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 Tuesday, November 6, 2018, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
G. Denise Dupree (Democrat), Yanise N. Days (Democrat), Cathy Holmes (Democrat), and Toby B. Bryan (Democrat) won.
G. Denise Dupree DemocratElected
15.2%586 votes
Yanise N. Days DemocratElected
14.4%556 votes
Cathy Holmes DemocratElected
13.1%505 votes
Toby B. Bryan DemocratElected
10.5%403 votes
Cassandra D. Smith DemocratIn runoff
9.2%354 votes
Phyllis Miller DemocratIn runoff
8.4%323 votes
4 other candidates: 29.3% together
Leshaun "Big Yum" Johnson No party
8.1%
311
Marvin McCarty Democrat
7.8%
302
Eddie Robinson III No party
7.3%
282
Dominic Calhoun No party
6.0%
233
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
G. Denise Dupree
Yanise N. Days
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,211 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 1,644 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,855 votes cast; 41.0% of the 2,269 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Choudrant
Aldermen, Village of Choudrant
"John" Croswell, Jr. (Republican), Thomas B. Patton (Republican), and Frederick "Rick" Maier (No party) won.
"John" Croswell, Jr. RepublicanElected
26.1%206 votes
Thomas B. Patton RepublicanElected
25.7%203 votes
Frederick "Rick" Maier No partyElected
24.5%193 votes
Philip Johnson RepublicanDefeated
23.7%187 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"John" Croswell, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 541 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 248 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
789 votes cast; 58.1% of the 697 registered voters in the area turned out.
Village of Simsboro
Aldermen, Village of Simsboro
"Doug" Durrett (Democrat), Jerry L. White (Republican), and Hazel Tuminello (Republican) won.
"Doug" Durrett DemocratElected
27.4%147 votes
Jerry L. White RepublicanElected
27.0%145 votes
Hazel Tuminello RepublicanElected
23.8%128 votes
Kimberly Harris Lee No partyDefeated
11.5%62 votes
Gwendolyn Houston DemocratDefeated
10.2%55 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jerry L. White
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 453 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 84 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
537 votes cast; 47.3% of the 510 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 3rd Judicial District Court, Div. C
Bruce Hampton (Republican) won with 57.1% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Bruce Hampton 48.4%, Monique B. Clement 51.6%.
Bruce Hampton RepublicanElected
57.1%11,776 votes
Monique B. Clement RepublicanDefeated
42.9%8,864 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bruce Hampton
Monique B. Clement
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,663 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,167 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
20,640 votes cast; 51.0% of the 42,945 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so Kyle Ardoin (Republican) and "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Kyle Ardoin 22.0%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 19.3%, Renee Fontenot Free 16.1%, "Rick" Edmonds 12.0%.
Kyle Ardoin RepublicanIn runoff
20.5%298,657 votes
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup DemocratIn runoff
19.8%289,097 votes
Renee Fontenot Free DemocratDefeated
16.4%239,116 votes
"Rick" Edmonds RepublicanDefeated
11.3%164,955 votes
5 other candidates: 31.9% together
Julie Stokes Republican
11.2%
163,773
Thomas J. Kennedy III Republican
9.4%
137,050
A.G. Crowe Republican
4.9%
71,495
Heather Cloud Republican
4.9%
71,195
Matthew Paul "Matt" Moreau No party
1.5%
21,579
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kyle Ardoin
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup
Renee Fontenot Free
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,891 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,206 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,456,917 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District
Ralph Abraham (Republican) won with 66.5% of the vote.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Ralph Abraham 62.6%, Jessee Carlton Fleenor 33.8%, Billy Burkette 1.9%, Kyle Randol 1.7%.
Ralph Abraham RepublicanElected
66.5%149,018 votes
Jessee Carlton Fleenor DemocratDefeated
30.0%67,118 votes
Billy Burkette IndependentDefeated
2.1%4,799 votes
Kyle Randol LibertarianDefeated
1.3%3,011 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ralph Abraham
Jessee Carlton Fleenor
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,952 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,237 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
223,946 votes cast; 49.0% of the 482,464 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
City of Grambling Proposition No. 1 of 3 (Millage Renewal)
City of Grambling Prop. No. 1 of 3, 5.30 Mills Renewal - M&CC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 69.4% voted yes and 30.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Grambling, Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "City"), 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 renew the levy of and collect a tax of 5.30 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the City, said mills to represent a 1.2 mills decrease over the 6.50 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2019 pursuant to an election held on October 4, 2008 (an estimated $72,781.69 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 2020 and ending with the year 2029, for the purposes of paying a part of the cost of improving and maintaining streets in the City?
YesApproved
69.4%598 votes
No
30.6%264 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 516 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 346 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
862 votes cast; 41.0% of the 2,269 registered voters in the area turned out.
City of Grambling Proposition No. 2 of 3 (Millage Renewal)
City of Grambling Prop. No. 2 of 3, 4.48 Mills Renewal - M&CC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 69.3% voted yes and 30.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Grambling, Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "City"), 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 renew the levy of and collect a tax of 4.48 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the City, said mills to represent a 1.02 mills decrease over the 5.50 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2019 pursuant to an election held on October 4, 2008, (an estimated $61,521.00 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 2020 and ending with the year 2029, for the purposes of providing additional support to the Grambling City Police Department?
YesApproved
69.3%604 votes
No
30.7%267 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 524 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 347 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
871 votes cast; 41.0% of the 2,269 registered voters in the area turned out.
City of Grambling Proposition No. 3 of 3 (Millage Renewal)
City of Grambling Prop. No. 3 of 3, 26.100 Mills Renewal - M&CC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 70.1% voted yes and 29.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Grambling, Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "City"), 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 renew the levy of and collect a tax of 26.100 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the City, said mills to represent a 5.9 mills decrease over the 32.00 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2019 pursuant to an election held on October 4, 2008 (an estimated $233,038.72 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 2020 and ending with the year 2029, 35% of the proceeds to be collected by the City for the levy of the tax to be used for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating works of public improvement for the City and the remaining 65% of the proceeds of the tax to be used for providing additional support to the Grambling City Fire Department?
YesApproved
70.1%611 votes
No
29.9%260 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 521 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 350 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
871 votes cast; 41.0% of the 2,269 registered voters in the area turned out.
PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE FANTASY SPORTS CONTESTS.
PW Fantasy Sports, Authorize Fantasy Sports Contests - Act 322, 2018
Passed: 52.5% voted yes and 47.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall fantasy sports contests be permitted in the parish of Lincoln?
YesApproved
52.5%6,788 votes
No
47.5%6,141 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,745 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,184 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,929 votes cast; 50.3% of the 27,117 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Prohibit felon from public office
Passed: 74.7% voted yes and 25.3% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 77.8%, No 22.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to prohibit a convicted felon from seeking or holding public office or appointment within five years of completion of his sentence unless he is pardoned? (Adds Article I, Section 10.1)
YesApproved
74.7%1,090,500 votes
No
25.3%370,085 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 10,018 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,250 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,460,585 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Unanimous jury for noncapital felonies
Passed: 64.4% voted yes and 35.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 63.0%, No 37.0%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to require a unanimous jury verdict in all noncapital felony cases for offenses that are committed on or after January 1, 2019? (Amends Article I, Section 17(A))
YesApproved
64.4%938,182 votes
No
35.6%519,731 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,957 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,240 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,457,913 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Permit donations from political subdivisions
Passed: 56.0% voted yes and 44.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 59.6%, No 40.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to permit, pursuant to written agreement, the donation of the use of public equipment and personnel by a political subdivision upon request to another political subdivision for an activity or function which the requesting political subdivision is authorized to exercise? (Amends Article VII, Section 14(B))
YesApproved
56.0%791,714 votes
No
44.0%621,198 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,677 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,209 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,412,912 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Transportation Trust Fund
Passed: 55.9% voted yes and 44.1% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 58.9%, No 41.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to remove authority to appropriate or dedicate monies in the Transportation Trust Fund to state police for traffic control purposes? (Amends Article VII, Section 27(B)(1))
YesApproved
55.9%792,972 votes
No
44.1%624,691 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,718 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,207 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,417,663 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 5
Extend eligibility for tax exemptions
Passed: 71.5% voted yes and 28.5% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 73.1%, No 26.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to extend eligibility for the following special property tax treatments to property in trust: the special assessment level for property tax valuation, the property tax exemption for property of a disabled veteran, and the property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a person who died while performing their duties as a first responder, active duty member of the military, or law enforcement or fire protection officer? (Adds Article VII, Sections 18(G)(6), 21(K)(4) and (M)(4))
YesApproved
71.5%1,013,722 votes
No
28.5%403,989 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,690 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,209 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,417,711 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 6
Reappraisal of residential property
Passed: 57.6% voted yes and 42.4% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Yes 59.7%, No 40.3%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment that will require that any reappraisal of the value of residential property by more than 50%, resulting in a corresponding increase in property taxes, be phased-in over the course of four years during which time no additional reappraisal can occur and that the decrease in the total ad valorem tax collected as a result of the phase-in of assessed valuation be absorbed by the taxing authority and not allocated to the other taxpayers? (Amends Article VII, Section 18(A) and (F))
YesApproved
57.6%809,381 votes
No
42.4%596,950 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 9,660 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,193 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,406,331 votes cast; 50.8% of the 2,992,160 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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