Avoyelles 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.

Other elections here: Every election in Avoyelles Parish
Other parishes: Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today: Avoyelles Parish offices and contacts

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Cottonport

Mayor, Town of Cottonport

William "Scotty" Scott (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.

William "Scotty" Scott DemocratElected
66.0% 578 votes
Louie Laborde DemocratDefeated
34.0% 298 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
William "Scotty" Scott
Louie Laborde

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 736 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 140 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

876 votes cast; 69.5% of the 1,300 registered voters in the area turned out.

Chief of Police, Town of Cottonport

No one got a majority, so Earnest Anderson, Jr. (Democrat) and Steven John Gauthier (Republican) went to a runoff.

Earnest Anderson, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
44.1% 388 votes
Steven John Gauthier RepublicanIn runoff
32.5% 286 votes
Donald Ray Jenkins No partyDefeated
12.6% 111 votes
Taronda Jacobs DemocratDefeated
10.8% 95 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Earnest Anderson, Jr.
Steven John Gauthier

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 741 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 139 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

880 votes cast; 69.5% of the 1,300 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 1, Town of Cottonport

Margaret Prater-Jenkins (Democrat) won with 76.1% of the vote.

Margaret Prater-Jenkins DemocratElected
76.1% 178 votes
Lorraine Seaberry DemocratDefeated
23.9% 56 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Margaret Prater-Jenkins

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 193 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 41 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

234 votes cast; 70.1% of the 364 registered voters in the area turned out.

Council Member, District 4, Town of Cottonport

Demple Prater (Democrat) won with 54.4% of the vote.

Demple Prater DemocratElected
54.4% 81 votes
Brenda Moore Bazile DemocratDefeated
45.6% 68 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Demple Prater
Brenda Moore Bazile

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 125 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

149 votes cast; 67.2% of the 259 registered voters in the area turned out.

Town of Simmesport

Mayor, Town of Simmesport

Leslie Draper III (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.

Leslie Draper III DemocratElected
52.2% 327 votes
Frankie Bordelon DemocratDefeated
31.2% 195 votes
Calvin "Ray" Rabalais No partyDefeated
16.6% 104 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Leslie Draper III
Frankie Bordelon

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 577 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 49 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

626 votes cast; 65.7% of the 995 registered voters in the area turned out.

Alderman, District 4, Town of Simmesport

Sherman Bell (Democrat) won with 69.1% of the vote.

Sherman Bell DemocratElected
69.1% 112 votes
Marsha Strong DemocratDefeated
30.9% 50 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Sherman Bell
Marsha Strong

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 151 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

162 votes cast; 64.3% of the 283 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Hessmer

Chief of Police, Village of Hessmer

Kenneth P. Smith (Democrat) won with 64.9% of the vote.

Kenneth P. Smith DemocratElected
64.9% 239 votes
Donald Lachney DemocratDefeated
29.9% 110 votes
Donald Bernard DemocratDefeated
5.2% 19 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Kenneth P. Smith

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 291 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 77 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

368 votes cast; 67.5% of the 554 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st Dist., Division B

Van Kyzar (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Van Kyzar 52.4%, "Chris" Peters 47.6%.

Van Kyzar DemocratElected
51.2% 53,627 votes
"Chris" Peters DemocratDefeated
48.8% 51,014 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Van Kyzar
"Chris" Peters

Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 10,771 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,689 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

104,641 votes cast; 67.3% of the 194,079 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish

Parish	Van Kyzar	"Chris" Peters	Turnout
Avoyelles Parish	52.4%7,059	47.6%6,401	67.3%
Catahoula Parish	28.1%1,084	71.9%2,767	70.0%
Concordia Parish	46.4%2,977	53.6%3,442	66.6%
Grant Parish	41.4%3,018	58.6%4,274	68.3%
LaSalle Parish	13.5%818	86.5%5,231	74.0%
Natchitoches Parish	86.7%11,812	13.3%1,817	66.5%
Rapides Parish	47.8%22,312	52.2%24,336	66.7%
Sabine Parish	62.3%4,547	37.7%2,746	66.3%

Statewide and federal races in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Donald Trump, Michael Pence 67.3%, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Kaine 30.4%, Gary Johnson, Bill Weld Libertarian 1.1%, 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 Service	0.4%	8,547
Darrell Castle, Scott Bradley Constitution Party Nominee	0.2%	3,129
Chris Keniston, Deacon Taylor Veterans Party	0.1%	1,881
Tom Hoefling, Steve Schulin Life, Family, Constitution	0.1%	1,581
Laurence Kotlikoff, Edward Lea It's Our Children	0.1%	1,048
Princess Jacob, Milton Fambro Loyal Trustworthy Compassion	0.0%	749
Alyson Kennedy, Osborne Hart Socialist Workers Party	0.0%	480
Gloria La Riva, Eugene Puryear Socialism and Liberation	0.0%	446
Jerry White, Niles Niemuth Socialism Equality Anti-War	0.0%	370

By precinct in Avoyelles 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

Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 13,426 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 3,160 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 Avoyelles Parish: John Kennedy 23.0%, Foster Campbell 15.9%, Charles Boustany 13.8%, Caroline Fayard 6.4%.

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 Republican	10.6%	204,026
"Rob" Maness Republican	4.7%	90,856
David Duke Republican	3.0%	58,606
Derrick Edwards Democrat	2.7%	51,774
Gary Landrieu Democrat	2.4%	45,587
Donald "Crawdaddy" Crawford Republican	1.3%	25,523
"Joseph" Cao Republican	1.1%	21,019
Beryl Billiot No party	1.0%	19,352
Thomas P. Clements Libertarian	0.6%	11,370
Troy Hebert No party	0.5%	9,503
Joshua Pellerin Democrat	0.4%	7,395
Peter Williams Democrat	0.4%	6,855
MV "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat	0.3%	4,927
Kaitlin Marone No party	0.2%	4,108
Le Roy Gillam Libertarian	0.2%	4,067
Charles Marsala Republican	0.2%	3,684
Abhay Patel Republican	0.1%	1,576
Arden Wells No party	0.1%	1,483
William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. Other party	0.1%	1,424
Gregory Taylor, Jr. Other party	0.1%	1,151

By precinct in Avoyelles 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
Charles Boustany

Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,158 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 3,050 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, 5th Congressional District

Ralph Abraham, Jr. (Republican) won with 81.6% of the vote.

This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: Ralph Abraham, Jr. 78.1%, Billy Burkette 21.9%.

Ralph Abraham, Jr. RepublicanElected
81.6% 208,545 votes
Billy Burkette RepublicanDefeated
18.4% 47,117 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
Ralph Abraham, Jr.

Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 10,378 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,652 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

255,662 votes cast; 66.8% of the 490,534 registered voters in the area turned out.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 3rd Supreme Court District

James "Jimmy" Genovese (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: James "Jimmy" Genovese 58.3%, Marilyn Castle 41.7%.

James "Jimmy" Genovese RepublicanElected
50.9% 133,389 votes
Marilyn Castle RepublicanDefeated
49.1% 128,598 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
James "Jimmy" Genovese
Marilyn Castle

Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 10,415 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,604 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

261,987 votes cast; 67.3% of the 475,971 registered voters in the area turned out.

PSC, District 4

"Mike" Francis (Republican) won with 53.7% of the vote.

This race covers 17 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Avoyelles Parish: "Mike" Francis 46.6%, Mary Werner 37.7%, Reldon Owens 15.8%.

"Mike" Francis RepublicanElected
53.7% 175,274 votes
Mary Werner DemocratDefeated
33.1% 108,243 votes
Reldon Owens RepublicanDefeated
13.2% 43,106 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles Parish

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

	Under 50%	50 to 60%	Over 60%
"Mike" Francis
Mary Werner

Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 11,266 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,788 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

326,623 votes cast; 66.9% of the 575,728 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 68.2%, No 31.8%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,710 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,959 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 33.6%, No 66.4%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,623 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,942 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 43.6%, No 56.4%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,493 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,909 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 66.8%, No 33.2%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,513 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,941 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 48.8%, No 51.2%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,370 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,890 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 Avoyelles Parish: Yes 41.5%, No 58.5%.

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 Avoyelles 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 11,332 votes cast at the polls in 49 precincts. The 2,856 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

50% to 60%
60% to 70%
70% to 80%
80% to 90%
90% to 100%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.

Election day is Tuesday, November 3

Election day is Saturday, December 12

Avoyelles Parish

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Cottonport

Mayor, Town of Cottonport

Chief of Police, Town of Cottonport

Council Member, District 1, Town of Cottonport

Council Member, District 4, Town of Cottonport

Town of Simmesport

Mayor, Town of Simmesport

Alderman, District 4, Town of Simmesport

Village of Hessmer

Chief of Police, Village of Hessmer

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 1st Dist., Division B

Statewide and federal races in Avoyelles Parish

President

U.S. Senator

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 3rd Supreme Court District

PSC, District 4

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

Turnout by precinct