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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, state boards and courts, and local races in 61 parishes.

Turnout
40.2% of registered voters: 1,165,800 of 2,900,506
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Attorney General

"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected

    56.3% 610,459 votes

  • James D. "Buddy" Caldwell RepublicanDefeated

    43.7% 473,915 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jeff" Landry
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell

1,084,374 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Jeff" LandryJames D. "Buddy" CaldwellTurnout
Acadia Parish65.9%9,62334.1%4,96938.8%
Allen Parish56.5%2,85043.5%2,19439.4%
Ascension Parish52.6%15,62247.4%14,07842.7%
Assumption Parish60.7%3,69339.3%2,39243.6%
Avoyelles Parish55.8%4,67044.2%3,70336.4%
Beauregard Parish59.0%5,49941.0%3,82345.0%
Bienville Parish53.4%2,25946.6%1,97450.9%
Bossier Parish63.3%14,85236.7%8,60436.3%
Caddo Parish53.6%30,21046.4%26,11738.6%
Calcasieu Parish62.8%26,52837.2%15,70635.3%
Caldwell Parish49.6%1,97750.4%2,01163.2%
Cameron Parish67.2%1,54832.8%75746.4%
Catahoula Parish52.1%1,34947.9%1,23940.9%
Claiborne Parish53.9%1,79046.1%1,53041.2%
Concordia Parish52.0%2,05848.0%1,89832.9%
De Soto Parish52.7%3,81247.3%3,42344.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish45.6%51,62154.4%61,49443.0%
East Carroll Parish23.4%43476.6%1,41737.1%
East Feliciana Parish52.8%3,32547.2%2,97448.0%
Evangeline Parish56.2%4,31143.8%3,36438.5%
Franklin Parish48.2%2,30651.8%2,48036.3%
Grant Parish62.6%2,79337.4%1,66936.3%
Iberia Parish71.6%13,94328.4%5,54043.5%
Iberville Parish47.6%4,92252.4%5,40853.1%
Jackson Parish55.0%2,52845.0%2,06947.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish65.0%4,47135.0%2,40334.4%
Jefferson Parish60.6%56,11339.4%36,53937.9%
Lafayette Parish65.5%37,53034.5%19,77940.7%
Lafourche Parish68.0%14,82732.0%6,98440.0%
LaSalle Parish53.6%1,86646.4%1,61842.0%
Lincoln Parish52.5%4,69647.5%4,25135.2%
Livingston Parish59.9%16,57540.1%11,08236.1%
Madison Parish21.7%59578.3%2,15337.6%
Morehouse Parish46.7%2,97553.3%3,40236.6%
Natchitoches Parish48.3%4,27951.7%4,57938.1%
Orleans Parish46.8%37,79553.2%42,96538.7%
Ouachita Parish50.6%17,36449.4%16,98135.4%
Plaquemines Parish59.7%3,39940.3%2,29340.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish52.6%3,78847.4%3,41750.5%
Rapides Parish60.6%16,40339.4%10,66434.4%
Red River Parish55.5%1,22744.5%98439.8%
Richland Parish41.6%3,12758.4%4,38157.6%
Sabine Parish67.3%3,36032.7%1,63435.9%
St. Bernard Parish48.6%5,21251.4%5,50245.9%
St. Charles Parish55.9%8,25444.1%6,51546.6%
St. Helena Parish49.8%2,06750.2%2,08557.0%
St. James Parish51.0%4,25849.0%4,09060.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish52.8%7,62047.2%6,81756.4%
St. Landry Parish57.8%12,04142.2%8,79638.3%
St. Martin Parish72.5%10,21527.5%3,86841.0%
St. Mary Parish68.7%7,93931.3%3,62438.1%
St. Tammany Parish59.8%40,56240.2%27,28444.0%
Tangipahoa Parish54.4%16,69245.6%13,99244.9%
Tensas Parish38.2%61361.8%99042.5%
Terrebonne Parish65.8%13,73934.2%7,14535.3%
Union Parish53.6%3,03446.4%2,63137.3%
Vermilion Parish71.6%8,85128.4%3,50634.5%
Vernon Parish64.2%5,05935.8%2,82034.5%
Washington Parish52.6%5,43347.4%4,88941.1%
Webster Parish60.6%5,60539.4%3,63841.3%
West Baton Rouge Parish48.1%3,63851.9%3,93248.8%
West Carroll Parish44.9%1,01755.1%1,24632.8%
West Feliciana Parish45.2%1,68154.8%2,04053.7%
Winn Parish56.3%2,01643.7%1,56341.6%

Governor

John Bel Edwards (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • John Bel Edwards DemocratElected

    56.1% 646,924 votes

  • David Vitter RepublicanDefeated

    43.9% 505,940 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Bel Edwards
David Vitter

1,152,864 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn Bel EdwardsDavid VitterTurnout
Acadia Parish42.7%6,39557.3%8,59538.8%
Allen Parish54.9%2,91545.1%2,39239.4%
Ascension Parish52.2%15,98947.8%14,61842.7%
Assumption Parish63.9%4,13236.1%2,33243.6%
Avoyelles Parish63.9%5,62636.1%3,17636.4%
Beauregard Parish44.2%4,23755.8%5,34445.0%
Bienville Parish59.0%2,77841.0%1,93350.9%
Bossier Parish37.4%9,25862.6%15,51836.3%
Caddo Parish61.6%38,40638.4%23,89638.6%
Calcasieu Parish58.6%25,58641.4%18,10335.3%
Caldwell Parish38.6%1,58961.4%2,53063.2%
Cameron Parish49.1%1,14450.9%1,18446.4%
Catahoula Parish44.5%1,25155.5%1,56340.9%
Claiborne Parish53.8%1,96546.2%1,69041.2%
Concordia Parish53.5%2,29746.5%1,99632.9%
De Soto Parish53.8%4,25846.2%3,65344.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish67.6%80,60232.4%38,62343.0%
East Carroll Parish66.5%1,28833.5%64837.1%
East Feliciana Parish66.5%4,36933.5%2,19748.0%
Evangeline Parish56.9%4,72043.1%3,57638.5%
Franklin Parish43.3%2,12656.7%2,78036.3%
Grant Parish37.5%1,70262.5%2,84136.3%
Iberia Parish47.9%9,70752.1%10,54543.5%
Iberville Parish72.8%8,11427.2%3,03053.1%
Jackson Parish47.5%2,25652.5%2,49647.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish54.5%3,85745.5%3,22534.4%
Jefferson Parish50.6%49,90249.4%48,63337.9%
Lafayette Parish47.2%27,92652.8%31,29140.7%
Lafourche Parish44.3%9,97655.7%12,52040.0%
LaSalle Parish29.4%1,05470.6%2,53742.0%
Lincoln Parish53.1%4,98546.9%4,40235.2%
Livingston Parish39.7%11,16860.3%16,95036.1%
Madison Parish67.0%1,88933.0%93237.6%
Morehouse Parish56.0%3,75644.0%2,95136.6%
Natchitoches Parish58.4%5,42241.6%3,86038.1%
Orleans Parish86.5%81,90213.5%12,74838.7%
Ouachita Parish49.2%17,57750.8%18,18135.4%
Plaquemines Parish49.2%2,95450.8%3,04840.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish70.0%5,34630.0%2,28950.5%
Rapides Parish52.4%14,86647.6%13,49634.4%
Red River Parish56.4%1,37543.6%1,06339.8%
Richland Parish49.6%3,92850.4%3,98457.6%
Sabine Parish31.4%1,62368.6%3,55235.9%
St. Bernard Parish55.6%6,38844.4%5,10645.9%
St. Charles Parish50.6%7,98149.4%7,79246.6%
St. Helena Parish80.9%3,79619.1%89857.0%
St. James Parish69.9%6,48130.1%2,78960.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish71.1%11,56228.9%4,70056.4%
St. Landry Parish63.4%14,32536.6%8,27938.3%
St. Martin Parish53.6%7,81246.4%6,75841.0%
St. Mary Parish51.0%6,29649.0%6,05038.1%
St. Tammany Parish39.3%27,74460.7%42,80144.0%
Tangipahoa Parish60.3%19,93639.7%13,09844.9%
Tensas Parish63.4%1,06036.6%61142.5%
Terrebonne Parish41.9%9,10058.1%12,60335.3%
Union Parish38.8%2,27061.2%3,57437.3%
Vermilion Parish40.3%5,11659.7%7,59434.5%
Vernon Parish39.2%3,18560.8%4,94134.5%
Washington Parish54.8%6,06745.2%4,99841.1%
Webster Parish52.6%5,28947.4%4,76841.3%
West Baton Rouge Parish66.1%5,21533.9%2,67148.8%
West Carroll Parish35.3%82164.7%1,50632.8%
West Feliciana Parish67.1%2,69532.9%1,32153.7%
Winn Parish42.1%1,56957.9%2,16141.6%

Lieutenant Governor

"Billy" Nungesser (Republican) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected

    55.4% 628,876 votes

  • Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratDefeated

    44.6% 506,640 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Billy" Nungesser
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden

1,135,516 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Billy" NungesserMelvin L. "Kip" HoldenTurnout
Acadia Parish69.2%10,22430.8%4,54838.8%
Allen Parish60.9%3,17039.1%2,03139.4%
Ascension Parish52.4%16,05747.6%14,60442.7%
Assumption Parish47.9%3,05252.1%3,32543.6%
Avoyelles Parish56.1%4,83043.9%3,78636.4%
Beauregard Parish71.8%6,77128.2%2,66245.0%
Bienville Parish46.8%2,10853.2%2,39250.9%
Bossier Parish70.7%17,15329.3%7,11936.3%
Caddo Parish45.1%27,27954.9%33,24938.6%
Calcasieu Parish56.3%24,37043.7%18,90335.3%
Caldwell Parish70.8%2,82629.2%1,16563.2%
Cameron Parish75.2%1,72524.8%57046.4%
Catahoula Parish61.1%1,65638.9%1,05440.9%
Claiborne Parish54.5%1,92645.5%1,60741.2%
Concordia Parish54.3%2,27145.7%1,90932.9%
De Soto Parish53.7%4,11046.3%3,54444.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish35.4%42,03264.6%76,83243.0%
East Carroll Parish41.2%74758.8%1,06737.1%
East Feliciana Parish40.3%2,64059.7%3,91048.0%
Evangeline Parish53.8%4,31546.2%3,69938.5%
Franklin Parish66.8%3,22133.2%1,60236.3%
Grant Parish76.6%3,44223.4%1,05236.3%
Iberia Parish62.0%12,18238.0%7,45543.5%
Iberville Parish32.0%3,56068.0%7,57353.1%
Jackson Parish59.5%2,75840.5%1,87747.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish62.2%4,34137.8%2,63834.4%
Jefferson Parish65.4%63,57534.6%33,64837.9%
Lafayette Parish65.1%38,02734.9%20,39040.7%
Lafourche Parish74.8%16,69825.2%5,62640.0%
LaSalle Parish77.1%2,70722.9%80442.0%
Lincoln Parish57.3%5,30542.7%3,95335.2%
Livingston Parish68.8%19,30731.2%8,74936.1%
Madison Parish43.4%1,17956.6%1,53637.6%
Morehouse Parish51.3%3,35348.7%3,18836.6%
Natchitoches Parish49.6%4,51150.4%4,57538.1%
Orleans Parish27.2%25,14072.8%67,38538.7%
Ouachita Parish58.8%20,66841.2%14,49935.4%
Plaquemines Parish68.0%4,08732.0%1,92240.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish36.6%2,77163.4%4,79550.5%
Rapides Parish59.2%16,54440.8%11,39834.4%
Red River Parish52.3%1,23347.7%1,12339.8%
Richland Parish64.0%4,87536.0%2,74157.6%
Sabine Parish72.6%3,68327.4%1,39035.9%
St. Bernard Parish74.4%8,41525.6%2,89445.9%
St. Charles Parish65.7%10,26134.3%5,36346.6%
St. Helena Parish34.2%1,57965.8%3,03457.0%
St. James Parish45.3%4,14454.7%5,01460.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish42.0%6,58358.0%9,09756.4%
St. Landry Parish45.9%10,04154.1%11,83538.3%
St. Martin Parish62.1%8,82837.9%5,39441.0%
St. Mary Parish54.0%6,59746.0%5,61938.1%
St. Tammany Parish76.5%53,66723.5%16,50644.0%
Tangipahoa Parish61.9%20,02738.1%12,31544.9%
Tensas Parish44.5%72355.5%90042.5%
Terrebonne Parish71.9%15,53028.1%6,06135.3%
Union Parish68.5%3,92231.5%1,80337.3%
Vermilion Parish72.6%9,09927.4%3,42734.5%
Vernon Parish72.5%5,78527.5%2,19434.5%
Washington Parish65.2%7,12534.8%3,80141.1%
Webster Parish54.9%5,40145.1%4,44241.3%
West Baton Rouge Parish37.7%2,96762.3%4,90248.8%
West Carroll Parish77.1%1,73622.9%51532.8%
West Feliciana Parish40.0%1,59760.0%2,39653.7%
Winn Parish66.2%2,42033.8%1,23341.6%

Supreme Court and state boards

BESE, District 4

Tony Davis (Republican) won with 51.2% of the vote.

  • Tony Davis RepublicanElected

    51.2% 63,610 votes

  • Mary Johnson Harris RepublicanDefeated

    48.8% 60,746 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Tony Davis
Mary Johnson Harris
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

124,356 votes cast; 38.6% of the 363,658 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTony DavisMary Johnson HarrisTurnout
Bienville Parish50.1%2,03349.9%2,02450.9%
Bossier Parish47.0%10,76953.0%12,16636.3%
Caddo Parish51.0%27,74849.0%26,68038.6%
De Soto Parish49.8%3,51050.2%3,53344.1%
Natchitoches Parish58.1%5,11641.9%3,68838.1%
Red River Parish51.6%1,10948.4%1,04039.8%
Sabine Parish60.4%2,97139.6%1,95035.9%
Vernon Parish50.4%3,88449.6%3,82934.5%
Webster Parish51.2%4,56048.8%4,33841.3%
Winn Parish56.0%1,91044.0%1,49841.6%

BESE, District 6

Kathy Edmonston (Republican) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Kathy Edmonston RepublicanElected

    56.5% 83,849 votes

  • Jason Engen RepublicanDefeated

    43.5% 64,523 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kathy Edmonston
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

148,372 votes cast; 42.3% of the 380,415 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishKathy EdmonstonJason EngenTurnout
Ascension Parish60.2%14,27039.8%9,44042.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish52.2%32,98047.8%30,20145.5%
Livingston Parish53.2%14,36246.8%12,63136.1%
Tangipahoa Parish63.4%15,69736.6%9,06143.5%
Washington Parish67.2%6,54032.8%3,19041.1%

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (14 races)

DistrictResult
District 29Ronnie Edwards (Democrat) won with 59.1% of the vote.
District 32Dorothy Sue Hill (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
District 34"A. B." Franklin (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.
District 40Dustin Miller (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.
District 45Jean-Paul Coussan (Republican) won with 51.2% of the vote.
District 51Beryl Adams Amedee (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.
District 53Tanner Magee (Republican) won with 60.8% of the vote.
District 63Barbara West Carpenter (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.
District 66"Rick" Edmonds (Republican) won with 52.1% of the vote.
District 69Paula Davis (Republican) won with 55.3% of the vote.
District 72"Robby" Carter (Democrat) won with 63.2% of the vote.
District 99"Jimmy" Harris (Democrat) won with 61.3% of the vote.
District 100John Bagneris (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.
District 103"Ray" Garofalo (Republican) won with 51.9% of the vote.

State Senate (4 races)

DistrictResult
District 7Troy Carter (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.
District 12"Beth" Mizell (Republican) won with 58.0% of the vote.
District 36Ryan Gatti (Republican) won with 50.6% of the vote.
District 38John Milkovich (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

Turnout by parish

Share of registered voters who voted, early or on election day

  • 30% to 40%
  • 40% to 50%
  • 50% to 60%
  • 60% to 70%
  • 70% to 80%