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 Saturday, October 19, 2013, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
No one got a majority, so Neil Riser (Republican) and Vance M. McAllister (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Neil Riser 43.1%, Vance M. McAllister 21.7%, James "Jamie" Mayo 3.4%, Clyde C. Holloway 17.0%.
Neil Riser RepublicanIn runoff
32.0%33,045 votes
Vance M. McAllister RepublicanIn runoff
17.8%18,389 votes
James "Jamie" Mayo DemocratDefeated
14.8%15,318 votes
Clyde C. Holloway RepublicanDefeated
10.9%11,250 votes
10 other candidates: 24.5% together
Robert Johnson Democrat
9.6%
9,971
"Jay" Morris Republican
6.9%
7,083
Marcus Hunter Democrat
3.0%
3,088
Weldon Russell Democrat
2.5%
2,554
Henry Herford, Jr. Libertarian
0.9%
886
Phillip "Blake" Weatherly Republican
0.5%
517
Eliot S. Barron Green
0.5%
492
Peter Williams Other party
0.3%
335
"Tom" Gibbs Other party
0.3%
324
S. B. A. Zaitoon Libertarian
0.1%
129
By precinct in Grant Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Neil Riser
Vance M. McAllister
James "Jamie" Mayo
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,378 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 480 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
103,381 votes cast; 21.8% of the 481,671 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Hospital Service District Proposition (Millage Continuation)
Shall Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of two and thirty-one hundredths (2.31) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $37,200 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 purposes of maintenance and the general expenditures needed in the everyday operation of the Hospital and other miscellaneous expenses incurred in the operation of the Hospital?
YesApproved
51.0%572 votes
No
49.0%549 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 880 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 241 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,121 votes cast; 20.9% of the 5,785 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (School Board Tax Renewal)
PW-Sch.Bd.Tax Renewal, 11.38 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 67.8% voted yes and 32.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana, continue to levy and collect a special tax of eleven and thirty-eight hundredths (11.38) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $457,672 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, with the proceeds of said tax to be allocated as follows: (i) 75% for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits of teachers and (ii) 25% for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits of support staff employed by the Grant Parish Public School System?
YesApproved
67.8%1,876 votes
No
32.2%891 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,295 votes cast at the polls in 39 precincts. The 472 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,767 votes cast; 22.8% of the 12,734 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 20%
20% to 40%
40% to 60%
60% to 80%
80% to 100%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.