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.
Gary Giddens (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.
Gary Giddens RepublicanElected
61.8%303 votes
John Lindsey DemocratDefeated
38.2%187 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gary Giddens
John Lindsey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 428 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 62 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
490 votes cast; 56.2% of the 910 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District A
No one got a majority, so Anita Sue Hinds (Republican) and Jerry Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Anita Sue Hinds RepublicanIn runoff
43.6%447 votes
Jerry Clark DemocratIn runoff
36.5%374 votes
Milton Nash DemocratDefeated
19.9%204 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Anita Sue Hinds
Jerry Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 846 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 179 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,025 votes cast; 44.5% of the 2,553 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constable, Justice of the Peace District B
Randy Thomas, Sr. (No party) won with 76.7% of the vote.
Randy Thomas, Sr. No partyElected
76.7%976 votes
David Hanson DemocratDefeated
23.3%296 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Randy Thomas, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,031 votes cast at the polls in 11 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
1,272 votes cast; 54.1% of the 2,639 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Red River 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 Red River Parish: Mary L. Landrieu 44.6%, "Bill" Cassidy 37.8%, "Rob" Maness 14.8%, Thomas Clements 1.2%.
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 Red River 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,426 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 500 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, 4th Congressional District
John Fleming (Republican) won with 73.4% of the vote.
This race covers 15 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Red River Parish: John Fleming 74.5%, Randall Lord 25.5%.
John Fleming RepublicanElected
73.4%152,683 votes
Randall Lord LibertarianDefeated
26.6%55,236 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Fleming
Randall Lord
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,076 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 467 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
207,919 votes cast; 51.0% of the 473,231 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 Red River Parish: Foster Campbell 73.7%, Keith Gates 26.3%.
Foster Campbell DemocratElected
61.5%169,098 votes
Keith Gates RepublicanDefeated
38.5%105,918 votes
By precinct in Red River Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Foster Campbell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,353 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 495 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 Red River Parish: Yes 59.7%, No 40.3%.
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 Red River 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 2,227 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 463 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 Red River Parish: Yes 56.4%, No 43.6%.
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 Red River 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 2,190 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 464 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 Red River Parish: Yes 27.2%, No 72.8%.
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 Red River 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 2,107 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 460 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 Red River Parish: Yes 29.9%, No 70.1%.
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 Red River 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 2,091 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 455 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 Red River Parish: Yes 35.2%, No 64.8%.
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 Red River Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,100 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 464 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 Red River Parish: Yes 40.5%, No 59.5%.
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 Red River Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,041 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 445 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 Red River Parish: Yes 76.0%, No 24.0%.
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 Red River 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 2,107 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 459 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 Red River Parish: Yes 50.1%, No 49.9%.
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 Red River 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 2,087 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 455 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 Red River Parish: Yes 46.6%, No 53.4%.
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 Red River Parish
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Under 55%
55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,067 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 460 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 Red River Parish: Yes 43.0%, No 57.0%.
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 Red River Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,051 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 451 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 Red River Parish: Yes 32.3%, No 67.7%.
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 Red River Parish
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Under 55%
55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,058 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 456 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 Red River Parish: Yes 48.2%, No 51.8%.
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 Red River 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 2,051 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 455 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 Red River Parish: Yes 30.7%, No 69.3%.
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 Red River Parish
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Under 55%
55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,011 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 441 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 Red River Parish: Yes 36.5%, No 63.5%.
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 Red River 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 2,054 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 453 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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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day
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