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Webster Parish

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.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Cotton Valley

Mayor, Town of Cotton Valley

Comerdis Phillips (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • Comerdis Phillips DemocratElected

    53.6% 233 votes

  • Roy Duck DemocratDefeated

    46.4% 202 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Comerdis Phillips
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 395 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 40 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

435 votes cast; 71.2% of the 653 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Cullen

Mayor, Town of Cullen

No one got a majority, so Dexter Turner (Democrat) and Terrell Mendenhall (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dexter Turner DemocratIn runoff

    47.1% 228 votes

  • Terrell Mendenhall DemocratIn runoff

    39.5% 191 votes

  • Emmitt L. Salim No partyDefeated

    13.4% 65 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dexter Turner
Terrell Mendenhall
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 418 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 66 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

484 votes cast; 67.5% of the 653 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Sarepta

Chief of Police, Town of Sarepta

"Bill" Fields, Jr. (Republican) won with 73.4% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Fields, Jr. RepublicanElected

    73.4% 271 votes

  • Kyle Greer RepublicanDefeated

    26.6% 98 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bill" Fields, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 311 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 58 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

369 votes cast; 71.9% of the 540 registered voters in the area turned out.

Aldermen, Town of Sarepta

Peggy Adkins (Republican), Melanie Dean (Republican), Sheila Lewis Putman (Republican), Michael A. Corley (Republican), and Michael "Tony" Howard (No party) won.

  • Peggy Adkins RepublicanElected

    16.9% 290 votes

  • Melanie Dean RepublicanElected

    13.4% 231 votes

  • Sheila Lewis Putman RepublicanElected

    13.0% 223 votes

  • Michael A. Corley RepublicanElected

    12.3% 212 votes

  • Michael "Tony" Howard No partyElected

    11.8% 202 votes

4 other candidates: 32.6% together
"Jeff" Franklin Republican8.6%148
Jurgen "Boo" Fain No party8.3%142
Anthony L. Mullins No party8.1%139
Jeffery S. Slack Democrat7.7%132

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Peggy Adkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,462 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 257 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,719 votes cast; 71.9% of the 540 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Sibley

Chief of Police, Town of Sibley

No one got a majority, so Jeremy Allen Robinson (No party) and "Frank" Chanler (No party) went to a runoff.

  • Jeremy Allen Robinson No partyIn runoff

    48.8% 280 votes

  • "Frank" Chanler No partyIn runoff

    40.8% 234 votes

  • Paul Brandon Sparish No partyDefeated

    10.5% 60 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jeremy Allen Robinson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 507 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

574 votes cast; 74.7% of the 811 registered voters in the area turned out.

Aldermen, Town of Sibley

Doyle Chanler (Democrat), John Langford (No party), Richard W. Davis, Sr. (No party), Larry Merritt (No party), and Alan Ray Myers (No party) won.

  • Doyle Chanler DemocratElected

    21.1% 402 votes

  • John Langford No partyElected

    16.7% 317 votes

  • Richard W. Davis, Sr. No partyElected

    15.9% 303 votes

  • Larry Merritt No partyElected

    15.6% 296 votes

  • Alan Ray Myers No partyElected

    15.5% 294 votes

1 other candidate: 15.2% together
"Wayne" Bolton No party15.2%290

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Doyle Chanler
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,661 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 241 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,902 votes cast; 74.7% of the 811 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Dixie Inn

Aldermen, Village of Dixie Inn

"Kay Hallmark" Stratton (No party), Evelyn Walden (Democrat), and Connie E. Woods (Democrat) won.

  • "Kay Hallmark" Stratton No partyElected

    30.5% 47 votes

  • Evelyn Walden DemocratElected

    25.3% 39 votes

  • Connie E. Woods DemocratElected

    23.4% 36 votes

  • Pauline Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 32 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Kay Hallmark" Stratton
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 122 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 32 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

154 votes cast; 58.6% of the 162 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Dubberly

Chief of Police, Village of Dubberly

Charles E. Mims (Democrat) won with 77.6% of the vote.

  • Charles E. Mims DemocratElected

    77.6% 125 votes

  • Joseph L. Henry RepublicanDefeated

    22.4% 36 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles E. Mims
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 143 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

161 votes cast; 79.5% of the 219 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 26th Judicial District Court, Division E

No one got a majority, so "Mike" Nerren (Republican) and "Whit" Graves (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Webster Parish: "Mike" Nerren 37.0%, "Whit" Graves 16.4%, John B. Slattery, Jr. 46.5%.

  • "Mike" Nerren RepublicanIn runoff

    39.8% 23,154 votes

  • "Whit" Graves RepublicanIn runoff

    31.2% 18,142 votes

  • John B. Slattery, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    29.0% 16,880 votes

By precinct in Webster Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Nerren
"Whit" Graves
John B. Slattery, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 13,029 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,321 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

58,176 votes cast; 68.8% of the 98,137 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" Nerren"Whit" GravesJohn B. Slattery, Jr.Turnout
Bossier Parish40.9%17,10136.9%15,45422.2%9,27168.1%
Webster Parish37.0%6,05316.4%2,68846.5%7,60970.7%

Statewide and federal races in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan 61.9%, Barack Obama, Joe Biden 36.9%, Gary Johnson, James P. Gray Libertarian 0.4%, 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 Constitution0.1%2,508
Sheila Tittle, Matthew Turner We The People0.1%1,767
Ross Anderson, Luis Rodriguez Justice0.1%1,368
Peta Lindsay, Yari Osorio Socialism and Liberation0.0%622
Jack Fellure, Toby Davis Prohibition0.0%518
James Harris, Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers0.0%389
Jerry White, Phyllis Scherrer Socialist Equality0.0%355

By precinct in Webster 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 14,735 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,681 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: John Fleming 72.9%, Randall Lord 27.1%.

  • John Fleming RepublicanElected

    75.3% 187,894 votes

  • Randall Lord LibertarianDefeated

    24.7% 61,637 votes

By precinct in Webster 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
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,641 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,352 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

249,531 votes cast; 67.8% of the 482,504 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Evergreen Fire Protection District Proposition Summary: Authority to levy a 10 year, 10 mills tax for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for Evergreen Fire Protection District, including fire trucks.

Evergreen Fire Prot. Dist., 10 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 85.9% voted yes and 14.1% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Webster Parish: Yes 85.6%, No 14.4%.

What the ballot said

Shall Evergreen Fire Protection District, Claiborne/Webster Parishes, Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a special tax of ten (10.00) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $190,000 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including fire trucks, in and for the District, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?

  • YesApproved

    85.9% 201 votes

  • No

    14.1% 33 votes

By precinct in Webster 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 171 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

234 votes cast; 76.7% of the 343 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Claiborne Parish88.5%2311.5%380.6%
Webster Parish85.6%17814.4%3076.2%

Parishwide School District Proposition

PW School District, Local Option - Term Limits

Passed: 76.3% voted yes and 23.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within Webster 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

    76.3% 12,088 votes

  • No

    23.7% 3,745 votes

By precinct in Webster 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 12,430 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,403 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

15,833 votes cast; 70.7% of the 26,381 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 Webster Parish: Yes 76.1%, No 23.9%.

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 Webster 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 12,943 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,450 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 80.5%, No 19.5%.

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 Webster 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 13,081 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,415 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 64.7%, No 35.3%.

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 Webster 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 12,229 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,297 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 74.5%, No 25.5%.

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 Webster 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 12,251 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,292 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 69.5%, No 30.5%.

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 Webster 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 12,372 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,360 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 44.5%, No 55.5%.

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 Webster 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 11,747 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,137 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 59.0%, No 41.0%.

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 Webster 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 11,760 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,154 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 54.2%, No 45.8%.

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 Webster 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 11,881 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,173 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Webster Parish: Yes 53.8%, No 46.2%.

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 Webster 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 11,841 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 3,220 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

  • 35% to 50%
  • 50% to 65%
  • 65% to 80%
  • 80% to 95%
  • 95% to 110%

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