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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.

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Saturday, December 5, 2020

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment, and local races in 59 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. House
Turnout
15.7% of registered voters: 527,821 of 3,368,082
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

Luke J. Letlow (Republican) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Luke J. Letlow RepublicanElected

    62.0% 49,183 votes

  • Lance Harris RepublicanDefeated

    38.0% 30,124 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Luke J. Letlow
Lance Harris
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

79,307 votes cast; 16.0% of the 528,278 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishLuke J. LetlowLance HarrisTurnout
Avoyelles Parish56.9%2,72243.1%2,06121.6%
Caldwell Parish75.7%1,05624.3%33921.8%
Catahoula Parish68.7%70831.3%32215.5%
Concordia Parish74.6%1,24325.4%42311.8%
East Carroll Parish71.7%43828.3%17311.5%
East Feliciana Parish55.0%59745.0%48916.1%
Franklin Parish78.3%1,92821.7%53414.7%
Grant Parish52.9%1,11747.1%99414.6%
Jackson Parish67.7%1,18032.3%56215.2%
LaSalle Parish72.3%1,62927.7%62425.9%
Lincoln Parish64.1%3,76435.9%2,10717.2%
Madison Parish66.7%66933.3%33412.3%
Morehouse Parish73.0%1,87227.0%69214.0%
Ouachita Parish70.3%10,25429.7%4,32812.7%
Rapides Parish41.3%6,71758.7%9,56220.0%
Richland Parish75.2%3,02224.8%99529.1%
St. Helena Parish60.2%22439.8%14819.5%
St. Landry Parish60.4%1,58839.6%1,03910.1%
Tangipahoa Parish57.3%2,24142.7%1,66913.9%
Tensas Parish60.4%51739.6%33921.4%
Washington Parish70.7%2,82029.3%1,16914.9%
West Carroll Parish75.7%84224.3%27112.1%
West Feliciana Parish64.6%95935.4%52521.0%
Winn Parish71.7%1,07628.3%42514.4%

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 1

Eric Skrmetta (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • Eric Skrmetta RepublicanElected

    61.8% 55,987 votes

  • Allen H. Borne, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 34,639 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Eric Skrmetta
Allen H. Borne, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

90,626 votes cast; 12.4% of the 755,401 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishEric SkrmettaAllen H. Borne, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish69.7%1,36030.3%5925.8%
Jefferson Parish61.8%17,45938.2%10,77311.8%
Livingston Parish77.1%1,47822.9%4387.3%
Orleans Parish41.6%4,47858.4%6,29926.4%
Plaquemines Parish71.9%3,51328.1%1,37433.6%
St. Bernard Parish61.0%3,29839.0%2,10516.7%
St. Charles Parish81.5%76618.5%17410.0%
St. Helena Parish40.5%47159.5%69313.0%
St. Tammany Parish63.5%11,42136.5%6,5518.3%
Tangipahoa Parish67.1%8,77032.9%4,30815.7%
Washington Parish69.1%2,97330.9%1,33214.7%

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Allows out-of-state resident to serve on a public postsecondary education board of supervisors

Passed: 23.5% voted yes and 76.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to allow the governor to appoint a person who resides out-of-state to serve as an at-large member of a public postsecondary education board of supervisors? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 6(B)(1), 7(B)(1), and 7.1(B)(1))

  • Yes

    23.5% 118,651 votes

  • NoDefeated

    76.5% 385,647 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

504,298 votes cast; 15.7% of the 3,368,082 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish13.2%57586.8%3,78711.3%
Allen Parish14.0%58686.0%3,61431.5%
Ascension Parish20.5%1,38079.5%5,3637.3%
Assumption Parish19.2%34780.8%1,45611.9%
Avoyelles Parish25.1%1,25274.9%3,73221.6%
Beauregard Parish9.9%22390.1%2,0329.6%
Bienville Parish17.6%19682.4%91811.1%
Bossier Parish15.2%94884.8%5,2896.1%
Caddo Parish23.9%3,93576.1%12,5038.8%
Calcasieu Parish18.8%2,96981.2%12,86412.3%
Caldwell Parish23.1%32976.9%1,09421.8%
Cameron Parish7.3%2792.7%3446.0%
Catahoula Parish11.5%11588.5%88615.5%
Claiborne Parish19.2%13480.8%5637.6%
Concordia Parish12.2%20387.8%1,46311.8%
De Soto Parish17.6%24882.4%1,1657.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish31.3%34,48568.7%75,54034.2%
East Carroll Parish19.4%11580.6%47911.5%
East Feliciana Parish16.1%31183.9%1,62214.0%
Evangeline Parish19.5%67680.5%2,78317.3%
Franklin Parish10.7%25889.3%2,15814.7%
Grant Parish8.5%17791.5%1,91314.6%
Iberia Parish16.1%1,51683.9%7,91919.7%
Iberville Parish19.1%52380.9%2,22212.6%
Jackson Parish14.0%24186.0%1,47915.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish14.7%22085.3%1,2797.1%
Jefferson Parish22.5%7,85077.5%27,11311.8%
Lafayette Parish23.8%5,43876.2%17,44614.4%
Lafourche Parish17.7%1,36382.3%6,33112.4%
LaSalle Parish7.9%18092.1%2,10725.9%
Lincoln Parish21.9%1,32878.1%4,72617.2%
Livingston Parish11.1%58388.9%4,6905.5%
Madison Parish17.8%19082.2%87712.3%
Morehouse Parish18.2%47181.8%2,11414.0%
Natchitoches Parish20.6%45779.4%1,7618.0%
Orleans Parish32.3%22,66567.7%47,60825.0%
Ouachita Parish20.4%2,97579.6%11,62812.7%
Plaquemines Parish20.5%1,00979.5%3,91933.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish23.1%24476.9%8136.7%
Rapides Parish15.9%2,59584.1%13,71520.0%
Red River Parish15.5%6484.5%3507.0%
Richland Parish19.2%78180.8%3,27729.1%
Sabine Parish6.7%8393.3%1,1538.3%
St. Bernard Parish16.6%89183.4%4,46818.6%
St. Charles Parish16.6%48083.4%2,4077.4%
St. Helena Parish17.1%19682.9%95113.0%
St. James Parish23.0%1,13077.0%3,77732.7%
St. John the Baptist Parish20.0%87180.0%3,48714.7%
St. Landry Parish18.2%98181.8%4,3999.0%
St. Martin Parish16.9%1,09083.1%5,35117.2%
St. Mary Parish16.3%1,19683.7%6,15223.0%
St. Tammany Parish21.3%3,77278.7%13,9208.3%
Tangipahoa Parish22.5%2,93777.5%10,11615.7%
Tensas Parish23.7%20276.3%64921.4%
Terrebonne Parish13.9%98786.1%6,13911.1%
Union Parish17.9%39182.1%1,79113.9%
Vermilion Parish12.6%70287.4%4,87415.0%
Vernon Parish11.7%24688.3%1,8638.2%
Washington Parish16.3%69483.7%3,57114.9%
Webster Parish20.8%53979.2%2,05610.7%
West Baton Rouge Parish19.0%46281.0%1,97514.5%
West Carroll Parish9.9%10890.1%98112.1%
West Feliciana Parish18.9%31381.1%1,34121.0%
Winn Parish13.4%19886.6%1,28414.4%

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%