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 Rapides Parish: John Kennedy 65.0%, Foster Campbell 35.0%.
John Kennedy RepublicanElected
60.7%536,191 votes
Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated
39.3%347,816 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 17,588 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 3,888 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.
Shall Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of ten (10) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the confines of the District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026 (an estimated $285,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, bridges and related drainage within said District?
Yes
48.1%1,031 votes
NoDefeated
51.9%1,113 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 1,692 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 452 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,144 votes cast; 25.3% of the 8,936 registered voters in the area turned out.
Road District No. 5A Proposition (Tax Continuation)
Shall Road District No. 5A of Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana, levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of forty-eight and twenty-four hundredths (48.24) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $479,260 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), said tax to constitute a continuation of a similar tax, the tax for which the levy will expire on the 2017 tax rolls, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and keeping in repair the public roads, highway, and bridges within said Road District, said millage to represent a one and ninety-two hundredths mills (1.92) increase over the 46.32 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2017 pursuant to an election held on July 15, 2006?
Yes
41.1%365 votes
NoDefeated
58.9%522 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 749 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 138 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
887 votes cast; 26.5% of the 3,632 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Boyce Proposition (Sales Tax)
Town of Boyce, 1% S&U - M&BOA - Perp.
Passed: 58.4% voted yes and 41.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Boyce, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law (an estimated $120,000 reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing April 1, 2017, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for general municipal purposes in the Town?
YesApproved
58.4%153 votes
No
41.6%109 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 229 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 33 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
262 votes cast; 35.7% of the 793 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
10% to 20%
20% to 30%
30% to 40%
40% to 50%
50% to 60%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.