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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Local election results for Saturday, December 10, 2016, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
John Kennedy (Republican) won with 60.7% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: John Kennedy 60.9%, Foster Campbell 39.1%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
60.7%536,191 votes
Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated
39.3%347,816 votes
By precinct in Claiborne 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,906 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,060 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
884,007 votes cast; 29.5% of the 3,032,088 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
"Mike" Johnson (Republican) won with 65.2% of the vote.
This race covers 15 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: "Mike" Johnson 67.7%, Marshall Jones 32.3%.
"Mike" Johnson RepublicanElected
65.2%87,370 votes
Marshall Jones DemocratDefeated
34.8%46,579 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mike" Johnson
Marshall Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,748 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,027 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
133,949 votes cast; 29.0% of the 484,012 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a seven and twenty-two hundredths (7.22) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $978,310 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of constructing, improving and/or maintaining Parish roads, streets and bridges, including acquiring, maintaining and/or operating equipment used in connection therewith, said millage to represent a twenty-two hundredths of a mill (.22) increase over the 7 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2017 pursuant to an election held on October 20, 2007?
YesApproved
58.5%1,526 votes
No
41.5%1,082 votes
By precinct in Claiborne 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 1,571 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,037 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,608 votes cast; 32.6% of the 9,196 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a two and six hundredths (2.06) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $279,130 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining and/or operating equipment for constructing, improving and/or maintaining Parish roads, streets and bridges, said millage to represent a six hundredths of a mill (.06) increase over the 2 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2017 pursuant to an election held on October 20, 2007?
YesApproved
58.7%1,525 votes
No
41.3%1,075 votes
By precinct in Claiborne 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 1,561 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,039 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,600 votes cast; 32.6% of the 9,196 registered voters in the area turned out.
Sales Tax District Proposition
Sales Tax District, 1% S&U - PJ - 10 Yrs
Passed: 52.4% voted yes and 47.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Claiborne Parish Sales Tax District (consisting of the entire Parish of Claiborne except those portions of the Parish contained within the corporate boundaries of the municipalities of Homer or Haynesville) (the "District"), under the provisions of Louisiana law, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $630,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years from January 1, 2017, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purposes of paying the costs of (i) providing for solid waste collection and disposal in the District, including acquiring, improving, maintaining and/or operating the necessary land, facilities and equipment required in connection therewith, and (ii) materials required for surfacing and maintaining public roads within the boundaries of the District?
YesApproved
52.4%949 votes
No
47.6%862 votes
By precinct in Claiborne 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 1,142 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 669 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,811 votes cast; 35.8% of the 5,805 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
20% to 30%
30% to 40%
40% to 50%
50% to 60%
60% to 70%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.