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.
Frank D. "Doug" Ritchie (Democrat) won with 59.6% of the vote.
Frank D. "Doug" Ritchie DemocratElected
59.6%701 votes
Angelo J. Pepe DemocratDefeated
40.4%476 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Frank D. "Doug" Ritchie
Angelo J. Pepe
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 984 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 193 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,177 votes cast; 18.0% of the 6,839 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 3
Billy W. Passman (Democrat) won with 71.6% of the vote.
Billy W. Passman DemocratElected
71.6%298 votes
Joseph Felder, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
28.4%118 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Billy W. Passman
Joseph Felder, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 316 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 100 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
416 votes cast; 12.4% of the 3,673 registered voters in the area turned out.
Party committees
RSCC Member, 75th Representative District, Subdistrict B
Virginia "Ginger" Corkern (Republican) won with 62.9% of the vote.
Virginia "Ginger" Corkern RepublicanElected
62.9%433 votes
"S.C." Villere RepublicanDefeated
37.1%255 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Virginia "Ginger" Corkern
"S.C." Villere
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 564 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 124 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
688 votes cast; 23.8% of the 3,267 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Barack Obama 62.1%, John Wolfe 14.9%, "Bob" Ely 10.0%, Darcy G. Richardson 12.9%.
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 Washington 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 1,078 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 198 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 Washington Parish: Rick Santorum 60.5%, Mitt Romney 19.4%, Newt Gingrich 13.8%, Ron Paul 3.9%.
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 Washington 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,348 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 273 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
Bogalusa School District Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 12 mills property tax renewal for salaries and benefits to all teachers and other personnel of the Bogalusa School Board.
Shall the Bogalusa School District of the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of twelve (12) mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $936,000 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 solely for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits to all teachers and other personnel employed by the Bogalusa School Board?
YesApproved
65.8%983 votes
No
34.2%510 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 1,245 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 248 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,493 votes cast; 16.3% of the 9,929 registered voters in the area turned out.
Bogalusa School District Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 5.02 mills property tax renewal for construction, maintenance, operation and improvement of the public elementary and secondary schools of the Bogalusa School District.
Shall the Bogalusa School District of the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of five and two hundredths (5.02) mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $391,560 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 construction, maintenance, operation and improvement of the public elementary and secondary schools of the District, pursuant to Article VIII, Section 13(C)(Third) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority?
YesApproved
66.0%975 votes
No
34.0%503 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 1,230 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 248 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,478 votes cast; 16.3% of the 9,929 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.