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 Tuesday, November 4, 2014, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Thomas Moore (No party) won with 60.3% of the vote.
Thomas Moore No partyElected
60.3%173 votes
Leodis Norman No partyDefeated
20.2%58 votes
Thomas Lemle DemocratDefeated
19.5%56 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Thomas Moore
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 253 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 34 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
287 votes cast; 54.7% of the 545 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Town of Wisner
No one got a majority, so Jacob W. Jones (No party) and Everett J. Richardson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jacob W. Jones No partyIn runoff
42.7%122 votes
Everett J. Richardson DemocratIn runoff
23.1%66 votes
Roy Cureington No partyDefeated
19.9%57 votes
Jessie E. Lemle DemocratDefeated
14.3%41 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jacob W. Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 253 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
286 votes cast; 54.7% of the 545 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Baskin
Mayor, Village of Baskin
Jean Simmons Clark (Republican) won with 58.5% of the vote.
Jean Simmons Clark RepublicanElected
58.5%48 votes
Christi Harrison No partyDefeated
41.5%34 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jean Simmons Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 56 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
82 votes cast; 54.9% of the 153 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Village of Baskin
Danny Barber (No party) won with 53.7% of the vote.
Danny Barber No partyElected
53.7%44 votes
Roger Grayson No partyDefeated
46.3%38 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Danny Barber
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 56 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
82 votes cast; 54.9% of the 153 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Gilbert
Chief of Police, Village of Gilbert
No one got a majority, so Wesley Ezell (Democrat) and "Bill" Ezell (No party) went to a runoff.
Wesley Ezell DemocratIn runoff
39.9%83 votes
"Bill" Ezell No partyIn runoff
30.3%63 votes
Nathan Roberts No partyDefeated
29.8%62 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wesley Ezell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 172 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
208 votes cast; 56.4% of the 388 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, Village of Gilbert
Susan McManus Britt (No party), Christine Ezell (Democrat), and "Randy" Lloyd (No party) won.
Susan McManus Britt No partyElected
33.1%141 votes
Christine Ezell DemocratElected
30.5%130 votes
"Randy" Lloyd No partyElected
18.1%77 votes
Lovie Ezell No partyDefeated
12.7%54 votes
Tony Morris No partyDefeated
5.6%24 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Susan McManus Britt
Christine Ezell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 355 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 71 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
426 votes cast; 56.4% of the 388 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Constable, Justice of the Peace District 7
Larry Roberts (No party) won with 55.7% of the vote.
Larry Roberts No partyElected
55.7%287 votes
William "Billy" Beach RepublicanDefeated
44.3%228 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larry Roberts
William "Billy" Beach
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 422 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 93 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
515 votes cast; 52.1% of the 1,139 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Franklin Parish
U.S. Senator
No one got a majority, so Mary L. Landrieu (Democrat) and "Bill" Cassidy (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Mary L. Landrieu 31.8%, "Bill" Cassidy 48.7%, "Rob" Maness 15.8%, Thomas Clements 1.7%.
Mary L. Landrieu DemocratIn runoff
42.1%619,402 votes
"Bill" Cassidy RepublicanIn runoff
41.0%603,048 votes
"Rob" Maness RepublicanDefeated
13.8%202,556 votes
Thomas Clements RepublicanDefeated
1.0%14,173 votes
4 other candidates: 2.2% together
Brannon Lee McMorris Libertarian
0.9%
13,034
Wayne Ables Democrat
0.8%
11,323
William P. Waymire, Jr. Democrat
0.3%
4,673
Vallian Senegal Democrat
0.3%
3,835
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mary L. Landrieu
"Bill" Cassidy
"Rob" Maness
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,205 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,405 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,472,044 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District
No one got a majority, so "Jamie" Mayo (Democrat) and Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: "Jamie" Mayo 21.0%, Ralph Lee Abraham 62.1%, "Zach" Dasher 8.2%, Vance M. McAllister 5.5%.
"Jamie" Mayo DemocratIn runoff
28.2%67,611 votes
Ralph Lee Abraham RepublicanIn runoff
23.2%55,489 votes
"Zach" Dasher RepublicanDefeated
22.4%53,628 votes
Vance M. McAllister RepublicanDefeated
11.1%26,606 votes
5 other candidates: 15.1% together
Clyde C. Holloway Republican
7.5%
17,877
Harris Brown Republican
4.1%
9,890
"Ed" Tarpley Republican
1.9%
4,594
Charles Saucier Libertarian
0.9%
2,201
Eliot S. Barron Green
0.7%
1,655
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jamie" Mayo
Ralph Lee Abraham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,268 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,432 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
239,551 votes cast; 52.6% of the 483,118 registered voters in the area turned out.
PSC, District 5
Foster Campbell (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Foster Campbell 55.2%, Keith Gates 44.8%.
Foster Campbell DemocratElected
61.5%169,098 votes
Keith Gates RepublicanDefeated
38.5%105,918 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Foster Campbell
Keith Gates
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,621 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,382 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
275,016 votes cast; 50.2% of the 596,024 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Medical Assistance Trust Fund
Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 59.8%, No 40.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the legislature to create the Louisiana Medical Assistance Trust Fund, for the payment of Medicaid reimbursement to the health care provider groups paying fees into the fund? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.14)
YesApproved
56.2%777,310 votes
No
43.8%606,983 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,948 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,391 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,384,293 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Hospital Stabilization Fund
Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 60.2%, No 39.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to create the Hospital Stabilization Fund to stabilize and protect Medicaid reimbursements for health care services by depositing assessments paid by hospitals, as authorized by the legislature, into a fund to support Louisiana hospital reimbursement? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.13)
YesApproved
56.2%771,253 votes
No
43.8%600,705 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,920 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,382 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,371,958 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Tax Sale
Passed: 35.8% voted yes and 64.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 25.8%, No 74.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment allowing an authorized agent of a tax collector to assist in the tax sale process, including the sale of property for delinquent taxes and that the fee charged by the authorized agent be included within the costs that the collector can recover in the tax sale? (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(1) and (E))
Yes
35.8%478,527 votes
NoDefeated
64.2%858,112 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,731 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,364 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,336,639 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Investment of Public Funds
Passed: 32.4% voted yes and 67.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 20.9%, No 79.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the investment of public funds to capitalize a state infrastructure bank and the loan, pledge, guarantee, or donation of public funds by a state infrastructure bank for eligible transportation projects? (Amends Article VII, Section 14(B))
Yes
32.4%429,927 votes
NoDefeated
67.6%895,069 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,712 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,357 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,324,996 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 5
Remove Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges
Passed: 41.8% voted yes and 58.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 38.0%, No 62.0%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to remove the constitutional requirement that a judge retire upon attaining the age of seventy or, if his seventieth birthday occurs during his term, that he retire upon completion of that term? (Amends Article V, Section 23)
Yes
41.8%562,780 votes
NoDefeated
58.2%783,402 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,735 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,372 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,346,182 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 6
Fire and Police Protection Orleans Parish
Passed: 51.2% voted yes and 48.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 38.2%, No 61.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of Orleans Parish to increase the annual millage rate levied for fire and police protection, to require that the revenue from the fire and police millages be used for fire and police protection service enhancements, and to require that any increase be approved by the voters of Orleans Parish? (Amends Article VI, Section 26(E))
YesApproved
51.2%672,431 votes
No
48.8%642,097 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,626 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,347 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,314,528 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 7
Disabled Veterans
Passed: 74.4% voted yes and 25.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 68.2%, No 31.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to provide that the homesteads of veterans with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent unemployability or totally disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and their surviving spouses, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars, and that a parishwide vote shall not be required to implement this change in qualification for the exemption? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1) and (3))
YesApproved
74.4%993,425 votes
No
25.6%341,620 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,639 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,374 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,335,045 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 8
Artificial Reef Development Fund
Passed: 57.2% voted yes and 42.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 47.9%, No 52.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to establish the Artificial Reef Development Fund in the state treasury by depositing in to the fund monies that have been received by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance to provide funding for programs dedicated to managing an artificial reef system, the wild seafood certification program, and inshore fisheries habitat enhancement projects? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.11)
YesApproved
57.2%758,142 votes
No
42.8%567,483 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,664 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,355 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,325,625 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 9
Special Assessment Level - Disabled
Passed: 46.9% voted yes and 53.1% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 44.0%, No 56.0%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to exclude owners who are permanently totally disabled from the requirement that they annually certify to the assessor the amount of their adjusted gross income in order to receive the Special Assessment Level on their residences for property tax purposes? (Amends Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(iv))
Yes
46.9%619,637 votes
NoDefeated
53.1%702,196 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,671 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,369 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,321,833 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 10
Redemption Period, Abandoned Property
Passed: 54.3% voted yes and 45.7% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 40.8%, No 59.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment providing for an eighteen-month redemption period in any parish other than Orleans, for vacant property sold at tax sale which is blighted or abandoned? (Effective January 1, 2015) (Adds Article VII, Section 25(B)(3))
YesApproved
54.3%714,134 votes
No
45.7%600,487 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,677 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,364 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,314,621 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 11
Executive Branch Departments
Passed: 29.8% voted yes and 70.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 24.9%, No 75.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to change the maximum number of departments in the executive branch of state government from twenty to twenty-one? (Amends Article IV, Section 1(B))
Yes
29.8%392,849 votes
NoDefeated
70.2%924,413 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,656 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,363 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,317,262 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 12
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Passed: 41.1% voted yes and 58.9% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 50.4%, No 49.6%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to require that two members of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission be electors from parishes located north of the parishes of Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, Avoyelles, and Pointe Coupee? (Amends Article IX, Section 7(A))
Yes
41.1%538,717 votes
NoDefeated
58.9%771,415 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,683 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,356 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,310,132 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 13
Lower Ninth Ward Property Sale
Passed: 40.6% voted yes and 59.4% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 29.8%, No 70.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to sell at a price fixed by the legislature property located in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans? (Amends Article VII, Section (14)(B))
Yes
40.6%529,163 votes
NoDefeated
59.4%775,434 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,641 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,343 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,304,597 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 14
Tax Rebates, Incentives, Abatements
Passed: 41.4% voted yes and 58.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Yes 36.1%, No 63.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to provide that legislation relative to tax rebates, tax incentives, and tax abatements may not be introduced or considered by the legislature in a regular session held in an even-numbered year? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(b) and (4)(b)(introductory paragraph))
Yes
41.4%538,241 votes
NoDefeated
58.6%762,210 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,668 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,347 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,300,451 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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