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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Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 3 of Tensas Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a two and twenty-one hundredths (2.21) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $19,669 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, the proceeds of said tax to be used for maintaining drainage work of the District?
YesApproved
78.7%107 votes
No
21.3%29 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 86 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 50 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
136 votes cast; 11.4% of the 1,233 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 3 of Tensas Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a one and fifty-six hundredths (1.56) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $13,884 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, the proceeds of said tax to be used for maintaining drainage work of the District?
YesApproved
78.8%104 votes
No
21.2%28 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 83 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 49 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
132 votes cast; 11.4% of the 1,233 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Sales Tax)
PW PJ, 1/2% S&U - PJ - 10 yrs.
Passed: 72.9% voted yes and 27.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Tensas, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under applicable constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), for ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2013, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the Parish (an estimated $282,278 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), as defined by law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying costs of collecting the Tax) to be dedicated and used for any lawful purpose for which the Parish may expend public funds to encourage and assist in the location, development or expansion of industrial, manufacturing, commercial, professional or business concerns or scientific or educational programs, provided that up to $50,000 (but not less than $25,000) of the annual proceeds of the Tax, as determined by the Parish governing authority, shall be available to the Tensas Parish Council on Aging to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and/or operate authorized activities, services, programs and facilities?
YesApproved
72.9%373 votes
No
27.1%139 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 319 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 193 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
512 votes cast; 12.7% of the 4,068 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
0% to 15%
15% to 30%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.