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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.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, and local races in 38 parishes.

Turnout
13.0% of registered voters: 386,152 of 2,975,658
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Treasurer

John Schroder (Republican) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • John Schroder RepublicanElected

    55.7% 208,144 votes

  • Derrick Edwards DemocratDefeated

    44.3% 165,271 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
John Schroder
Derrick Edwards

373,415 votes cast; 13.0% of the 2,975,658 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn SchroderDerrick EdwardsTurnout
Acadia Parish77.9%2,56422.1%7268.4%
Allen Parish67.3%1,49532.7%72717.0%
Ascension Parish66.8%3,78733.2%1,8827.5%
Assumption Parish58.0%71242.0%5158.2%
Avoyelles Parish66.2%2,50433.8%1,27616.9%
Beauregard Parish76.2%1,39723.8%4378.3%
Bienville Parish48.7%60351.3%63513.5%
Bossier Parish78.5%4,36721.5%1,1987.8%
Caddo Parish54.8%7,07645.2%5,8338.0%
Calcasieu Parish64.6%8,88235.4%4,87211.1%
Caldwell Parish71.0%45129.0%1849.8%
Cameron Parish78.4%38821.6%1079.8%
Catahoula Parish60.9%37839.1%2439.2%
Claiborne Parish65.9%61934.1%32010.6%
Concordia Parish55.3%48944.7%3966.8%
De Soto Parish64.1%1,35435.9%75811.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish54.6%18,95045.4%15,73412.3%
East Carroll Parish37.3%16662.7%2799.1%
East Feliciana Parish55.3%97544.7%78712.5%
Evangeline Parish64.3%93635.7%5196.7%
Franklin Parish76.6%79723.4%2437.6%
Grant Parish80.8%94019.2%2239.2%
Iberia Parish75.7%6,67324.3%2,14319.2%
Iberville Parish53.7%1,29846.3%1,12111.6%
Jackson Parish61.7%69038.3%42911.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish72.7%1,81927.3%68412.8%
Jefferson Parish64.8%26,68435.2%14,47215.6%
Lafayette Parish72.3%13,93327.7%5,32813.4%
Lafourche Parish74.8%3,56625.2%1,2008.4%
LaSalle Parish87.6%1,13512.4%16115.1%
Lincoln Parish59.7%1,42240.3%9608.9%
Livingston Parish81.8%6,36118.2%1,4139.7%
Madison Parish37.4%35562.6%59312.8%
Morehouse Parish63.4%89136.6%5157.7%
Natchitoches Parish61.3%1,49438.7%9449.9%
Orleans Parish19.5%15,98180.5%65,93133.3%
Ouachita Parish62.3%5,21137.7%3,1578.6%
Plaquemines Parish63.8%59436.2%3376.3%
Pointe Coupee Parish61.9%1,22938.1%75713.0%
Rapides Parish65.8%4,90734.2%2,5479.0%
Red River Parish52.7%34947.3%31311.1%
Richland Parish72.6%84027.4%3178.5%
Sabine Parish81.5%97618.5%2228.2%
St. Bernard Parish63.8%1,18136.2%6717.7%
St. Charles Parish63.6%1,71636.4%9827.7%
St. Helena Parish42.6%40857.4%54911.3%
St. James Parish41.9%85858.1%1,19213.1%
St. John the Baptist Parish36.6%81863.4%1,4187.5%
St. Landry Parish54.9%2,57745.1%2,1177.9%
St. Martin Parish73.1%2,16026.9%7958.0%
St. Mary Parish54.2%2,08345.8%1,75912.4%
St. Tammany Parish77.9%16,74522.1%4,75912.6%
Tangipahoa Parish72.9%9,57727.1%3,55918.3%
Tensas Parish44.9%24155.1%29614.4%
Terrebonne Parish74.3%3,21825.7%1,1156.8%
Union Parish70.6%91229.4%3808.2%
Vermilion Parish80.0%2,24920.0%5637.5%
Vernon Parish78.9%1,49021.1%3987.7%
Washington Parish67.7%1,69432.3%8079.3%
Webster Parish62.5%1,26937.5%7618.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish54.2%1,07045.8%90311.9%
West Carroll Parish81.0%40519.0%956.9%
West Feliciana Parish60.1%73439.9%48716.0%
Winn Parish68.8%50131.2%2278.0%

State Legislature

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

State House of Representatives (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 77Mark Wright (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.

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%