Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 9 constitutional amendments, and local races in all 64 parishes.
(federal) U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District "Steve" Scalise (Republican) won with 66.6% of the vote.
"Steve" Scalise Republican
66.6% 193,496 votes
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat Defeated
21.2% 61,703 votes
Gary King Republican Defeated
8.6% 24,844 votes
David "Turk" Turknett No party Defeated
2.1% 6,079 votes
Arden Wells No party Defeated
1.5% 4,288 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% "Steve" Scalise
290,410 votes cast; 67.5% of the 495,930 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District Cedric Richmond (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
Cedric Richmond Democrat
55.2% 158,501 votes
Gary Landrieu Democrat Defeated
25.0% 71,916 votes
Dwayne Bailey Republican Defeated
13.5% 38,801 votes
Josue Larose Republican Defeated
3.9% 11,345 votes
Caleb Trotter Libertarian Defeated
2.4% 6,791 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% Cedric Richmond Gary Landrieu Dwayne Bailey
287,354 votes cast; 65.4% of the 506,409 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District No one got a majority, so Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (Republican) and "Jeff" Landry (Republican) went to a runoff.
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. Republican
44.7% 139,123 votes
"Jeff" Landry Republican
30.0% 93,527 votes
"Ron" Richard Democrat Defeated
21.5% 67,070 votes
Bryan Barrilleaux Republican Defeated
2.5% 7,908 votes
"Jim" Stark Libertarian Defeated
1.2% 3,765 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% Charles W. Boustany, Jr. "Jeff" Landry
311,393 votes cast; 67.4% of the 499,524 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District John Fleming (Republican) won with 75.3% of the vote.
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% John Fleming
249,531 votes cast; 67.8% of the 482,504 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish John Fleming Randall Lord Turnout Allen Parish 79.8%5,752 20.2%1,459 65.8% Beauregard Parish 83.8%9,564 16.2%1,843 64.9% Bienville Parish 68.4%3,455 31.6%1,599 75.1% Bossier Parish 82.3%34,736 17.7%7,479 68.1% Caddo Parish 68.4%56,619 31.6%26,104 66.3% Claiborne Parish 72.7%3,402 27.3%1,278 72.3% De Soto Parish 75.8%7,872 24.2%2,513 72.6% Evangeline Parish 80.5%8,640 19.5%2,094 70.4% Natchitoches Parish 73.2%10,337 26.8%3,794 67.3% Red River Parish 72.6%2,744 27.4%1,035 75.1% Sabine Parish 87.2%6,731 12.8%987 66.9% St. Landry Parish 71.3%9,599 28.7%3,860 69.9% Union Parish 82.1%6,318 17.9%1,382 68.5% Vernon Parish 84.8%10,467 15.2%1,875 63.9% Webster Parish 72.9%11,658 27.1%4,335 70.7%
U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District Rodney Alexander (Republican) won with 77.8% of the vote.
Rodney Alexander Republican
77.8% 202,536 votes
"Ron" Ceasar No party Defeated
14.4% 37,486 votes
Clay Steven Grant Libertarian Defeated
7.8% 20,194 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% Rodney Alexander
260,216 votes cast; 68.0% of the 490,957 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Rodney Alexander "Ron" Ceasar Clay Steven Grant Turnout Avoyelles Parish 80.8%11,120 12.2%1,685 7.0%960 68.4% Caldwell Parish 87.9%3,400 7.0%270 5.2%200 71.1% Catahoula Parish 84.9%2,622 10.7%331 4.4%135 69.2% Concordia Parish 80.2%5,491 14.1%967 5.7%388 68.1% East Carroll Parish 72.3%2,121 19.4%569 8.3%244 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 59.8%2,452 27.9%1,143 12.3%506 72.6% Franklin Parish 86.5%6,473 8.5%635 5.0%372 67.9% Grant Parish 84.5%6,185 8.5%623 7.0%514 67.4% Jackson Parish 86.7%5,676 8.3%540 5.0%328 73.8% LaSalle Parish 88.7%5,382 4.6%282 6.7%407 75.7% Lincoln Parish 74.7%11,421 16.8%2,565 8.5%1,306 68.4% Madison Parish 70.0%2,513 21.5%772 8.5%307 65.2% Morehouse Parish 76.2%7,173 15.9%1,496 7.9%748 64.0% Ouachita Parish 79.2%44,830 13.4%7,598 7.3%4,140 65.3% Rapides Parish 79.7%38,337 13.2%6,354 7.1%3,391 68.9% Richland Parish 80.3%6,027 10.3%773 9.3%701 68.2% St. Helena Parish 71.2%841 18.5%219 10.3%122 72.8% St. Landry Parish 62.1%8,015 26.2%3,389 11.7%1,512 69.1% Tangipahoa Parish 68.4%10,150 20.9%3,098 10.8%1,597 68.9% Tensas Parish 79.2%1,720 14.7%320 6.0%131 69.9% Washington Parish 71.5%9,368 18.2%2,386 10.2%1,342 68.2% West Carroll Parish 89.6%3,310 6.5%240 3.9%145 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 73.5%3,323 16.2%733 10.3%467 77.2% Winn Parish 86.3%4,586 9.4%498 4.3%231 69.1%
U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District William "Bill" Cassidy (Republican) won with 79.4% of the vote.
William "Bill" Cassidy Republican
79.4% 243,553 votes
Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. Libertarian Defeated
10.5% 32,185 votes
Richard "RPT" Torregano No party Defeated
10.1% 30,975 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% William "Bill" Cassidy
306,713 votes cast; 71.6% of the 490,429 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish William "Bill" Cassidy Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. Richard "RPT" Torregano Turnout Ascension Parish 83.7%32,108 8.5%3,248 7.8%3,008 71.8% Assumption Parish 82.2%4,570 8.9%494 8.9%493 69.0% East Baton Rouge Parish 75.8%106,806 12.6%17,748 11.6%16,291 72.6% East Feliciana Parish 80.6%3,346 8.6%355 10.9%451 74.7% Iberville Parish 81.0%3,763 8.2%379 10.8%503 77.6% Lafourche Parish 77.2%13,876 10.1%1,821 12.7%2,277 69.7% Livingston Parish 88.8%45,056 6.7%3,388 4.5%2,289 68.2% Pointe Coupee Parish 76.1%7,459 11.7%1,146 12.2%1,197 76.0% St. Charles Parish 77.9%5,711 10.1%742 12.0%877 73.1% St. Helena Parish 65.4%1,941 17.4%515 17.3%512 72.4% St. John the Baptist Parish 70.1%3,071 13.2%577 16.8%735 70.6% Terrebonne Parish 78.4%10,802 9.3%1,280 12.3%1,701 68.0% West Baton Rouge Parish 81.7%5,044 8.0%492 10.4%641 78.8%
Amendment 1 Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly
Passed: 70.8% voted yes and 29.2% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to prohibit monies in the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly from being used or appropriated for other purposes when adjustments are made to eliminate a state deficit? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(g))
Yes
70.8% 1,282,809 votes
No
29.2% 527,950 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,810,759 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 74.3%18,288 25.7%6,317 68.5% Allen Parish 72.2%6,212 27.8%2,395 65.8% Ascension Parish 68.4%32,801 31.6%15,145 72.0% Assumption Parish 76.8%7,298 23.2%2,210 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 72.8%11,129 27.2%4,159 68.4% Beauregard Parish 75.4%10,177 24.6%3,315 64.9% Bienville Parish 73.0%4,593 27.0%1,696 75.1% Bossier Parish 71.8%31,643 28.2%12,443 68.1% Caddo Parish 68.6%66,561 31.4%30,467 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 70.6%54,573 29.4%22,726 64.7% Caldwell Parish 68.3%2,960 31.7%1,376 71.1% Cameron Parish 76.9%2,734 23.1%820 65.2% Catahoula Parish 74.6%2,667 25.4%907 69.2% Claiborne Parish 75.8%4,276 24.2%1,368 72.3% Concordia Parish 67.5%5,249 32.5%2,533 68.1% De Soto Parish 73.3%8,357 26.7%3,037 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 67.7%124,875 32.3%59,542 70.8% East Carroll Parish 67.7%2,310 32.3%1,102 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 70.8%6,601 29.2%2,729 73.6% Evangeline Parish 75.3%10,361 24.7%3,395 70.4% Franklin Parish 66.3%5,447 33.7%2,768 67.9% Grant Parish 73.5%5,901 26.5%2,131 67.4% Iberia Parish 75.6%22,653 24.4%7,306 69.7% Iberville Parish 71.4%10,689 28.6%4,276 77.6% Jackson Parish 74.7%5,226 25.3%1,769 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 71.5%9,086 28.5%3,627 66.6% Jefferson Parish 69.1%109,985 30.9%49,205 65.4% Lafayette Parish 72.2%65,688 27.8%25,234 67.5% Lafourche Parish 73.4%26,354 26.6%9,561 68.6% LaSalle Parish 77.9%4,790 22.1%1,355 75.7% Lincoln Parish 72.0%12,402 28.0%4,830 68.4% Livingston Parish 72.4%37,214 27.6%14,171 68.2% Madison Parish 69.0%2,925 31.0%1,316 65.2% Morehouse Parish 69.1%7,659 30.9%3,431 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 66.2%10,223 33.8%5,230 67.3% Orleans Parish 65.8%91,449 34.2%47,460 63.4% Ouachita Parish 67.3%41,890 32.7%20,387 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 73.0%6,893 27.0%2,551 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 73.4%7,838 26.6%2,835 76.0% Rapides Parish 70.8%37,640 29.2%15,490 68.9% Red River Parish 64.4%2,641 35.6%1,460 75.1% Richland Parish 69.0%5,680 31.0%2,550 68.2% Sabine Parish 72.8%6,628 27.2%2,482 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 67.2%8,596 32.8%4,189 54.3% St. Charles Parish 73.1%16,904 26.9%6,234 73.0% St. Helena Parish 74.1%4,125 25.9%1,445 72.5% St. James Parish 74.7%8,077 25.3%2,735 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 69.5%12,757 30.5%5,598 70.5% St. Landry Parish 74.3%26,847 25.7%9,286 69.4% St. Martin Parish 72.0%16,125 28.0%6,282 70.7% St. Mary Parish 79.5%17,005 20.5%4,392 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 74.2%78,632 25.8%27,286 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 72.3%33,278 27.7%12,745 66.7% Tensas Parish 60.1%1,399 39.9%928 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 72.9%28,215 27.1%10,494 66.4% Union Parish 69.7%6,765 30.3%2,945 68.5% Vermilion Parish 77.3%17,583 22.7%5,167 67.7% Vernon Parish 76.6%11,209 23.4%3,425 63.9% Washington Parish 74.4%12,523 25.6%4,312 68.2% Webster Parish 76.1%12,475 23.9%3,918 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 71.5%8,550 28.5%3,416 78.9% West Carroll Parish 73.4%2,990 26.6%1,084 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 70.6%3,718 29.4%1,548 77.2% Winn Parish 76.0%4,470 24.0%1,414 69.1%
Amendment 2 Right of each Citizen to keep and bear arms
Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to provide that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right and any restriction of that right requires the highest standard of review by a court? (Amends Article I, Section 11)
Yes
73.5% 1,331,891 votes
No
26.5% 481,360 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,813,251 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 80.0%19,771 20.0%4,949 68.5% Allen Parish 84.2%7,259 15.8%1,367 65.8% Ascension Parish 76.2%36,687 23.8%11,477 72.0% Assumption Parish 78.5%7,410 21.5%2,032 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 80.6%12,354 19.4%2,983 68.4% Beauregard Parish 84.1%11,460 15.9%2,164 64.9% Bienville Parish 76.6%4,831 23.4%1,477 75.1% Bossier Parish 83.2%37,234 16.8%7,499 68.1% Caddo Parish 75.6%73,009 24.4%23,525 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 76.6%59,433 23.4%18,138 64.7% Caldwell Parish 85.9%3,776 14.1%620 71.1% Cameron Parish 82.7%2,980 17.3%623 65.2% Catahoula Parish 87.8%3,169 12.2%440 69.2% Claiborne Parish 82.1%4,602 17.9%1,002 72.3% Concordia Parish 84.4%6,655 15.6%1,228 68.1% De Soto Parish 79.3%9,053 20.7%2,370 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 64.8%118,941 35.2%64,724 70.8% East Carroll Parish 78.8%2,649 21.2%713 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 77.0%7,129 23.0%2,126 73.6% Evangeline Parish 81.5%11,166 18.5%2,528 70.4% Franklin Parish 86.0%7,024 14.0%1,143 67.9% Grant Parish 85.4%6,953 14.6%1,188 67.4% Iberia Parish 77.2%23,162 22.8%6,859 69.7% Iberville Parish 74.5%10,976 25.5%3,754 77.6% Jackson Parish 82.5%5,845 17.5%1,244 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 80.5%10,320 19.5%2,506 66.6% Jefferson Parish 67.2%106,501 32.8%51,962 65.4% Lafayette Parish 72.8%66,608 27.2%24,932 67.5% Lafourche Parish 77.5%27,842 22.5%8,095 68.6% LaSalle Parish 90.3%5,629 9.7%603 75.7% Lincoln Parish 76.4%13,336 23.6%4,119 68.4% Livingston Parish 83.5%43,450 16.5%8,591 68.2% Madison Parish 83.4%3,549 16.6%704 65.2% Morehouse Parish 78.7%8,765 21.3%2,369 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 79.0%12,300 21.0%3,271 67.3% Orleans Parish 49.2%67,810 50.8%70,138 63.4% Ouachita Parish 78.4%49,494 21.6%13,636 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 73.0%6,862 27.0%2,532 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 76.6%8,079 23.4%2,474 76.0% Rapides Parish 77.2%41,453 22.8%12,262 68.9% Red River Parish 76.3%3,152 23.7%980 75.1% Richland Parish 83.5%6,921 16.5%1,365 68.2% Sabine Parish 87.1%8,088 12.9%1,203 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 74.7%9,523 25.3%3,229 54.3% St. Charles Parish 75.3%17,436 24.7%5,717 73.0% St. Helena Parish 79.9%4,342 20.1%1,092 72.5% St. James Parish 70.1%7,415 29.9%3,168 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 71.0%12,783 29.0%5,210 70.5% St. Landry Parish 73.8%26,478 26.2%9,383 69.4% St. Martin Parish 77.9%17,488 22.1%4,962 70.7% St. Mary Parish 80.9%17,309 19.1%4,079 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 73.8%78,914 26.2%28,067 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 78.6%36,028 21.4%9,819 66.7% Tensas Parish 83.3%1,979 16.7%398 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 78.0%30,204 22.0%8,535 66.4% Union Parish 82.3%8,176 17.7%1,757 68.5% Vermilion Parish 80.7%18,461 19.3%4,411 67.7% Vernon Parish 86.6%12,858 13.4%1,990 63.9% Washington Parish 82.2%13,721 17.8%2,967 68.2% Webster Parish 80.5%13,286 19.5%3,210 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 75.0%8,937 25.0%2,974 78.9% West Carroll Parish 88.1%3,661 11.9%493 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 76.4%3,968 23.6%1,229 77.2% Winn Parish 87.4%5,237 12.6%755 69.1%
Amendment 3 Prefiling DL/for retirement/public employee
Passed: 64.5% voted yes and 35.5% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to require legislation effecting any change to laws concerning retirement systems for public employees that is to be prefiled to be filed no later than forty-five days before the start of a regular legislative session and to require the completion of public notice requirements regarding legislation effecting such a change no later than sixty days before introduction of the bill? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(2), Article X, Section 29(C), and Article XIII, Section 1(A))
Yes
64.5% 1,100,604 votes
No
35.5% 606,653 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,707,257 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 57.3%13,426 42.7%9,993 68.5% Allen Parish 62.9%5,163 37.1%3,050 65.8% Ascension Parish 63.9%29,332 36.1%16,557 72.0% Assumption Parish 64.3%5,633 35.7%3,126 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 54.3%7,888 45.7%6,626 68.4% Beauregard Parish 71.8%9,307 28.2%3,649 64.9% Bienville Parish 64.2%3,768 35.8%2,098 75.1% Bossier Parish 63.4%26,430 36.6%15,254 68.1% Caddo Parish 59.8%53,846 40.2%36,176 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 69.9%52,018 30.1%22,377 64.7% Caldwell Parish 62.5%2,625 37.5%1,574 71.1% Cameron Parish 69.8%2,407 30.2%1,039 65.2% Catahoula Parish 67.7%2,246 32.3%1,073 69.2% Claiborne Parish 67.3%3,533 32.7%1,720 72.3% Concordia Parish 65.6%4,801 34.4%2,518 68.1% De Soto Parish 64.8%6,951 35.2%3,771 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 62.3%109,675 37.7%66,495 70.8% East Carroll Parish 58.3%1,846 41.7%1,323 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 62.8%5,597 37.2%3,309 73.6% Evangeline Parish 60.9%7,789 39.1%5,006 70.4% Franklin Parish 60.6%4,718 39.4%3,063 67.9% Grant Parish 65.4%5,008 34.6%2,655 67.4% Iberia Parish 63.3%17,991 36.7%10,419 69.7% Iberville Parish 62.9%8,834 37.1%5,214 77.6% Jackson Parish 63.0%4,208 37.0%2,470 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 65.6%8,022 34.4%4,208 66.6% Jefferson Parish 64.0%93,732 36.0%52,806 65.4% Lafayette Parish 64.7%56,043 35.3%30,542 67.5% Lafourche Parish 69.9%23,688 30.1%10,196 68.6% LaSalle Parish 77.4%4,617 22.6%1,348 75.7% Lincoln Parish 66.0%10,867 34.0%5,600 68.4% Livingston Parish 67.3%33,120 32.7%16,121 68.2% Madison Parish 65.4%2,615 34.6%1,382 65.2% Morehouse Parish 61.5%6,461 38.5%4,052 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 62.6%9,188 37.4%5,482 67.3% Orleans Parish 64.2%81,913 35.8%45,705 63.4% Ouachita Parish 62.4%37,159 37.6%22,373 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 69.0%6,042 31.0%2,715 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 65.3%6,545 34.7%3,480 76.0% Rapides Parish 63.4%32,069 36.6%18,478 68.9% Red River Parish 56.8%2,178 43.2%1,657 75.1% Richland Parish 58.8%4,590 41.2%3,217 68.2% Sabine Parish 64.3%5,390 35.7%2,993 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 63.9%7,621 36.1%4,301 54.3% St. Charles Parish 66.9%14,500 33.1%7,173 73.0% St. Helena Parish 68.4%3,532 31.6%1,633 72.5% St. James Parish 68.4%6,867 31.6%3,177 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 62.7%10,659 37.3%6,332 70.5% St. Landry Parish 62.2%21,010 37.8%12,755 69.4% St. Martin Parish 60.3%12,737 39.7%8,398 70.7% St. Mary Parish 62.2%12,635 37.8%7,673 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 69.0%68,868 31.0%30,893 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 66.5%28,939 33.5%14,579 66.7% Tensas Parish 52.7%1,171 47.3%1,049 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 69.7%25,445 30.3%11,058 66.4% Union Parish 60.7%5,581 39.3%3,615 68.5% Vermilion Parish 62.9%13,647 37.1%8,044 67.7% Vernon Parish 70.8%9,866 29.2%4,061 63.9% Washington Parish 70.9%11,185 29.1%4,591 68.2% Webster Parish 64.7%10,050 35.3%5,476 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 65.1%7,495 34.9%4,019 78.9% West Carroll Parish 62.4%2,393 37.6%1,441 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 66.7%3,322 33.3%1,662 77.2% Winn Parish 67.7%3,802 32.3%1,813 69.1%
Amendment 4 Surv. Spouse/Deceased Veteran/Homestead Exemp.
Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation, in addition to the homestead exemption, the next seventy-five thousand dollars of value of property owned and occupied by the spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent who passed away prior to the enactment of the exemption? (Effective January 1, 2013)(Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1))
Yes
73.5% 1,264,874 votes
No
26.5% 455,780 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,720,654 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 72.8%17,118 27.2%6,397 68.5% Allen Parish 72.5%5,949 27.5%2,261 65.8% Ascension Parish 72.7%33,589 27.3%12,644 72.0% Assumption Parish 74.7%6,575 25.3%2,231 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 68.4%9,972 31.6%4,604 68.4% Beauregard Parish 78.7%10,255 21.3%2,783 64.9% Bienville Parish 72.9%4,294 27.1%1,600 75.1% Bossier Parish 76.2%32,041 23.8%10,006 68.1% Caddo Parish 71.2%64,255 28.8%26,041 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 77.4%57,811 22.6%16,873 64.7% Caldwell Parish 73.8%3,112 26.2%1,103 71.1% Cameron Parish 80.9%2,814 19.1%663 65.2% Catahoula Parish 75.2%2,525 24.8%833 69.2% Claiborne Parish 77.3%4,090 22.7%1,198 72.3% Concordia Parish 72.7%5,339 27.3%2,001 68.1% De Soto Parish 73.1%7,877 26.9%2,900 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 67.1%118,790 32.9%58,349 70.8% East Carroll Parish 66.4%2,136 33.6%1,081 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 69.6%6,201 30.4%2,710 73.6% Evangeline Parish 72.6%9,331 27.4%3,528 70.4% Franklin Parish 73.2%5,683 26.8%2,076 67.9% Grant Parish 73.8%5,708 26.2%2,025 67.4% Iberia Parish 76.4%21,803 23.6%6,730 69.7% Iberville Parish 69.6%9,782 30.4%4,277 77.6% Jackson Parish 73.1%4,905 26.9%1,805 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 76.3%9,374 23.7%2,911 66.6% Jefferson Parish 75.5%112,699 24.5%36,555 65.4% Lafayette Parish 74.4%64,883 25.6%22,342 67.5% Lafourche Parish 74.8%25,514 25.2%8,575 68.6% LaSalle Parish 82.3%4,911 17.7%1,058 75.7% Lincoln Parish 73.2%12,065 26.8%4,421 68.4% Livingston Parish 74.7%37,157 25.3%12,591 68.2% Madison Parish 70.7%2,850 29.3%1,182 65.2% Morehouse Parish 70.2%7,441 29.8%3,160 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 68.8%10,138 31.2%4,588 67.3% Orleans Parish 73.0%94,704 27.0%34,977 63.4% Ouachita Parish 72.6%43,494 27.4%16,426 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 76.1%6,758 23.9%2,122 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 73.3%7,379 26.7%2,691 76.0% Rapides Parish 69.2%35,212 30.8%15,636 68.9% Red River Parish 70.6%2,710 29.4%1,131 75.1% Richland Parish 72.2%5,667 27.8%2,185 68.2% Sabine Parish 74.1%6,307 25.9%2,201 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 71.6%8,643 28.4%3,436 54.3% St. Charles Parish 77.2%16,962 22.8%5,021 73.0% St. Helena Parish 71.4%3,680 28.6%1,472 72.5% St. James Parish 73.4%7,395 26.6%2,678 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 71.7%12,221 28.3%4,830 70.5% St. Landry Parish 72.7%24,732 27.3%9,275 69.4% St. Martin Parish 76.5%15,495 23.5%4,773 70.7% St. Mary Parish 80.0%16,351 20.0%4,082 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 80.0%81,249 20.0%20,333 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 73.9%32,292 26.1%11,424 66.7% Tensas Parish 71.4%1,595 28.6%639 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 72.7%26,764 27.3%10,069 66.4% Union Parish 72.9%6,795 27.1%2,529 68.5% Vermilion Parish 75.5%16,427 24.5%5,324 67.7% Vernon Parish 77.1%10,863 22.9%3,226 63.9% Washington Parish 75.2%11,911 24.8%3,925 68.2% Webster Parish 74.5%11,583 25.5%3,960 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 71.4%8,237 28.6%3,292 78.9% West Carroll Parish 75.0%2,896 25.0%967 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 70.1%3,497 29.9%1,489 77.2% Winn Parish 72.2%4,068 27.8%1,565 69.1%
Amendment 5 Forfeiture Retirement Benefit Pub.Off./Conv.Felon
Passed: 70.3% voted yes and 29.7% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to provide for the forfeiture of public retirement benefits by any public servant who is convicted of a felony associated with and committed during his public service? (Adds Article X, Section 29(G))
Yes
70.3% 1,228,122 votes
No
29.7% 519,373 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,747,495 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 71.6%17,108 28.4%6,776 68.5% Allen Parish 66.1%5,467 33.9%2,802 65.8% Ascension Parish 71.2%33,332 28.8%13,451 72.0% Assumption Parish 70.4%6,235 29.6%2,620 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 58.1%8,504 41.9%6,129 68.4% Beauregard Parish 75.6%9,921 24.4%3,203 64.9% Bienville Parish 67.9%4,064 32.1%1,918 75.1% Bossier Parish 72.3%30,974 27.7%11,881 68.1% Caddo Parish 65.7%60,536 34.3%31,667 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 74.2%56,050 25.8%19,474 64.7% Caldwell Parish 67.8%2,884 32.2%1,368 71.1% Cameron Parish 77.1%2,683 22.9%799 65.2% Catahoula Parish 65.9%2,221 34.1%1,150 69.2% Claiborne Parish 69.7%3,757 30.3%1,631 72.3% Concordia Parish 65.6%4,874 34.4%2,559 68.1% De Soto Parish 65.7%7,180 34.3%3,756 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 63.6%113,729 36.4%65,140 70.8% East Carroll Parish 60.9%1,964 39.1%1,263 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 63.2%5,671 36.8%3,309 73.6% Evangeline Parish 65.7%8,544 34.3%4,460 70.4% Franklin Parish 64.9%5,106 35.1%2,765 67.9% Grant Parish 67.9%5,288 32.1%2,502 67.4% Iberia Parish 73.9%21,418 26.1%7,573 69.7% Iberville Parish 63.6%8,965 36.4%5,131 77.6% Jackson Parish 65.8%4,448 34.2%2,317 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 73.2%9,098 26.8%3,328 66.6% Jefferson Parish 75.3%115,284 24.7%37,741 65.4% Lafayette Parish 74.4%66,061 25.6%22,685 67.5% Lafourche Parish 78.2%26,922 21.8%7,502 68.6% LaSalle Parish 79.0%4,743 21.0%1,259 75.7% Lincoln Parish 66.2%11,105 33.8%5,672 68.4% Livingston Parish 72.3%36,279 27.7%13,915 68.2% Madison Parish 62.8%2,550 37.2%1,512 65.2% Morehouse Parish 64.9%6,994 35.1%3,788 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 62.8%9,373 37.2%5,544 67.3% Orleans Parish 65.8%87,237 34.2%45,439 63.4% Ouachita Parish 66.8%40,610 33.2%20,227 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 75.1%6,805 24.9%2,251 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 67.3%6,784 32.7%3,300 76.0% Rapides Parish 66.8%34,438 33.2%17,103 68.9% Red River Parish 62.3%2,422 37.7%1,468 75.1% Richland Parish 64.2%5,107 35.8%2,854 68.2% Sabine Parish 69.6%6,081 30.4%2,661 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 69.2%8,490 30.8%3,786 54.3% St. Charles Parish 76.7%17,138 23.3%5,214 73.0% St. Helena Parish 64.3%3,346 35.7%1,858 72.5% St. James Parish 63.1%6,403 36.9%3,739 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 68.2%11,636 31.8%5,414 70.5% St. Landry Parish 67.9%23,395 32.1%11,073 69.4% St. Martin Parish 69.7%15,039 30.3%6,526 70.7% St. Mary Parish 69.3%14,226 30.7%6,310 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 81.8%84,878 18.2%18,842 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 71.4%31,520 28.6%12,640 66.7% Tensas Parish 54.7%1,228 45.3%1,018 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 76.7%28,590 23.3%8,664 66.4% Union Parish 67.7%6,413 32.3%3,057 68.5% Vermilion Parish 74.7%16,529 25.3%5,610 67.7% Vernon Parish 73.4%10,434 26.6%3,779 63.9% Washington Parish 70.2%11,203 29.8%4,757 68.2% Webster Parish 69.5%10,933 30.5%4,799 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 67.1%7,795 32.9%3,816 78.9% West Carroll Parish 69.0%2,734 31.0%1,227 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 69.7%3,514 30.3%1,526 77.2% Winn Parish 67.9%3,862 32.1%1,825 69.1%
Amendment 6 Gov.Auth. of New Iberia - prop.annexed by the City
Passed: 42.5% voted yes and 57.5% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the city of New Iberia for property annexed by the city after January 1, 2013? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))
Yes
42.5% 694,499 votes
No Defeated
57.5% 940,991 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,635,490 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 39.5%8,918 60.5%13,638 68.5% Allen Parish 36.1%2,853 63.9%5,051 65.8% Ascension Parish 36.5%16,197 63.5%28,173 72.0% Assumption Parish 41.2%3,476 58.8%4,968 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 36.9%5,174 63.1%8,865 68.4% Beauregard Parish 41.1%5,137 58.9%7,351 64.9% Bienville Parish 43.7%2,474 56.3%3,188 75.1% Bossier Parish 43.2%17,182 56.8%22,574 68.1% Caddo Parish 44.1%37,933 55.9%48,081 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 41.4%29,978 58.6%42,348 64.7% Caldwell Parish 36.8%1,499 63.2%2,577 71.1% Cameron Parish 42.8%1,426 57.2%1,907 65.2% Catahoula Parish 49.0%1,566 51.0%1,627 69.2% Claiborne Parish 45.6%2,284 54.4%2,726 72.3% Concordia Parish 42.3%2,973 57.7%4,054 68.1% De Soto Parish 47.5%4,868 52.5%5,387 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 37.2%63,623 62.8%107,308 70.8% East Carroll Parish 39.1%1,190 60.9%1,853 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 40.9%3,530 59.1%5,093 73.6% Evangeline Parish 39.0%4,759 61.0%7,437 70.4% Franklin Parish 39.4%2,975 60.6%4,573 67.9% Grant Parish 39.1%2,912 60.9%4,544 67.4% Iberia Parish 47.2%13,342 52.8%14,944 69.7% Iberville Parish 42.8%5,807 57.2%7,761 77.6% Jackson Parish 35.3%2,261 64.7%4,137 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 40.1%4,748 59.9%7,095 66.6% Jefferson Parish 46.8%64,520 53.2%73,267 65.4% Lafayette Parish 43.0%35,807 57.0%47,472 67.5% Lafourche Parish 48.6%15,818 51.4%16,746 68.6% LaSalle Parish 63.3%3,676 36.7%2,134 75.7% Lincoln Parish 42.7%6,687 57.3%8,975 68.4% Livingston Parish 36.7%17,376 63.3%29,946 68.2% Madison Parish 42.6%1,662 57.4%2,239 65.2% Morehouse Parish 39.8%4,062 60.2%6,155 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 40.3%5,700 59.7%8,447 67.3% Orleans Parish 47.2%56,294 52.8%63,026 63.4% Ouachita Parish 37.4%21,516 62.6%35,963 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 47.7%3,985 52.3%4,368 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 45.0%4,324 55.0%5,294 76.0% Rapides Parish 39.2%19,086 60.8%29,612 68.9% Red River Parish 39.8%1,475 60.2%2,229 75.1% Richland Parish 34.6%2,626 65.4%4,971 68.2% Sabine Parish 41.0%3,384 59.0%4,860 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 42.5%4,827 57.5%6,526 54.3% St. Charles Parish 45.1%9,285 54.9%11,322 73.0% St. Helena Parish 41.5%2,078 58.5%2,926 72.5% St. James Parish 41.1%3,951 58.9%5,667 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 45.1%7,331 54.9%8,911 70.5% St. Landry Parish 46.0%14,828 54.0%17,383 69.4% St. Martin Parish 42.8%8,775 57.2%11,731 70.7% St. Mary Parish 44.5%8,770 55.5%10,933 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 44.9%41,902 55.1%51,333 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 41.9%17,451 58.1%24,188 66.7% Tensas Parish 42.3%908 57.7%1,239 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 45.4%15,983 54.6%19,206 66.4% Union Parish 36.9%3,278 63.1%5,608 68.5% Vermilion Parish 42.1%8,789 57.9%12,092 67.7% Vernon Parish 43.5%5,806 56.5%7,533 63.9% Washington Parish 44.6%6,672 55.4%8,291 68.2% Webster Parish 44.5%6,627 55.5%8,257 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 41.4%4,654 58.6%6,585 78.9% West Carroll Parish 35.0%1,275 65.0%2,370 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 40.9%1,945 59.1%2,809 77.2% Winn Parish 42.3%2,281 57.7%3,117 69.1%
Amendment 7 Provides filling appts/Vac. on Bds./Comm.
Passed: 61.0% voted yes and 39.0% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment, relative to the membership of constitutional boards and commissions that have members who are selected from congressional districts, to retain the existing number of members and to provide for implementation of membership from reapportioned congressional districts by filling vacancies first from under-represented districts and then from the state at large? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and 7(B)(1) and Article X, Sections 3(A) and 43(A); Adds Article VIII, Section 8(D))
Yes
61.0% 1,002,627 votes
No
39.0% 641,304 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,643,931 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 64.0%14,575 36.0%8,204 68.5% Allen Parish 56.5%4,467 43.5%3,444 65.8% Ascension Parish 60.6%26,928 39.4%17,525 72.0% Assumption Parish 63.0%5,312 37.0%3,124 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 55.1%7,687 44.9%6,252 68.4% Beauregard Parish 62.1%7,791 37.9%4,764 64.9% Bienville Parish 62.2%3,506 37.8%2,131 75.1% Bossier Parish 61.2%24,530 38.8%15,549 68.1% Caddo Parish 60.7%52,168 39.3%33,774 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 63.0%45,506 37.0%26,702 64.7% Caldwell Parish 55.5%2,287 44.5%1,832 71.1% Cameron Parish 58.6%1,969 41.4%1,393 65.2% Catahoula Parish 62.0%1,982 38.0%1,217 69.2% Claiborne Parish 61.2%3,072 38.8%1,945 72.3% Concordia Parish 61.2%4,292 38.8%2,725 68.1% De Soto Parish 63.0%6,515 37.0%3,828 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 61.5%105,193 38.5%65,879 70.8% East Carroll Parish 55.8%1,695 44.2%1,341 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 56.6%4,891 43.4%3,751 73.6% Evangeline Parish 60.0%7,345 40.0%4,890 70.4% Franklin Parish 56.4%4,238 43.6%3,273 67.9% Grant Parish 55.7%4,126 44.3%3,275 67.4% Iberia Parish 62.0%17,184 38.0%10,515 69.7% Iberville Parish 57.3%7,782 42.7%5,788 77.6% Jackson Parish 58.5%3,761 41.5%2,670 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 63.2%7,517 36.8%4,385 66.6% Jefferson Parish 59.7%83,788 40.3%56,457 65.4% Lafayette Parish 64.6%54,177 35.4%29,642 67.5% Lafourche Parish 64.3%21,064 35.7%11,677 68.6% LaSalle Parish 72.6%4,190 27.4%1,580 75.7% Lincoln Parish 64.7%10,246 35.3%5,596 68.4% Livingston Parish 55.4%26,306 44.6%21,139 68.2% Madison Parish 59.2%2,298 40.8%1,586 65.2% Morehouse Parish 59.8%6,126 40.2%4,117 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 57.1%8,059 42.9%6,048 67.3% Orleans Parish 62.8%76,031 37.2%45,093 63.4% Ouachita Parish 61.3%35,315 38.7%22,275 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 59.5%4,985 40.5%3,389 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 59.4%5,739 40.6%3,927 76.0% Rapides Parish 58.7%28,622 41.3%20,116 68.9% Red River Parish 61.7%2,302 38.3%1,429 75.1% Richland Parish 58.1%4,389 41.9%3,169 68.2% Sabine Parish 57.5%4,679 42.5%3,453 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 54.6%6,210 45.4%5,172 54.3% St. Charles Parish 61.8%12,852 38.2%7,947 73.0% St. Helena Parish 56.6%2,809 43.4%2,152 72.5% St. James Parish 59.6%5,712 40.4%3,877 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 58.7%9,570 41.3%6,731 70.5% St. Landry Parish 61.6%19,878 38.4%12,406 69.4% St. Martin Parish 65.9%13,475 34.1%6,975 70.7% St. Mary Parish 64.9%12,787 35.1%6,903 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 61.6%58,674 38.4%36,534 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 57.5%24,127 42.5%17,865 66.7% Tensas Parish 63.3%1,349 36.7%783 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 61.2%21,581 38.8%13,665 66.4% Union Parish 56.8%5,037 43.2%3,832 68.5% Vermilion Parish 64.4%13,582 35.6%7,493 67.7% Vernon Parish 63.1%8,467 36.9%4,943 63.9% Washington Parish 55.4%8,322 44.6%6,698 68.2% Webster Parish 59.0%8,792 41.0%6,122 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 59.6%6,703 40.4%4,545 78.9% West Carroll Parish 56.6%2,081 43.4%1,595 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 59.5%2,832 40.5%1,931 77.2% Winn Parish 58.2%3,152 41.8%2,266 69.1%
Amendment 8 State Bd. of Comm./Industry-Tax Exemp. contracts
Passed: 51.7% voted yes and 48.3% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the Board of Commerce and Industry for businesses located in parishes which have chosen to participate in a program established for the granting of such contracts? (Effective January 1, 2013) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))
Yes
51.7% 848,616 votes
No
48.3% 793,591 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,642,207 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 52.2%11,773 47.8%10,796 68.5% Allen Parish 50.2%3,906 49.8%3,869 65.8% Ascension Parish 44.9%20,016 55.1%24,562 72.0% Assumption Parish 51.0%4,300 49.0%4,132 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 52.1%6,913 47.9%6,367 68.4% Beauregard Parish 52.3%6,653 47.7%6,068 64.9% Bienville Parish 54.0%3,070 46.0%2,610 75.1% Bossier Parish 54.9%22,119 45.1%18,188 68.1% Caddo Parish 54.8%47,424 45.2%39,158 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 54.7%39,532 45.3%32,788 64.7% Caldwell Parish 51.7%2,115 48.3%1,972 71.1% Cameron Parish 52.1%1,765 47.9%1,624 65.2% Catahoula Parish 58.4%1,795 41.6%1,280 69.2% Claiborne Parish 57.7%2,919 42.3%2,137 72.3% Concordia Parish 55.2%3,900 44.8%3,166 68.1% De Soto Parish 56.4%5,901 43.6%4,565 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 44.5%75,965 55.5%94,812 70.8% East Carroll Parish 52.0%1,490 48.0%1,373 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 48.1%4,181 51.9%4,519 73.6% Evangeline Parish 53.4%6,400 46.6%5,578 70.4% Franklin Parish 52.6%3,949 47.4%3,554 67.9% Grant Parish 49.2%3,552 50.8%3,671 67.4% Iberia Parish 52.4%14,573 47.6%13,260 69.7% Iberville Parish 46.8%6,451 53.2%7,325 77.6% Jackson Parish 49.5%3,044 50.5%3,105 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 53.5%6,459 46.5%5,603 66.6% Jefferson Parish 54.1%76,850 45.9%65,137 65.4% Lafayette Parish 52.1%42,341 47.9%39,003 67.5% Lafourche Parish 54.6%17,663 45.4%14,660 68.6% LaSalle Parish 70.1%4,069 29.9%1,736 75.7% Lincoln Parish 53.1%8,487 46.9%7,489 68.4% Livingston Parish 44.4%20,899 55.6%26,133 68.2% Madison Parish 55.4%1,992 44.6%1,605 65.2% Morehouse Parish 52.9%5,439 47.1%4,846 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 48.5%6,574 51.5%6,968 67.3% Orleans Parish 53.1%63,701 46.9%56,299 63.4% Ouachita Parish 55.8%32,322 44.2%25,604 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 50.8%4,312 49.2%4,184 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 48.4%4,769 51.6%5,089 76.0% Rapides Parish 48.9%23,451 51.1%24,458 68.9% Red River Parish 53.0%1,999 47.0%1,770 75.1% Richland Parish 55.3%4,173 44.7%3,369 68.2% Sabine Parish 50.9%4,220 49.1%4,066 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 48.7%5,512 51.3%5,798 54.3% St. Charles Parish 54.6%11,496 45.4%9,575 73.0% St. Helena Parish 51.2%2,418 48.8%2,308 72.5% St. James Parish 44.2%4,296 55.8%5,423 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 54.1%8,921 45.9%7,566 70.5% St. Landry Parish 51.1%16,581 48.9%15,845 69.4% St. Martin Parish 54.7%11,220 45.3%9,274 70.7% St. Mary Parish 59.3%11,787 40.7%8,093 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 53.5%51,559 46.5%44,727 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 49.4%20,765 50.6%21,281 66.7% Tensas Parish 58.1%1,239 41.9%894 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 52.3%18,230 47.7%16,598 66.4% Union Parish 49.9%4,442 50.1%4,459 68.5% Vermilion Parish 54.3%11,499 45.7%9,680 67.7% Vernon Parish 50.5%6,821 49.5%6,691 63.9% Washington Parish 50.4%7,658 49.6%7,523 68.2% Webster Parish 54.2%8,152 45.8%6,902 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 47.1%5,341 52.9%6,001 78.9% West Carroll Parish 51.1%1,862 48.9%1,780 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 52.7%2,448 47.3%2,198 77.2% Winn Parish 54.3%2,943 45.7%2,477 69.1%
Amendment 9 Security District/Parcel Fee w/in District
Passed: 56.4% voted yes and 43.6% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to provide that no law relative to the creation of a special district, the primary purpose of which includes aiding in crime prevention and security by providing for an increased presence of law enforcement personnel in the district or otherwise promoting and encouraging security in the district, shall be enacted unless three separate notices of the proposed law are published at least thirty days prior to introduction of the bill, which notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed law and whether the governing authority of the special district would be authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district, whether the parcel fee will be imposed or may be increased without an election, and the maximum amount of such fee? (Amends Article III, Section 13)
Yes
56.4% 923,879 votes
No
43.6% 713,176 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
1,637,055 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 52.2%11,733 47.8%10,737 68.5% Allen Parish 51.1%3,949 48.9%3,772 65.8% Ascension Parish 56.1%24,904 43.9%19,461 72.0% Assumption Parish 59.7%5,013 40.3%3,377 71.7% Avoyelles Parish 52.4%6,909 47.6%6,276 68.4% Beauregard Parish 54.5%6,923 45.5%5,771 64.9% Bienville Parish 56.5%3,192 43.5%2,453 75.1% Bossier Parish 54.6%21,915 45.4%18,228 68.1% Caddo Parish 53.7%46,407 46.3%40,073 66.3% Calcasieu Parish 59.2%42,665 40.8%29,425 64.7% Caldwell Parish 49.1%1,981 50.9%2,054 71.1% Cameron Parish 57.1%1,928 42.9%1,451 65.2% Catahoula Parish 57.0%1,731 43.0%1,304 69.2% Claiborne Parish 55.7%2,823 44.3%2,241 72.3% Concordia Parish 57.4%4,059 42.6%3,009 68.1% De Soto Parish 54.0%5,639 46.0%4,802 72.6% East Baton Rouge Parish 54.7%93,314 45.3%77,141 70.8% East Carroll Parish 48.8%1,393 51.2%1,461 62.2% East Feliciana Parish 54.5%4,750 45.5%3,958 73.6% Evangeline Parish 54.1%6,424 45.9%5,448 70.4% Franklin Parish 49.5%3,703 50.5%3,776 67.9% Grant Parish 49.7%3,586 50.3%3,630 67.4% Iberia Parish 54.9%15,204 45.1%12,491 69.7% Iberville Parish 54.3%7,467 45.7%6,277 77.6% Jackson Parish 52.8%3,241 47.2%2,903 73.8% Jefferson Davis Parish 56.1%6,717 43.9%5,250 66.6% Jefferson Parish 60.8%86,371 39.2%55,670 65.4% Lafayette Parish 57.0%46,139 43.0%34,739 67.5% Lafourche Parish 57.4%18,390 42.6%13,669 68.6% LaSalle Parish 68.6%3,974 31.4%1,823 75.7% Lincoln Parish 54.3%8,651 45.7%7,268 68.4% Livingston Parish 52.2%24,499 47.8%22,409 68.2% Madison Parish 54.4%1,945 45.6%1,628 65.2% Morehouse Parish 51.5%5,306 48.5%4,990 64.0% Natchitoches Parish 51.0%6,881 49.0%6,608 67.3% Orleans Parish 63.5%76,330 36.5%43,924 63.4% Ouachita Parish 50.6%29,149 49.4%28,480 65.3% Plaquemines Parish 55.5%4,703 44.5%3,766 65.1% Pointe Coupee Parish 53.0%5,199 47.0%4,603 76.0% Rapides Parish 51.6%24,654 48.4%23,087 68.9% Red River Parish 52.3%2,020 47.7%1,839 75.1% Richland Parish 53.5%4,031 46.5%3,502 68.2% Sabine Parish 50.0%4,125 50.0%4,117 66.9% St. Bernard Parish 55.0%6,213 45.0%5,083 54.3% St. Charles Parish 58.4%12,275 41.6%8,739 73.0% St. Helena Parish 54.6%2,564 45.4%2,136 72.5% St. James Parish 59.8%5,812 40.2%3,900 79.2% St. John the Baptist Parish 60.7%10,005 39.3%6,473 70.5% St. Landry Parish 54.3%17,455 45.7%14,668 69.4% St. Martin Parish 58.1%11,911 41.9%8,573 70.7% St. Mary Parish 62.6%12,422 37.4%7,423 70.0% St. Tammany Parish 60.7%58,343 39.3%37,757 70.5% Tangipahoa Parish 57.0%23,282 43.0%17,569 66.7% Tensas Parish 52.9%1,124 47.1%999 69.9% Terrebonne Parish 55.2%19,103 44.8%15,508 66.4% Union Parish 47.9%4,259 52.1%4,641 68.5% Vermilion Parish 55.9%11,812 44.1%9,331 67.7% Vernon Parish 54.2%7,338 45.8%6,213 63.9% Washington Parish 55.9%8,500 44.1%6,708 68.2% Webster Parish 53.8%8,101 46.2%6,960 70.7% West Baton Rouge Parish 53.9%6,113 46.1%5,221 78.9% West Carroll Parish 49.1%1,788 50.9%1,852 63.9% West Feliciana Parish 56.3%2,607 43.7%2,025 77.2% Winn Parish 53.8%2,915 46.2%2,506 69.1%