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, March 24, 2012, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Barack Obama 77.8%, John Wolfe 8.4%, "Bob" Ely 7.5%, Darcy G. Richardson 6.3%.
Barack Obama DemocratElected
76.5%115,150 votes
John Wolfe DemocratDefeated
11.8%17,804 votes
"Bob" Ely DemocratDefeated
6.6%9,897 votes
Darcy G. Richardson DemocratDefeated
5.1%7,750 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Barack Obama
John Wolfe
"Bob" Ely
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 893 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 89 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
150,601 votes cast; 11.9% of the 1,405,506 registered voters in the area turned out.
Republican presidential primary
Rick Santorum (Republican) won with 49.0% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Rick Santorum 56.6%, Mitt Romney 19.5%, Newt Gingrich 14.4%, Ron Paul 5.3%.
Rick Santorum RepublicanElected
49.0%91,321 votes
Mitt Romney RepublicanDefeated
26.7%49,758 votes
Newt Gingrich RepublicanDefeated
15.9%29,656 votes
Ron Paul RepublicanDefeated
6.2%11,467 votes
5 other candidates: 2.3% together
Charles "Buddy" Roemer Republican
1.2%
2,203
Rick Perry Republican
0.5%
955
Michele Bachmann Republican
0.3%
622
Jon Huntsman Republican
0.1%
242
Randy Crow Republican
0.1%
186
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rick Santorum
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 671 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 71 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
186,410 votes cast; 24.0% of the 775,275 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide School District Proposition (Millage Continuation) Summary: 10 year, 23 mills tax continuation for the Parishwide School District for employee benefits and retiree insurance.
PW School District, 23 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 75.5% voted yes and 24.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bienville, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a twenty-three (23) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $7,061,000 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 payment of costs of employee benefits and retiree insurance?
YesApproved
75.5%1,381 votes
No
24.5%449 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,662 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 168 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,830 votes cast; 20.3% of the 9,570 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
0% to 20%
20% to 40%
40% to 60%
60% to 80%
80% to 100%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.