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.
Lisa Roberts (Republican) won with 55.7% of the vote.
Lisa Roberts RepublicanElected
55.7%398 votes
Eddie Baxley DemocratDefeated
44.3%316 votes
By precinct in Grant Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lisa Roberts
Eddie Baxley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 619 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 95 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
714 votes cast; 43.4% of the 1,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Grant 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 Grant Parish: "Bill" Cassidy 82.6%, Mary L. Landrieu 17.4%.
"Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected
55.9%712,379 votes
Mary L. Landrieu DemocratDefeated
44.1%561,210 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 4,325 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 1,000 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 Grant Parish: Ralph Lee Abraham 84.0%, "Jamie" Mayo 16.0%.
Ralph Lee Abraham RepublicanElected
64.2%134,616 votes
"Jamie" Mayo DemocratDefeated
35.8%75,006 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 4,234 votes cast at the polls in 34 precincts. The 975 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
Town of Colfax Proposition (Sales Tax)
Town of Colfax, 1% S&U - TC
Passed: 54.1% voted yes and 45.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Colfax, Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect within the Town a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") in perpetuity, from and after April 1, 2015, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town (an estimated $132,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), all as defined by law, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be used for any lawful purpose of the Town?
YesApproved
54.1%158 votes
No
45.9%134 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 176 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 116 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
292 votes cast; 35.6% of the 960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Montgomery Proposition
Town of Montgomery, 1% S&U - TC - 5 Yrs.
Passed: 55.4% voted yes and 44.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Montgomery, Louisiana, be authorized to levy and collect a one percent (1%) "sales and use tax" beginning on January 1, 2015 upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for service of items in the municipality, presently defined in Louisiana Revised Statute 47:337.1 through 47:337.84, subject to mandatory exemptions, with the annual tax levy amount currently estimated to be approximately $60,000, where said tax is and shall be used in all areas of town business including without limitation maintenance, upkeep, police and fire protection, and the term of the tax shall be five (5) consecutive years with the option of renewal for an additional five (5) year term by adopted ordinance of the Town Council and election in accordance with the Home Rule Charter, and where the provisions of the tax shall be the same as the provisions for the existing tax, ordained by ordinance number 140-2009, which had renewed that tax ordained by ordinance numbers 108-2005 and 101-2004, as such may have been thereafter amended or supplemented?
YesApproved
55.4%82 votes
No
44.6%66 votes
By precinct in Grant 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 113 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 35 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
148 votes cast; 35.2% of the 477 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
20% to 40%
40% to 60%
60% to 80%
80% to 100%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.