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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 24, 2021, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Police Juror, District 2

Kyle D. Kennington (Republican) won with 62.1% of the vote.

  • Kyle D. Kennington RepublicanElected

    62.1% 288 votes

  • Ronald "Ronnie" Allen RepublicanDefeated

    37.9% 176 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kyle D. Kennington
Ronald "Ronnie" Allen
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 233 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 231 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

464 votes cast; 18.2% of the 2,587 registered voters in the area turned out.

Statewide and federal races in De Soto Parish

BESE, District 4

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

This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Michael Melerine 64.8%, "Cassie" Williams 35.2%.

  • Michael Melerine RepublicanElected

    61.8% 23,541 votes

  • "Cassie" Williams DemocratDefeated

    38.2% 14,546 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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

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

Shows the 1,429 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 1,119 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Millage)

Parishwide Proposition, 1 Mill - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 43.1% voted yes and 56.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a one (1) mill tax on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $715,000 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, beginning with the year 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, providing and/or supporting an animal shelter for or on behalf of the Parish, including facilities, equipment, services and programs and funding, maintaining, operating and supporting a mosquito control program for the Parish, including facilities, equipment, services and programs?

  • Yes

    43.1% 1,065 votes

  • NoDefeated

    56.9% 1,404 votes

By precinct in De Soto 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 1,372 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 1,097 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,469 votes cast; 12.8% of the 20,201 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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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.