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.
Michael B. "Mike" Cazes (Democrat) won with 73.5% of the vote.
Michael B. "Mike" Cazes DemocratElected
73.5%5,787 votes
Troy Anthony Maranto No partyDefeated
26.5%2,088 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael B. "Mike" Cazes
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,984 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,891 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,875 votes cast; 50.1% of the 16,234 registered voters in the area turned out.
Council Member, District 1
Kirk Allain (Democrat) won with 64.9% of the vote.
Kirk Allain DemocratElected
64.9%659 votes
Wilson "Hook" Cazes DemocratDefeated
35.1%356 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kirk Allain
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 851 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 164 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,015 votes cast; 49.1% of the 2,168 registered voters in the area turned out.
Council Member, District 3
Naomi Fair (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.
Naomi Fair DemocratElected
57.2%478 votes
Clayton A. Hebert RepublicanDefeated
42.8%357 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Naomi Fair
Clayton A. Hebert
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 657 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 178 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
835 votes cast; 58.4% of the 1,559 registered voters in the area turned out.
Council Member, District 6
"Phil" Porto, Jr. (Democrat) won with 70.0% of the vote.
"Phil" Porto, Jr. DemocratElected
70.0%402 votes
Doug Wilkinson No partyDefeated
30.0%172 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Phil" Porto, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 409 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 165 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
574 votes cast; 46.5% of the 1,275 registered voters in the area turned out.
Council Member, District 9
Edward G. "Bob" Robertson (Democrat) won with 77.5% of the vote.
Edward G. "Bob" Robertson DemocratElected
77.5%481 votes
Elliot Dogan, Jr. No partyDefeated
22.5%140 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Edward G. "Bob" Robertson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 440 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 181 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
621 votes cast; 40.5% of the 1,724 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District
Troy Brown (Democrat) won with 72.0% of the vote.
This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Troy Brown 68.9%, Eric Weil 18.6%, "Chris" Delpit 12.5%.
Troy Brown DemocratElected
72.0%23,829 votes
Eric Weil No partyDefeated
15.7%5,208 votes
"Chris" Delpit DemocratDefeated
12.3%4,072 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Troy Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,472 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 1,095 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
33,109 votes cast; 51.2% of the 71,825 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 29th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Ronnie Edwards (Democrat) and Edmond Jordan (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Ronnie Edwards 25.1%, Edmond Jordan 50.8%, Vereta T. Lee 14.3%, Daniel Banguel 9.7%.
Ronnie Edwards DemocratIn runoff
36.1%3,733 votes
Edmond Jordan DemocratIn runoff
28.7%2,966 votes
Vereta T. Lee DemocratDefeated
25.1%2,593 votes
Daniel Banguel DemocratDefeated
10.2%1,054 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ronnie Edwards
Edmond Jordan
Vereta T. Lee
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,908 votes cast at the polls in 19 precincts. The 1,069 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,346 votes cast; 41.0% of the 27,535 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 41.4%, "Jeff" Landry 19.5%, Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney 15.2%, Isaac "Ike" Jackson 17.7%.
Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,935 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,871 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 57.8%, "Charlie" Greer 34.4%, Jamie LaBranche 5.1%, 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 West Baton Rouge 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 5,795 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,879 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Jim" Donelon 52.6%, Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee 21.2%, Matt Parker 10.9%, Donald Hodge, Jr. 15.3%.
"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 West Baton Rouge 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 5,837 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,870 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: John Bel Edwards 44.2%, David Vitter 11.6%, Scott A. Angelle 21.4%, "Jay" Dardenne 20.6%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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 6,123 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,898 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 53.5%, "Billy" Nungesser 23.8%, John Young 17.7%, Elbert Lee Guillory 5.0%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,073 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,886 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Tom" Schedler 58.5%, "Chris" Tyson 41.5%.
"Tom" Schedler RepublicanElected
62.2%649,540 votes
"Chris" Tyson DemocratDefeated
37.8%394,587 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge 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 5,824 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,863 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: John Kennedy 84.1%, Jennifer Treadway 15.9%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
80.1%787,677 votes
Jennifer Treadway RepublicanDefeated
19.9%195,791 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
John Kennedy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,544 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,803 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 8
Jada Lewis (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.
This race covers 14 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Jada Lewis 57.2%, Carolyn Hill 42.8%.
Jada Lewis DemocratElected
52.3%64,729 votes
Carolyn Hill DemocratDefeated
47.7%58,992 votes
By precinct in West Baton Rouge Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jada Lewis
Carolyn Hill
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,540 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,776 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
123,721 votes cast; 42.7% of the 341,417 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Yes 51.4%, No 48.6%.
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 West Baton Rouge Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,522 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,827 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Yes 56.4%, No 43.6%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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 5,622 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,837 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Yes 43.4%, No 56.6%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,572 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,834 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Yes 51.0%, No 49.0%.
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 West Baton Rouge 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 5,568 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 1,830 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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