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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Shall Washington Parish Fire Protection District No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of seven and seventy-five hundredths (7.75) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $77,500 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
71.7%114 votes
No
28.3%45 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 117 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
159 votes cast; 14.8% of the 1,088 registered voters in the area turned out.
Fire Protection District No. 1 Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Millage Renewal)
Shall Washington Parish Fire Protection District No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of four and fifty-eight hundredths (4.58) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $45,800 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
71.7%114 votes
No
28.3%45 votes
By precinct in Washington Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 117 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 42 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
159 votes cast; 14.8% of the 1,088 registered voters in the area turned out.
Fire Protection District Number 2 Proposition (Bond)
Fire Protection Dist. Number 2, $400K Bond - BOC - 15 Yrs.
Passed: 62.9% voted yes and 37.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Washington Parish Fire Protection District Number 2, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000), to run not exceeding fifteen (15) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, to be sold at par, premium or discount, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and improving buildings, machinery and equipment, including fire stations, to be used in giving fire protection to the property in the District, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with an estimated 2.70 mills to be levied in the first year of issue to pay said Bonds?
YesApproved
62.9%107 votes
No
37.1%63 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 146 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
170 votes cast; 9.7% of the 1,786 registered voters in the area turned out.
Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District Proposition (Tax Continuation)
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Yes 74.7%, No 25.3%.
What the ballot said
Shall the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of three (3) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $9,550,000 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center and acquiring, maintaining and operating necessary equipment and furnishings for said Center, said tax to be subject to homestead exemption as provided by law?
YesApproved
60.8%17,987 votes
No
39.2%11,617 votes
By precinct in Washington 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 1,576 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 512 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
29,604 votes cast; 8.4% of the 357,105 registered voters in the area turned out.