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.
Herman "Buddy" Collins (Republican) won with 55.6% of the vote.
Herman "Buddy" Collins RepublicanElected
55.6%616 votes
Don "Tommy" Willett No partyDefeated
44.4%491 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Herman "Buddy" Collins
Don "Tommy" Willett
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 942 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 165 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,107 votes cast; 72.4% of the 1,632 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Village of Georgetown
Mayor, Village of Georgetown
Danny Olden (No party) won with 58.0% of the vote.
Danny Olden No partyElected
58.0%80 votes
Jeremy L. Lee RepublicanDefeated
42.0%58 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Danny Olden
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 131 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 7 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
138 votes cast; 73.2% of the 194 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of Georgetown
"Jim" Bradford (No party), "Ray" Williamson (No party), and Dorothy Self (Other party) won.
"Jim" Bradford No partyElected
23.7%87 votes
"Ray" Williamson No partyElected
22.6%83 votes
Dorothy Self Other partyElected
19.6%72 votes
Robert Sanders DemocratDefeated
14.7%54 votes
2 other candidates: 19.3% together
Wanda Luther Shields No party
10.4%
38
Darlene Tims No party
9.0%
33
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Bradford
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 348 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 19 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
367 votes cast; 73.2% of the 194 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District A
"Doug" James (Republican) won with 75.5% of the vote.
"Doug" James RepublicanElected
75.5%991 votes
Randy Cotten DemocratDefeated
24.5%321 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Doug" James
Randy Cotten
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 942 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 370 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,312 votes cast; 62.9% of the 2,560 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Grant Parish
President
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 Grant Parish: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan 81.7%, Barack Obama, Joe Biden 16.4%, Gary Johnson, James P. Gray Libertarian 0.8%, Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala Green 0.3%.
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 Grant 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,058 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,609 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, 5th Congressional District
Rodney Alexander (Republican) won with 77.8% of the vote.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Rodney Alexander 84.5%, "Ron" Ceasar 8.5%, Clay Steven Grant 7.0%.
Rodney Alexander RepublicanElected
77.8%202,536 votes
"Ron" Ceasar No partyDefeated
14.4%37,486 votes
Clay Steven Grant LibertarianDefeated
7.8%20,194 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney Alexander
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,832 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,490 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
260,216 votes cast; 68.0% of the 490,957 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Consolidated School District No. 11 Proposition (Renewal Tax) Summary: Authority for Consolidated School District No. 11 to continue to levy a 10-year 4.03-mill property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District.
Shall Consolidated School District No. 11 of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana (the "School District") continue to levy and collect a special tax of four and three hundredths (4.03) mills on all property subject to taxation in said School District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $25,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District?
YesApproved
51.6%1,128 votes
No
48.4%1,057 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 1,794 votes cast at the polls in 20 precincts. The 391 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,185 votes cast; 70.1% of the 3,532 registered voters in the area turned out.
Consolidated School District No. 33 Proposition (Continuation Tax) Summary: Authority for Consolidated School District No. 33 to continue to levy a 10-year 2-mill property tax for improving, repairing and maintaining South Grant Elementary.
Shall Consolidated School District No. 33 of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana (the "School District") continue to levy and collect a special tax of two (2) mills on all property subject to taxation in said School District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2021 (an estimated $60,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of improving, repairing and maintaining South Grant Elementary?
YesApproved
55.1%3,428 votes
No
44.9%2,788 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,975 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 1,241 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,216 votes cast; 67.8% of the 10,525 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (School District) (Renewal Tax) Summary: Authority for the Parish School Board of the Parish of Grant to continue to levy a 10-year 5-mill property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said Parish.
PW School Dist. (Millage), 5 Mill - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 58.5% voted yes and 41.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana, for school purposes (the "Parish") continue to levy and collect a special tax of five (5.00) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $183,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said Parish?
YesApproved
58.5%4,506 votes
No
41.5%3,198 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,182 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,522 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,704 votes cast; 67.4% of the 13,011 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide School District Proposition
PW School Dist. (Term Limits), Local Option - Term Limits
Passed: 78.2% voted yes and 21.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within Grant 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
78.2%6,143 votes
No
21.8%1,709 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 6,312 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,540 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,852 votes cast; 67.4% of the 13,011 registered voters in the area turned out.
School District No. 1 Proposition (Continuation Tax) Summary: Authority for School District No. 1 to continue to levy a 10-year 5.20-mill property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District.
School Dist. #1, 5.20 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall School District No. 1 of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana (the "School District") continue to levy and collect a special tax of five and twenty hundredths (5.20) mills on all property subject to taxation in said School District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $53,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District, said millage to represent a (.18) mill increase over the 5.02 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2012 pursuant to an election held on January 19, 2002?
YesApproved
56.2%996 votes
No
43.8%776 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,205 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 567 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,772 votes cast; 66.2% of the 3,167 registered voters in the area turned out.
Verda School District No. 31 Proposition (Renewal Tax) Summary: Authority for Verda School District No. 31 to continue to levy a 10-year 3.86-mill property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District.
Verda School Dist. #31, 3.86 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 74.6% voted yes and 25.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Verda School District No. 31 of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana (the "School District") continue to levy and collect a special tax of three and eighty-six hundredths (3.86) mills on all property subject to taxation in said School District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022 (an estimated $6,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating public school buildings in said School District?
YesApproved
74.6%273 votes
No
25.4%93 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 267 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 99 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
366 votes cast; 69.7% of the 588 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 Grant Parish: Yes 73.5%, No 26.5%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,490 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,542 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 Grant Parish: Yes 85.4%, No 14.6%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,602 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,539 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 Grant Parish: Yes 65.4%, No 34.6%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,173 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,490 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 Grant Parish: Yes 73.8%, No 26.2%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,229 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,504 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 Grant Parish: Yes 67.9%, No 32.1%.
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 Grant Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,264 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,526 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 Grant Parish: Yes 39.1%, No 60.9%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,016 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,440 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 Grant Parish: Yes 55.7%, No 44.3%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,959 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,442 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 Grant Parish: Yes 49.2%, No 50.8%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,765 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,458 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 Grant Parish: Yes 49.7%, No 50.3%.
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 Grant Parish
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Yes
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,746 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 1,470 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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