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

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St. John the Baptist Parish

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.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 9

Shawn Wallace (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • Shawn Wallace DemocratElected

    65.5% 768 votes

  • Lowell Bacas RepublicanDefeated

    34.5% 404 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Shawn Wallace
Lowell Bacas
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 868 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 304 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,172 votes cast; 49.1% of the 2,576 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 10

Rodney B. Nicholas (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Rodney B. Nicholas DemocratElected

    56.8% 743 votes

  • Matthew Ory DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 566 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Rodney B. Nicholas
Matthew Ory
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 973 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 336 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,309 votes cast; 52.8% of the 2,755 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, ES 1, Div. B

Mary Hotard Becnel (Democrat) won with 81.2% of the vote.

  • Mary Hotard Becnel DemocratElected

    81.2% 3,098 votes

  • Rob Snyder DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 719 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mary Hotard Becnel
Rob Snyder
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,989 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 828 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,817 votes cast; 49.0% of the 9,472 registered voters in the area turned out.

District Attorney, 40th Judicial District Court

No one got a majority, so Tom Daley (No party) and Bridget A. Dinvaut (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tom Daley No partyIn runoff

    46.3% 7,029 votes

  • Bridget A. Dinvaut DemocratIn runoff

    34.3% 5,213 votes

  • "Geri Broussard" Baloney DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 2,954 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Tom Daley
Bridget A. Dinvaut
"Geri Broussard" Baloney
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 11,599 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,597 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

15,196 votes cast; 53.4% of the 29,711 registered voters in the area turned out.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 1

Haston "Bun" Lewis, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

  • Haston "Bun" Lewis, Jr. DemocratElected

    69.3% 1,156 votes

  • Charo Bossier-Holden DemocratDefeated

    30.7% 512 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Haston "Bun" Lewis, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,122 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 546 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,668 votes cast; 66.3% of the 2,688 registered voters in the area turned out.

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Greg "Za" Maurin (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • Greg "Za" Maurin DemocratElected

    61.9% 918 votes

  • Beverly Frank DemocratDefeated

    38.1% 566 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Greg "Za" Maurin
Beverly Frank
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,179 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 305 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,484 votes cast; 53.4% of the 3,114 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Mary L. Landrieu 64.2%, "Bill" Cassidy 24.1%, "Rob" Maness 9.5%, Thomas Clements 0.5%.

  • 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 Libertarian0.9%13,034
Wayne Ables Democrat0.8%11,323
William P. Waymire, Jr. Democrat0.3%4,673
Vallian Senegal Democrat0.3%3,835

By precinct in St. John the Baptist 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 11,785 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,603 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,472,044 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District

Cedric Richmond (Democrat) won with 68.7% of the vote.

This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Cedric Richmond 62.3%, Gary Landrieu 21.0%, David Brooks 9.2%, Samuel Davenport 7.5%.

  • Cedric Richmond DemocratElected

    68.7% 152,201 votes

  • Gary Landrieu DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 37,805 votes

  • David Brooks No partyDefeated

    7.4% 16,327 votes

  • Samuel Davenport LibertarianDefeated

    6.9% 15,237 votes

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cedric Richmond
Gary Landrieu
David Brooks
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,028 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 2,263 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

221,570 votes cast; 47.6% of the 503,681 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District

No one got a majority, so Edwin Edwards (Democrat) and Garret Graves (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Edwin Edwards 35.3%, Garret Graves 18.9%, Paul Dietzel II 13.8%, "Dan" Claitor 2.2%.

  • Edwin Edwards DemocratIn runoff

    30.1% 77,866 votes

  • Garret Graves RepublicanIn runoff

    27.4% 70,715 votes

  • Paul Dietzel II RepublicanDefeated

    13.6% 35,024 votes

  • "Dan" Claitor RepublicanDefeated

    10.3% 26,524 votes

8 other candidates: 18.7% together
Lenar Whitney Republican7.4%19,151
Richard Lieberman Democrat2.8%7,309
Craig McCulloch Republican2.2%5,815
Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell Republican2.0%5,182
Peter Williams Democrat1.6%4,037
Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. Libertarian1.4%3,561
Norman "Norm" Clark Republican0.7%1,848
"Trey" Thomas Republican0.6%1,447

By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Edwin Edwards
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,155 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 1,021 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

258,479 votes cast; 54.9% of the 486,536 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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 63.1%, No 36.9%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 10,705 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,447 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 63.3%, No 36.7%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 10,559 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,429 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 38.8%, No 61.2%.

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 St. John the Baptist 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 10,238 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,373 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 35.9%, No 64.1%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 10,112 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,353 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 48.1%, No 51.9%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 10,248 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,399 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 57.6%, No 42.4%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 10,068 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,333 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 76.9%, No 23.1%.

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 St. John the Baptist 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 10,114 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,370 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 57.9%, No 42.1%.

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 St. John the Baptist 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 10,036 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,329 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 50.4%, No 49.6%.

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 St. John the Baptist 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 10,073 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,334 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 56.8%, No 43.2%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 9,980 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,315 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 37.4%, No 62.6%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,985 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,297 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 40.3%, No 59.7%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,951 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,286 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 45.4%, No 54.6%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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Yes
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,984 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,273 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish: Yes 41.9%, No 58.1%.

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 St. John the Baptist Parish

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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 9,911 votes cast at the polls in 48 precincts. The 3,275 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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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