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.
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 Red River Parish: Mary Bonier 47.7%, Leanna Blanchard 52.3%.
Mary Bonier DemocratElected
57.2%504 votes
Leanna Blanchard DemocratDefeated
42.8%377 votes
By precinct in Red River 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 165 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 51 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 Red River Parish: Larry Paige 51.7%, Scott A. Lumry 48.3%.
Larry Paige DemocratElected
69.0%2,001 votes
Scott A. Lumry DemocratDefeated
31.0%900 votes
By precinct in Red River 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 82 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 36 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.
Barack Obama (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Red River Parish: Barack Obama 74.9%, John Wolfe 13.1%, "Bob" Ely 6.9%, Darcy G. Richardson 5.1%.
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 Red River 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 372 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 95 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 Red River Parish: Rick Santorum 58.2%, Mitt Romney 21.7%, Newt Gingrich 11.6%, Ron Paul 6.3%.
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 Red River 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 346 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 101 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 Fire Protection District Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 3.50 mills property tax renewal for operation, maintenance and upgrading of the Parishwide Fire Protection District's buildings and equipment.
PW Fire Prot. Dist., 3.50 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 76.6% voted yes and 23.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parishwide Fire Protection District of the Parish of Red River, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of three and fifty hundredths (3.50) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $406,000 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022 for the purpose of operation, maintenance and upgrading of the District's buildings and equipment?
YesApproved
76.6%653 votes
No
23.4%199 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 650 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 202 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
852 votes cast; 15.4% of the 6,465 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Rededication) Summary: Authority for the Parish of Red River to authorize the levy of a 7 mills tax through the year 2022 with the proceeds to be rededicated for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a public library in the Parish, including books, equipment and furnishings therefor, said tax to be levied in lieu of the current tax being levied for library purposes and further authority to rededicate the proceeds of the current tax.
PW PJ, 7 Mills - PJ - 11 Yrs.
Passed: 70.7% voted yes and 29.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Red River, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a seven (7) mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,124,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of eleven (11) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2022, to be used for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a public library in said Parish, including books, equipment and furnishings therefor, the Tax to be levied in lieu of a seven (7) mill library tax authorized to be levied through the year 2012 pursuant to an election held on July 20, 2002 (the "2003 Tax"), with the proceeds collected under the 2003 Tax being hereby rededicated for the purposes set forth above?
YesApproved
70.7%605 votes
No
29.3%251 votes
By precinct in Red River 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 656 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 200 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
856 votes cast; 15.4% of the 6,465 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
5% to 10%
10% to 15%
15% to 20%
20% to 25%
25% to 30%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.