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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.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballotSee your sample ballot and polling placeAll election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. House, state boards and courts, and local races in 34 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District

Troy A. Carter (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Troy A. Carter DemocratElected

    55.2% 48,513 votes

  • Karen Carter Peterson DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 39,297 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Troy A. Carter
Karen Carter Peterson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

87,810 votes cast; 16.8% of the 528,638 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTroy A. CarterKaren Carter PetersonTurnout
Ascension Parish47.5%1,11352.5%1,22917.4%
Assumption Parish62.6%44137.4%26314.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish35.4%3,03264.6%5,54213.7%
Iberville Parish48.0%1,17352.0%1,27217.2%
Jefferson Parish67.0%11,19533.0%5,52513.6%
Orleans Parish53.0%24,16247.0%21,46719.3%
St. Charles Parish70.3%2,34629.7%98914.9%
St. James Parish66.2%2,35633.8%1,20224.0%
St. John the Baptist Parish64.3%2,07835.7%1,15614.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish48.6%61751.4%65214.8%

Supreme Court and state boards

BESE, District 4

Michael Melerine (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • Michael Melerine RepublicanElected

    61.8% 23,541 votes

  • "Cassie" Williams DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 14,546 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Michael Melerine
"Cassie" Williams
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

38,087 votes cast; 10.2% of the 377,217 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMichael Melerine"Cassie" WilliamsTurnout
Bienville Parish48.4%62551.6%66614.0%
Bossier Parish73.4%6,21826.6%2,25611.0%
Caddo Parish48.7%7,09851.3%7,4839.0%
De Soto Parish64.8%1,65035.2%89812.8%
Natchitoches Parish63.8%2,17236.2%1,23313.9%
Red River Parish63.1%40436.9%23610.9%
Sabine Parish86.3%1,47313.7%23411.4%
Vernon Parish82.8%1,46017.2%3036.7%
Webster Parish61.3%1,57538.7%99610.3%
Winn Parish78.2%86621.8%24112.6%

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (1 race)

DistrictResult
District 82Laurie Schlegel (Republican) won with 51.9% of the vote.