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, March 5, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Rhonda E. Guidroz (Democrat) won with 75.5% of the vote.
Rhonda E. Guidroz DemocratElected
75.5%827 votes
Altrio "Al" Holden Other partyDefeated
24.5%268 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rhonda E. Guidroz
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 670 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 425 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,095 votes cast; 43.7% of the 2,641 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Natchitoches
Mayor, City of Natchitoches
Lee E. Posey (Other party) won with 76.1% of the vote.
Lee E. Posey Other partyElected
76.1%2,577 votes
Jackson Jones DemocratDefeated
15.1%511 votes
Jeremy "JW" Odom No partyDefeated
8.8%298 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Lee E. Posey
Jeremy "JW" Odom
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,150 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,236 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,386 votes cast; 32.5% of the 11,016 registered voters in the area turned out.
Councilman, District 3, City of Natchitoches
Sylvia Morrow (Democrat) won with 66.5% of the vote.
Sylvia Morrow DemocratElected
66.5%272 votes
James W. Scarborough DemocratDefeated
29.8%122 votes
Carl Douglas Sias DemocratDefeated
3.7%15 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sylvia Morrow
James W. Scarborough
Carl Douglas Sias
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 283 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 126 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
409 votes cast; 22.6% of the 1,972 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Clarence
Mayor, Village of Clarence
No one got a majority, so Tommy Evans (Democrat) and William Phillips (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Tommy Evans DemocratIn runoff
50.0%97 votes
William Phillips DemocratIn runoff
39.2%76 votes
Leslie Oglesby RepublicanDefeated
10.8%21 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Tommy Evans
Leslie Oglesby
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 153 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
194 votes cast; 58.1% of the 346 registered voters in the area turned out.
Chief of Police, Village of Clarence
Earther Hall (No party) won with 73.8% of the vote.
Earther Hall No partyElected
73.8%138 votes
Mack Lewis DemocratDefeated
26.2%49 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Earther Hall
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 147 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.
Results by precinct
187 votes cast; 58.1% of the 346 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Hillary Clinton 68.1%, "Bernie" Sanders 22.6%, Steve Burke 2.1%, John Wolfe 2.3%.
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 Democrat
0.8%
2,550
Willie L. Wilson Democrat
0.5%
1,423
Keith Judd Democrat
0.4%
1,357
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Democrat
0.4%
1,341
Michael A. Steinberg Democrat
0.3%
993
Henry Hewes Democrat
0.3%
806
By precinct in Natchitoches 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 2,647 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 1,089 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
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 Natchitoches Parish: Donald J. Trump 38.5%, "Ted" Cruz 37.8%, Marco Rubio 12.1%, John R. Kasich 5.1%.
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 Republican
1.5%
4,544
"Jeb" Bush Republican
0.7%
2,145
"Rand" Paul Republican
0.2%
670
"Mike" Huckabee Republican
0.2%
645
"Chris" Christie Republican
0.1%
401
"Carly" Fiorina Republican
0.1%
243
Timothy "Tim" Cook Republican
0.1%
219
"Rick" Santorum Republican
0.1%
180
Lindsey Graham Republican
0.1%
152
Peter Messina Republican
0.0%
48
By precinct in Natchitoches 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 1,962 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 807 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
301,241 votes cast; 35.6% of the 830,473 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Law Enforcement District Proposition (Sales Tax Renewal)
PW Law Enforcement District, 1/2% S&U - Sheriff - Perp.
Passed: 72.6% voted yes and 27.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), in perpetuity commencing October 1, 2016, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District (an estimated $2,920,000 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 dedicated and used to meet the increased costs and expenses for critical operations of the Sheriff's Office?
YesApproved
72.6%5,377 votes
No
27.4%2,028 votes
By precinct in Natchitoches 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 5,155 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 2,250 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,405 votes cast; 32.1% of the 24,762 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
5% to 20%
20% to 35%
35% to 50%
50% to 65%
65% to 80%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.