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.
Willy J. Martin, Jr. (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.
Willy J. Martin, Jr. DemocratElected
68.1%6,549 votes
Lester M. Ezidore DemocratDefeated
17.9%1,725 votes
Glenn Louque DemocratDefeated
14.0%1,349 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Willy J. Martin, Jr.
Lester M. Ezidore
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,895 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,728 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,623 votes cast; 59.0% of the 15,612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parish President
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel (Democrat) won with 63.0% of the vote.
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel DemocratElected
63.0%6,080 votes
Rowdy Kennard Scott DemocratDefeated
37.0%3,578 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel
Rowdy Kennard Scott
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,933 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,725 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,658 votes cast; 59.0% of the 15,612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 1
Alvin "Shark" St. Pierre, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
Alvin "Shark" St. Pierre, Jr. DemocratElected
53.4%628 votes
Denesia "Dee" Batiste DemocratDefeated
46.6%547 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Alvin "Shark" St. Pierre, Jr.
Denesia "Dee" Batiste
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,050 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,175 votes cast; 57.9% of the 1,952 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 2
Jason P. Amato (Republican) won with 59.3% of the vote.
Jason P. Amato RepublicanElected
59.3%894 votes
Nathaniel "Nat" Jones DemocratDefeated
40.7%613 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jason P. Amato
Nathaniel "Nat" Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,276 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 231 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,507 votes cast; 60.2% of the 2,457 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 3
Terry McCreary (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.
Terry McCreary DemocratElected
51.4%643 votes
Wilson F. Malbrough, Jr. DemocratDefeated
48.6%609 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Terry McCreary
Wilson F. Malbrough, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,081 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 171 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,252 votes cast; 61.4% of the 1,837 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 4
Ralph A. Patin (Democrat) won with 66.5% of the vote.
Ralph A. Patin DemocratElected
66.5%889 votes
Persell Stewart, Jr. DemocratDefeated
33.5%448 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ralph A. Patin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,132 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 205 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,337 votes cast; 56.4% of the 2,312 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 5
Charles "I Spy" Ketchens (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.
Charles "I Spy" Ketchens DemocratElected
57.8%758 votes
Edwin "Peanuckle" Whittington DemocratDefeated
26.4%346 votes
Larry N. Clarke No partyDefeated
15.8%207 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Charles "I Spy" Ketchens
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,057 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 254 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,311 votes cast; 58.9% of the 2,344 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 7
No one got a majority, so Donald J. Nash (Democrat) and James "Jimmy" Brazan (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Donald J. Nash DemocratIn runoff
44.4%598 votes
James "Jimmy" Brazan DemocratIn runoff
43.9%591 votes
Kenneth "Stucky" Reulet No partyDefeated
11.7%157 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Donald J. Nash
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,005 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 341 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,346 votes cast; 59.4% of the 2,238 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Troy E. Brown (Democrat) and Elton M. Aubert (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Troy E. Brown 18.1%, Elton M. Aubert 59.6%, Alfred "Al" Carter 8.9%, Michael "Mike" Bell 9.7%.
Troy E. Brown DemocratIn runoff
34.2%12,082 votes
Elton M. Aubert DemocratIn runoff
31.0%10,932 votes
Alfred "Al" Carter RepublicanDefeated
14.1%4,966 votes
Michael "Mike" Bell DemocratDefeated
12.8%4,519 votes
2 other candidates: 7.9% together
George L. Grace, Jr. Democrat
6.2%
2,198
Zaine "The Queen" Kasem Republican
1.7%
584
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Elton M. Aubert
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,007 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,381 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
35,281 votes cast; 48.6% of the 71,283 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 58th Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Ed" Price (Democrat) and Dwayne "Gully" Bailey (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Ed" Price 46.8%, Dwayne "Gully" Bailey 29.4%, Gail Holland 15.2%, Heurlin "Chris" Delpit 8.6%.
"Ed" Price DemocratIn runoff
45.7%5,455 votes
Dwayne "Gully" Bailey DemocratIn runoff
29.9%3,563 votes
Gail Holland DemocratDefeated
16.1%1,925 votes
Heurlin "Chris" Delpit DemocratDefeated
8.3%992 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ed" Price
Dwayne "Gully" Bailey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,564 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 1,210 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
11,935 votes cast; 50.2% of the 25,493 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 81st Representative District
No one got a majority, so Clay Schexnayder (Republican) and Kevin Hull (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Clay Schexnayder 57.6%, Kevin Hull 27.9%, "Don" Wheat 6.5%, Gillis Windham 4.2%.
Clay Schexnayder RepublicanIn runoff
41.2%5,183 votes
Kevin Hull DemocratIn runoff
25.6%3,218 votes
"Don" Wheat RepublicanDefeated
13.6%1,716 votes
Gillis Windham RepublicanDefeated
12.9%1,626 votes
Laura O'Halloran RepublicanDefeated
6.8%851 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Clay Schexnayder
Kevin Hull
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,423 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 373 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,594 votes cast; 44.3% of the 26,826 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 St. James Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 50.1%, Jamie LaBranche 46.2%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 3.7%.
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 St. James 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 6,767 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,611 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 St. James Parish: "Jim" Donelon 52.6%, Donald C. Hodge 47.4%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,746 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,620 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 St. James Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 54.3%, Tara Hollis 22.8%, Cary J. Deaton 6.8%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 6.4%.
"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 St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Tara Hollis
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,518 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,666 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 St. James Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 47.4%, "Billy" Nungesser 52.6%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,504 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,447 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 St. James Parish: "Tom" Schedler 50.3%, "Jim" Tucker 49.7%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in St. James 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,772 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,369 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 2
No one got a majority, so Kira Orange Jones (Democrat) and Louella P. Givens (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Kira Orange Jones 34.4%, Louella P. Givens 19.6%, Pamela "Pam" Matus 20.6%, Ferdinand Wallace, Jr. 25.5%.
Kira Orange Jones DemocratIn runoff
39.0%36,002 votes
Louella P. Givens DemocratIn runoff
31.0%28,677 votes
Pamela "Pam" Matus No partyDefeated
16.2%14,961 votes
Ferdinand Wallace, Jr. DemocratDefeated
13.8%12,762 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kira Orange Jones
Louella P. Givens
Pamela "Pam" Matus
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,708 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,537 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
92,402 votes cast; 26.9% of the 349,666 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Fire Protection District No. 2 Proposition (Tax Renewal) (Excludes the Towns of Lutcher and Gramercy) Summary: 10 year, .74 mills tax renewal for acquiring, improving and maintaining the buildings, machinery and equipment of said District.
Fire Prot. Dist. No. 2, .74 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 67.1% voted yes and 32.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a seventy-four hundredths (.74) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $242,100 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of acquiring, improving and maintaining the buildings, machinery and equipment of said District?
YesApproved
67.1%3,436 votes
No
32.9%1,684 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,965 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,155 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,120 votes cast; 59.3% of the 10,609 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 3 mills tax renewal for operating and maintaining drainage facilities of said Parish.
PW Parish Council, 3 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 66.2% voted yes and 33.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a three (3) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,138,400 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of operating and maintaining drainage facilities in the Parish?
YesApproved
66.2%4,953 votes
No
33.8%2,526 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,958 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,521 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,479 votes cast; 59.0% of the 15,612 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 St. James 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 St. James Parish
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Against
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,227 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,555 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 St. James Parish: For 63.2%, Against 36.8%.
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 St. James Parish
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Shows the 5,946 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,531 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 St. James Parish: For 57.5%, Against 42.5%.
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 St. James Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,886 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,496 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 St. James Parish: For 53.1%, Against 46.9%.
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 St. James Parish
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Against
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,778 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,478 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 St. James Parish: For 50.2%, Against 49.8%.
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 St. James Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,720 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,485 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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