 77.2% of the vote.
Michael Perkins DemocratElected
77.2%491 votes
Gertie Antwine DemocratDefeated
22.8%145 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Michael Perkins
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 408 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 228 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
636 votes cast; 56.7% of the 1,141 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Red River 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 Red River Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 54.3%, Jamie LaBranche 39.4%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 6.2%.
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 Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Michael G. "Mike" Strain
Jamie LaBranche
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,468 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,107 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 Red River 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 Red River 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,423 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,098 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 Red River Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 59.8%, Tara Hollis 16.2%, Cary J. Deaton 5.8%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 5.4%.
"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 Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Bobby" Jindal
Tara Hollis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,778 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,226 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 Red River Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 64.8%, "Billy" Nungesser 35.2%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Jay" Dardenne
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,341 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 996 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 Red River Parish: "Tom" Schedler 50.7%, "Jim" Tucker 49.3%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Red River 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 2,227 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 979 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.
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 Red River 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 Red River Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,168 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,175 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 Red River Parish: For 65.5%, Against 34.5%.
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 Red River Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,117 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,054 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 Red River Parish: For 61.0%, Against 39.0%.
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 Red River Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,068 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,046 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 Red River Parish: For 54.1%, Against 45.9%.
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 Red River Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,067 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,024 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 Red River Parish: For 51.7%, Against 48.3%.
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 Red River Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,050 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,036 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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