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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

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Union Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 2014. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Sheriff

Dusty Gates (Republican) won with 74.4% of the vote.

  • Dusty Gates RepublicanElected

    74.4% 3,283 votes

  • Matt Jones RepublicanDefeated

    18.5% 815 votes

  • Richie Dunn RepublicanDefeated

    7.1% 314 votes

By precinct in Union 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%
Dusty Gates
Richie Dunn
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,600 votes cast at the polls in 35 precincts. The 812 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,412 votes cast; 28.4% of the 15,524 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

  • 10% to 20%
  • 20% to 30%
  • 30% to 40%
  • 40% to 50%
  • 50% to 60%

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