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Ouachita Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 20, 2021, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Judge, Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, 1st Dist., Elec. Sec. 1C

No one got a majority, so Marcus L. Hunter (Democrat) and J. Garland Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Marcus L. Hunter 54.1%, J. Garland Smith 16.1%, Larry D. Jefferson 29.8%.

  • Marcus L. Hunter DemocratIn runoff

    43.7% 3,605 votes

  • J. Garland Smith DemocratIn runoff

    31.9% 2,628 votes

  • Larry D. Jefferson DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 2,013 votes

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%
Marcus L. Hunter
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,223 votes cast at the polls in 25 precincts. The 1,496 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

8,246 votes cast; 18.8% of the 49,927 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMarcus L. HunterJ. Garland SmithLarry D. JeffersonTurnout
East Carroll Parish22.0%19169.8%6058.2%7119.9%
Madison Parish34.2%45550.7%67415.1%20120.0%
Morehouse Parish42.0%53822.2%28435.8%45825.8%
Ouachita Parish54.1%2,01116.1%59929.8%1,10915.1%
Tensas Parish45.0%34837.9%29317.1%13228.5%
West Carroll Parish22.4%6262.5%17315.2%4223.7%

Statewide and federal races in Ouachita Parish

U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

Julia Letlow (Republican) won with 64.9% of the vote.

This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Julia Letlow 67.2%, Sandra "Candy" Christophe 28.0%, Chad Conerly 2.8%, Robert Lansden 0.7%.

  • Julia Letlow RepublicanElected

    64.9% 67,203 votes

  • Sandra "Candy" Christophe DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 28,255 votes

  • Chad Conerly RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 5,497 votes

  • Robert Lansden RepublicanDefeated

    0.9% 929 votes

8 other candidates: 1.7% together
Allen Guillory Republican0.4%464
"Jim" Davis No party0.4%402
Sancha Smith Republican0.3%334
M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza Independent0.2%236
Jaycee Magnuson Republican0.1%131
Richard H. Pannell Republican0.1%67
Horace Melton III Republican0.1%62
Errol Victor, Sr. Republican0.0%36

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%
Julia Letlow
Sandra "Candy" Christophe
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 13,625 votes cast at the polls in 87 precincts. The 8,419 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

103,616 votes cast; 21.4% of the 489,252 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.