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, November 18, 2017, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
John Schroder (Republican) won with 55.7% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Richland Parish: John Schroder 72.6%, Derrick Edwards 27.4%.
John Schroder RepublicanElected
55.7%208,144 votes
Derrick Edwards DemocratDefeated
44.3%165,271 votes
By precinct in Richland Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Schroder
Derrick Edwards
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 777 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 380 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
373,415 votes cast; 13.0% of the 2,975,658 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one and twenty-five hundredths (1.25) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish, said mills to represent a 0.08 mills increase over the 1.17 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2018 pursuant to an election held on November 17, 2007 (an estimated $234,167 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2019 and ending with the year 2028, for the purposes of maintaining, operating, improving and supporting the public health unit in the Parish?
YesApproved
63.0%718 votes
No
37.0%422 votes
By precinct in Richland 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 768 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 372 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,140 votes cast; 8.5% of the 14,103 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shall the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of four and seventy-five hundredths (4.75) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish, said mills to represent a (i) 0.23 mills increase over the 4.52 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2018 pursuant to an election held on November 17, 2007, and (ii) 0.07 mills decrease from the adjusted maximum millage currently in effect (an estimated $1,334,960 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2019 and ending with the year 2028, for the purpose of operation and maintenance of the Richland Parish Library System?
YesApproved
66.1%752 votes
No
33.9%385 votes
By precinct in Richland 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 764 votes cast at the polls in 23 precincts. The 373 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,137 votes cast; 8.5% of the 14,103 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
0% to 5%
5% to 10%
10% to 15%
15% to 20%
20% to 25%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.