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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Benton Fire District No. 4 Proposition (Millage Renewal)
Benton Fire Dist. No. 4, 20 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 71.1% voted yes and 28.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Benton Fire District No. 4 of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a twenty (20) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $2,949,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2027, inclusive, to provide for capital improvements, equipment purchase, operation and maintenance of fire protection facilities in said District?
YesApproved
71.1%725 votes
No
28.9%295 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 636 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 384 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,020 votes cast; 6.8% of the 15,197 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission Proposition (Millage Renewal)
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 55.8%, No 44.2%.
What the ballot said
Shall the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission (the "Commission"), acting under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and Chapter 37 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the "Act"), and other constitutional and statutory authority, continue to levy a special tax of two and one-half (2-1/2) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of Caddo and Bossier Parishes (the "Port Area"), (an estimated $6,800,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of twenty-five (25) years, commencing with the year 2018, for the purpose of site acquisition and for constructing, acquiring, improving and equipping docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, commercial and industrial facilities and other port, transportation and infrastructure facilities and improvements within the Port Area, as more fully described in the Act, title to which shall be in the public, and for paying the Commission's expenses of administering, maintaining, operating and marketing its facilities in the Port Area?
YesApproved
60.1%14,798 votes
No
39.9%9,833 votes
By precinct in Bossier 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 2,744 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 1,404 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
24,631 votes cast; 10.7% of the 234,123 registered voters in the area turned out.