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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On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Harold Rideau (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.
Harold Rideau DemocratElected
52.6%1,707 votes
Donald "Duck" Kyer DemocratDefeated
47.4%1,538 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Harold Rideau
Donald "Duck" Kyer
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,666 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 579 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,245 votes cast; 39.7% of the 8,222 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 2, City of Baker
Norman "Pete" Heine (Democrat) won with 64.3% of the vote.
Norman "Pete" Heine DemocratElected
64.3%491 votes
Yolanda Vessell DemocratDefeated
35.7%273 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Norman "Pete" Heine
Yolanda Vessell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 629 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 135 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
764 votes cast; 43.2% of the 1,797 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 4, City of Baker
Robert Young (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.
Robert Young DemocratElected
59.3%336 votes
Darnell Waites DemocratDefeated
40.7%231 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert Young
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 460 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 107 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
567 votes cast; 38.9% of the 1,536 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 5, City of Baker
John Givens (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.
John Givens DemocratElected
50.9%371 votes
Fred O. Russell DemocratDefeated
49.1%358 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Givens
Fred O. Russell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 605 votes cast at the polls in 3 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
729 votes cast; 42.0% of the 1,780 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Capital Area Transit System ("CATS") Proposition (City of Baker) Summary: Shall the Capital Area Transit System be authorized to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the city of Baker, including decreasing wait times, improving the efficiency of routes, improving signs and shelters, and for the operations, maintenance, and acquisition needs of the Capital Area Transit System to provide transportation service? The tax shall be a 10.6 mills property tax to be assessed in the city of Baker for a period of ten years.
"CATS" City of Baker, 10.6 Mills - "CATS" Board - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 57.8% voted yes and 42.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Capital Area Transit System ("CATS"), for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the City of Baker, including decreasing wait times, improving efficiency of routes, and improving signage and shelters, and to provide funds for the operations and maintenance of transit services in East Baton Rouge parish, and for capital improvements and acquisitions, including the acquisition of immovable property, be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of ten and six-tenths (10.6) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the City of Baker for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2012, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2021? (An estimated Six Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($636,000) is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year.)
YesApproved
57.8%1,796 votes
No
42.2%1,313 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge 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 2,533 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 576 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,109 votes cast; 39.7% of the 8,222 registered voters in the area turned out.
Capital Area Transit System ("CATS") Proposition (City of Baton Rouge) Summary: Shall the Capital Area Transit System be authorized to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the city of Baton Rouge, including decreasing wait times, improving the efficiency of routes, improving signs and shelters, and for the operations, maintenance, and acquisition needs of the Capital Area Transit System to provide transportation service? The tax shall be a 10.6 mills property tax to be assessed in the city of Baton Rouge for a period of ten years.
"CATS" City of Baton Rouge, 10.6 Mills - "CATS" Board - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 53.8% voted yes and 46.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Capital Area Transit System ("CATS"), for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the City of Baton Rouge, including decreasing wait times, improving efficiency of routes, and improving signage and shelters, and to provide funds for the operations and maintenance of transit services in East Baton Rouge parish, and for capital improvements and acquisitions, including the acquisition of immovable property, be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of ten and six-tenths (10.6) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the City of Baton Rouge for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2012, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2021? (An estimated Sixteen Million Six Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($16,663,200) is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year.)
YesApproved
53.8%18,779 votes
No
46.2%16,123 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge 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 31,800 votes cast at the polls in 116 precincts. The 3,102 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
34,902 votes cast; 26.2% of the 133,143 registered voters in the area turned out.
Capital Area Transit System ("CATS") Proposition (City of Zachary) Summary: Shall the Capital Area Transit System be authorized to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the city of Zachary, including decreasing wait times, improving the efficiency of routes, improving signs and shelters, and for the operations, maintenance, and acquisition needs of the Capital Area Transit System to provide transportation service? The tax shall be a 10.6 mills property tax to be assessed in the city of Zachary for a period of ten years.
"CATS" City of Zachary, 10.6 Mills - "CATS" Board - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 21.2% voted yes and 78.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Capital Area Transit System ("CATS"), for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of public transportation for the City of Zachary, including decreasing wait times, improving efficiency of routes, and improving signage and shelters, and to provide funds for the operations and maintenance of transit services in East Baton Rouge parish, and for capital improvements and acquisitions, including the acquisition of immovable property, be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of ten and six-tenths (10.6) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the City of Zachary for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2012, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2021? (An estimated One Million One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,144,800) is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year.)
Yes
21.2%623 votes
NoDefeated
78.8%2,320 votes
By precinct in East Baton Rouge 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 2,593 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 350 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,943 votes cast; 28.4% of the 10,321 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.