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West Baton Rouge Parish

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.

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Sheriff

Michael B. "Mike" Cazes (Democrat) won with 72.1% of the vote.

  • Michael B. "Mike" Cazes DemocratElected

    72.1% 6,013 votes

  • Troy A. Maranto DemocratDefeated

    27.9% 2,329 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Michael B. "Mike" Cazes
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,581 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,761 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,342 votes cast; 47.9% of the 15,444 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parish President

Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot (Democrat) won with 68.9% of the vote.

  • Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot DemocratElected

    68.9% 5,649 votes

  • Philip Mason DemocratDefeated

    31.1% 2,548 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot
Philip Mason
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,462 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,735 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,197 votes cast; 47.9% of the 15,444 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 3

No one got a majority, so Naomi Fair (Democrat) and Cynthia Walker Thomas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Naomi Fair DemocratIn runoff

    43.5% 363 votes

  • Cynthia Walker Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 321 votes

  • Melvin Abbott No partyDefeated

    18.0% 150 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Naomi Fair
Cynthia Walker Thomas
Melvin Abbott
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 662 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 172 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

834 votes cast; 54.6% of the 1,569 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 4

Ricky Loupe (Democrat) won with 77.6% of the vote.

  • Ricky Loupe DemocratElected

    77.6% 889 votes

  • Darrel "Whip" Wilson No partyDefeated

    22.4% 257 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ricky Loupe
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 883 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 263 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,146 votes cast; 59.3% of the 1,677 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 7

No one got a majority, so Gary "Sprout" Spillman (Democrat) and Ross Rumfola (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Gary "Sprout" Spillman DemocratIn runoff

    43.0% 345 votes

  • Ross Rumfola No partyIn runoff

    34.9% 280 votes

  • "Netta" Byrd DemocratDefeated

    22.2% 178 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gary "Sprout" Spillman
Ross Rumfola
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 664 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 139 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

803 votes cast; 43.9% of the 1,648 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 8

No one got a majority, so Barry Hugghins (No party) and Larry Knapps (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Barry Hugghins No partyIn runoff

    49.3% 473 votes

  • Larry Knapps DemocratIn runoff

    29.6% 284 votes

  • Alethea "Lisa Green" Johnson DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 202 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Barry Hugghins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 805 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 154 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

959 votes cast; 46.5% of the 1,865 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Port Allen

Mayor, City of Port Allen

No one got a majority, so Roger Bergeron (Democrat) and Demetric "Deedy" Slaughter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roger Bergeron DemocratIn runoff

    43.6% 971 votes

  • Demetric "Deedy" Slaughter DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 746 votes

  • Brandon Brown DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 511 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Roger Bergeron
Demetric "Deedy" Slaughter
Brandon Brown
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,460 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 768 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,228 votes cast; 52.9% of the 3,773 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member at Large, City of Port Allen

R. J. Loupe (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • R. J. Loupe DemocratElected

    50.4% 1,093 votes

  • Clyde Robertson DemocratDefeated

    31.5% 682 votes

  • Reynard H. Douglas III DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 393 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
R. J. Loupe
Clyde Robertson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,409 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 759 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,168 votes cast; 52.9% of the 3,773 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Troy E. Brown 35.7%, Elton M. Aubert 19.1%, Alfred "Al" Carter 20.2%, Michael "Mike" Bell 13.9%.

  • 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. Democrat6.2%2,198
Zaine "The Queen" Kasem Republican1.7%584

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Troy E. Brown
Elton M. Aubert
Alfred "Al" Carter
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,836 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 1,121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

35,281 votes cast; 48.6% of the 71,283 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Ascension ParishTroy E. Brown37.4%40.4%
Assumption ParishTroy E. Brown59.7%56.6%
Iberville ParishGeorge L. Grace, Jr.32.2%54.9%
Lafourche ParishAlfred "Al" Carter36.6%31.0%
St. Charles ParishTroy E. Brown43.2%51.5%
St. James ParishElton M. Aubert59.6%58.9%
St. John the Baptist ParishTroy E. Brown35.1%50.8%
West Baton Rouge ParishTroy E. Brown35.7%49.6%

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

"Rick" Ward III (Democrat) won with 70.0% of the vote.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: "Rick" Ward III 86.3%, Larry Thomas 13.7%.

  • "Rick" Ward III DemocratElected

    70.0% 25,645 votes

  • Larry Thomas DemocratDefeated

    30.0% 11,000 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Rick" Ward III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,461 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 585 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

36,645 votes cast; 47.9% of the 77,439 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Rick" Ward IIILarry ThomasTurnout
Assumption Parish69.4%2,13230.6%93847.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish61.1%2,06338.9%1,31137.2%
East Feliciana Parish47.1%2,95452.9%3,32345.4%
Iberville Parish78.9%8,08721.1%2,16761.8%
Pointe Coupee Parish85.1%5,74414.9%1,00840.9%
St. Helena Parish48.1%1,40151.9%1,51356.8%
St. Martin Parish74.7%23325.3%7931.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish86.3%2,63013.7%41645.4%
West Feliciana Parish62.1%40137.9%24552.6%

State Representative, 29th Representative District

Regina Ashford-Barrow (Democrat) won with 63.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Regina Ashford-Barrow 43.6%, Edmond Jordan 56.4%.

  • Regina Ashford-Barrow DemocratElected

    63.9% 5,933 votes

  • Edmond Jordan DemocratDefeated

    36.1% 3,345 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Regina Ashford-Barrow
Edmond Jordan
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,321 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,136 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

9,278 votes cast; 35.1% of the 25,976 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRegina Ashford-BarrowEdmond JordanTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish82.7%3,98817.3%83327.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish43.6%1,94556.4%2,51251.9%

Statewide and federal races in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 60.9%, Jamie LaBranche 34.6%, Belinda "B" Alexandrenko 4.4%.

  • 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 West Baton Rouge 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,229 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,694 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Jim" Donelon 63.2%, Donald C. Hodge 36.8%.

  • "Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected

    67.5% 651,559 votes

  • Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated

    32.5% 314,317 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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 6,173 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,696 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 57.7%, Tara Hollis 23.9%, Cary J. Deaton 4.7%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 3.5%.

  • "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 party2.6%26,705
"Niki Bird" Papazoglakis Democrat2.1%21,885
Scott Lewis Libertarian1.2%12,528
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. No party0.9%9,109
"Ron" Ceasar No party0.8%8,179
Leonard "Lenny" Bollingham No party0.5%5,242

By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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
Tara Hollis
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,557 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,729 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 62.9%, "Billy" Nungesser 37.1%.

  • "Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected

    53.1% 504,541 votes

  • "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated

    46.9% 445,049 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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 6,111 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,611 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Tom" Schedler 57.1%, "Jim" Tucker 42.9%.

  • "Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected

    50.5% 449,616 votes

  • "Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated

    49.5% 441,170 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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 5,729 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,546 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

890,786 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,847,566 registered voters in the area turned out.

BESE, District 8

No one got a majority, so Carolyn Hill (Democrat) and Jimmy "Jim" Guillory (No party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 14 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Carolyn Hill 30.5%, Jimmy "Jim" Guillory 34.0%, Russell Armstrong 21.1%, Domoine D. Rutledge 14.5%.

  • Carolyn Hill DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 34,159 votes

  • Jimmy "Jim" Guillory No partyIn runoff

    28.4% 32,952 votes

  • Russell Armstrong DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 24,518 votes

  • Domoine D. Rutledge DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 24,437 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Carolyn Hill
Jimmy "Jim" Guillory
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,933 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,623 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

116,066 votes cast; 36.6% of the 337,702 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Port Allen Proposition Summary: Requiring the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Port Allen to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Allen, for the purpose of prohibiting the sale of all alcoholic beverages and the closure of the business selling alcoholic beverages on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, provided that the 10:00 p.m. Sunday closing time shall not apply to Super Bowl Sundays, a Sunday which is followed by either Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th of July or New Year's Day, or if the Sunday is the 4th of July, and providing that restaurants, grocery stores, drugstores, off-track betting parlors, if any, and truck stop casinos, if any, may remain open and may sell alcoholic beverages and/or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in such place of business during the prohibited periods set forth above.

City of Port Allen, Sunday Sales - Mayor & CC

Passed: 60.2% voted yes and 39.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Port Allen be required to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Allen to provide that the sale of all alcoholic beverages must stop and the business selling such alcoholic beverages shall be closed on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. and may not reopen until 6:00 am. on Monday, provided that the 10:00 p.m. Sunday closing time shall not apply to Super Bowl Sundays, a Sunday which is followed by either Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th of July or New Year's Day, or if the Sunday is the 4th of July, and further providing that restaurants, grocery stores, drugstores, off-track betting parlors, if any, and truck stop casinos, if any, may remain open and may sell alcoholic beverages and/or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in such place of business during the prohibited periods set forth above?

  • YesApproved

    60.2% 1,208 votes

  • No

    39.8% 798 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,308 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 698 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,006 votes cast; 52.9% of the 3,773 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption) Summary: Authorizing an additional homestead exemption in the Parish of West Baton Rouge, 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 Parish Council (Vet.), Disabled Vet. Homestead Exemp. - PC

Passed: 78.0% voted yes and 22.0% 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 West Baton Rouge, 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 West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana voting on this proposition?

  • YesApproved

    78.0% 5,890 votes

  • No

    22.0% 1,663 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,901 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,652 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

7,553 votes cast; 47.9% of the 15,444 registered voters in the area turned out.

Sunday Alcohol Sales Proposition Summary: Requiring the Parish Council of the Parish of West Baton Rouge to amend Chapter 6, Section 23(2) and Chapter 6, Section 116(2) of the Compiled Ordinances of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, for the purpose of prohibiting the sale of all alcoholic beverages and the closure of the business selling alcoholic beverages on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, provided that the 10:00 p.m. Sunday closing time shall not apply to Super Bowl Sundays, a Sunday which is followed by either Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th of July or New Year's Day, or if the Sunday is the 4th of July, and providing that restaurants, grocery stores, drugstores, off-track betting parlors and truck stop casinos may remain open and may sell alcoholic beverages and/or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in such place of business during the prohibited periods set forth above.

Sunday Alcohol Sales, Sunday Sales - PC

Passed: 53.7% voted yes and 46.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish Council of the Parish of West Baton Rouge be required to amend Chapter 6, Section 23(2) and Chapter 6, Section 116(2) of the Compiled Ordinances of the Parish of West Baton Rouge to provide that the sale of all alcoholic beverages must stop and the business selling such alcoholic beverages shall be closed on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. and may not reopen until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, provided that the 10:00 p.m. Sunday closing time shall not apply to Super Bowl Sundays, a Sunday which is followed by either Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th of July or New Year's Day, or if the Sunday is the 4th of July, and further providing that restaurants, grocery stores, drugstores, off-track betting parlors and truck stop casinos may remain open and may sell alcoholic beverages and/or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in such place of business during the prohibited periods set forth above?

  • YesApproved

    53.7% 2,031 votes

  • No

    46.3% 1,748 votes

By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,102 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 677 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,779 votes cast; 46.2% of the 7,765 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 74.0%, Against 26.0%.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,029 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,660 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 62.6%, Against 37.4%.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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Against
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,884 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,651 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,787 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,631 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 53.6%, Against 46.4%.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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Against
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,724 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,612 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 48.8%, Against 51.2%.

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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,718 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,618 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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