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 Tuesday, November 6, 2012, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Charlie Roberts (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.
Charlie Roberts DemocratElected
50.5%451 votes
Antonio Bruce Abram DemocratDefeated
49.5%442 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charlie Roberts
Antonio Bruce Abram
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 750 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 143 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
893 votes cast; 73.8% of the 1,628 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Logansport
Mayor, Town of Logansport
Katherine Freeman (Democrat) won with 79.9% of the vote.
Katherine Freeman DemocratElected
79.9%458 votes
William David Dowling RepublicanDefeated
20.1%115 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Katherine Freeman
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 503 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 70 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
573 votes cast; 65.7% of the 961 registered voters in the area turned out.
Council Member(s), Town of Logansport
Judge S. Cordray, Jr. (Democrat), Norman Arbuckle (Republican), Dale Morvan (Democrat), Martha P. Guillotte (Democrat), and Edith Duncan Williams (Democrat) won.
Judge S. Cordray, Jr. DemocratElected
16.8%398 votes
Norman Arbuckle RepublicanElected
16.6%393 votes
Dale Morvan DemocratElected
16.1%382 votes
Martha P. Guillotte DemocratElected
13.8%327 votes
Edith Duncan Williams DemocratElected
12.5%297 votes
2 other candidates: 24.3% together
June Creech Hooper Republican
12.2%
290
David F. Gatlin Democrat
12.1%
286
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Judge S. Cordray, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,075 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 298 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,373 votes cast; 65.7% of the 961 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of South Mansfield
Mayor, Village of South Mansfield
Euricka Mayweather (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.
Euricka Mayweather DemocratElected
56.5%96 votes
Alan L. Yarbrough DemocratDefeated
43.5%74 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Euricka Mayweather
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 117 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
170 votes cast; 83.3% of the 215 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of South Mansfield
Dianne Hudson (Democrat), Ola Mae Evans (Democrat), and Kevin Vanzant (Democrat) won.
Dianne Hudson DemocratElected
28.0%104 votes
Ola Mae Evans DemocratElected
26.6%99 votes
Kevin Vanzant DemocratElected
23.4%87 votes
Jimmy L. Smith DemocratDefeated
22.0%82 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dianne Hudson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 257 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 115 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
372 votes cast; 83.3% of the 215 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Judge, Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, 3rd Dist., Elec. Sec. 2B
Frances Pitman (Republican) won with 53.7% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Frances Pitman 57.9%, David Matlock 42.1%.
Frances Pitman RepublicanElected
53.7%41,962 votes
David Matlock RepublicanDefeated
46.3%36,121 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Frances Pitman
David Matlock
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,844 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,151 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
78,083 votes cast; 69.0% of the 143,065 registered voters in the area turned out.
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan (Republican) won with 57.8% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan 56.3%, Barack Obama, Joe Biden 42.5%, Gary Johnson, James P. Gray Libertarian 0.5%, Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala Green 0.2%.
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan RepublicanElected
57.8%1,152,262 votes
Barack Obama, Joe Biden DemocratDefeated
40.6%809,141 votes
Gary Johnson, James P. Gray LibertarianDefeated
0.9%18,157 votes
Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala GreenDefeated
0.3%6,978 votes
7 other candidates: 0.4% together
Virgil Goode, James Clymer Constitution
0.1%
2,508
Sheila Tittle, Matthew Turner We The People
0.1%
1,767
Ross Anderson, Luis Rodriguez Justice
0.1%
1,368
Peta Lindsay, Yari Osorio Socialism and Liberation
0.0%
622
Jack Fellure, Toby Davis Prohibition
0.0%
518
James Harris, Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers
0.0%
389
Jerry White, Phyllis Scherrer Socialist Equality
0.0%
355
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan
Barack Obama, Joe Biden
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,342 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,709 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,994,065 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
John Fleming (Republican) won with 75.3% of the vote.
This race covers 15 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: John Fleming 75.8%, Randall Lord 24.2%.
John Fleming RepublicanElected
75.3%187,894 votes
Randall Lord LibertarianDefeated
24.7%61,637 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Fleming
Randall Lord
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,065 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,320 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
249,531 votes cast; 67.8% of the 482,504 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
City of Mansfield Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 8.46 mills property tax renewal for providing general funds for any lawful corporate purposes of the City of Mansfield.
City of Mansfield, 8.46 Mills - Mayor & BOA - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 62.5% voted yes and 37.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Mansfield, State of Louisiana (the "City"), continue to levy an eight and forty-six hundredths (8.46) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $179,775 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023 for the purpose of providing general funds for any lawful corporate purposes of the City?
YesApproved
62.5%1,141 votes
No
37.5%686 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 1,068 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 759 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,827 votes cast; 71.1% of the 3,310 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide School District Proposition
PW School District, Local Option - Term Limits
Passed: 77.7% voted yes and 22.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within DeSoto Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?"
YesApproved
77.7%8,594 votes
No
22.3%2,462 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 8,575 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,481 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
11,056 votes cast; 72.6% of the 18,150 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly
Passed: 70.8% voted yes and 29.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 73.3%, No 26.7%.
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))
YesApproved
70.8%1,282,809 votes
No
29.2%527,950 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 8,903 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,491 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,810,759 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Right of each Citizen to keep and bear arms
Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 79.3%, No 20.7%.
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)
YesApproved
73.5%1,331,891 votes
No
26.5%481,360 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 8,961 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,462 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,813,251 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Prefiling DL/for retirement/public employee
Passed: 64.5% voted yes and 35.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 64.8%, No 35.2%.
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))
YesApproved
64.5%1,100,604 votes
No
35.5%606,653 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
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Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,335 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,387 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,707,257 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Surv. Spouse/Deceased Veteran/Homestead Exemp.
Passed: 73.5% voted yes and 26.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 73.1%, No 26.9%.
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))
YesApproved
73.5%1,264,874 votes
No
26.5%455,780 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 8,377 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,400 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,720,654 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 5
Forfeiture Retirement Benefit Pub.Off./Conv.Felon
Passed: 70.3% voted yes and 29.7% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 65.7%, No 34.3%.
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))
YesApproved
70.3%1,228,122 votes
No
29.7%519,373 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,497 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,439 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,747,495 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 6
Gov.Auth. of New Iberia - prop.annexed by the City
Passed: 42.5% voted yes and 57.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 47.5%, No 52.5%.
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
NoDefeated
57.5%940,991 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,986 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,269 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,635,490 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 7
Provides filling appts/Vac. on Bds./Comm.
Passed: 61.0% voted yes and 39.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 63.0%, No 37.0%.
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))
YesApproved
61.0%1,002,627 votes
No
39.0%641,304 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,022 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,321 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,643,931 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 8
State Bd. of Comm./Industry-Tax Exemp. contracts
Passed: 51.7% voted yes and 48.3% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 56.4%, No 43.6%.
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))
YesApproved
51.7%848,616 votes
No
48.3%793,591 votes
By precinct in De Soto 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 8,125 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,341 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,642,207 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 9
Security District/Parcel Fee w/in District
Passed: 56.4% voted yes and 43.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Yes 54.0%, No 46.0%.
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)
YesApproved
56.4%923,879 votes
No
43.6%713,176 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,081 votes cast at the polls in 51 precincts. The 2,360 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,637,055 votes cast; 67.9% of the 2,965,753 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.