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, November 21, 2015, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel DemocratElected
52.1%4,832 votes
Peter "Pete" Dufresne DemocratDefeated
47.9%4,438 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Timothy "Timmy" Roussel
Peter "Pete" Dufresne
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,457 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 2,813 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,270 votes cast; 60.2% of the 15,625 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 3
Ryan Louque (No party) won with 66.1% of the vote.
Ryan Louque No partyElected
66.1%886 votes
Terry McCreary DemocratDefeated
33.9%455 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ryan Louque
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,050 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 291 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,341 votes cast; 66.0% of the 2,034 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 4
Ralph A. Patin (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.
Ralph A. Patin DemocratElected
65.1%777 votes
Timothy "Droopy" Bourgeois DemocratDefeated
34.9%416 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ralph A. Patin
Timothy "Droopy" Bourgeois
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 885 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 308 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,193 votes cast; 55.6% of the 2,225 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 7
"Eddie" Kraemer (No party) won with 50.0% of the vote.
"Eddie" Kraemer No partyElected
50.0%752 votes
Donald J. Nash DemocratDefeated
50.0%751 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Eddie" Kraemer
Donald J. Nash
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 843 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 660 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,503 votes cast; 66.3% of the 2,294 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in St. James Parish
Attorney General
"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Jeff" Landry 51.0%, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 49.0%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
56.3%610,459 votes
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell RepublicanDefeated
43.7%473,915 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jeff" Landry
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,797 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 2,551 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,084,374 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 registered voters in the area turned out.
Governor
John Bel Edwards (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: John Bel Edwards 69.9%, David Vitter 30.1%.
John Bel Edwards DemocratElected
56.1%646,924 votes
David Vitter RepublicanDefeated
43.9%505,940 votes
By precinct in St. James 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,448 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 2,822 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,152,864 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 registered voters in the area turned out.
Lieutenant Governor
"Billy" Nungesser (Republican) won with 55.4% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: "Billy" Nungesser 45.3%, Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 54.7%.
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected
55.4%628,876 votes
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratDefeated
44.6%506,640 votes
By precinct in St. James Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Billy" Nungesser
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,370 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 2,788 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,135,516 votes cast; 40.2% of the 2,900,506 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
40% to 50%
50% to 60%
60% to 70%
70% to 80%
80% to 90%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.