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, July 11, 2020, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Carroll Ward (Republican) won with 68.8% of the vote.
Carroll Ward RepublicanElected
68.8%425 votes
Amanda Dean RepublicanDefeated
31.2%193 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Carroll Ward
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 401 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 217 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
618 votes cast; 25.0% of the 2,527 registered voters in the area turned out.
Martin Johnson (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.
Martin Johnson DemocratElected
59.0%835 votes
Jay Scott DemocratDefeated
41.0%581 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Martin Johnson
Jay Scott
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 747 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 669 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,416 votes cast; 17.4% of the 10,096 registered voters in the area turned out.
DPEC Member(s), at Large
Rosia G. Metoyer (Democrat), Mitzi LaSalle (Democrat), Mary L. Wardsworth (Democrat), June Johnson Davis (Democrat), and Maxine Pickens (Democrat) won.
Rosia G. Metoyer DemocratElected
17.4%2,923 votes
Mitzi LaSalle DemocratElected
15.9%2,667 votes
Mary L. Wardsworth DemocratElected
14.7%2,471 votes
June Johnson Davis DemocratElected
12.7%2,138 votes
Maxine Pickens DemocratElected
10.4%1,749 votes
4 other candidates: 29.0% together
Brian "BJ" Bennett Democrat
9.2%
1,547
Susan Frey Democrat
8.2%
1,386
Stephen Norman Democrat
7.5%
1,267
"Cena" Milton Democrat
4.0%
671
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rosia G. Metoyer
Mitzi LaSalle
Mary L. Wardsworth
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,937 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 9,882 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
16,819 votes cast; 18.6% of the 32,678 registered voters in the area turned out.
DPEC Member, District F
"Uncle Willie" Chark (Democrat) won with 61.6% of the vote.
"Uncle Willie" Chark DemocratElected
61.6%714 votes
Candice Cheney DemocratDefeated
38.4%446 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Uncle Willie" Chark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 681 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 479 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,160 votes cast; 22.6% of the 6,082 registered voters in the area turned out.
RPEC Member(s), at Large
Jason Dewitt (Republican), Charles Elliott (Republican), Kenneth Coody (Republican), Shirley Rachal (Republican), and Joe Marler, Jr. (Republican) won.
Jason Dewitt RepublicanElected
11.5%2,660 votes
Charles Elliott RepublicanElected
10.6%2,466 votes
Kenneth Coody RepublicanElected
9.4%2,182 votes
Shirley Rachal RepublicanElected
8.7%2,007 votes
Joe Marler, Jr. RepublicanElected
8.4%1,942 votes
8 other candidates: 51.4% together
Wayne Ryan Republican
7.5%
1,729
Samantha Carson Republican
7.3%
1,699
James Dennis Dezendorf Republican
7.2%
1,658
Sylvia Coody Republican
6.9%
1,607
Bradley Drell Republican
6.5%
1,511
Kevin Cavell Republican
5.7%
1,331
Vickie Hart Republican
5.6%
1,307
Glen "Catch" Cormier Republican
4.6%
1,060
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jason Dewitt
Charles Elliott
Kenneth Coody
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,226 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 10,933 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
23,159 votes cast; 21.0% of the 28,994 registered voters in the area turned out.
RPEC Member, District B
Randy Wiggins (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.
Randy Wiggins RepublicanElected
58.6%441 votes
"Joe" Bishop RepublicanDefeated
41.4%312 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Randy Wiggins
"Joe" Bishop
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 351 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 402 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
753 votes cast; 22.7% of the 3,442 registered voters in the area turned out.
RPEC Member, District C
John R. "Randy" Patterson III (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.
John R. "Randy" Patterson III RepublicanElected
58.6%705 votes
Sean Chestovich RepublicanDefeated
41.4%499 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John R. "Randy" Patterson III
Sean Chestovich
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 660 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 544 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,204 votes cast; 22.5% of the 5,610 registered voters in the area turned out.
RPEC Member, District I
Thomas E. "Tommy" Carnline (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.
Thomas E. "Tommy" Carnline RepublicanElected
54.7%157 votes
Michael Burns RepublicanDefeated
45.3%130 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Thomas E. "Tommy" Carnline
Michael Burns
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 146 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 141 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
287 votes cast; 20.0% of the 1,643 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Rapides Parish
Democratic presidential primary
Joseph R. Biden (Democrat) won with 79.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Joseph R. Biden 81.0%, Bernard "Bernie" Sanders 5.0%, Elizabeth Warren 1.8%, Michael Bennet 2.4%.
Joseph R. Biden DemocratElected
79.5%212,555 votes
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders DemocratDefeated
7.4%19,859 votes
Elizabeth Warren DemocratDefeated
2.4%6,426 votes
Michael Bennet DemocratDefeated
2.3%6,173 votes
10 other candidates: 8.3% together
Andrew Yang Democrat
1.7%
4,617
Michael R. Bloomberg Democrat
1.6%
4,312
Amy Klobuchar Democrat
0.9%
2,431
"Pete" Buttigieg Democrat
0.9%
2,363
Tulsi Gabbard Democrat
0.7%
1,962
John K. Delaney Democrat
0.7%
1,877
Steve Burke Democrat
0.6%
1,537
"Robby" Wells Democrat
0.5%
1,395
"Tom" Steyer Democrat
0.3%
902
Deval Patrick Democrat
0.3%
877
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joseph R. Biden
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,041 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 2,437 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
267,286 votes cast; 22.6% of the 1,258,383 registered voters in the area turned out.
Republican presidential primary
Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 95.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Donald J. Trump 97.5%, Bill Weld 0.9%, Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 0.8%, Matthew John Matern 0.6%.
Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected
95.9%195,910 votes
Bill Weld RepublicanDefeated
1.6%3,320 votes
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente RepublicanDefeated
1.1%2,336 votes
Matthew John Matern RepublicanDefeated
0.8%1,686 votes
"Bob" Ely RepublicanDefeated
0.5%1,043 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,728 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 2,497 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
204,295 votes cast; 21.7% of the 941,544 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
5% to 15%
15% to 25%
25% to 35%
35% to 45%
45% to 55%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.