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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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Tensas 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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Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Waterproof

Mayor, Village of Waterproof

Caldwell A. Flood, Jr. (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Caldwell A. Flood, Jr. DemocratElected

    50.7% 146 votes

  • Jarrod Bottley DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 110 votes

  • Edna Jean Cooper DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 32 votes

By precinct in Tensas Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Caldwell A. Flood, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 176 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 112 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

288 votes cast; 56.3% of the 529 registered voters in the area turned out.

Aldermen, Village of Waterproof

Robert Clark (Democrat) and Henry James Jenkins (Democrat) won.

  • Robert Clark DemocratElected

    24.4% 185 votes

  • Henry James Jenkins DemocratElected

    22.1% 167 votes

  • Veronica Stacker DemocratIn runoff

    13.2% 100 votes

  • Emma Collins DemocratIn runoff

    13.1% 99 votes

3 other candidates: 27.2% together
Bobby Wilkerson Democrat12.4%94
Lionel Travers, Jr. Democrat7.7%58
Shelly Thomas White Democrat7.1%54

By precinct in Tensas Parish

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

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

Shows the 436 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 321 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

757 votes cast; 56.3% of the 529 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

Charles "Do-Rite" Douglas (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

  • Charles "Do-Rite" Douglas DemocratElected

    54.4% 308 votes

  • Danny Lance DemocratDefeated

    45.6% 258 votes

By precinct in Tensas Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Charles "Do-Rite" Douglas
Danny Lance
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 397 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 169 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

566 votes cast; 49.7% of the 1,312 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: Mary L. Landrieu 56.1%, "Bill" Cassidy 31.9%, "Rob" Maness 8.0%, Thomas Clements 0.9%.

  • 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 Tensas 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 1,354 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 553 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, 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 Tensas Parish: "Jamie" Mayo 49.4%, Ralph Lee Abraham 28.1%, "Zach" Dasher 8.2%, Vance M. McAllister 8.7%.

  • "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 Republican7.5%17,877
Harris Brown Republican4.1%9,890
"Ed" Tarpley Republican1.9%4,594
Charles Saucier Libertarian0.9%2,201
Eliot S. Barron Green0.7%1,655

By precinct in Tensas 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 1,336 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 553 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Tensas Parish: Foster Campbell 74.5%, Keith Gates 25.5%.

  • Foster Campbell DemocratElected

    61.5% 169,098 votes

  • Keith Gates RepublicanDefeated

    38.5% 105,918 votes

By precinct in Tensas 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
Keith Gates
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,194 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 519 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 Tensas Parish: Yes 69.5%, No 30.5%.

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 Tensas 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 1,217 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 514 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 70.2%, No 29.8%.

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 Tensas 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 1,195 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 512 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 37.1%, No 62.9%.

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 Tensas 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 1,159 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 492 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 32.2%, No 67.8%.

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 Tensas 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 1,144 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 487 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 46.7%, No 53.3%.

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 Tensas 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 1,163 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 502 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 52.9%, No 47.1%.

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 Tensas 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 1,125 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 490 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 73.8%, No 26.2%.

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 Tensas 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 1,152 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 496 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 60.6%, No 39.4%.

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 Tensas 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 1,139 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 489 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 49.4%, No 50.6%.

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 Tensas 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 1,142 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 489 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 55.3%, No 44.7%.

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 Tensas 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 1,130 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 495 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 Tensas 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 Tensas 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 1,130 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 493 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 54.0%, No 46.0%.

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 Tensas 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 1,133 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 493 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 47.8%, No 52.2%.

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 Tensas 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 1,124 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 477 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 48.6%, No 51.4%.

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 Tensas 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 1,124 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 487 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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  • 45% to 55%
  • 55% to 65%
  • 65% to 75%
  • 75% to 85%

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