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.
Rickey A. Jones (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.
Rickey A. Jones DemocratElected
61.5%1,546 votes
Edward L. Brown DemocratDefeated
29.6%745 votes
"Johnny" Daves DemocratDefeated
8.9%223 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rickey A. Jones
Edward L. Brown
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,600 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 914 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,514 votes cast; 56.4% of the 4,185 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Ernest Sikes (Democrat) won with 62.1% of the vote.
Ernest Sikes DemocratElected
62.1%1,469 votes
Burnie E. Ratcliff DemocratDefeated
37.9%896 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ernest Sikes
Burnie E. Ratcliff
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,464 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 901 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,365 votes cast; 56.4% of the 4,185 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
No one got a majority, so Hattie Chambers Ward (Democrat) and Donna Randolph Ratcliff (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Hattie Chambers Ward DemocratIn runoff
42.8%1,061 votes
Donna Randolph Ratcliff DemocratIn runoff
29.5%732 votes
Boyd Britton "Britt" Keahey DemocratDefeated
21.5%534 votes
Rhonda Turner King DemocratDefeated
6.1%151 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Hattie Chambers Ward
Donna Randolph Ratcliff
Boyd Britton "Britt" Keahey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,564 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 914 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,478 votes cast; 56.4% of the 4,185 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
John D. "Bubba" Wynn (Republican) won with 53.0% of the vote.
John D. "Bubba" Wynn RepublicanElected
53.0%251 votes
Jane Netterville DemocratDefeated
47.0%223 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John D. "Bubba" Wynn
Jane Netterville
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 270 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 204 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; 66.0% of the 665 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
"Rod" Webb (Democrat) won with 62.8% of the vote.
"Rod" Webb DemocratElected
62.8%246 votes
Esaw Turner DemocratDefeated
22.7%89 votes
George W. Gray DemocratDefeated
8.7%34 votes
Diane Yarrington DemocratDefeated
5.9%23 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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"Rod" Webb
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 206 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 186 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
392 votes cast; 58.5% of the 650 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Robert J. "Bubba" Rushing (Democrat) and Carl Frank Olds (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robert J. "Bubba" Rushing DemocratIn runoff
48.0%146 votes
Carl Frank Olds DemocratIn runoff
40.8%124 votes
Bobby Enterkin RepublicanDefeated
11.2%34 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert J. "Bubba" Rushing
Carl Frank Olds
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 195 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 109 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
304 votes cast; 58.6% of the 544 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Woodrow Wiley, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.
Woodrow Wiley, Jr. DemocratElected
58.1%207 votes
Robert L. Clark DemocratDefeated
41.9%149 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Woodrow Wiley, Jr.
Robert L. Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 220 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 136 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
356 votes cast; 53.4% of the 657 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 Tensas Parish: Steven E. Pylant 55.6%, "Cleve" Womack 44.4%.
Steven E. Pylant RepublicanElected
56.3%9,119 votes
"Cleve" Womack DemocratDefeated
43.7%7,066 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Steven E. Pylant
"Cleve" Womack
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 110 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 25 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, 21st Representative District
"Andy" Anders (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: "Andy" Anders 70.3%, Justin "Preacher" Conner 29.7%.
"Andy" Anders DemocratElected
69.4%9,217 votes
Justin "Preacher" Conner DemocratDefeated
30.6%4,060 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
"Andy" Anders
Justin "Preacher" Conner
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,326 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 869 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
13,277 votes cast; 46.4% of the 28,688 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 Tensas Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 53.0%, Jamie LaBranche 41.6%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 5.4%.
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 Tensas 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
Belinda "B" Alexandrenko
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,307 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 883 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 Tensas Parish: "Jim" Donelon 51.8%, Donald C. Hodge 48.2%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Donald C. Hodge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,276 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 884 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 Tensas Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 55.6%, Tara Hollis 11.6%, Cary J. Deaton 18.0%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 4.4%.
"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 Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Cary J. Deaton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,436 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 902 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 Tensas Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 58.8%, "Billy" Nungesser 41.2%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,249 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 837 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 Tensas Parish: "Tom" Schedler 54.8%, "Jim" Tucker 45.2%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,199 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 803 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 Tensas Parish: "Jay" Guillot 41.4%, Keith Guice 58.6%.
"Jay" Guillot RepublicanElected
54.6%82,270 votes
Keith Guice DemocratDefeated
45.4%68,364 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Guillot
Keith Guice
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,318 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 876 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
Gravity Drainage District No. 2 Proposition (Tax Continuation) Summary: 10 year, 3.11 mills tax continuation for maintaining and improving gravity drainage works of Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of Tensas Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of three and eleven hundredths (3.11) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $55,970 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 maintaining and improving the gravity drainage works of the District, said millage to represent a nine hundredths of a mill (.09) increase over the 3.02 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2011 pursuant to an election held on October 20, 2001?
YesApproved
57.5%509 votes
No
42.5%376 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 527 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 358 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
885 votes cast; 54.1% of the 1,897 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 Tensas Parish: For 68.6%, Against 31.4%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,168 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 844 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 Tensas Parish: For 57.8%, Against 42.2%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,137 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 824 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 Tensas Parish: For 50.5%, Against 49.5%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,100 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 828 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 Tensas Parish: For 39.8%, Against 60.2%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,100 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 820 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 Tensas Parish: For 47.5%, Against 52.5%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,090 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 815 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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