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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

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

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, and local races in 58 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. Senate, U.S. House
Turnout
43.6% of registered voters: 1,285,606 of 2,945,731
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. Senate (federal)

U.S. Senator

"Bill" Cassidy (Republican) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected

    55.9% 712,379 votes

  • Mary L. Landrieu DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 561,210 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bill" Cassidy
Mary L. Landrieu

1,273,589 votes cast; 43.6% of the 2,945,731 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Bill" CassidyMary L. LandrieuTurnout
Acadia Parish73.7%13,29026.3%4,75146.4%
Allen Parish69.0%3,64631.0%1,64038.0%
Ascension Parish64.0%20,53436.0%11,57544.2%
Assumption Parish49.3%3,29250.7%3,38044.7%
Avoyelles Parish62.7%7,40637.3%4,41148.0%
Beauregard Parish79.1%6,87820.9%1,81739.8%
Bienville Parish48.7%2,35751.3%2,48751.1%
Bossier Parish73.0%20,69127.0%7,63740.0%
Caddo Parish45.8%31,95254.2%37,81342.1%
Calcasieu Parish63.1%30,51136.9%17,87038.5%
Caldwell Parish74.8%2,29125.2%77246.9%
Cameron Parish79.4%1,54520.6%40237.2%
Catahoula Parish65.9%2,15834.1%1,11948.1%
Claiborne Parish53.7%2,50346.3%2,15752.1%
Concordia Parish57.5%3,08342.5%2,27840.2%
De Soto Parish54.0%4,59146.0%3,91747.2%
East Baton Rouge Parish47.3%62,11852.7%69,27146.7%
East Carroll Parish32.7%91367.3%1,87653.4%
East Feliciana Parish50.2%3,65349.8%3,63053.5%
Evangeline Parish60.7%6,33639.3%4,10147.1%
Franklin Parish69.1%4,50930.9%2,01448.0%
Grant Parish82.6%4,39817.4%92742.2%
Iberia Parish62.5%12,73837.5%7,65242.9%
Iberville Parish41.6%5,37858.4%7,53760.2%
Jackson Parish62.3%3,26437.7%1,97751.7%
Jefferson Davis Parish71.0%5,78129.0%2,35939.3%
Jefferson Parish53.0%58,17947.0%51,53641.6%
Lafayette Parish67.7%42,53732.3%20,29742.4%
Lafourche Parish64.0%14,87636.0%8,36041.1%
LaSalle Parish87.9%3,76312.1%52050.1%
Lincoln Parish59.6%7,18740.4%4,87444.3%
Livingston Parish83.0%27,21217.0%5,58741.5%
Madison Parish39.9%1,24460.1%1,87240.8%
Morehouse Parish52.6%4,33847.4%3,91443.4%
Natchitoches Parish55.1%5,67444.9%4,61740.8%
Orleans Parish15.1%15,59084.9%87,44141.1%
Ouachita Parish62.0%26,79938.0%16,42042.0%
Plaquemines Parish56.6%4,34243.4%3,33150.0%
Pointe Coupee Parish48.0%3,82452.0%4,14351.0%
Rapides Parish65.4%25,12334.6%13,26646.2%
Red River Parish50.7%1,42349.3%1,38145.4%
Richland Parish62.5%4,44237.5%2,66751.7%
Sabine Parish78.5%4,83821.5%1,32742.1%
St. Bernard Parish49.4%4,63650.6%4,75837.1%
St. Charles Parish57.2%9,05942.8%6,78745.9%
St. Helena Parish37.6%1,61062.4%2,67651.3%
St. James Parish35.6%2,91964.4%5,28152.0%
St. John the Baptist Parish31.0%4,03169.0%8,95543.8%
St. Landry Parish49.3%13,61650.7%13,99046.1%
St. Martin Parish60.4%9,81739.6%6,43145.0%
St. Mary Parish57.2%7,77342.8%5,81240.9%
St. Tammany Parish71.8%54,91528.2%21,59547.3%
Tangipahoa Parish60.8%19,14939.2%12,32342.2%
Tensas Parish45.0%79655.0%97145.2%
Terrebonne Parish63.8%16,73236.2%9,49141.7%
Union Parish71.4%4,96528.6%1,98845.2%
Vermilion Parish75.9%11,20124.1%3,55939.6%
Vernon Parish80.3%7,85419.7%1,92341.3%
Washington Parish59.3%7,14440.7%4,90344.6%
Webster Parish59.3%7,12640.7%4,88547.1%
West Baton Rouge Parish51.0%4,31449.0%4,14851.6%
West Carroll Parish80.6%2,42219.4%58241.3%
West Feliciana Parish53.7%2,23146.3%1,92754.8%
Winn Parish68.7%2,86231.3%1,30245.1%

U.S. House (federal)

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican) won with 64.2% of the vote.

  • Ralph Lee Abraham RepublicanElected

    64.2% 134,616 votes

  • "Jamie" Mayo DemocratDefeated

    35.8% 75,006 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ralph Lee Abraham
"Jamie" Mayo
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

209,622 votes cast; 45.2% of the 484,161 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRalph Lee Abraham"Jamie" MayoTurnout
Avoyelles Parish65.1%7,22934.9%3,87348.0%
Caldwell Parish80.3%2,44719.7%60046.9%
Catahoula Parish69.2%2,22430.8%99248.1%
Concordia Parish61.1%3,22838.9%2,05940.2%
East Carroll Parish35.1%95464.9%1,76353.4%
East Feliciana Parish42.7%1,56157.3%2,09853.7%
Franklin Parish74.5%4,85425.5%1,65948.0%
Grant Parish84.0%4,37316.0%83642.2%
Jackson Parish64.6%3,33235.4%1,82451.7%
LaSalle Parish89.7%3,79810.3%43650.1%
Lincoln Parish63.2%7,57536.8%4,40444.3%
Madison Parish42.0%1,29458.0%1,78840.8%
Morehouse Parish55.4%4,55144.6%3,65943.4%
Ouachita Parish65.9%28,34234.1%14,64242.0%
Rapides Parish67.8%25,40732.2%12,05146.2%
Richland Parish68.4%4,82131.6%2,23251.7%
St. Helena Parish57.6%59342.4%43751.4%
St. Landry Parish46.5%5,55353.5%6,37946.4%
Tangipahoa Parish58.4%6,79041.6%4,84142.2%
Tensas Parish48.7%84551.3%88945.2%
Washington Parish62.9%7,13637.1%4,20744.6%
West Carroll Parish84.6%2,53315.4%46041.3%
West Feliciana Parish56.8%2,26343.2%1,71854.8%
Winn Parish71.5%2,91328.5%1,15945.1%

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District

Garret Graves (Republican) won with 62.4% of the vote.

  • Garret Graves RepublicanElected

    62.4% 139,209 votes

  • Edwin Edwards DemocratDefeated

    37.6% 83,781 votes

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

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

222,990 votes cast; 46.4% of the 488,452 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishGarret GravesEdwin EdwardsTurnout
Ascension Parish72.3%18,65427.7%7,16443.5%
Assumption Parish57.3%2,36042.7%1,76041.9%
East Baton Rouge Parish58.8%61,25141.2%42,99448.8%
East Feliciana Parish55.3%1,84844.7%1,49253.3%
Iberville Parish48.6%2,19451.4%2,32563.6%
Lafourche Parish62.8%8,63837.2%5,11144.3%
Livingston Parish76.4%24,97423.6%7,69741.5%
Pointe Coupee Parish44.9%3,54855.1%4,34951.0%
St. Charles Parish65.3%3,68534.7%1,95545.4%
St. Helena Parish25.9%80474.1%2,30451.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish54.4%1,91045.6%1,60144.1%
Terrebonne Parish67.1%6,65232.9%3,25641.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish60.3%2,69139.7%1,77352.2%

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 1

Eric Skrmetta (Republican) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • Eric Skrmetta RepublicanElected

    50.8% 120,032 votes

  • Forest Bradley Wright RepublicanDefeated

    49.2% 116,043 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Eric Skrmetta
Forest Bradley Wright
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

236,075 votes cast; 44.1% of the 612,833 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishEric SkrmettaForest Bradley WrightTurnout
Ascension Parish41.3%4,23858.7%6,03140.5%
Jefferson Parish54.6%41,82345.4%34,71843.0%
Livingston Parish36.3%2,72063.7%4,77040.3%
Orleans Parish42.9%5,64557.1%7,51944.7%
Plaquemines Parish48.6%3,21151.4%3,39850.0%
St. Bernard Parish45.5%3,66054.5%4,38837.1%
St. Charles Parish47.3%1,61352.7%1,79844.8%
St. Helena Parish39.8%1,15560.2%1,74451.3%
St. Tammany Parish53.7%37,95246.3%32,67547.3%
Tangipahoa Parish47.0%12,44853.0%14,00942.2%
Washington Parish52.7%5,56747.3%4,99344.6%

Turnout by parish

Share of registered voters who voted, early or on election day

  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%
  • 55% to 65%
  • 65% to 75%
  • 75% to 85%