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.
Toney Edwards (Democrat) won with 64.1% of the vote.
Toney Edwards DemocratElected
64.1%2,626 votes
Pat Book DemocratDefeated
32.4%1,327 votes
Darrel Thaxton DemocratDefeated
3.6%146 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Toney Edwards
Pat Book
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,918 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,181 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,099 votes cast; 60.4% of the 6,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Larisa Holley Field (No party) won with 55.4% of the vote.
Larisa Holley Field No partyElected
55.4%2,218 votes
"Katie" Adams DemocratDefeated
24.3%974 votes
"Mark" Krause No partyDefeated
20.2%809 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larisa Holley Field
"Katie" Adams
"Mark" Krause
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,826 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,175 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,001 votes cast; 60.4% of the 6,960 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
"Ben" Otwell (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.
"Ben" Otwell DemocratElected
58.9%251 votes
Billy Fletcher RepublicanDefeated
41.1%175 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Ben" Otwell
Billy Fletcher
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 301 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
426 votes cast; 58.6% of the 770 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
No one got a majority, so Albert Kaline Patten (Other party) and Jerel Evans (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Albert Kaline Patten Other partyIn runoff
38.9%193 votes
Jerel Evans DemocratIn runoff
37.9%188 votes
Christofer Hattaway RepublicanDefeated
23.2%115 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Albert Kaline Patten
Christofer Hattaway
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 358 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 138 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
496 votes cast; 67.8% of the 760 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
Judia "Judy" Duhon (Democrat) won with 57.5% of the vote.
Judia "Judy" Duhon DemocratElected
57.5%267 votes
David Posey RepublicanDefeated
42.5%197 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Judia "Judy" Duhon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 339 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 125 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
464 votes cast; 60.2% of the 802 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Delores McEntyre (Other party) won with 70.2% of the vote.
Delores McEntyre Other partyElected
70.2%349 votes
"R. J." Bordelon Other partyDefeated
29.8%148 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Delores McEntyre
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 343 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 154 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
497 votes cast; 63.1% of the 816 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Rickie K. Crumpton (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.
Rickie K. Crumpton DemocratElected
51.3%172 votes
Cashuna Mayes DemocratDefeated
31.6%106 votes
"Freddie" Smith Other partyDefeated
17.0%57 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rickie K. Crumpton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 234 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 101 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
335 votes cast; 46.8% of the 769 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
No one got a majority, so Tabitha Barber Gilbert (Democrat) and Debra Jones Hawkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Tabitha Barber Gilbert DemocratIn runoff
36.1%118 votes
Debra Jones Hawkins DemocratIn runoff
34.9%114 votes
Beatrice Cummings DemocratDefeated
29.1%95 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Debra Jones Hawkins
Beatrice Cummings
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 231 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 96 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
327 votes cast; 55.3% of the 662 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 9
Jackie Paulk (Other party) won with 58.7% of the vote.
Jackie Paulk Other partyElected
58.7%291 votes
Terri M. Cotton RepublicanDefeated
41.3%205 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jackie Paulk
Terri M. Cotton
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 412 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 84 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
496 votes cast; 64.5% of the 797 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 Catahoula Parish: Steven E. "Steve" Pylant 48.2%, "Cleve" Womack 51.8%.
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant RepublicanElected
61.1%8,610 votes
"Cleve" Womack RepublicanDefeated
38.9%5,489 votes
By precinct in Catahoula 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,273 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 968 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 Catahoula Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 45.9%, "Jeff" Landry 29.4%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 12.1%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 9.2%.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
"Jeff" Landry
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,574 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,123 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 Catahoula Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 57.7%, "Charlie" Greer 26.3%, Jamie LaBranche 13.4%, 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 Catahoula 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 2,529 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,116 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 Catahoula Parish: "Jim" Donelon 49.7%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 14.7%, Matt Parker 22.8%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 12.8%.
"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 Catahoula 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 2,544 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,102 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 Catahoula Parish: John Bel Edwards 29.9%, David Vitter 26.4%, Scott A. Angelle 25.6%, "Jay" Dardenne 13.1%.
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 Catahoula 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 2,864 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,163 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 Catahoula Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 23.7%, "Billy" Nungesser 22.8%, John Young 39.9%, Elbert Lee Guillory 13.5%.
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 Catahoula 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,655 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,118 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 Catahoula Parish: "Tom" Schedler 68.5%, "Chris" Tyson 31.5%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Catahoula 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 2,520 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,104 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 Catahoula Parish: John Kennedy 77.9%, Jennifer Treadway 22.1%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Kennedy
Jennifer Treadway
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,358 votes cast at the polls in 26 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
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 Catahoula Parish: Gary Jones 64.5%, "Johnny" Fatheree 35.5%.
Gary Jones RepublicanElected
62.3%77,301 votes
"Johnny" Fatheree RepublicanDefeated
37.7%46,863 votes
By precinct in Catahoula Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gary Jones
"Johnny" Fatheree
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,329 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,046 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 Catahoula Parish: Yes 46.4%, No 53.6%.
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 Catahoula Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,292 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,049 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 Catahoula Parish: Yes 48.7%, No 51.3%.
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 Catahoula 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 2,380 votes cast at the polls in 26 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
1,001,262 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 Catahoula Parish: Yes 39.6%, No 60.4%.
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 Catahoula 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 2,366 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,037 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 Catahoula Parish: Yes 49.5%, No 50.5%.
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 Catahoula 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 2,372 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,041 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.