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Rapides Parish

Local election results for Saturday, May 3, 2014. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Alexandria Proposition (Recreation Millage)

City of Alexandria, 6 Mills - CC - 20 Yrs.

Passed: 58.7% voted yes and 41.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Alexandria, State of Louisiana (the "City"), levy a special tax not exceeding six (6) mills on all property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $2,234,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of twenty (20) years, beginning with the year 2014 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and other recreational facilities and programs, including cultural, educational and leisure activities, together with the necessary furnishings and equipment therefor; provided that the first 3 mills levied each year shall be applied as follows: (i) 35% for capital purposes and (ii) 65% for operations, maintenance and staffing, with all revenues in excess of 3 mills in any year to be used solely for operations, maintenance, staffing, facilities and programs at the Alexandria Zoological Park?

  • YesApproved

    58.7% 1,880 votes

  • No

    41.3% 1,323 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,719 votes cast at the polls in 40 precincts. The 484 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,203 votes cast; 10.9% of the 30,016 registered voters in the area turned out.

Fire Protection District Number 3 (Alpine) Proposition (Tax Rededication)

Fire Prot. Dist. Number 3 (Alpine), 21.21 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 86.0% voted yes and 14.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Fire Protection District Number 3 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of twenty-one and twenty-one hundredths (21.21) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $1,200,000 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, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the District, the Tax to be levied in lieu of a thirteen and thirteen-hundredths (13.13) mills fire tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on January 17, 2004 (the "2004 Tax"), with the proceeds collected under the 2004 Tax being hereby rededicated for the purposes set forth above?

  • YesApproved

    86.0% 447 votes

  • No

    14.0% 73 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 467 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

520 votes cast; 9.5% of the 5,520 registered voters in the area turned out.

Fire Protection District Number 5 (Oakhill) Proposition (Tax Rededication)

Fire Prot. Dist. Number 5 (Oakhill), 41.66 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 88.4% voted yes and 11.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Fire Protection District Number 5 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of forty-one and sixty-six hundredths (41.66) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (as estimated $343,000 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, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the District, the Tax to be levied in lieu of a forty (40) mills fire tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on January 17, 2004 (the "2004 Tax"), with the proceeds collected under the 2004 Tax being hereby rededicated for the purposes set forth above?

  • YesApproved

    88.4% 191 votes

  • No

    11.6% 25 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 169 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 47 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

216 votes cast; 6.4% of the 3,479 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Renaissance Millage Continuation)

PW Renaissance Millage Cont., 2.06 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 72.3% voted yes and 27.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy and collect a tax of two and six hundredths (2.06) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,427,680 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 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of continued construction and maintenance and operating expenses of the Juvenile Community Correction Center, Juvenile Detention Center, Juvenile Home Care and Juvenile Shelter Care Center known as "Renaissance" in and for the Parish, said millage to represent a six hundredths of a mill (.06) increase over the 2 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2014 pursuant to an election held on April 17, 2004?

  • YesApproved

    72.3% 4,123 votes

  • No

    27.7% 1,577 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,760 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 940 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

5,700 votes cast; 6.9% of the 83,811 registered voters in the area turned out.

Road District Number 7A (Ward 7) Proposition (Millage Continuation)

Rd. Dist. Number 7A (Ward 7), 5.56 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 78.3% voted yes and 21.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Road District Number 7A of Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of five and fifty-six hundredths (5.56) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $203,000 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways and bridges within said District, said millage to represent a sixteen hundredths of a mill (.16) increase over the 5.40 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on January 17, 2004?

  • YesApproved

    78.3% 119 votes

  • No

    21.7% 33 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 126 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

152 votes cast; 5.1% of the 3,118 registered voters in the area turned out.

Road District No. 10A (Ward 10) Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Road District No. 10A (Ward 10), 10.04 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 78.8% voted yes and 21.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Road District No. 10A of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the ''District"), continue to levy a special tax of ten and four hundredths (10.04) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $990,000 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways and bridges within said District?

  • YesApproved

    78.8% 565 votes

  • No

    21.2% 152 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 619 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 98 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

717 votes cast; 6.1% of the 11,995 registered voters in the area turned out.

Road District Number 36 (Ward 8) Proposition (Millage Continuation)

Road District Number 36 (Ward 8), 10.77 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 67.0% voted yes and 33.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Road District Number 36 of Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of ten and seventy-seven hundredths (10.77) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $771,000 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways and bridges within said District, said millage to represent a thirty-four hundredths of a mill (.34) increase over the 10.43 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on January 17, 2004?

  • YesApproved

    67.0% 225 votes

  • No

    33.0% 111 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 253 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 83 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

336 votes cast; 5.8% of the 5,942 registered voters in the area turned out.

Service Area No. 2 of Fire Protection District Number 11 (Spring Creek) Proposition (Tax Rededication)

Serv. Area 2 F.P.D. #11 (Spring Creek), 45.85 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the governing authority of Fire Protection District Number 11 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of forty-five and eighty-five hundredths (45.85) mills on all the property subject to taxation in Service Area No. 2 (as estimated $51,500 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, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the Service Area, the Tax to be levied in lieu of a thirty (30) mills fire tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on January 17, 2004 (the "2004 Tax"), with the proceeds collected under the 2004 Tax being hereby rededicated for the purposes set forth above?

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 32 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 30 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

32 votes cast; 10.4% of the 221 registered voters in the area turned out.

Ward 10 Recreation District Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Ward 10 Recreation Dist., 5 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 74.6% voted yes and 25.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Ward 10 Recreation District, Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a five (5) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $541,600 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the recreational facilities of the District?

  • YesApproved

    74.6% 601 votes

  • No

    25.4% 205 votes

By precinct in Rapides Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 698 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 108 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

806 votes cast; 6.2% of the 13,321 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

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