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.
Louise Bond (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.
Louise Bond DemocratElected
60.3%18,278 votes
Madeleine Slaughter No partyDefeated
39.7%12,058 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Louise Bond
Madeleine Slaughter
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 24,399 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,937 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
30,336 votes cast; 32.0% of the 101,544 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District B
Jack Clampit (Republican) won with 52.9% of the vote.
Jack Clampit RepublicanElected
52.9%2,746 votes
"Mack" Calhoun RepublicanDefeated
47.1%2,443 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jack Clampit
"Mack" Calhoun
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,395 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 794 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,189 votes cast; 32.9% of the 16,495 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District
Michael A. "Mike" Walsworth (Republican) won with 62.3% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Michael A. "Mike" Walsworth 65.2%, Vance McAllister 34.8%.
Michael A. "Mike" Walsworth RepublicanElected
62.3%15,891 votes
Vance McAllister RepublicanDefeated
37.7%9,626 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael A. "Mike" Walsworth
Vance McAllister
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,669 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,965 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
25,517 votes cast; 37.5% of the 73,837 registered voters in the area turned out.
James R. "Jim" Fannin (Republican) won with 52.9% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: James R. "Jim" Fannin 47.7%, Stewart Cathey, Jr. 52.3%.
James R. "Jim" Fannin RepublicanElected
52.9%13,430 votes
Stewart Cathey, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
47.1%11,956 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James R. "Jim" Fannin
Stewart Cathey, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,779 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 2,198 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
25,386 votes cast; 38.1% of the 70,941 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 Ouachita Parish: Jack McFarland 82.0%, Philip Lawrence 18.0%.
Jack McFarland RepublicanElected
60.3%7,719 votes
Philip Lawrence DemocratDefeated
39.7%5,091 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jack McFarland
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 445 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 45 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.
State Representative, 17th Representative District
Marcus Hunter (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.
Marcus Hunter DemocratElected
62.0%4,337 votes
Heath Albritton RepublicanDefeated
21.4%1,496 votes
Billye "Goree" Burns DemocratDefeated
16.7%1,166 votes
By precinct in Ouachita Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Marcus Hunter
Heath Albritton
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,719 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 1,280 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,999 votes cast; 27.5% of the 26,954 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Ouachita Parish
Attorney General
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 Ouachita Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 39.7%, "Jeff" Landry 30.2%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 15.6%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 11.9%.
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 25,022 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,990 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 Ouachita Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 58.2%, "Charlie" Greer 30.8%, Jamie LaBranche 8.8%, 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 Ouachita 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 24,295 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,934 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 Ouachita Parish: "Jim" Donelon 37.0%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 16.3%, Matt Parker 31.6%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 15.2%.
"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 Ouachita 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
Matt Parker
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 24,856 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,966 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 Ouachita Parish: John Bel Edwards 38.9%, David Vitter 22.9%, Scott A. Angelle 19.4%, "Jay" Dardenne 16.8%.
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 Ouachita 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 26,082 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 6,065 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 Ouachita Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 31.6%, "Billy" Nungesser 27.5%, John Young 32.9%, Elbert Lee Guillory 8.0%.
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 Ouachita 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 25,002 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,968 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 Ouachita Parish: "Tom" Schedler 64.2%, "Chris" Tyson 35.8%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Ouachita 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 24,156 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,915 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 Ouachita Parish: John Kennedy 78.6%, Jennifer Treadway 21.4%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Ouachita 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 22,569 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,705 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 Ouachita Parish: Gary Jones 63.3%, "Johnny" Fatheree 36.7%.
Gary Jones RepublicanElected
62.3%77,301 votes
"Johnny" Fatheree RepublicanDefeated
37.7%46,863 votes
By precinct in Ouachita 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 22,256 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,523 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 Ouachita Parish: Yes 42.6%, No 57.4%.
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 Ouachita 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 22,565 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,806 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 Ouachita Parish: Yes 48.6%, No 51.4%.
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 Ouachita 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 23,273 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,839 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 Ouachita Parish: Yes 40.4%, No 59.6%.
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 Ouachita 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 23,003 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,787 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 Ouachita Parish: Yes 50.7%, No 49.3%.
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 Ouachita 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 23,117 votes cast at the polls in 84 precincts. The 5,806 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
15% to 25%
25% to 35%
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45% to 55%
55% to 65%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.