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.
David Anthony (No party) won with 51.6% of the vote.
David Anthony No partyElected
51.6%979 votes
Aubrey L. Posey DemocratDefeated
48.4%918 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
David Anthony
Aubrey L. Posey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,374 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 523 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,897 votes cast; 45.9% of the 4,245 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 12th Senatorial District
"Beth" Mizell (Republican) won with 58.0% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: "Beth" Mizell 50.9%, "Mickey" Murphy 49.1%.
"Beth" Mizell RepublicanElected
58.0%19,404 votes
"Mickey" Murphy DemocratDefeated
42.0%14,033 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Beth" Mizell
"Mickey" Murphy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 7,626 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,328 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
33,437 votes cast; 46.6% of the 74,493 registered voters in the area turned out.
"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 56.3% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: "Jeff" Landry 52.6%, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 47.4%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
56.3%610,459 votes
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell RepublicanDefeated
43.7%473,915 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 7,139 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,183 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 Washington Parish: John Bel Edwards 54.8%, David Vitter 45.2%.
John Bel Edwards DemocratElected
56.1%646,924 votes
David Vitter RepublicanDefeated
43.9%505,940 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 7,707 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,358 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 Washington Parish: "Billy" Nungesser 65.2%, Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 34.8%.
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected
55.4%628,876 votes
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratDefeated
44.6%506,640 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 7,602 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,324 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.
BESE, District 6
Kathy Edmonston (Republican) won with 56.5% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Kathy Edmonston 67.2%, Jason Engen 32.8%.
Kathy Edmonston RepublicanElected
56.5%83,849 votes
Jason Engen RepublicanDefeated
43.5%64,523 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kathy Edmonston
Jason Engen
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,702 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,028 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
148,372 votes cast; 42.3% of the 380,415 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District Proposition (Tax Renewal)
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Yes 36.6%, No 63.4%.
What the ballot said
Shall the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District (the "District"), levy a special tax of three (3) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $9,550,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center and acquiring, maintaining and operating necessary equipment and furnishings for said Center, said tax to be subject to homestead exemption as provided by law?
Yes
39.3%50,190 votes
NoDefeated
60.7%77,647 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 5,620 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 3,187 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
127,837 votes cast; 42.5% of the 351,826 registered voters in the area turned out.