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Tensas 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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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Law Enforcement District Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Millage Renewal)

PW Law Enforcement Dist. Prop. No. 1, 11.30 Mills Renewal - Sheriff - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 74.4% voted yes and 25.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Tensas, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a special tax of eleven and thirty hundredths (11.30) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $603,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten years, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of operating the Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office?

  • YesApproved

    74.4% 604 votes

  • No

    25.6% 208 votes

By precinct in Tensas 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 494 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 318 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

812 votes cast; 20.7% of the 3,949 registered voters in the area turned out.

Law Enforcement District Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Millage)

PW Law Enforcement Dist. Prop. No. 2, 10 Mills - Sheriff - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 66.0% voted yes and 34.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Tensas, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a special tax of ten (10) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $534,100 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of operating the Tensas Parish Detention Center located in Waterproof, Louisiana?

  • YesApproved

    66.0% 533 votes

  • No

    34.0% 275 votes

By precinct in Tensas 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 492 votes cast at the polls in 16 precincts. The 316 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

808 votes cast; 20.7% of the 3,949 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

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