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 Saturday, December 6, 2014, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Jacob W. Jones (No party) won with 52.3% of the vote.
Jacob W. Jones No partyElected
52.3%145 votes
Everett J. Richardson DemocratDefeated
47.7%132 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jacob W. Jones
Everett J. Richardson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 233 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 44 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
277 votes cast; 52.1% of the 543 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Gilbert
Chief of Police, Village of Gilbert
Wesley Ezell (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.
Wesley Ezell DemocratElected
61.9%122 votes
"Bill" Ezell No partyDefeated
38.1%75 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wesley Ezell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 155 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
197 votes cast; 52.3% of the 392 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: "Bill" Cassidy 69.1%, Mary L. Landrieu 30.9%.
"Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected
55.9%712,379 votes
Mary L. Landrieu DemocratDefeated
44.1%561,210 votes
By precinct in Franklin 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,784 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,739 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,273,589 votes cast; 43.6% of the 2,945,731 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District
Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican) won with 64.2% of the vote.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Ralph Lee Abraham 74.5%, "Jamie" Mayo 25.5%.
Ralph Lee Abraham RepublicanElected
64.2%134,616 votes
"Jamie" Mayo DemocratDefeated
35.8%75,006 votes
By precinct in Franklin Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ralph Lee Abraham
"Jamie" Mayo
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,774 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,739 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
209,622 votes cast; 45.2% of the 484,161 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Fire Protection District No. 2 Proposition (Millage Renewal)
Shall Franklin Parish Fire Protection District No. 2, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a tax of ten and fifty-three hundredths (10.53) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $126,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment for the District and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
55.1%447 votes
No
44.9%364 votes
By precinct in Franklin 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 621 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 190 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
811 votes cast; 50.4% of the 1,841 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
30% to 40%
40% to 50%
50% to 60%
60% to 70%
70% to 80%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.