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.
Statewide and federal races in West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish: "Jeff" Landry 44.9%, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 55.1%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
56.3%610,459 votes
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell RepublicanDefeated
43.7%473,915 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 1,497 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 766 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 West Carroll Parish: John Bel Edwards 35.3%, David Vitter 64.7%.
John Bel Edwards DemocratElected
56.1%646,924 votes
David Vitter RepublicanDefeated
43.9%505,940 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 1,557 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 770 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 West Carroll Parish: "Billy" Nungesser 77.1%, Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 22.9%.
"Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected
55.4%628,876 votes
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratDefeated
44.6%506,640 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 1,483 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 768 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.
Shall the Parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of law, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), for a period of ten (10) years from January 1, 2017, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $620,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the costs of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used to provide fire protection in the eight (8) fire protection districts in the Parish through the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of equipment, property and facilities to be used in providing fire protection, including payment of related personnel costs, costs of training and obtaining water for fire protection purposes and payment of debt service on debt obligations issued for such purposes?
YesApproved
72.2%1,539 votes
No
27.8%593 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 1,372 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 760 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,132 votes cast; 32.8% of the 7,234 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall the Parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of law, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), for a period of ten (10) years from January 1, 2017, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $620,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be used for the purpose of providing ambulance service to the public, including acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating facilities and equipment required in connection therewith and paying related personnel costs?
YesApproved
72.6%1,546 votes
No
27.4%584 votes
By precinct in West Carroll 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 1,371 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 759 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,130 votes cast; 32.8% of the 7,234 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
20% to 25%
25% to 30%
30% to 35%
35% to 40%
40% to 45%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.