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.
Register to vote by November 12 in person, by mail, or at an OMV office, or by November 21 online.
Early voting: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Friday, December 11 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
How the parish voted for Saturday, March 5, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Statewide and federal races in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Hillary Clinton 76.7%, "Bernie" Sanders 16.1%, Steve Burke 2.0%, John Wolfe 1.6%.
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 Pointe Coupee Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 1,906 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 285 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Donald J. Trump 44.7%, "Ted" Cruz 37.8%, Marco Rubio 11.4%, John R. Kasich 3.7%.
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 Pointe Coupee Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 914 votes cast at the polls in 28 precincts. The 143 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.
Turnout by precinct
The turnout map loads as you scroll to it.
Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day
5% to 15%
15% to 25%
25% to 35%
35% to 45%
45% to 55%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.