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Cameron Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 9, 2016. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Ambulance Service District No. 2 Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Ambulance Service Dist. No. 2, 14.00 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 85.3% voted yes and 14.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Ambulance Service District No. 2 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, continue to levy and collect for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2017, a tax of fourteen (14.00) mills on the dollar of all property subject to taxation in the District with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $2,211,411 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing ambulance service within and for the District?

  • YesApproved

    85.3% 617 votes

  • No

    14.7% 106 votes

By precinct in Cameron 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 549 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 174 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

723 votes cast; 20.1% of the 3,654 registered voters in the area turned out.

Gravity Drainage District No. 5 Proposition (Maintenance Millage Continuation)

Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 5, 6.21 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 85.1% voted yes and 14.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a tax of 6.21 mills on all property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $203,303 for one entire year, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining said District's drainage systems constituting works of public improvement, title to which shall be in the public, said tax to represent a sixty-eight hundredths (0.68) mill increase over the 5.53 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on May 5, 2007, such increase having been effective beginning in 2012 due to reappraisal?

  • YesApproved

    85.1% 86 votes

  • No

    14.9% 15 votes

By precinct in Cameron 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 81 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 20 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

101 votes cast; 34.7% of the 294 registered voters in the area turned out.

Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Bond)

Hackberry Fire Protection Dist. No. 1, $1M Bond - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 91.5% voted yes and 8.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,000,000 for a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding five (5%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and improving, buildings, machinery and equipment, including both real and personal property, and purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment to be used in giving fire protection to the property within the District, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest, with the estimated millage rate to be 3.18 mills in the first year of issue?

  • YesApproved

    91.5% 161 votes

  • No

    8.5% 15 votes

By precinct in Cameron Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 132 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 44 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

176 votes cast; 20.2% of the 895 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Tax Continuation)

PW Prop. No. 1, 10.50 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 73.2% voted yes and 26.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $2,636,432 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish, said tax to represent a fifty hundredths (0.50) mill increase over the 10 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on March 31, 2007, such increase having been effective beginning in 2014 due to reappraisal?

  • YesApproved

    73.2% 804 votes

  • No

    26.8% 295 votes

By precinct in Cameron 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 811 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 288 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,099 votes cast; 21.6% of the 5,143 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Tax Continuation)

PW Prop. No. 2, 10.50 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 73.0% voted yes and 27.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $2,636,432 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish, said tax to represent a fifty hundredths (0.50) mill increase over the 10 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on March 31, 2007, such increase having been effective beginning in 2014 due to reappraisal?

  • YesApproved

    73.0% 799 votes

  • No

    27.0% 296 votes

By precinct in Cameron Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 809 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 286 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,095 votes cast; 21.6% of the 5,143 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.