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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Shall the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of four and seventeen hundredths (4.17) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $7,800,000 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of constructing, improving and maintaining roads and bridges in Lafayette Parish?
YesApproved
74.4%3,471 votes
No
25.6%1,195 votes
By precinct in Lafayette 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 3,783 votes cast at the polls in 115 precincts. The 883 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,666 votes cast; 3.2% of the 145,999 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Public Health & Mosquito Abatement & Control Tax Rededication and Extension)
PW Prop. #2 (Public Health & Mosquito), 3.56 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 64.0% voted yes and 36.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of three and fifty-six hundredths (3.56) mills ("the Tax") on all property within the Parish subject to taxation (an estimated $6,650,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, operating and supporting public health units, mosquito and other arthropod abatement and control facilities and programs and animal control facilities and programs, and acquiring furnishings and equipment therefor; said Tax to be levied in lieu of a 2.06 mills public health tax and a 1.50 mills mosquito and other arthropod abatement and control tax authorized at elections held on July 15, 2006 and April 30, 2011, respectively (the "Prior Taxes''), and shall all proceeds of the Prior Taxes be rededicated and used for Tax purposes?
YesApproved
64.0%2,978 votes
No
36.0%1,676 votes
By precinct in Lafayette 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 3,774 votes cast at the polls in 115 precincts. The 880 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,654 votes cast; 3.2% of the 145,999 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
0% to 5%
5% to 10%
10% to 15%
15% to 20%
20% to 25%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.