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.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lee Posey
Juanita Howard Fowler
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,767 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,988 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,755 votes cast; 41.6% of the 11,554 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman at Large, City of Natchitoches
Don Mims, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.
Don Mims, Jr. DemocratElected
60.6%2,680 votes
"Chris" Paige DemocratDefeated
39.4%1,742 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Don Mims, Jr.
"Chris" Paige
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,510 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,912 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,422 votes cast; 41.6% of the 11,554 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 2, City of Natchitoches
Dale Nielsen (Republican) won with 66.6% of the vote.
Dale Nielsen RepublicanElected
66.6%885 votes
Earnestine Armstrong DemocratDefeated
33.4%444 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dale Nielsen
Earnestine Armstrong
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 791 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 538 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,329 votes cast; 42.6% of the 3,295 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 3, City of Natchitoches
Sylvia Morrow (Democrat) won with 61.0% of the vote.
Sylvia Morrow DemocratElected
61.0%395 votes
Debra Holmes Walls DemocratDefeated
39.0%253 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sylvia Morrow
Debra Holmes Walls
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 337 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 311 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
648 votes cast; 30.3% of the 2,197 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 4, City of Natchitoches
Larry D. Payne (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.
Larry D. Payne DemocratElected
56.4%576 votes
Robert Jackson DemocratDefeated
43.6%446 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larry D. Payne
Robert Jackson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 618 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 404 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,022 votes cast; 37.3% of the 2,974 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Clarence
Mayor, Village of Clarence
Bobby Braxton (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.
Bobby Braxton DemocratElected
64.7%123 votes
Treneka Coleman DemocratDefeated
35.3%67 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bobby Braxton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 167 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
190 votes cast; 56.3% of the 341 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Village of Clarence
Darrell Fredieu (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.
Darrell Fredieu DemocratElected
59.0%111 votes
Mack Lewis DemocratDefeated
41.0%77 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Darrell Fredieu
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 165 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 23 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
188 votes cast; 56.3% of the 341 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Powhatan
Mayor, Village of Powhatan
Johnnie Taylor (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.
Johnnie Taylor DemocratElected
55.1%27 votes
Hardrick Rivers DemocratDefeated
44.9%22 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Johnnie Taylor
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 48 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 1 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
49 votes cast; 39.5% of the 124 registered voters in the area turned out.
Party committees
DSCC Member, 22nd Representative District, Office "A"
Mary Bonier (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Natchitoches Parish: Mary Bonier 62.8%, Leanna Blanchard 37.2%.
Mary Bonier DemocratElected
57.2%504 votes
Leanna Blanchard DemocratDefeated
42.8%377 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mary Bonier
Leanna Blanchard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 149 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
881 votes cast; 10.0% of the 12,398 registered voters in the area turned out.
Larry Paige (Democrat) won with 69.0% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Natchitoches Parish: Larry Paige 71.2%, Scott A. Lumry 28.8%.
Larry Paige DemocratElected
69.0%2,001 votes
Scott A. Lumry DemocratDefeated
31.0%900 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larry Paige
Scott A. Lumry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,487 votes cast at the polls in 32 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
2,901 votes cast; 24.1% of the 17,030 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Barack Obama 81.2%, John Wolfe 9.0%, "Bob" Ely 5.9%, Darcy G. Richardson 3.9%.
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 Natchitoches 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 2,193 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 1,183 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 Natchitoches Parish: Rick Santorum 45.1%, Mitt Romney 26.7%, Newt Gingrich 17.5%, Ron Paul 6.2%.
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 Natchitoches 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
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,466 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 712 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.
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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15% to 30%
30% to 45%
45% to 60%
60% to 75%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.