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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, December 6, 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 3

Jeffrey Dillard (Republican) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Jeffrey Dillard RepublicanElected

    60.3% 413 votes

  • Kirk Dickson RepublicanDefeated

    39.7% 272 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

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

Shows the 655 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 30 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

685 votes cast; 43.4% of the 1,714 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 5

Alice Hamilton Thomas (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • Alice Hamilton Thomas DemocratElected

    56.1% 415 votes

  • Tyler Rambin No partyDefeated

    43.9% 325 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Alice Hamilton Thomas
Tyler Rambin
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 615 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

740 votes cast; 50.4% of the 1,548 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 10

Bobby Boyd (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • Bobby Boyd DemocratElected

    56.3% 531 votes

  • Timothy L. Fuller DemocratDefeated

    43.8% 413 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Bobby Boyd
Timothy L. Fuller
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 572 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 372 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

944 votes cast; 58.9% of the 1,654 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 5

Jo Ann Beason (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Jo Ann Beason DemocratElected

    55.0% 844 votes

  • Shawna Longoria RepublicanDefeated

    45.0% 691 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jo Ann Beason
Shawna Longoria
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,204 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 331 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,535 votes cast; 48.2% of the 3,521 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in De Soto Parish

U.S. Senator

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

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Bill" Cassidy 54.0%, Mary L. Landrieu 46.0%.

  • "Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected

    55.9% 712,379 votes

  • Mary L. Landrieu DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 561,210 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Bill" Cassidy
Mary L. Landrieu
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 6,886 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,622 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Millage)

PW PJ Millage, 1 Mill - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 39.1% voted yes and 60.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a one (1) mill tax on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $750,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a mosquito abatement and control program including the purchase, maintenance and operation of machinery and equipment necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement or control of mosquitos and other arthropods?

  • Yes

    39.1% 2,884 votes

  • NoDefeated

    60.9% 4,497 votes

By precinct in De Soto 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 5,818 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,563 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

7,381 votes cast; 47.2% of the 18,157 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.