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, October 24, 2015, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
John Ballance (Democrat) won with 71.8% of the vote.
John Ballance DemocratElected
71.8%3,646 votes
James "Keith" Bates DemocratDefeated
15.9%808 votes
Tony Thompson DemocratDefeated
12.3%624 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Ballance
Tony Thompson
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,929 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,149 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,078 votes cast; 55.6% of the 9,414 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor, For Regular and Unexpired Term
Carol Brown (No party) won with 74.6% of the vote.
Carol Brown No partyElected
74.6%3,507 votes
Christopher "Chris" Smith No partyDefeated
25.4%1,191 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Carol Brown
Christopher "Chris" Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,613 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,085 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,698 votes cast; 55.6% of the 9,414 registered voters in the area turned out.
Coroner
Donald "Don" Smith (Democrat) won with 64.5% of the vote.
Donald "Don" Smith DemocratElected
64.5%3,086 votes
Phillip Picou No partyDefeated
35.5%1,699 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donald "Don" Smith
Phillip Picou
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,699 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,086 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,785 votes cast; 55.6% of the 9,414 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
William "Bill" Sims (No party) won with 55.9% of the vote.
William "Bill" Sims No partyElected
55.9%441 votes
Kenneth Wayne Vernon No partyDefeated
36.1%285 votes
Chris Davidson No partyDefeated
8.0%63 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
William "Bill" Sims
Kenneth Wayne Vernon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 455 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 334 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
789 votes cast; 61.6% of the 1,314 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so Jerry Roberson (No party) and Oswald Townsend (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jerry Roberson No partyIn runoff
48.9%341 votes
Oswald Townsend DemocratIn runoff
38.2%266 votes
Victor Coleman DemocratDefeated
12.9%90 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry Roberson
Oswald Townsend
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 335 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 362 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
697 votes cast; 55.3% of the 1,316 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Jerry Bates (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.
Jerry Bates DemocratElected
50.4%306 votes
Gregory "Greg" Wilson DemocratDefeated
49.6%301 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry Bates
Gregory "Greg" Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 546 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 61 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
607 votes cast; 47.8% of the 1,358 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Joseph "Tony" Lawson (No party) won with 84.8% of the vote.
Joseph "Tony" Lawson No partyElected
84.8%553 votes
Jerry Jinks No partyDefeated
15.2%99 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joseph "Tony" Lawson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 569 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 83 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
652 votes cast; 49.8% of the 1,363 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Chester "Mike" McCarthy (Democrat) and Michael Nelson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Chester "Mike" McCarthy DemocratIn runoff
28.0%214 votes
Michael Nelson RepublicanIn runoff
23.3%178 votes
Billy Wayne Guin No partyDefeated
22.6%173 votes
Alvie Myers No partyDefeated
15.7%120 votes
Reginald "Reggie" Watts No partyDefeated
10.3%79 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Chester "Mike" McCarthy
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 711 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
764 votes cast; 60.1% of the 1,287 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Raymond Malone (Democrat) and Stephen Brown (No party) went to a runoff.
Raymond Malone DemocratIn runoff
47.0%410 votes
Stephen Brown No partyIn runoff
41.4%361 votes
Rickey Flanagan DemocratDefeated
11.6%101 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Raymond Malone
Stephen Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 770 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 102 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
872 votes cast; 61.5% of the 1,477 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 29th Senatorial District
Jay Luneau (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.
This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Jay Luneau 60.6%, Joshua Joy Dara, Sr. 39.4%.
Jay Luneau DemocratElected
59.3%13,462 votes
Joshua Joy Dara, Sr. RepublicanDefeated
40.7%9,225 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Jay Luneau
Joshua Joy Dara, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,397 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 753 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
22,687 votes cast; 35.0% of the 69,909 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so Henry Burns (Republican) and Ryan Gatti (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Henry Burns 38.8%, Ryan Gatti 27.2%, Todd Hollenshead 34.0%.
Henry Burns RepublicanIn runoff
40.3%10,202 votes
Ryan Gatti RepublicanIn runoff
34.2%8,649 votes
Todd Hollenshead DemocratDefeated
25.5%6,465 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Henry Burns
Ryan Gatti
Todd Hollenshead
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,171 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 300 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
25,316 votes cast; 37.0% of the 71,359 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 13th Representative District
Jack McFarland (Republican) won with 60.3% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Jack McFarland 56.6%, Philip Lawrence 43.4%.
Jack McFarland RepublicanElected
60.3%7,719 votes
Philip Lawrence DemocratDefeated
39.7%5,091 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jack McFarland
Philip Lawrence
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,906 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 671 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,810 votes cast; 49.9% of the 27,501 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Republican) and "Jeff" Landry (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 35.4%, "Jeff" Landry 23.7%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 22.7%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 16.4%.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
"Jeff" Landry
Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,676 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,068 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,064,605 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Republican) won with 58.2% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 44.5%, "Charlie" Greer 43.4%, Jamie LaBranche 9.8%, Adrian "Ace" Juttner 2.2%.
Michael G. "Mike" Strain RepublicanElected
58.2%603,892 votes
"Charlie" Greer DemocratDefeated
30.1%312,705 votes
Jamie LaBranche RepublicanDefeated
8.2%85,424 votes
Adrian "Ace" Juttner GreenDefeated
3.5%36,214 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael G. "Mike" Strain
"Charlie" Greer
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,568 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,051 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,038,235 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Commissioner of Insurance
"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Jim" Donelon 43.3%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 24.0%, Matt Parker 12.5%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 20.2%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
53.5%561,743 votes
Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee DemocratDefeated
19.0%199,606 votes
Matt Parker RepublicanDefeated
14.1%147,558 votes
Donald Hodge, Jr. DemocratDefeated
13.4%140,636 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,577 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,053 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,049,543 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Governor
No one got a majority, so John Bel Edwards (Democrat) and David Vitter (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: John Bel Edwards 45.3%, David Vitter 25.4%, Scott A. Angelle 15.9%, "Jay" Dardenne 7.9%.
John Bel Edwards DemocratIn runoff
39.9%444,517 votes
David Vitter RepublicanIn runoff
23.0%256,300 votes
Scott A. Angelle RepublicanDefeated
19.3%214,982 votes
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanDefeated
15.0%166,656 votes
5 other candidates: 2.9% together
Cary Deaton Democrat
1.1%
11,763
S L Simpson Democrat
0.7%
7,420
Beryl Billiot No party
0.5%
5,694
Jeremy "JW" Odom No party
0.4%
4,756
Eric Paul Orgeron Other party
0.2%
2,248
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Bel Edwards
David Vitter
Scott A. Angelle
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,913 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,110 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,114,336 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Lieutenant Governor
No one got a majority, so Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (Democrat) and "Billy" Nungesser (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 42.1%, "Billy" Nungesser 18.7%, John Young 30.3%, Elbert Lee Guillory 9.0%.
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratIn runoff
33.3%361,092 votes
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanIn runoff
29.9%324,849 votes
John Young RepublicanDefeated
28.9%313,364 votes
Elbert Lee Guillory RepublicanDefeated
7.9%85,520 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden
"Billy" Nungesser
John Young
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,686 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,070 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,084,825 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Secretary of State
"Tom" Schedler (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: "Tom" Schedler 53.3%, "Chris" Tyson 46.7%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Tom" Schedler
"Chris" Tyson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,598 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,050 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,044,127 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Treasurer
John Kennedy (Republican) won with 80.1% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: John Kennedy 76.5%, Jennifer Treadway 23.5%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
John Kennedy
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,175 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 967 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
983,468 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
BESE, District 4
No one got a majority, so Mary Johnson Harris (Republican) and Tony Davis (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Mary Johnson Harris 45.0%, Tony Davis 40.1%, Glynis Johnston 14.9%.
Mary Johnson Harris RepublicanIn runoff
43.2%47,834 votes
Tony Davis RepublicanIn runoff
36.9%40,895 votes
Glynis Johnston RepublicanDefeated
19.9%22,107 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mary Johnson Harris
Tony Davis
Glynis Johnston
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,182 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 932 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
110,836 votes cast; 36.8% of the 362,972 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust
Passed: 47.5% voted yes and 52.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Yes 52.9%, No 47.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to rename the Budget Stabilization Fund to the Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust; to authorize the mineral revenue base to be increased every five years; to create the Budget Stabilization Subfund as a subfund in the Trust, to be funded with mineral revenues until reaching a maximum balance of five hundred million dollars, to be appropriated and used when the state has a deficit; to create the Transportation Stabilization Subfund as a subfund in the Trust, to be funded with mineral revenues until reaching a maximum balance of five hundred million dollars, to be appropriated and used for planning, design, construction, and maintenance connected with the state highway program, with twenty percent dedicated for use by the Louisiana Intermodal Connector Program; and to provide for the interruption of deposits into the Budget Stabilization Subfund and the Transportation Trust Subfund the year that the state has a deficit and the following year with the resumption of deposit of mineral revenues in the Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust thereafter? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(d), 10.3(A)(introductory paragraph) and (A)(2)(a)(introductory paragraph) and (b), and 10.5(B); adds Article VII, Section 10.3(A)(2)(c))
Yes
47.5%466,434 votes
NoDefeated
52.5%515,827 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,213 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,025 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
982,261 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Funds for Transportation
Passed: 52.9% voted yes and 47.1% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Yes 52.7%, No 47.3%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the investment of funds for a state infrastructure bank to be used solely for transportation projects? (Amends Article VII, Section 14(B))
YesApproved
52.9%529,273 votes
No
47.1%471,989 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,270 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,035 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,001,262 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Fiscal Legislative Session
Passed: 45.7% voted yes and 54.3% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Yes 46.1%, No 53.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to allow any legislation regarding the dedication of revenue, rebates, and taxes to be considered during a fiscal legislative session? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b))
Yes
45.7%452,627 votes
NoDefeated
54.3%537,785 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,229 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,018 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
990,412 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Property Tax Exemption for Public Land/Property
Passed: 51.4% voted yes and 48.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Yes 61.8%, No 38.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to specify that the ad valorem property tax exemption for public lands and other public property shall not apply to land or property owned by another state or a political subdivision of another state? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(A))
YesApproved
51.4%510,103 votes
No
48.6%481,905 votes
By precinct in Bienville Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,299 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 1,029 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
992,008 votes cast; 39.2% of the 2,894,469 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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