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.
Rickey A. Jones (Democrat) won with 61.1% of the vote.
Rickey A. Jones DemocratElected
61.1%1,409 votes
Robert Pearson DemocratDefeated
35.3%814 votes
Miles Jenkins, Sr. DemocratDefeated
3.6%84 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rickey A. Jones
Robert Pearson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,277 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 1,030 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,307 votes cast; 59.5% of the 4,001 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
Christina "Christy" Lee (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.
Christina "Christy" Lee DemocratElected
52.8%1,209 votes
Ernest Sikes DemocratDefeated
26.0%596 votes
Michelle Ezell DemocratDefeated
15.9%364 votes
Linda McConnell Harwell DemocratDefeated
5.3%121 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Christina "Christy" Lee
Ernest Sikes
Michelle Ezell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,266 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 1,024 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,290 votes cast; 59.5% of the 4,001 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
Larry W. Foster (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
Larry W. Foster DemocratElected
55.2%155 votes
Emmett L. Adams, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
23.5%66 votes
Jeraldine London DemocratDefeated
21.4%60 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Larry W. Foster
Jeraldine London
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 184 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 97 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
281 votes cast; 58.0% of the 519 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Thomas Crigler (Republican) and John D. "Bubba" Wynn (Republican) went to a runoff.
Thomas Crigler RepublicanIn runoff
36.7%166 votes
John D. "Bubba" Wynn RepublicanIn runoff
24.8%112 votes
Jane M. Netterville No partyDefeated
22.8%103 votes
Steve Cardin RepublicanDefeated
15.7%71 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Thomas Crigler
Jane M. Netterville
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 193 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 259 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
452 votes cast; 69.1% of the 674 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
William Trevillion (Democrat) won with 73.9% of the vote.
William Trevillion DemocratElected
73.9%241 votes
Glynis Watson Cephus DemocratDefeated
26.1%85 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
William Trevillion
Glynis Watson Cephus
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 170 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 156 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
326 votes cast; 62.6% of the 548 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Roderick "Rod" Webb (Democrat) won with 80.7% of the vote.
Roderick "Rod" Webb DemocratElected
80.7%247 votes
Anthony "Tony" Britton DemocratDefeated
19.3%59 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Roderick "Rod" Webb
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 185 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
306 votes cast; 52.5% of the 617 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
Bubba Rushing (Democrat) won with 60.4% of the vote.
Bubba Rushing DemocratElected
60.4%195 votes
Carl Frank Olds, Sr. DemocratDefeated
39.6%128 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bubba Rushing
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 175 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 148 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
323 votes cast; 65.4% of the 515 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
No one got a majority, so Jamie "Lil Stump" Davis (Democrat) and Robert Clark (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jamie "Lil Stump" Davis DemocratIn runoff
44.7%156 votes
Robert Clark DemocratIn runoff
30.1%105 votes
Woodrow W. Wiley, Jr. DemocratDefeated
25.2%88 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jamie "Lil Stump" Davis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 175 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
349 votes cast; 60.6% of the 604 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 Tensas Parish: Steven E. "Steve" Pylant 57.4%, "Cleve" Womack 42.6%.
Steven E. "Steve" Pylant RepublicanElected
61.1%8,610 votes
"Cleve" Womack RepublicanDefeated
38.9%5,489 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 86 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 22 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 Tensas Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 51.7%, "Jeff" Landry 16.6%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 14.9%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 15.6%.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,138 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 989 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 Tensas Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 49.0%, "Charlie" Greer 40.2%, Jamie LaBranche 8.4%, Adrian "Ace" Juttner 2.4%.
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 Tensas 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 1,093 votes cast at the polls in 16 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
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 Tensas Parish: "Jim" Donelon 46.2%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 18.3%, Matt Parker 11.2%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 24.4%.
"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 Tensas 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 1,114 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 972 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 Tensas Parish: John Bel Edwards 41.2%, David Vitter 14.2%, Scott A. Angelle 25.3%, "Jay" Dardenne 12.1%.
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 Tensas 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
Scott A. Angelle
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,240 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 1,001 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 Tensas Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 40.5%, "Billy" Nungesser 25.4%, John Young 24.3%, Elbert Lee Guillory 9.8%.
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 Tensas 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 1,155 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 965 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 Tensas Parish: "Tom" Schedler 54.9%, "Chris" Tyson 45.1%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 1,082 votes cast at the polls in 16 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
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 Tensas Parish: John Kennedy 82.5%, Jennifer Treadway 17.5%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
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Over 60%
John Kennedy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 975 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 922 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 Tensas Parish: Gary Jones 67.0%, "Johnny" Fatheree 33.0%.
Gary Jones RepublicanElected
62.3%77,301 votes
"Johnny" Fatheree RepublicanDefeated
37.7%46,863 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 955 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 851 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 50.9%, No 49.1%.
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 Tensas 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 990 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 912 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 50.0%, No 50.0%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,036 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 914 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 45.3%, No 54.7%.
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 Tensas 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 1,032 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 902 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 53.9%, No 46.1%.
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 Tensas Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,038 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 906 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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