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Ouachita Parish

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.

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Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 8

"Greg" Sims (Republican) won with 64.6% of the vote.

  • "Greg" Sims RepublicanElected

    64.6% 656 votes

  • Waylon McCormick RepublicanDefeated

    35.4% 359 votes

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Greg" Sims
Waylon McCormick
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 940 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 75 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,015 votes cast; 26.1% of the 4,136 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Ouachita Parish

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

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 Ouachita Parish: Neil Riser 29.8%, Vance M. McAllister 25.3%, James "Jamie" Mayo 16.0%, Clyde C. Holloway 2.3%.

  • 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 Democrat9.6%9,971
"Jay" Morris Republican6.9%7,083
Marcus Hunter Democrat3.0%3,088
Weldon Russell Democrat2.5%2,554
Henry Herford, Jr. Libertarian0.9%886
Phillip "Blake" Weatherly Republican0.5%517
Eliot S. Barron Green0.5%492
Peter Williams Other party0.3%335
"Tom" Gibbs Other party0.3%324
S. B. A. Zaitoon Libertarian0.1%129

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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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 18,411 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 2,991 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

103,381 votes cast; 21.8% of the 481,671 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Road Lighting District No. Forty Five Proposition (New Road Lighting District Service Charge)

Rd. Lighting Dist. No. 45, Service Chg. - PJ - 5 Yrs.

Passed: 84.6% voted yes and 15.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Road Lighting District No. Forty Five of the Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana (the "District"), through its Governing Authority, be authorized to assess and to adopt a resolution providing for the assessment of an annual service charge of $80.00, plus a collection charge of $4.00 to be paid to the Tax Collector, per parcel of immovable property located wholly or partly within the boundaries of said Road Lighting District for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2014, and ending with the year 2018, for the purpose of paying utility charges for road lighting and maintaining and operating road lighting facilities and equipment? The amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Service Charge for the first year will be approximately $3,680.00.

  • YesApproved

    84.6% 22 votes

  • No

    15.4% 4 votes

By precinct in Ouachita 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 19 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.

26 votes cast; 32.1% of the 81 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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.