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.
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.
Results by precinct
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.
Results by precinct
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.
Results by precinct
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.
Results by precinct
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.
Results by precinct
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.
Results by precinct
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 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 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.
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, 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.
Results by precinct
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 Republican
7.4%
19,151
Richard Lieberman Democrat
2.8%
7,309
Craig McCulloch Republican
2.2%
5,815
Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell Republican
2.0%
5,182
Peter Williams Democrat
1.6%
4,037
Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. Libertarian
1.4%
3,561
Norman "Norm" Clark Republican
0.7%
1,848
"Trey" Thomas Republican
0.6%
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.
Results by precinct
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.
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 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
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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.
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 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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Under 55%
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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.
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 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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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.
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 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.
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 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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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.
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 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.
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 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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55 to 65%
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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.
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 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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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.
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 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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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.
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 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
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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.
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 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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Yes
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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.
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 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.
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 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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Under 55%
55 to 65%
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Yes
No
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.
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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