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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.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, and local races in 50 parishes.

Federal election
President
Turnout
24.5% of registered voters: 327,296 of 1,336,809
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

President

Democratic presidential primary

Hillary Clinton (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.

  • Hillary Clinton DemocratElected

    71.1% 221,733 votes

  • "Bernie" Sanders DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 72,276 votes

  • Steve Burke DemocratDefeated

    1.5% 4,785 votes

  • John Wolfe DemocratDefeated

    1.4% 4,512 votes

6 other candidates: 2.7% together
Martin J. O'Malley Democrat0.8%2,550
Willie L. Wilson Democrat0.5%1,423
Keith Judd Democrat0.4%1,357
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Democrat0.4%1,341
Michael A. Steinberg Democrat0.3%993
Henry Hewes Democrat0.3%806

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hillary Clinton
"Bernie" Sanders

311,776 votes cast; 24.5% of the 1,336,809 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishHillary Clinton53.8%21.6%
Allen ParishHillary Clinton55.1%14.2%
Ascension ParishHillary Clinton71.1%21.6%
Assumption ParishHillary Clinton71.4%17.2%
Avoyelles ParishHillary Clinton64.0%14.1%
Beauregard ParishHillary Clinton53.5%20.5%
Bienville ParishHillary Clinton76.9%27.1%
Bossier ParishHillary Clinton66.5%21.8%
Caddo ParishHillary Clinton79.8%26.6%
Calcasieu ParishHillary Clinton65.7%18.9%
Caldwell ParishHillary Clinton57.9%18.0%
Cameron Parish"Bernie" Sanders40.1%15.4%
Catahoula ParishHillary Clinton60.6%23.1%
Claiborne ParishHillary Clinton76.3%23.2%
Concordia ParishHillary Clinton76.7%40.6%
De Soto ParishHillary Clinton77.1%22.1%
East Baton Rouge ParishHillary Clinton78.4%31.5%
East Carroll ParishHillary Clinton88.0%16.0%
East Feliciana ParishHillary Clinton77.6%35.2%
Evangeline ParishHillary Clinton63.1%18.5%
Franklin ParishHillary Clinton65.5%15.6%
Grant ParishHillary Clinton48.6%17.5%
Iberia ParishHillary Clinton66.4%15.7%
Iberville ParishHillary Clinton69.6%41.9%
Jackson ParishHillary Clinton65.9%31.2%
Jefferson Davis ParishHillary Clinton56.0%14.4%
Jefferson ParishHillary Clinton67.7%24.6%
Lafayette ParishHillary Clinton59.7%19.4%
Lafourche ParishHillary Clinton50.5%21.4%
LaSalle Parish"Bernie" Sanders40.8%14.8%
Lincoln ParishHillary Clinton75.3%20.5%
Livingston ParishHillary Clinton45.4%17.0%
Madison ParishHillary Clinton82.3%19.3%
Morehouse ParishHillary Clinton78.8%21.4%
Natchitoches ParishHillary Clinton68.1%33.8%
Orleans ParishHillary Clinton74.7%34.7%
Ouachita ParishHillary Clinton78.6%29.4%
Plaquemines ParishHillary Clinton71.6%15.0%
Pointe Coupee ParishHillary Clinton76.7%23.7%
Rapides ParishHillary Clinton71.3%19.4%
Red River ParishHillary Clinton75.3%21.5%
Richland ParishHillary Clinton76.1%14.9%
Sabine ParishHillary Clinton49.9%13.1%
St. Bernard ParishHillary Clinton62.3%15.2%
St. Charles ParishHillary Clinton69.2%23.4%
St. Helena ParishHillary Clinton83.8%31.0%
St. James ParishHillary Clinton82.2%23.5%
St. John the Baptist ParishHillary Clinton84.8%25.1%
St. Landry ParishHillary Clinton74.1%19.6%
St. Martin ParishHillary Clinton66.5%16.6%
St. Mary ParishHillary Clinton72.9%18.2%
St. Tammany ParishHillary Clinton57.2%26.5%
Tangipahoa ParishHillary Clinton65.7%21.4%
Tensas ParishHillary Clinton82.8%23.2%
Terrebonne ParishHillary Clinton66.7%17.7%
Union ParishHillary Clinton68.7%18.0%
Vermilion ParishHillary Clinton54.0%11.7%
Vernon ParishHillary Clinton49.4%15.2%
Washington ParishHillary Clinton69.3%17.6%
Webster ParishHillary Clinton74.8%22.6%
West Baton Rouge ParishHillary Clinton73.4%36.0%
West Carroll ParishHillary Clinton49.0%12.5%
West Feliciana ParishHillary Clinton80.1%32.7%
Winn ParishHillary Clinton63.5%19.8%

Republican presidential primary

Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 41.4% of the vote.

  • Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected

    41.4% 124,854 votes

  • "Ted" Cruz RepublicanDefeated

    37.8% 113,968 votes

  • Marco Rubio RepublicanDefeated

    11.2% 33,813 votes

  • John R. Kasich RepublicanDefeated

    6.4% 19,359 votes

10 other candidates: 3.1% together
"Ben" Carson Republican1.5%4,544
"Jeb" Bush Republican0.7%2,145
"Rand" Paul Republican0.2%670
"Mike" Huckabee Republican0.2%645
"Chris" Christie Republican0.1%401
"Carly" Fiorina Republican0.1%243
Timothy "Tim" Cook Republican0.1%219
"Rick" Santorum Republican0.1%180
Lindsey Graham Republican0.1%152
Peter Messina Republican0.0%48

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
"Ted" Cruz

301,241 votes cast; 35.6% of the 830,473 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishDonald J. Trump44.5%34.2%
Allen Parish"Ted" Cruz50.1%33.3%
Ascension Parish"Ted" Cruz42.3%33.9%
Assumption ParishDonald J. Trump49.3%26.8%
Avoyelles ParishDonald J. Trump56.7%29.9%
Beauregard Parish"Ted" Cruz46.3%38.2%
Bienville Parish"Ted" Cruz47.4%41.5%
Bossier Parish"Ted" Cruz45.4%36.6%
Caddo Parish"Ted" Cruz43.9%36.5%
Calcasieu Parish"Ted" Cruz45.2%33.8%
Caldwell ParishDonald J. Trump44.3%31.6%
Cameron ParishDonald J. Trump46.4%33.5%
Catahoula ParishDonald J. Trump45.7%34.6%
Claiborne ParishDonald J. Trump41.8%39.3%
Concordia ParishDonald J. Trump48.7%43.9%
De Soto Parish"Ted" Cruz46.4%38.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish"Ted" Cruz41.3%38.3%
East Carroll ParishDonald J. Trump50.0%33.3%
East Feliciana ParishDonald J. Trump43.7%43.3%
Evangeline ParishDonald J. Trump47.2%30.3%
Franklin ParishDonald J. Trump44.6%32.6%
Grant ParishDonald J. Trump43.7%36.0%
Iberia ParishDonald J. Trump44.4%34.6%
Iberville ParishDonald J. Trump49.1%51.5%
Jackson Parish"Ted" Cruz47.5%42.1%
Jefferson Davis ParishDonald J. Trump39.8%28.8%
Jefferson ParishDonald J. Trump46.0%36.8%
Lafayette ParishDonald J. Trump40.7%32.4%
Lafourche ParishDonald J. Trump46.8%37.1%
LaSalle ParishDonald J. Trump43.9%38.6%
Lincoln Parish"Ted" Cruz44.8%35.6%
Livingston ParishDonald J. Trump44.5%33.6%
Madison ParishDonald J. Trump57.8%34.6%
Morehouse ParishDonald J. Trump47.8%34.1%
Natchitoches ParishDonald J. Trump38.5%44.7%
Orleans ParishDonald J. Trump31.4%33.4%
Ouachita Parish"Ted" Cruz39.5%35.6%
Plaquemines ParishDonald J. Trump53.6%27.3%
Pointe Coupee ParishDonald J. Trump44.7%35.5%
Rapides Parish"Ted" Cruz42.2%32.9%
Red River Parish"Ted" Cruz49.1%37.1%
Richland ParishDonald J. Trump47.0%29.0%
Sabine Parish"Ted" Cruz42.6%37.2%
St. Bernard ParishDonald J. Trump65.5%25.1%
St. Charles ParishDonald J. Trump46.6%35.3%
St. Helena ParishDonald J. Trump48.9%39.4%
St. James ParishDonald J. Trump46.5%27.5%
St. John the Baptist ParishDonald J. Trump47.7%29.2%
St. Landry ParishDonald J. Trump46.4%30.8%
St. Martin ParishDonald J. Trump52.0%34.4%
St. Mary ParishDonald J. Trump53.4%35.1%
St. Tammany ParishDonald J. Trump42.6%40.1%
Tangipahoa ParishDonald J. Trump48.1%34.8%
Tensas ParishDonald J. Trump42.5%33.0%
Terrebonne ParishDonald J. Trump50.2%33.9%
Union ParishDonald J. Trump44.4%33.2%
Vermilion ParishDonald J. Trump47.1%30.5%
Vernon ParishDonald J. Trump43.3%32.4%
Washington ParishDonald J. Trump49.4%35.0%
Webster Parish"Ted" Cruz45.9%37.5%
West Baton Rouge ParishDonald J. Trump45.1%41.0%
West Carroll Parish"Ted" Cruz43.1%29.6%
West Feliciana ParishDonald J. Trump41.8%37.7%
Winn ParishDonald J. Trump42.9%36.9%

Turnout by parish

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

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