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Morehouse 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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Party committees

DSCC Member, 16th Representative District, Office "B"

Terry Matthews (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Terry Matthews 84.4%, Ronnie L. Traylor 15.6%.

  • Terry Matthews DemocratElected

    53.5% 1,860 votes

  • Ronnie L. Traylor DemocratDefeated

    46.5% 1,618 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Terry Matthews
Ronnie L. Traylor
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 802 votes cast at the polls in 22 precincts. The 297 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,478 votes cast; 28.5% of the 15,626 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTerry MatthewsRonnie L. TraylorTurnout
Morehouse Parish84.4%92815.6%17121.4%
Ouachita Parish39.2%93260.8%1,44733.1%

RSCC Member, 34th Senatorial District, Division B

Caleb McDonald (Republican) won with 59.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Caleb McDonald 69.0%, A.J. "Skip" Caissie, Jr. 31.0%.

  • Caleb McDonald RepublicanElected

    59.6% 535 votes

  • A.J. "Skip" Caissie, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    40.4% 363 votes

By precinct in Morehouse Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Caleb McDonald
A.J. "Skip" Caissie, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 128 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 69 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

898 votes cast; 31.3% of the 4,048 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCaleb McDonaldA.J. "Skip" Caissie, Jr.Turnout
Morehouse Parish69.0%13631.0%6133.2%
Ouachita Parish48.8%11951.2%12533.2%
Richland Parish61.3%28038.7%17729.7%

Statewide and federal races in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Hillary Clinton 78.8%, "Bernie" Sanders 15.5%, Steve Burke 1.1%, John Wolfe 1.1%.

  • 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 Morehouse 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 1,479 votes cast at the polls in 43 precincts. The 441 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 Morehouse Parish: Donald J. Trump 47.8%, "Ted" Cruz 35.1%, Marco Rubio 8.1%, John R. Kasich 4.1%.

  • 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 Morehouse 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
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,147 votes cast at the polls in 43 precincts. The 474 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.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Tax Continuation)

PW Tax Continuation, .57 Mill (.07 Increase) - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 55.5% voted yes and 44.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Morehouse, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), acting under the authority of La. R.S. 3:301, continue to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of fifty-seven hundredths of one (0.57) mill, on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $78,980 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of improving, operating, maintaining and equipping the Morehouse Parish Extension Office of the LSU Agricultural Center, including 4-H youth programs and all other educational programs, said tax to represent a seven hundredths of one mill (0.07 mill) increase over the 0.50 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on October 20, 2007, such increase having been effective beginning in 2012 due to reappraisal?

  • YesApproved

    55.5% 1,997 votes

  • No

    44.5% 1,603 votes

By precinct in Morehouse 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 2,622 votes cast at the polls in 43 precincts. The 978 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,600 votes cast; 21.8% of the 18,628 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.