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Ouachita Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 24, 2018. 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 West Monroe

Mayor, City of West Monroe

Staci Albritton Mitchell (Republican) won with 59.6% of the vote.

  • Staci Albritton Mitchell RepublicanElected

    59.6% 1,241 votes

  • Dave Norris DemocratDefeated

    38.3% 798 votes

  • Jennifer Schmeer No partyDefeated

    1.1% 22 votes

  • Tremaine Donte Gordon No partyDefeated

    1.0% 21 votes

By precinct in Ouachita 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%
Staci Albritton Mitchell
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,384 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 698 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,082 votes cast; 26.7% of the 7,903 registered voters in the area turned out.

Aldermen, City of West Monroe

Ben Westerburg, Jr. (Republican), Thomas "Thom" Hamilton (Republican), Trevor Land (Republican), James "Sonny" Bennett (Democrat), and James Brian (Independent) won.

  • Ben Westerburg, Jr. RepublicanElected

    17.8% 1,155 votes

  • Thomas "Thom" Hamilton RepublicanElected

    17.7% 1,146 votes

  • Trevor Land RepublicanElected

    17.1% 1,105 votes

  • James "Sonny" Bennett DemocratElected

    14.8% 957 votes

  • James Brian IndependentElected

    14.3% 929 votes

3 other candidates: 18.3% together
Don Ross Democrat9.5%612
Willis J. Manning III Democrat4.8%314
Dexter Davis, Sr. Democrat4.0%258

By precinct in Ouachita Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Ben Westerburg, Jr.
Thomas "Thom" Hamilton
Trevor Land
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 4,030 votes cast at the polls in 14 precincts. The 2,446 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,476 votes cast; 26.7% of the 7,903 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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  • 20% to 40%
  • 40% to 60%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.