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.
Jerry Philley (Republican) won with 62.9% of the vote.
Jerry Philley RepublicanElected
62.9%2,306 votes
Jess Smith No partyDefeated
33.3%1,223 votes
Lonnie Leon Creech No partyDefeated
3.8%139 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry Philley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,418 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,250 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,668 votes cast; 44.3% of the 7,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Robyn Creech (No party) won with 67.6% of the vote.
Robyn Creech No partyElected
67.6%2,445 votes
"Richie" Strong No partyDefeated
32.4%1,173 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robyn Creech
"Richie" Strong
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,378 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,240 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,618 votes cast; 44.3% of the 7,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
DeAnna Smith (No party) won with 63.5% of the vote.
DeAnna Smith No partyElected
63.5%2,309 votes
Jeff Sullivan No partyDefeated
36.5%1,329 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
DeAnna Smith
Jeff Sullivan
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,400 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,238 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,638 votes cast; 44.3% of the 7,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
District Attorney, 5th Judicial District Court
John "Mack" Lancaster (No party) won with 64.4% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Carroll Parish: John "Mack" Lancaster 78.8%, David P. Doughty 21.3%.
John "Mack" Lancaster No partyElected
64.4%11,012 votes
David P. Doughty Other partyDefeated
35.6%6,088 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John "Mack" Lancaster
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,366 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,234 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
17,100 votes cast; 46.3% of the 34,902 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in West Carroll 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 Carroll Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 78.0%, Jamie LaBranche 16.7%, 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 West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Michael G. "Mike" Strain
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,188 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,179 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 West Carroll Parish: "Jim" Donelon 76.1%, Donald C. Hodge 23.9%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
67.5%651,559 votes
Donald C. Hodge DemocratDefeated
32.5%314,317 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 2,145 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,162 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 West Carroll Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 79.6%, Tara Hollis 11.2%, Cary J. Deaton 2.0%, Ivo "Trey" Roberts 1.3%.
"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 West Carroll 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 2,344 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,227 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 West Carroll Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 64.9%, "Billy" Nungesser 35.1%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
53.1%504,541 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanDefeated
46.9%445,049 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"Billy" Nungesser
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,108 votes cast at the polls in 18 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
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 Carroll Parish: "Tom" Schedler 42.5%, "Jim" Tucker 57.5%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
50.5%449,616 votes
"Jim" Tucker RepublicanDefeated
49.5%441,170 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
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"Tom" Schedler
"Jim" Tucker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,996 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,121 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 West Carroll Parish: "Jay" Guillot 47.3%, Keith Guice 52.7%.
"Jay" Guillot RepublicanElected
54.6%82,270 votes
Keith Guice DemocratDefeated
45.4%68,364 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,238 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,186 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
Parishwide Proposition (School District) (Millage Renewal) Summary: 5 year, 6.08 mills property tax renewal for giving additional support to the public schools in the District.
PW School Board, 6.08 Mills - SB - 5 Yrs.
Passed: 69.1% voted yes and 30.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall West Carroll Parish School District of the Parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a six and eight hundredths (6.08) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $306,700 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2016, for the purpose of giving additional support to the public schools in the District?
YesApproved
69.1%2,171 votes
No
30.9%970 votes
By precinct in West Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,989 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,152 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,141 votes cast; 44.3% of the 7,495 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 Carroll Parish: For 66.6%, Against 33.4%.
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 West Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,973 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,123 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 West Carroll Parish: For 52.4%, Against 47.6%.
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 Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,879 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,092 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 West Carroll Parish: For 46.5%, Against 53.5%.
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 Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,845 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,066 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 West Carroll Parish: For 41.7%, Against 58.3%.
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 Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,811 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,045 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 West Carroll Parish: For 37.3%, Against 62.7%.
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 Carroll Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Against
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,814 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 1,052 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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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day
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