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.
No one got a majority, so Clay Bennett (Democrat) and Courtney Eugene Dunn (No party) went to a runoff.
Clay Bennett DemocratIn runoff
31.3%1,306 votes
Courtney Eugene Dunn No partyIn runoff
27.0%1,123 votes
Mitchell "Mitch" Bratton No partyDefeated
12.8%533 votes
"Hank" Boyles DemocratDefeated
12.4%518 votes
2 other candidates: 16.5% together
David L. Crain Other party
12.0%
501
Tony Childress Democrat
4.4%
185
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Clay Bennett
Courtney Eugene Dunn
Mitchell "Mitch" Bratton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,664 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,502 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,166 votes cast; 63.7% of the 6,663 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
No one got a majority, so Cherie Cox-Carey (No party) and David May (No party) went to a runoff.
Cherie Cox-Carey No partyIn runoff
45.1%1,874 votes
David May No partyIn runoff
17.9%743 votes
Lauren Rogers Young Other partyDefeated
17.8%738 votes
"Greg" Richardson DemocratDefeated
11.0%455 votes
Dina Domangue Other partyDefeated
8.3%344 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cherie Cox-Carey
David May
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,661 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,493 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,154 votes cast; 63.7% of the 6,663 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
Scott Meredith (Other party) won with 79.7% of the vote.
Scott Meredith Other partyElected
79.7%3,260 votes
W. Mark McKee DemocratDefeated
20.3%828 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Scott Meredith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,604 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,484 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,088 votes cast; 63.7% of the 6,663 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
No one got a majority, so Robert Duncan (Republican) and Kenneth "Speck" Graham (Other party) went to a runoff.
Robert Duncan RepublicanIn runoff
45.6%272 votes
Kenneth "Speck" Graham Other partyIn runoff
44.3%264 votes
Dale Sellers DemocratDefeated
10.1%60 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Robert Duncan
Kenneth "Speck" Graham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 413 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 183 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
596 votes cast; 62.6% of the 974 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Lanny Dark (Other party) won with 62.5% of the vote.
Lanny Dark Other partyElected
62.5%363 votes
Danny W. Nugent DemocratDefeated
37.5%218 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lanny Dark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 336 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 245 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
581 votes cast; 68.6% of the 891 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so "Ben" Clark (Other party) and Bobby Ray Dubose (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"Ben" Clark Other partyIn runoff
22.6%135 votes
Bobby Ray Dubose DemocratIn runoff
19.4%116 votes
Carroll Weeks RepublicanDefeated
16.9%101 votes
Jody Thompson RepublicanDefeated
16.8%100 votes
2 other candidates: 24.3% together
Bobbie Harrison Other party
13.6%
81
Billy Joe May Republican
10.7%
64
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ben" Clark
Bobby Ray Dubose
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 390 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 207 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
597 votes cast; 62.5% of the 989 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
No one got a majority, so Eddie Hearns (Democrat) and Kevin Martin (Republican) went to a runoff.
Eddie Hearns DemocratIn runoff
39.2%175 votes
Kevin Martin RepublicanIn runoff
37.4%167 votes
Henry "Louis" Haynes DemocratDefeated
23.3%104 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eddie Hearns
Kevin Martin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 262 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 184 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
446 votes cast; 57.7% of the 814 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Manuel Escalon (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.
Manuel Escalon RepublicanElected
53.5%287 votes
Carl Ryland Cornwell RepublicanDefeated
46.5%249 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Manuel Escalon
Carl Ryland Cornwell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 350 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 186 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
536 votes cast; 63.3% of the 891 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Glenn Barnhill (Democrat) and Jimmy Gaylor (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Glenn Barnhill DemocratIn runoff
48.1%299 votes
Jimmy Gaylor DemocratIn runoff
26.8%167 votes
Larry W. Taylor DemocratDefeated
25.1%156 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Glenn Barnhill
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 422 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 200 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
622 votes cast; 61.0% of the 1,050 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Joe C. Bates (Democrat) and Aubrey Bratton (Republican) went to a runoff.
Joe C. Bates DemocratIn runoff
48.4%345 votes
Aubrey Bratton RepublicanIn runoff
40.1%286 votes
Heath "Easy" Rider RepublicanDefeated
11.5%82 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joe C. Bates
Aubrey Bratton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 445 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 268 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
713 votes cast; 69.4% of the 1,054 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Representative, 20th Representative District
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant (Republican) won with 61.1% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Steven E. "Steve" Pylant 51.5%, "Cleve" Womack 48.5%.
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant RepublicanElected
61.1%8,610 votes
"Cleve" Womack RepublicanDefeated
38.9%5,489 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant
"Cleve" Womack
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,371 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,431 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,099 votes cast; 52.0% of the 29,601 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 Caldwell Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 50.0%, "Jeff" Landry 32.0%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 8.7%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 6.3%.
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 2,478 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,450 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 Caldwell Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 66.8%, "Charlie" Greer 18.2%, Jamie LaBranche 12.4%, Adrian "Ace" Juttner 2.6%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,391 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,435 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 Caldwell Parish: "Jim" Donelon 43.4%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 9.7%, Matt Parker 36.3%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 10.6%.
"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 Caldwell 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
Matt Parker
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,432 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,434 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 Caldwell Parish: John Bel Edwards 24.6%, David Vitter 27.0%, Scott A. Angelle 30.1%, "Jay" Dardenne 14.7%.
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 Caldwell 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,616 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,475 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 Caldwell Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 16.5%, "Billy" Nungesser 28.9%, John Young 38.5%, Elbert Lee Guillory 16.1%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,496 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,443 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 Caldwell Parish: "Tom" Schedler 74.3%, "Chris" Tyson 25.7%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Caldwell 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 2,426 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,424 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 Caldwell Parish: John Kennedy 78.1%, Jennifer Treadway 21.9%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Caldwell 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%
John Kennedy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,344 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,427 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 5
Gary Jones (Republican) won with 62.3% of the vote.
This race covers 19 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Gary Jones 58.6%, "Johnny" Fatheree 41.4%.
Gary Jones RepublicanElected
62.3%77,301 votes
"Johnny" Fatheree RepublicanDefeated
37.7%46,863 votes
By precinct in Caldwell Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
Gary Jones
"Johnny" Fatheree
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,299 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,374 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
124,164 votes cast; 39.0% of the 378,370 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 Caldwell Parish: Yes 40.1%, No 59.9%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,287 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,399 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 Caldwell Parish: Yes 42.2%, No 57.8%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,345 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,405 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 Caldwell Parish: Yes 33.3%, No 66.7%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,316 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,390 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 Caldwell Parish: Yes 44.0%, No 56.0%.
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 Caldwell 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 2,314 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,401 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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