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.
No one got a majority, so Jamie Mayo (Democrat) and "Ray" Armstrong (Republican) went to a runoff.
Jamie Mayo DemocratIn runoff
42.2%4,620 votes
"Ray" Armstrong RepublicanIn runoff
36.3%3,972 votes
Johnny Riley DemocratDefeated
20.7%2,259 votes
"Clint" Thomas No partyDefeated
0.8%88 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jamie Mayo
"Ray" Armstrong
Johnny Riley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,052 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,887 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,939 votes cast; 34.8% of the 31,840 registered voters in the area turned out.
City of West Monroe
Alderman, City of West Monroe
Staci Albritton (Republican) won with 63.5% of the vote.
Staci Albritton RepublicanElected
63.5%943 votes
Johnny Carter RepublicanDefeated
20.5%304 votes
Marvin Dearman RepublicanDefeated
16.1%239 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Staci Albritton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,319 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 167 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,486 votes cast; 18.8% of the 8,253 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Richwood
Mayor, Town of Richwood
Alvin Jackson (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.
Alvin Jackson DemocratElected
54.1%261 votes
Steve B. Hunter DemocratDefeated
45.9%221 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Alvin Jackson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 397 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 85 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
482 votes cast; 41.2% of the 1,228 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Town of Richwood
Wysinger L. Cleveland (Democrat), "Margie" Davis (Democrat), Gerald Brown (Democrat), and Simeon Profit (No party) won.
Wysinger L. Cleveland DemocratElected
15.2%286 votes
"Margie" Davis DemocratElected
14.1%265 votes
Gerald Brown DemocratElected
12.6%238 votes
Simeon Profit No partyElected
12.4%233 votes
Leo Kelly DemocratIn runoff
9.7%183 votes
Leola Goins Keys DemocratIn runoff
9.0%170 votes
5 other candidates: 27.0% together
Sandra Collins Democrat
6.5%
122
Linda Clark Democrat
6.0%
113
Ronald Johnson Democrat
5.9%
111
Terrell Johnson Democrat
4.5%
85
Anthony Holmes Democrat
4.1%
78
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wysinger L. Cleveland
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,527 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 357 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,884 votes cast; 41.2% of the 1,228 registered voters in the area turned out.
Ronnie Traylor (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Ronnie Traylor 64.9%, Terry Matthews 35.1%.
Ronnie Traylor DemocratElected
53.6%1,207 votes
Terry Matthews DemocratDefeated
46.4%1,045 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ronnie Traylor
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,495 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 224 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,252 votes cast; 18.4% of the 15,998 registered voters in the area turned out.
Marcus Hunter (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.
Marcus Hunter DemocratElected
60.6%2,306 votes
Rodney McFarland, Sr. DemocratDefeated
39.4%1,498 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Marcus Hunter
Rodney McFarland, Sr.
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,296 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 508 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,804 votes cast; 27.2% of the 17,142 registered voters in the area turned out.
DPEC Member(s), at Large
Rodney McFarland, Sr. (Democrat), Juanita G. Woods (Democrat), "Pat" Morris (Democrat), Clara Etta Toombs (Democrat), and Charla Burns (Democrat) won.
Rodney McFarland, Sr. DemocratElected
21.9%4,349 votes
Juanita G. Woods DemocratElected
16.7%3,310 votes
"Pat" Morris DemocratElected
15.9%3,159 votes
Clara Etta Toombs DemocratElected
14.0%2,784 votes
Charla Burns DemocratElected
13.5%2,688 votes
2 other candidates: 17.9% together
Nikki Wade-McFarland Democrat
11.0%
2,182
David Pivont Democrat
6.9%
1,371
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney McFarland, Sr.
Juanita G. Woods
"Pat" Morris
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 15,778 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 4,065 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
19,843 votes cast; 21.8% of the 43,299 registered voters in the area turned out.
DPEC Member, District D
Ollibeth Reddix (Democrat) won with 77.2% of the vote.
Ollibeth Reddix DemocratElected
77.2%1,753 votes
"Donnie" Anderson DemocratDefeated
22.8%519 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ollibeth Reddix
"Donnie" Anderson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,978 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 294 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,272 votes cast; 29.7% of the 10,081 registered voters in the area turned out.
DPEC Member, District F
"Pat" Moore (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.
"Pat" Moore DemocratElected
64.7%1,692 votes
Quinton R. McFarland DemocratDefeated
35.3%925 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Pat" Moore
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,232 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 385 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,617 votes cast; 29.1% of the 11,341 registered voters in the area turned out.
RSCC Member, 16th Representative District, Subdistrict A
John Cooksey (Republican) won with 59.6% of the vote.
John Cooksey RepublicanElected
59.6%913 votes
Ruth Ulrich RepublicanDefeated
40.4%620 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Cooksey
Ruth Ulrich
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,151 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 382 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,533 votes cast; 51.1% of the 3,200 registered voters in the area turned out.
RSCC Member, 16th Representative District, Subdistrict C
Paul Hurd (Republican) won with 78.5% of the vote.
Paul Hurd RepublicanElected
78.5%1,056 votes
Phillip Elmore RepublicanDefeated
21.5%289 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Paul Hurd
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,146 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 199 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,345 votes cast; 30.8% of the 5,092 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Barack Obama 87.9%, John Wolfe 5.6%, "Bob" Ely 4.2%, Darcy G. Richardson 2.2%.
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 Ouachita 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 7,098 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 1,141 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 Ouachita Parish: Rick Santorum 50.5%, Mitt Romney 26.4%, Newt Gingrich 15.0%, Ron Paul 5.8%.
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 Ouachita 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 7,348 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 1,321 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%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.