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.
"Wayne" Cathcart (No party) won with 75.5% of the vote.
"Wayne" Cathcart No partyElected
75.5%308 votes
Kenneth "Ken" Shiflett RepublicanDefeated
16.2%66 votes
Patrick J. Harrington RepublicanDefeated
8.3%34 votes
By precinct in Bossier 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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"Wayne" Cathcart
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 351 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 57 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
408 votes cast; 33.0% of the 1,245 registered voters in the area turned out.
Party committees
DSCC Member, 2nd Representative District, Office "A"
Frances Kelley (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Frances Kelley 53.4%, Monique "Mosa" Armand 46.6%.
Frances Kelley DemocratElected
55.8%794 votes
Monique "Mosa" Armand DemocratDefeated
44.2%630 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Frances Kelley
Monique "Mosa" Armand
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 83 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,424 votes cast; 10.5% of the 16,849 registered voters in the area turned out.
Frederic D. Washington (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Frederic D. Washington 60.4%, "Rudy" Morton 39.6%.
Frederic D. Washington DemocratElected
63.5%889 votes
"Rudy" Morton DemocratDefeated
36.5%510 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Frederic D. Washington
"Rudy" Morton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 86 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,399 votes cast; 10.5% of the 16,849 registered voters in the area turned out.
RSCC Member, 8th Representative District, Subdistrict C
"Duke" Lowrie (Republican) won with 76.8% of the vote.
"Duke" Lowrie RepublicanElected
76.8%1,135 votes
Martin Grau RepublicanDefeated
23.2%342 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Duke" Lowrie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,286 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 191 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,477 votes cast; 23.2% of the 7,513 registered voters in the area turned out.
RPEC Member, District 6
"Anne" Price (Republican) won with 61.4% of the vote.
"Anne" Price RepublicanElected
61.4%386 votes
"Cole" Lollar RepublicanDefeated
38.6%243 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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"Anne" Price
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 537 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 92 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
629 votes cast; 24.1% of the 3,326 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Bossier Parish
Democratic presidential primary
Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Barack Obama 62.1%, John Wolfe 22.3%, "Bob" Ely 9.2%, Darcy G. Richardson 6.4%.
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 Bossier 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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Barack Obama
John Wolfe
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,773 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 219 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 Bossier Parish: Rick Santorum 56.3%, Mitt Romney 24.3%, Newt Gingrich 13.0%, Ron Paul 4.1%.
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 Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,642 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 659 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
Fire Protection District No. 7 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: Authority for Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of Bossier to continue to levy a 10-year 23.9-mill property tax for acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and salaries of firemen, and all purposes incidental thereto.
Shall Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of twenty-three and nine tenths (23.9) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $380,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and salaries of firemen, and all purposes incidental thereto?
YesApproved
81.1%103 votes
No
18.9%24 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 114 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
127 votes cast; 12.4% of the 1,252 registered voters in the area turned out.
Northeast Bossier Parish Fire Protection District No. 5 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 22.5 mills tax election for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property to be used by the District directly or indirectly to provide fire protection or emergency medical service, including the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and charges for fire hydrant rentals and service.
Shall Northeast Bossier Parish Fire Protection District No. 5 of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of twenty-two and one-half (22.5) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $500,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property to be used by the District directly or indirectly to provide fire protection or emergency medical service, including the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and charges for fire hydrant rentals and service?
YesApproved
73.6%81 votes
No
26.4%29 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 100 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 10 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
110 votes cast; 17.1% of the 731 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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