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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.

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Orleans Parish

Local election results for Saturday, June 12, 2021. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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State Legislature

State Senator, 7th Senatorial District

Gary Carter, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.2% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: Gary Carter, Jr. 78.1%, Patricia "Patty" McCarty 10.2%, Joanna Cappiello-Leopold 6.1%, Mack Cormier 5.6%.

  • Gary Carter, Jr. DemocratElected

    60.2% 4,137 votes

  • Patricia "Patty" McCarty RepublicanDefeated

    17.2% 1,181 votes

  • Joanna Cappiello-Leopold DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 948 votes

  • Mack Cormier DemocratDefeated

    8.8% 601 votes

By precinct in Orleans Parish

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

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Gary Carter, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,354 votes cast at the polls in 38 precincts. The 1,346 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

6,867 votes cast; 10.2% of the 67,782 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishGary Carter, Jr.Patricia "Patty" McCartyJoanna Cappiello-LeopoldMack CormierTurnout
Jefferson Parish63.5%1,15821.8%3987.9%1456.8%1246.8%
Orleans Parish78.1%2,88810.2%3786.1%2255.6%20911.3%
Plaquemines Parish6.8%9130.2%40543.1%57820.0%26816.6%

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.