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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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Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments, and local races in 50 parishes.

Turnout
14.3% of registered voters: 424,497 of 2,974,434
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Treasurer

No one got a majority, so Derrick Edwards (Democrat) and John Schroder (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Derrick Edwards DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 125,503 votes

  • John Schroder RepublicanIn runoff

    24.0% 96,440 votes

  • Angele Davis RepublicanDefeated

    21.6% 86,880 votes

  • Neil Riser RepublicanDefeated

    18.1% 72,792 votes

2 other candidates: 5.0% together
Terry Hughes Republican2.8%11,117
Joseph D. Little Libertarian2.2%8,767

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Derrick Edwards
John Schroder
Angele Davis
  • Another candidate, or a tie

401,499 votes cast; 14.3% of the 2,974,434 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishJohn Schroder33.5%8.8%
Allen ParishAngele Davis31.5%16.7%
Ascension ParishDerrick Edwards31.1%11.2%
Assumption ParishAngele Davis31.4%12.9%
Avoyelles ParishNeil Riser36.6%9.6%
Beauregard ParishAngele Davis31.6%11.5%
Bienville ParishDerrick Edwards40.5%17.7%
Bossier ParishJohn Schroder31.0%12.3%
Caddo ParishDerrick Edwards39.0%8.7%
Calcasieu ParishAngele Davis33.4%8.9%
Caldwell ParishNeil Riser81.7%20.8%
Cameron ParishAngele Davis33.6%11.8%
Catahoula ParishNeil Riser62.0%11.2%
Claiborne ParishNeil Riser32.7%10.8%
Concordia ParishNeil Riser59.2%9.6%
De Soto ParishDerrick Edwards29.3%12.5%
East Baton Rouge ParishAngele Davis33.9%13.9%
East Carroll ParishDerrick Edwards46.1%12.5%
East Feliciana ParishAngele Davis49.4%18.6%
Evangeline ParishAngele Davis28.9%7.9%
Franklin ParishNeil Riser75.4%21.6%
Grant ParishNeil Riser51.2%12.2%
Iberia ParishAngele Davis27.9%14.7%
Iberville ParishDerrick Edwards38.3%14.6%
Jackson ParishNeil Riser46.4%12.4%
Jefferson Davis ParishAngele Davis31.2%8.8%
Jefferson ParishJohn Schroder43.0%13.4%
Lafayette ParishNeil Riser26.1%8.8%
Lafourche ParishJohn Schroder39.3%14.8%
LaSalle ParishNeil Riser71.7%14.2%
Lincoln ParishNeil Riser46.2%9.8%
Livingston ParishAngele Davis39.0%12.1%
Madison ParishDerrick Edwards44.1%10.1%
Morehouse ParishNeil Riser48.4%11.8%
Natchitoches ParishDerrick Edwards31.9%11.7%
Orleans ParishDerrick Edwards62.0%32.2%
Ouachita ParishNeil Riser56.9%12.3%
Plaquemines ParishJohn Schroder40.6%8.2%
Pointe Coupee ParishAngele Davis34.2%41.1%
Rapides ParishNeil Riser34.3%10.4%
Red River ParishDerrick Edwards37.3%19.1%
Richland ParishNeil Riser60.9%15.8%
Sabine ParishJohn Schroder32.7%8.7%
St. Bernard ParishJohn Schroder42.2%6.3%
St. Charles ParishJohn Schroder38.7%9.3%
St. Helena ParishDerrick Edwards45.8%14.8%
St. James ParishDerrick Edwards49.6%41.2%
St. John the Baptist ParishDerrick Edwards55.0%12.0%
St. Landry ParishDerrick Edwards33.9%8.0%
St. Martin ParishJohn Schroder31.8%10.1%
St. Mary ParishAngele Davis34.8%14.2%
St. Tammany ParishJohn Schroder51.9%17.3%
Tangipahoa ParishJohn Schroder35.3%12.3%
Tensas ParishNeil Riser46.5%17.8%
Terrebonne ParishJohn Schroder41.5%11.1%
Union ParishNeil Riser49.6%10.6%
Vermilion ParishAngele Davis33.9%9.4%
Vernon ParishNeil Riser33.5%20.1%
Washington ParishJohn Schroder37.4%18.9%
Webster ParishNeil Riser27.5%15.7%
West Baton Rouge ParishAngele Davis32.2%17.8%
West Carroll ParishNeil Riser52.1%14.7%
West Feliciana ParishNeil Riser31.5%18.6%
Winn ParishNeil Riser49.4%10.7%

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 2

Craig C. Greene (Republican) won with 54.9% of the vote.

  • Craig C. Greene RepublicanElected

    54.9% 43,000 votes

  • Damon J. Baldone RepublicanDefeated

    24.4% 19,058 votes

  • Lenar Whitney RepublicanDefeated

    20.7% 16,207 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Craig C. Greene
Damon J. Baldone
Lenar Whitney
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

78,265 votes cast; 14.0% of the 610,362 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCraig C. GreeneDamon J. BaldoneLenar WhitneyTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish66.3%16,75118.7%4,72815.0%3,78217.8%
East Feliciana Parish63.3%1,45520.6%47416.1%36918.6%
Iberia Parish25.3%1925.3%1949.3%3712.9%
Iberville Parish80.0%71611.6%1048.4%7517.6%
Lafayette Parish43.9%5,38525.7%3,15430.4%3,7258.8%
Lafourche Parish28.1%2,27748.3%3,90423.6%1,90814.8%
Livingston Parish62.1%4,20717.1%1,16120.8%1,40912.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish83.2%4,6319.8%5487.0%38741.1%
St. Martin Parish47.2%1,58019.9%66732.9%1,10010.1%
St. Mary Parish43.4%1,65627.4%1,04629.2%1,11714.2%
Terrebonne Parish31.1%2,10341.0%2,77727.9%1,88911.1%
West Baton Rouge Parish78.4%1,46911.2%21010.4%19420.1%
West Feliciana Parish61.0%75121.6%26617.5%21518.6%

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (2 races)

DistrictResult
District 58"Ken" Brass (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.
District 77No one got a majority, so "Rob" Maness (Republican) and Mark Wright (Republican) went to a runoff.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Exemption of property taxes for construction sites

Passed: 65.6% voted yes and 34.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to exempt from property taxes materials and other property delivered to a construction site to be made part of a building or other construction? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(N))

  • YesApproved

    65.6% 266,133 votes

  • No

    34.4% 139,549 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

405,682 votes cast; 14.3% of the 2,974,434 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish75.6%2,58124.4%8318.8%
Allen Parish64.5%1,41135.5%77616.7%
Ascension Parish61.5%5,04038.5%3,15911.2%
Assumption Parish66.4%1,22633.6%62112.9%
Avoyelles Parish65.6%1,50034.4%7889.6%
Beauregard Parish67.2%1,68732.8%82411.5%
Bienville Parish65.6%1,03234.4%54017.7%
Bossier Parish68.8%5,89531.2%2,66912.3%
Caddo Parish65.0%9,07935.0%4,8828.7%
Calcasieu Parish68.6%7,71231.4%3,5248.9%
Caldwell Parish71.7%93128.3%36820.8%
Cameron Parish70.1%41729.9%17811.8%
Catahoula Parish68.7%50531.3%23011.2%
Claiborne Parish70.8%66829.2%27510.8%
Concordia Parish70.5%82629.5%3459.6%
De Soto Parish63.8%1,47236.2%83412.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish60.3%23,39139.7%15,40913.9%
East Carroll Parish72.9%46027.1%17112.5%
East Feliciana Parish60.7%1,55239.3%1,00318.6%
Evangeline Parish71.5%1,19228.5%4747.9%
Franklin Parish67.5%1,89832.5%91321.6%
Grant Parish68.2%1,04931.8%48812.2%
Iberia Parish69.3%4,69930.7%2,08614.7%
Iberville Parish65.1%1,89934.9%1,02014.6%
Jackson Parish68.1%80431.9%37712.4%
Jefferson Davis Parish65.8%1,19734.2%6228.8%
Jefferson Parish67.9%23,71132.1%11,20213.4%
Lafayette Parish70.3%9,36729.7%3,9648.8%
Lafourche Parish70.7%5,92029.3%2,44914.8%
LaSalle Parish59.1%72340.9%50114.2%
Lincoln Parish68.9%1,77531.1%8029.8%
Livingston Parish68.3%6,60731.7%3,07012.1%
Madison Parish61.0%44939.0%28710.1%
Morehouse Parish69.4%1,45930.6%64211.8%
Natchitoches Parish60.8%1,70839.2%1,09911.7%
Orleans Parish60.8%45,89639.2%29,55232.2%
Ouachita Parish69.9%8,70730.1%3,75812.3%
Plaquemines Parish63.5%75136.5%4318.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish61.5%3,51038.5%2,19541.1%
Rapides Parish69.6%6,03930.4%2,63610.4%
Red River Parish63.0%67937.0%39819.1%
Richland Parish67.1%1,42732.9%70015.8%
Sabine Parish68.7%84631.3%3858.7%
St. Bernard Parish65.2%1,04834.8%5606.3%
St. Charles Parish70.4%2,26629.6%9559.3%
St. Helena Parish62.9%75037.1%44214.8%
St. James Parish69.3%3,98930.7%1,77141.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish69.0%2,37431.0%1,06512.0%
St. Landry Parish71.5%3,30028.5%1,3188.0%
St. Martin Parish69.4%2,51230.6%1,10510.1%
St. Mary Parish69.4%3,07930.6%1,35714.2%
St. Tammany Parish65.2%18,81534.8%10,06317.3%
Tangipahoa Parish66.6%6,23933.4%3,12612.3%
Tensas Parish59.7%39740.3%26817.8%
Terrebonne Parish68.6%4,74131.4%2,17211.1%
Union Parish76.5%1,25823.5%38710.6%
Vermilion Parish74.5%2,57725.5%8819.4%
Vernon Parish64.1%3,08235.9%1,72920.1%
Washington Parish68.9%3,40331.1%1,53818.9%
Webster Parish71.9%2,67128.1%1,04215.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish63.2%1,80536.8%1,05217.8%
West Carroll Parish68.4%69231.6%32014.7%
West Feliciana Parish57.9%81642.1%59418.6%
Winn Parish65.6%62234.4%32610.7%

Amendment 2

Homestead exemption for unmarried surviving spouse

Passed: 67.4% voted yes and 32.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to authorize an exemption from ad valorem property tax for the total assessed value of the homestead of an unmarried surviving spouse of a person who died while performing their duties as an emergency medical responder, technician, paramedic, volunteer firefighter, or a law enforcement or fire protection officer? (Effective January 1, 2018) (Amends Article VII, Section 21(M)(1))

  • YesApproved

    67.4% 272,042 votes

  • No

    32.6% 131,704 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

403,746 votes cast; 14.3% of the 2,974,434 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish66.4%2,24133.6%1,1348.8%
Allen Parish65.5%1,41834.5%74716.7%
Ascension Parish66.2%5,40633.8%2,76111.2%
Assumption Parish69.1%1,26630.9%56712.9%
Avoyelles Parish68.6%1,56931.4%7199.6%
Beauregard Parish71.7%1,79828.3%71111.5%
Bienville Parish68.3%1,07031.7%49617.7%
Bossier Parish69.6%5,95430.4%2,60312.3%
Caddo Parish64.2%8,90135.8%4,9638.7%
Calcasieu Parish70.9%7,94229.1%3,2658.9%
Caldwell Parish68.1%87931.9%41220.8%
Cameron Parish71.7%42528.3%16811.8%
Catahoula Parish71.0%51229.0%20911.2%
Claiborne Parish73.6%69026.4%24710.8%
Concordia Parish72.2%84327.8%3249.6%
De Soto Parish65.7%1,50834.3%78812.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish58.9%22,79241.1%15,89813.9%
East Carroll Parish75.9%47324.1%15012.5%
East Feliciana Parish66.0%1,68034.0%86518.6%
Evangeline Parish67.7%1,11932.3%5347.9%
Franklin Parish67.8%1,89332.2%89921.6%
Grant Parish64.9%99335.1%53612.2%
Iberia Parish67.1%4,53232.9%2,22514.7%
Iberville Parish66.4%1,91733.6%97114.6%
Jackson Parish71.8%84128.2%33012.4%
Jefferson Davis Parish69.9%1,26830.1%5478.8%
Jefferson Parish71.5%24,85028.5%9,90313.4%
Lafayette Parish62.1%8,25837.9%5,0368.8%
Lafourche Parish68.5%5,69831.5%2,61714.8%
LaSalle Parish68.3%83531.7%38814.2%
Lincoln Parish67.5%1,73232.5%8349.8%
Livingston Parish71.1%6,87528.9%2,79212.1%
Madison Parish65.2%48134.8%25710.1%
Morehouse Parish67.0%1,39233.0%68611.8%
Natchitoches Parish62.4%1,74637.6%1,05211.7%
Orleans Parish69.3%52,01130.7%23,00732.2%
Ouachita Parish65.4%8,07834.6%4,26812.3%
Plaquemines Parish68.7%81231.3%3708.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish64.3%3,63135.7%2,01241.1%
Rapides Parish64.3%5,55435.7%3,08910.4%
Red River Parish62.3%66837.7%40519.1%
Richland Parish69.9%1,47330.1%63315.8%
Sabine Parish66.7%82133.3%4098.7%
St. Bernard Parish71.0%1,13829.0%4656.3%
St. Charles Parish70.3%2,25529.7%9539.3%
St. Helena Parish64.8%76735.2%41614.8%
St. James Parish70.4%3,97729.6%1,67441.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish71.5%2,45428.5%97912.0%
St. Landry Parish67.0%3,05733.0%1,5098.0%
St. Martin Parish67.9%2,43932.1%1,15110.1%
St. Mary Parish68.8%3,01631.2%1,36714.2%
St. Tammany Parish68.2%19,69531.8%9,18617.3%
Tangipahoa Parish69.1%6,45330.9%2,87912.3%
Tensas Parish64.2%42635.8%23817.8%
Terrebonne Parish67.4%4,65132.6%2,24911.1%
Union Parish68.2%1,11331.8%51910.6%
Vermilion Parish69.0%2,35431.0%1,0599.4%
Vernon Parish68.4%3,28831.6%1,52020.1%
Washington Parish70.4%3,46229.6%1,45518.9%
Webster Parish71.0%2,62229.0%1,07115.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish65.0%1,85935.0%99917.8%
West Carroll Parish70.7%71529.3%29714.7%
West Feliciana Parish60.3%84639.7%55618.6%
Winn Parish64.6%61035.4%33510.7%

Amendment 3

Dedicate any new taxes (gas) into the Construction Subfund

Passed: 53.1% voted yes and 46.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment that would dedicate any new tax levied on gasoline, diesel, and special fuels into the Construction Subfund, which solely shall be used for project delivery, construction, and maintenance of transportation and capital transit infrastructure projects and not for funding for the payment of employee wages and related benefits or employee retirement benefits? (Amends Article VII, Section 27(B))

  • YesApproved

    53.1% 213,433 votes

  • No

    46.9% 188,263 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

401,696 votes cast; 14.3% of the 2,974,434 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish53.3%1,79146.7%1,5688.8%
Allen Parish47.3%1,02552.7%1,14316.7%
Ascension Parish50.7%4,13249.3%4,02311.2%
Assumption Parish56.1%1,01943.9%79812.9%
Avoyelles Parish55.8%1,26844.2%1,0069.6%
Beauregard Parish56.1%1,40443.9%1,09911.5%
Bienville Parish51.4%80248.6%75917.7%
Bossier Parish55.7%4,75544.3%3,78012.3%
Caddo Parish51.5%7,13348.5%6,7138.7%
Calcasieu Parish60.6%6,77639.4%4,3998.9%
Caldwell Parish51.3%65948.7%62520.8%
Cameron Parish52.7%31047.3%27811.8%
Catahoula Parish50.0%36150.0%36111.2%
Claiborne Parish59.3%55440.7%38110.8%
Concordia Parish56.1%64643.9%5069.6%
De Soto Parish50.5%1,15549.5%1,13312.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish46.4%17,90153.6%20,69013.9%
East Carroll Parish59.3%37040.7%25412.5%
East Feliciana Parish48.6%1,23851.4%1,30918.6%
Evangeline Parish49.8%81750.2%8227.9%
Franklin Parish52.1%1,45147.9%1,33621.6%
Grant Parish55.2%84444.8%68612.2%
Iberia Parish53.4%3,57646.6%3,12214.7%
Iberville Parish53.5%1,54246.5%1,34114.6%
Jackson Parish57.0%66743.0%50412.4%
Jefferson Davis Parish54.4%99045.6%8298.8%
Jefferson Parish56.6%19,50243.4%14,98213.4%
Lafayette Parish50.5%6,67449.5%6,5478.8%
Lafourche Parish57.6%4,77042.4%3,51214.8%
LaSalle Parish58.3%71541.7%51114.2%
Lincoln Parish54.2%1,38745.8%1,1719.8%
Livingston Parish52.8%5,06547.2%4,53512.1%
Madison Parish50.4%36549.6%35910.1%
Morehouse Parish57.5%1,19742.5%88311.8%
Natchitoches Parish51.0%1,42449.0%1,36911.7%
Orleans Parish53.6%39,81846.4%34,44232.2%
Ouachita Parish54.2%6,66745.8%5,63012.3%
Plaquemines Parish56.3%66343.7%5148.2%
Pointe Coupee Parish46.2%2,59853.8%3,03041.1%
Rapides Parish54.3%4,68445.7%3,94010.4%
Red River Parish49.8%53650.2%54019.1%
Richland Parish50.5%1,06749.5%1,04515.8%
Sabine Parish50.0%61650.0%6178.7%
St. Bernard Parish56.3%89943.7%6996.3%
St. Charles Parish56.2%1,79843.8%1,3999.3%
St. Helena Parish51.7%60848.3%56914.8%
St. James Parish53.0%2,99947.0%2,65941.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish54.3%1,85145.7%1,55712.0%
St. Landry Parish53.3%2,43546.7%2,1328.0%
St. Martin Parish52.0%1,86348.0%1,71910.1%
St. Mary Parish56.9%2,49043.1%1,88714.2%
St. Tammany Parish53.4%15,33146.6%13,35317.3%
Tangipahoa Parish51.5%4,80248.5%4,52112.3%
Tensas Parish56.7%37643.3%28717.8%
Terrebonne Parish56.3%3,86643.7%3,00111.1%
Union Parish57.6%93542.4%68810.6%
Vermilion Parish54.8%1,86845.2%1,5409.4%
Vernon Parish51.1%2,43448.9%2,33220.1%
Washington Parish51.6%2,53248.4%2,37118.9%
Webster Parish60.9%2,24639.1%1,44315.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish50.7%1,44749.3%1,40517.8%
West Carroll Parish55.9%56344.1%44414.7%
West Feliciana Parish49.6%68950.4%70118.6%
Winn Parish50.2%46749.8%46410.7%

Turnout by parish

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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%