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Richland 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

Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins (Democrat) won with 64.4% of the vote.

  • Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins DemocratElected

    64.4% 377 votes

  • "Fran" Krier RepublicanDefeated

    35.6% 208 votes

By precinct in Richland Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 411 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

585 votes cast; 40.4% of the 1,555 registered voters in the area turned out.

Member of School Board, District 4

Connie Dove (Republican) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • Connie Dove RepublicanElected

    57.9% 446 votes

  • Arthur Farmer DemocratDefeated

    42.1% 324 votes

By precinct in Richland Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Connie Dove
Arthur Farmer
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 583 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 187 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

770 votes cast; 52.0% of the 1,553 registered voters in the area turned out.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Delhi

Mayor, Town of Delhi

Jesse Washington (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Jesse Washington DemocratElected

    53.0% 714 votes

  • J. Lynn Lewis DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 633 votes

By precinct in Richland Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jesse Washington
J. Lynn Lewis
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,031 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 316 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,347 votes cast; 61.0% of the 2,231 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Richland 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 Richland Parish: "Bill" Cassidy 62.5%, Mary L. Landrieu 37.5%.

  • "Bill" Cassidy RepublicanElected

    55.9% 712,379 votes

  • Mary L. Landrieu DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 561,210 votes

By precinct in Richland 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 5,303 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,806 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.

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 Richland Parish: Ralph Lee Abraham 68.4%, "Jamie" Mayo 31.6%.

  • Ralph Lee Abraham RepublicanElected

    64.2% 134,616 votes

  • "Jamie" Mayo DemocratDefeated

    35.8% 75,006 votes

By precinct in Richland 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 5,255 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,798 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Propositions Sales Tax Renewal Proposition No. 1 (Roads, Bridges and Courthouse Maintenance)

PW PJ Prop #1, 1% S&U - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 57.6% voted yes and 42.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to renew, levy and continue to collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $2,900,000 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 commencing January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2024, with the net proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be used for the following purposes: (i) 78% for constructing, overlaying, improving, repairing and maintaining public roads and bridges in the Parish; (ii) 14% for the purchase and maintenance of equipment used for constructing, overlaying, improving, repairing and maintaining public roads and bridges in the Parish; and (iii) 8% for maintenance of the Courthouse?

  • YesApproved

    57.6% 3,564 votes

  • No

    42.4% 2,623 votes

By precinct in Richland 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 4,434 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,753 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,187 votes cast; 51.7% of the 13,976 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions Sales Tax Renewal Proposition No. 2 (Drains, Drainage Facilities and Courthouse Maintenance)

PW PJ Prop #2, 1/2% S&U - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 56.5% voted yes and 43.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to renew, levy and continue to collect a tax of one half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $1,450,000 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 commencing January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2024, with the net proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be used for the following purposes: (i) 71% for constructing, improving and maintaining public drains and drainage facilities in the Parish; (ii) 25% for the purchase and maintenance of equipment used for constructing, improving and maintaining public drains and drainage facilities in the Parish; and (iii) 4% for maintenance of the Courthouse?

  • YesApproved

    56.5% 3,478 votes

  • No

    43.5% 2,673 votes

By precinct in Richland 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 4,406 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,745 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,151 votes cast; 51.7% of the 13,976 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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  • 40% to 50%
  • 50% to 60%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.