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.
William Earl Hilton (Democrat) won with 74.9% of the vote.
William Earl Hilton DemocratElected
74.9%20,768 votes
Robert Dukes RepublicanDefeated
16.3%4,513 votes
William "Billy" Burns, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
5.1%1,406 votes
Roy A. "Bubba" James, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
3.7%1,025 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
William Earl Hilton
Robert Dukes
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 22,783 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,929 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
27,712 votes cast; 34.8% of the 83,087 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District D
Theodore Fountaine, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.7% of the vote.
Theodore Fountaine, Jr. DemocratElected
66.7%1,438 votes
Angelina Iles DemocratDefeated
33.3%717 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Theodore Fountaine, Jr.
Angelina Iles
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,732 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 423 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,155 votes cast; 28.2% of the 8,352 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District E
Richard G. Vanderlick (Republican) won with 51.5% of the vote.
Richard G. Vanderlick RepublicanElected
51.5%1,648 votes
James P. Marien RepublicanDefeated
48.5%1,549 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard G. Vanderlick
James P. Marien
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,667 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 530 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,197 votes cast; 39.4% of the 8,934 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District G
Sean McGlothlin (Other party) won with 58.2% of the vote.
Sean McGlothlin Other partyElected
58.2%2,185 votes
Mark Atwood RepublicanDefeated
41.8%1,569 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sean McGlothlin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,831 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 923 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,754 votes cast; 39.5% of the 9,866 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 Rapides Parish: Jay Luneau 61.1%, Joshua Joy Dara, Sr. 38.9%.
Jay Luneau DemocratElected
59.3%13,462 votes
Joshua Joy Dara, Sr. RepublicanDefeated
40.7%9,225 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jay Luneau
Joshua Joy Dara, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,039 votes cast at the polls in 45 precincts. The 2,005 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.
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 Rapides Parish: James R. "Jim" Fannin 50.8%, Stewart Cathey, Jr. 49.2%.
James R. "Jim" Fannin RepublicanElected
52.9%13,430 votes
Stewart Cathey, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
47.1%11,956 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 2,025 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 411 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, 27th Representative District
"Chris" Hazel (Republican) won with 64.9% of the vote.
"Chris" Hazel RepublicanElected
64.9%6,342 votes
Christopher Dean "Chris" Tyler RepublicanDefeated
35.1%3,425 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Chris" Hazel
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,217 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 1,550 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,767 votes cast; 35.1% of the 28,974 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 36.1%, "Jeff" Landry 34.5%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 17.0%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 9.6%.
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 22,584 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,877 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 Rapides Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 58.2%, "Charlie" Greer 31.2%, Jamie LaBranche 8.4%, 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 Rapides 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 21,941 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,843 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 Rapides Parish: "Jim" Donelon 55.1%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 17.6%, Matt Parker 14.9%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 12.4%.
"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 Rapides 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 22,281 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,858 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 Rapides Parish: John Bel Edwards 35.3%, David Vitter 22.1%, Scott A. Angelle 16.1%, "Jay" Dardenne 23.8%.
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 Rapides 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 23,560 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,942 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 Rapides Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 29.9%, "Billy" Nungesser 29.5%, John Young 31.1%, Elbert Lee Guillory 9.5%.
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 Rapides 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 22,731 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,866 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 Rapides Parish: "Tom" Schedler 61.5%, "Chris" Tyson 38.5%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 22,143 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,825 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 Rapides Parish: John Kennedy 80.5%, Jennifer Treadway 19.5%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 20,237 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,639 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 Rapides Parish: Gary Jones 62.0%, "Johnny" Fatheree 38.0%.
Gary Jones RepublicanElected
62.3%77,301 votes
"Johnny" Fatheree RepublicanDefeated
37.7%46,863 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 20,664 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,567 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 Rapides Parish: Yes 44.3%, No 55.7%.
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 Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 20,740 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,710 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 Rapides Parish: Yes 44.7%, No 55.3%.
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 Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 21,170 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,763 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 Rapides Parish: Yes 38.9%, No 61.1%.
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 Rapides 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 20,982 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,739 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 Rapides Parish: Yes 48.1%, No 51.9%.
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 Rapides 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 21,088 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 4,755 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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