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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.

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Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 25, 2017. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Scott

Council Member, District 1, City of Scott

Doyle Boudreaux (Republican) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Doyle Boudreaux RepublicanElected

    59.1% 176 votes

  • Preston Bernard DemocratDefeated

    24.2% 72 votes

  • Brad Duhon DemocratDefeated

    16.8% 50 votes

By precinct in Lafayette Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Doyle Boudreaux
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 274 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

298 votes cast; 20.7% of the 1,466 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Legislature

State Representative, 42nd Representative District

John Stefanski (Republican) won with 54.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: John Stefanski 62.0%, "Jay" Suire 38.0%.

  • John Stefanski RepublicanElected

    54.2% 3,594 votes

  • "Jay" Suire RepublicanDefeated

    45.8% 3,037 votes

By precinct in Lafayette Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Stefanski
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 204 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 25 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,631 votes cast; 25.8% of the 25,924 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn Stefanski"Jay" SuireTurnout
Acadia Parish53.9%3,45246.1%2,95026.7%
Lafayette Parish62.0%14238.0%8713.6%

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 3rd District, Division B

No one got a majority, so Candyce Perret (Republican) and Susan Theall (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Candyce Perret 29.2%, Susan Theall 46.3%, Vanessa Waguespack Anseman 24.5%.

  • Candyce Perret RepublicanIn runoff

    41.0% 16,599 votes

  • Susan Theall RepublicanIn runoff

    36.7% 14,849 votes

  • Vanessa Waguespack Anseman RepublicanDefeated

    22.4% 9,058 votes

By precinct in Lafayette Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Candyce Perret
Susan Theall
Vanessa Waguespack Anseman
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 12,162 votes cast at the polls in 121 precincts. The 2,178 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

40,506 votes cast; 10.0% of the 410,251 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCandyce PerretSusan TheallVanessa Waguespack AnsemanTurnout
Acadia Parish47.2%3,79232.5%2,61020.4%1,63720.7%
Allen Parish65.3%48120.9%15413.8%1025.3%
Evangeline Parish60.4%1,10919.7%36119.9%3669.1%
Iberia Parish37.3%1,25836.3%1,22526.5%8947.1%
Lafayette Parish29.2%4,18146.3%6,64424.5%3,5159.4%
St. Landry Parish51.3%2,31229.8%1,34418.9%8537.6%
St. Martin Parish53.3%1,51928.3%80718.4%5257.9%
Vermilion Parish40.4%1,94735.4%1,70424.2%1,16613.2%

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