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Ascension Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 5, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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DSCC Member, 81st Representative District, Office "A"

Sylvia Taylor-Dunn (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Sylvia Taylor-Dunn 74.2%, Cherronna Frank 25.8%.

  • Sylvia Taylor-Dunn DemocratElected

    68.1% 1,141 votes

  • Cherronna Frank DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 534 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sylvia Taylor-Dunn
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 196 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 40 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,675 votes cast; 17.8% of the 12,777 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishSylvia Taylor-DunnCherronna FrankTurnout
Ascension Parish74.2%17525.8%6123.9%
Livingston Parish69.8%36330.2%15714.4%
St. James Parish68.2%29431.8%13719.5%
St. John the Baptist Parish63.3%30936.7%17920.0%

RSCC Member, 2nd Senatorial District, Division A

Brad Joseph Daigle (Republican) won with 65.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Brad Joseph Daigle 53.3%, Charles Carpenter 46.7%.

  • Brad Joseph Daigle RepublicanElected

    65.0% 735 votes

  • Charles Carpenter RepublicanDefeated

    35.0% 396 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Brad Joseph Daigle
Charles Carpenter
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 63 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 27 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,131 votes cast; 39.3% of the 3,469 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBrad Joseph DaigleCharles CarpenterTurnout
Ascension Parish53.3%4846.7%4226.0%
Iberville Parish53.8%13646.2%11735.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish69.9%55130.1%23744.1%

RSCC Member, 18th Senatorial District, Division C

Douglas K. Foster (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Douglas K. Foster RepublicanElected

    56.8% 470 votes

  • "Bob" Reid RepublicanDefeated

    43.2% 358 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Douglas K. Foster
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 686 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 142 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

828 votes cast; 33.6% of the 3,529 registered voters in the area turned out.

RSCC Member, 18th Senatorial District, Division H

Clay Schexnayder (Republican) won with 71.9% of the vote.

  • Clay Schexnayder RepublicanElected

    71.9% 824 votes

  • Philip Goppelt RepublicanDefeated

    28.1% 322 votes

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clay Schexnayder
Philip Goppelt
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 861 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 285 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,146 votes cast; 37.0% of the 3,555 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in Ascension Parish

Democratic presidential primary

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

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Hillary Clinton 71.1%, "Bernie" Sanders 23.3%, Steve Burke 1.6%, John Wolfe 1.2%.

  • 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

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Hillary Clinton
"Bernie" Sanders
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 5,117 votes cast at the polls in 63 precincts. The 821 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Republican presidential primary

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

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Donald J. Trump 40.1%, "Ted" Cruz 42.3%, Marco Rubio 10.4%, John R. Kasich 5.0%.

  • 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

By precinct in Ascension Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
"Ted" Cruz
Marco Rubio
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 7,174 votes cast at the polls in 63 precincts. The 1,242 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

301,241 votes cast; 35.6% of the 830,473 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

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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.