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Assumption Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, November 8, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Statewide and federal races in Assumption Parish

President

Donald Trump, Michael Pence (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Donald Trump, Michael Pence 61.6%, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Kaine 36.1%, Gary Johnson, Bill Weld Libertarian 1.2%, Jill Stein, Ajamu Baraka Green 0.4%.

  • Donald Trump, Michael Pence RepublicanElected

    58.1% 1,178,638 votes

  • Hillary Clinton, Timothy Kaine DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 780,154 votes

  • Gary Johnson, Bill Weld LibertarianDefeated

    1.9% 37,978 votes

  • Jill Stein, Ajamu Baraka GreenDefeated

    0.7% 14,031 votes

9 other candidates: 0.9% together
Evan McMullin, Nathan Johnson Courage Character Service0.4%8,547
Darrell Castle, Scott Bradley Constitution Party Nominee0.2%3,129
Chris Keniston, Deacon Taylor Veterans Party0.1%1,881
Tom Hoefling, Steve Schulin Life, Family, Constitution0.1%1,581
Laurence Kotlikoff, Edward Lea It's Our Children0.1%1,048
Princess Jacob, Milton Fambro Loyal Trustworthy Compassion0.0%749
Alyson Kennedy, Osborne Hart Socialist Workers Party0.0%480
Gloria La Riva, Eugene Puryear Socialism and Liberation0.0%446
Jerry White, Niles Niemuth Socialism Equality Anti-War0.0%370

By precinct in Assumption Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donald Trump, Michael Pence
Hillary Clinton, Timothy Kaine
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,982 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,922 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,029,032 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Senator

No one got a majority, so John Kennedy (Republican) and Foster Campbell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: John Kennedy 32.1%, Foster Campbell 17.3%, Charles Boustany 12.4%, Caroline Fayard 12.5%.

  • John Kennedy RepublicanIn runoff

    25.0% 482,591 votes

  • Foster Campbell DemocratIn runoff

    17.5% 337,833 votes

  • Charles Boustany RepublicanDefeated

    15.4% 298,008 votes

  • Caroline Fayard DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 240,917 votes

20 other candidates: 29.7% together
John Fleming Republican10.6%204,026
"Rob" Maness Republican4.7%90,856
David Duke Republican3.0%58,606
Derrick Edwards Democrat2.7%51,774
Gary Landrieu Democrat2.4%45,587
Donald "Crawdaddy" Crawford Republican1.3%25,523
"Joseph" Cao Republican1.1%21,019
Beryl Billiot No party1.0%19,352
Thomas P. Clements Libertarian0.6%11,370
Troy Hebert No party0.5%9,503
Joshua Pellerin Democrat0.4%7,395
Peter Williams Democrat0.4%6,855
MV "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat0.3%4,927
Kaitlin Marone No party0.2%4,108
Le Roy Gillam Libertarian0.2%4,067
Charles Marsala Republican0.2%3,684
Abhay Patel Republican0.1%1,576
Arden Wells No party0.1%1,483
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. Other party0.1%1,424
Gregory Taylor, Jr. Other party0.1%1,151

By precinct in Assumption Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Kennedy
Foster Campbell
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 8,218 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,862 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,933,635 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District

Cedric Richmond (Democrat) won with 69.8% of the vote.

This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Cedric Richmond 46.1%, Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 42.7%, Kenneth Cutno 11.2%.

  • Cedric Richmond DemocratElected

    69.8% 198,289 votes

  • Melvin L. "Kip" Holden DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 57,125 votes

  • Kenneth Cutno DemocratDefeated

    10.2% 28,855 votes

By precinct in Assumption Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Cedric Richmond
Melvin L. "Kip" Holden
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,402 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 686 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

284,269 votes cast; 64.2% of the 515,353 registered voters in the area turned out.

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District

Garret Graves (Republican) won with 62.7% of the vote.

This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Garret Graves 64.7%, Richard Lieberman 12.3%, Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell 14.0%, Jermaine Sampson 5.7%.

  • Garret Graves RepublicanElected

    62.7% 207,483 votes

  • Richard Lieberman DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 49,380 votes

  • Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell RepublicanDefeated

    10.1% 33,592 votes

  • Jermaine Sampson DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 29,822 votes

2 other candidates: 3.3% together
Richard M. Fontanesi Libertarian2.3%7,603
Devin Lance Graham Other party1.0%3,218

By precinct in Assumption Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Garret Graves
Richard Lieberman
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,804 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 1,100 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

331,098 votes cast; 71.3% of the 507,604 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Consolidated Fire Protection District Proposition (Property Tax Renewal)

PW Consolidated Fire Protection Dist., 5 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 67.4% voted yes and 32.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated Fire Protection District of the Parish of Assumption, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of five (5) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $885,400 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 and emergency medical service facilities, for purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting or emergency medical service equipment in and for the district, and payment of all related personnel costs, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service?

  • YesApproved

    67.4% 6,070 votes

  • No

    32.6% 2,936 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,248 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,758 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

9,006 votes cast; 72.4% of the 15,247 registered voters in the area turned out.

Road Lighting District No. 1 Proposition (Tax Renewal)

Road Lighting Dist. No. 1, 20 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 60.2% voted yes and 39.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Assumption Parish Road Lighting District No. 1 continue to levy a tax of not exceeding twenty (20) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $157,360 reasonably expected 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 maintaining, improving and keeping in repair, the system of the road lighting in said District?

  • YesApproved

    60.2% 839 votes

  • No

    39.8% 554 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 1,161 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 232 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,393 votes cast; 68.8% of the 2,513 registered voters in the area turned out.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Registrar of Voters

Passed: 72.6% voted yes and 27.4% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 75.2%, No 24.8%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to provide that the manner of appointment for the registrar of voters in each parish is as provided by law and to require the qualifications of the registrar to be provided by law? (Amends Article XI, Section 5)

  • YesApproved

    72.6% 1,330,230 votes

  • No

    27.4% 501,604 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,698 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,788 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,831,834 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 2

Establish Tuition without Legislative Approval

Passed: 42.9% voted yes and 57.1% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 45.6%, No 54.4%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish the tuition and mandatory fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management, without legislative approval? (Adds Article VIII, Section 7.2)

  • Yes

    42.9% 783,077 votes

  • NoDefeated

    57.1% 1,040,899 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,644 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,753 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,823,976 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 3

Eliminate Deductibility of Federal Income Taxes

Passed: 43.9% voted yes and 56.1% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 47.8%, No 52.2%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to eliminate the deductibility of federal income taxes paid in computing state corporate income taxes? (Effective January 1, 2017) (Amends Article VII, Section 4(A))

  • Yes

    43.9% 790,440 votes

  • NoDefeated

    56.1% 1,009,725 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,504 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,740 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,800,165 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 4

Homestead Exemption-Surviving Spouse

Passed: 71.8% voted yes and 28.2% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 71.9%, No 28.1%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to authorize an exemption from ad valorem property tax for the total assessed value of the homestead of an unmarried surviving spouse of a person who died while on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the Louisiana National Guard, or while performing their duties as a state police, law enforcement, or fire protection officer? (Effective December 1, 2016) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(M))

  • YesApproved

    71.8% 1,298,339 votes

  • No

    28.2% 509,995 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,495 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,739 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,808,334 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 5

Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund

Passed: 53.6% voted yes and 46.4% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 53.7%, No 46.3%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to establish the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund for the deposit of recurring mineral and corporate tax revenues, to restrict the use of the fund to 10% of the balance when the balance reaches $5 billion, to restrict the use of the fund to construction projects and transportation infrastructure, and to allocate recurring mineral revenues to the payment of state employee retirement debt? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), 10.15, and 10.16)

  • YesApproved

    53.6% 949,805 votes

  • No

    46.4% 822,079 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,385 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,725 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,771,884 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 registered voters in the area turned out.

Amendment 6

Use Funds to Eliminate Projected Deficits

Passed: 42.2% voted yes and 57.8% voted no.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Assumption Parish: Yes 46.7%, No 53.3%.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to authorize the use of up to five percent of current year appropriations or allocations from statutorily or certain constitutionally created funds or up to one percent of the current year's balances in certain constitutionally created funds to eliminate a projected deficit in the next fiscal year if the official forecast for the next fiscal year is less than the official forecast for the current fiscal year or if the official forecast has been reduced by at least one percent from the most recently adopted estimate for the ensuing fiscal year, and to exempt certain funds and mandates from being used to eliminate a projected deficit? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(F)(2)(b); adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l))

  • Yes

    42.2% 743,238 votes

  • NoDefeated

    57.8% 1,019,120 votes

By precinct in Assumption 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 7,354 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,697 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,762,358 votes cast; 67.8% of the 3,023,242 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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