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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
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Saturday, December 10, 2016

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and local races in 52 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. Senate, U.S. House
Turnout
29.5% of registered voters: 893,262 of 3,032,088
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senator

John Kennedy (Republican) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • John Kennedy RepublicanElected

    60.7% 536,191 votes

  • Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 347,816 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Kennedy
Foster Campbell

884,007 votes cast; 29.5% of the 3,032,088 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn KennedyFoster CampbellTurnout
Acadia Parish78.2%9,88721.8%2,75331.8%
Allen Parish72.3%2,42427.7%93124.3%
Ascension Parish67.3%13,95032.7%6,78627.1%
Assumption Parish61.9%2,61638.1%1,60827.7%
Avoyelles Parish64.8%4,52935.2%2,46329.2%
Beauregard Parish79.6%4,33920.4%1,11424.3%
Bienville Parish52.4%1,85647.6%1,68437.7%
Bossier Parish74.4%16,63425.6%5,71130.6%
Caddo Parish50.1%24,73249.9%24,67529.6%
Calcasieu Parish65.4%19,36534.6%10,26322.9%
Caldwell Parish80.6%1,72319.4%41532.2%
Cameron Parish81.1%1,16918.9%27327.8%
Catahoula Parish71.0%1,40429.0%57328.5%
Claiborne Parish60.9%1,80739.1%1,15932.6%
Concordia Parish60.8%2,04539.2%1,31825.4%
De Soto Parish60.4%3,91339.6%2,56634.2%
East Baton Rouge Parish48.0%55,03952.0%59,62739.6%
East Carroll Parish40.9%49659.1%71722.9%
East Feliciana Parish56.5%3,05243.5%2,35438.1%
Evangeline Parish70.0%3,46030.0%1,48522.5%
Franklin Parish76.0%3,15524.0%99530.3%
Grant Parish85.2%2,82314.8%49025.6%
Iberia Parish74.0%10,24726.0%3,59328.9%
Iberville Parish47.8%3,27252.2%3,57931.8%
Jackson Parish67.6%2,15732.4%1,03331.3%
Jefferson Davis Parish75.2%4,33824.8%1,43327.2%
Jefferson Parish63.9%49,81236.1%28,18028.7%
Lafayette Parish70.8%31,78429.2%13,10229.0%
Lafourche Parish81.5%13,67018.5%3,09828.6%
LaSalle Parish90.2%2,4569.8%26630.4%
Lincoln Parish61.4%4,52338.6%2,84226.4%
Livingston Parish86.8%17,47113.2%2,65224.0%
Madison Parish44.1%76255.9%96724.6%
Morehouse Parish57.8%2,76642.2%2,01625.3%
Natchitoches Parish60.2%4,20339.8%2,77627.8%
Orleans Parish17.7%13,79882.3%64,19630.0%
Ouachita Parish63.0%15,99537.0%9,38324.1%
Plaquemines Parish72.0%4,48228.0%1,74040.5%
Pointe Coupee Parish58.6%3,03241.4%2,13833.0%
Rapides Parish65.0%13,96635.0%7,51024.9%
Red River Parish52.2%1,14547.8%1,04935.5%
Richland Parish69.3%2,92930.7%1,29729.5%
Sabine Parish84.7%3,62315.3%65429.0%
St. Bernard Parish67.6%3,38832.4%1,62419.0%
St. Charles Parish67.7%6,93432.3%3,30329.0%
St. Helena Parish43.5%1,24256.5%1,61333.7%
St. James Parish47.1%2,63152.9%2,95135.7%
St. John the Baptist Parish42.3%4,08757.7%5,57932.5%
St. Landry Parish53.5%7,89746.5%6,85424.4%
St. Martin Parish72.8%9,53127.2%3,55735.9%
St. Mary Parish71.9%6,54628.1%2,55827.5%
St. Tammany Parish78.9%42,40821.1%11,36231.2%
Tangipahoa Parish69.1%13,07930.9%5,85524.1%
Tensas Parish43.2%65556.8%86239.9%
Terrebonne Parish79.4%12,78020.6%3,31524.9%
Union Parish73.4%3,61926.6%1,31431.3%
Vermilion Parish81.5%9,27918.5%2,10430.2%
Vernon Parish83.4%4,83516.6%96022.8%
Washington Parish72.2%5,09627.8%1,95925.2%
Webster Parish62.4%5,22037.6%3,15232.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish57.3%4,10242.7%3,05443.0%
West Carroll Parish84.0%2,01116.0%38233.1%
West Feliciana Parish61.7%2,05038.3%1,27244.5%
Winn Parish73.0%1,95227.0%72228.2%

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District

Clay Higgins (Republican) won with 56.1% of the vote.

  • Clay Higgins RepublicanElected

    56.1% 77,671 votes

  • Scott A. Angelle RepublicanDefeated

    43.9% 60,762 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clay Higgins
Scott A. Angelle
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

138,433 votes cast; 28.1% of the 512,571 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishClay HigginsScott A. AngelleTurnout
Acadia Parish70.2%8,76029.8%3,72431.8%
Calcasieu Parish40.1%11,38259.9%17,00922.9%
Cameron Parish47.9%68352.1%74327.8%
Iberia Parish69.3%9,30430.7%4,12928.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish53.4%3,02246.6%2,63427.2%
Lafayette Parish56.4%24,67043.6%19,05929.0%
St. Landry Parish68.0%45432.0%21432.7%
St. Martin Parish49.6%6,41950.4%6,52835.9%
St. Mary Parish63.4%5,31436.6%3,06327.5%
Vermilion Parish67.7%7,66332.3%3,65930.2%

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District

"Mike" Johnson (Republican) won with 65.2% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Johnson RepublicanElected

    65.2% 87,370 votes

  • Marshall Jones DemocratDefeated

    34.8% 46,579 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Mike" Johnson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

133,949 votes cast; 29.0% of the 484,012 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" JohnsonMarshall JonesTurnout
Allen Parish77.0%2,51123.0%75024.3%
Beauregard Parish82.8%4,46917.2%93024.3%
Bienville Parish61.0%2,00139.0%1,27837.7%
Bossier Parish77.8%17,03422.2%4,86030.6%
Caddo Parish51.7%24,72648.3%23,07329.6%
Claiborne Parish67.7%1,87832.3%89732.6%
De Soto Parish63.6%3,96436.4%2,27234.2%
Evangeline Parish74.3%3,53625.7%1,22422.5%
Natchitoches Parish63.8%4,31036.2%2,44327.8%
Red River Parish58.1%1,23441.9%89135.5%
Sabine Parish86.8%3,64213.2%55629.0%
St. Landry Parish59.2%4,20840.8%2,90625.0%
Union Parish76.9%3,55823.1%1,07031.3%
Vernon Parish85.5%4,86414.5%82522.8%
Webster Parish67.6%5,43532.4%2,60432.7%

Turnout by parish

Share of registered voters who voted, early or on election day

  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%
  • 55% to 65%