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

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: State boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments, and local races in 51 parishes.

Turnout
14.5% of registered voters: 438,578 of 3,026,131
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 3

Davante Lewis (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Davante Lewis DemocratElected

    59.5% 53,001 votes

  • Lambert C. Boissiere III DemocratDefeated

    40.5% 36,098 votes

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

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Davante Lewis
Lambert C. Boissiere III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

89,099 votes cast; 15.3% of the 620,430 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDavante LewisLambert C. Boissiere IIITurnout
Ascension Parish48.0%1,60752.0%1,74015.0%
Assumption Parish52.9%62547.1%55623.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish64.9%18,45535.1%9,99719.9%
Iberville Parish55.9%1,30444.1%1,03016.2%
Jefferson Parish48.4%4,44851.6%4,7349.9%
Orleans Parish62.7%20,62037.3%12,25714.2%
St. Charles Parish45.6%1,48454.4%1,77313.6%
St. James Parish50.2%2,00449.8%1,98628.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish53.0%1,56947.0%1,39210.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish58.3%88541.7%63318.6%

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Requires U.S. citizenship in order to register and vote in Louisiana

Passed: 73.4% voted yes and 26.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to provide that no person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to register and vote in this state? (Amends Article I, Section 10)

  • YesApproved

    73.4% 314,678 votes

  • No

    26.6% 113,808 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

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

428,486 votes cast; 14.5% of the 3,026,131 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish78.7%5,22021.3%1,41117.5%
Allen Parish87.1%1,29812.9%19211.2%
Ascension Parish81.1%8,60818.9%2,00112.8%
Assumption Parish77.5%2,07122.5%60119.0%
Avoyelles Parish80.2%1,94019.8%48010.3%
Beauregard Parish85.7%2,40114.3%40012.1%
Bienville Parish70.4%1,18929.6%50119.6%
Bossier Parish84.0%6,06516.0%1,1519.6%
Caddo Parish71.6%28,46328.4%11,28626.2%
Calcasieu Parish79.4%11,51320.6%2,99411.6%
Caldwell Parish82.2%62817.8%13612.4%
Cameron Parish83.7%52516.3%10212.6%
Catahoula Parish79.4%66820.6%17313.4%
Claiborne Parish69.2%99630.8%44317.4%
Concordia Parish68.8%1,18431.2%53714.3%
De Soto Parish80.8%1,63119.2%38810.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish67.2%41,73632.8%20,36121.7%
East Carroll Parish68.7%22431.3%1026.7%
East Feliciana Parish74.1%1,82825.9%63817.9%
Evangeline Parish70.8%2,38429.2%98416.9%
Franklin Parish82.7%1,17717.3%24710.7%
Grant Parish86.0%1,35514.0%22012.2%
Iberia Parish82.7%3,84517.3%80510.1%
Iberville Parish69.8%2,56230.2%1,10618.0%
Jackson Parish85.6%1,26614.4%21315.3%
Jefferson Davis Parish83.4%2,31716.6%46013.6%
Jefferson Parish75.9%21,36824.1%6,77110.4%
Lafayette Parish76.6%18,08723.4%5,51015.0%
Lafourche Parish87.8%6,77912.2%94013.0%
LaSalle Parish85.9%1,11414.1%18314.8%
Lincoln Parish81.8%2,41418.2%53811.0%
Livingston Parish86.3%9,00313.7%1,43012.1%
Madison Parish73.8%49626.2%1769.0%
Morehouse Parish78.0%1,18422.0%3348.7%
Natchitoches Parish74.5%1,97725.5%67811.5%
Orleans Parish44.6%16,22155.4%20,17413.9%
Ouachita Parish80.2%6,92219.8%1,7108.4%
Plaquemines Parish70.2%3,87129.8%1,64039.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish71.8%2,40528.2%94522.6%
Rapides Parish78.3%7,32321.7%2,03211.7%
Red River Parish78.4%49021.6%13511.0%
Richland Parish74.0%1,51226.0%53015.1%
Sabine Parish82.6%1,49017.4%31412.5%
St. Bernard Parish78.4%3,33821.6%92016.0%
St. Charles Parish79.2%4,25320.8%1,12015.0%
St. Helena Parish76.5%1,12823.5%34617.8%
St. James Parish66.6%2,74633.4%1,37828.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish69.8%2,16630.2%93910.8%
St. Landry Parish69.0%6,23531.0%2,79716.4%
St. Martin Parish82.2%3,23917.8%69910.8%
St. Mary Parish80.8%3,48119.2%82713.7%
St. Tammany Parish82.3%18,70917.7%4,03612.1%
Tangipahoa Parish76.7%8,17723.3%2,48513.8%
Tensas Parish68.2%27531.8%12811.7%
Terrebonne Parish84.8%5,89915.2%1,05711.1%
Union Parish83.5%1,92816.5%38014.9%
Vermilion Parish87.7%3,94412.3%55111.9%
Vernon Parish84.7%2,76015.3%49712.9%
Washington Parish72.3%3,04227.7%1,16415.3%
Webster Parish73.1%2,60326.9%95715.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish74.6%2,32325.4%79317.8%
West Carroll Parish84.3%73315.7%13712.3%
West Feliciana Parish72.6%1,13827.4%42920.1%
Winn Parish80.5%81119.5%19612.0%

Amendment 2

Requires Senate confirmation of gubernatorially appointed members of the State Civil Service Comm.

Passed: 70.9% voted yes and 29.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to make appointed members of the State Civil Service Commission subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate? (Amends Article X, Section 3(B)(1) and (C))

  • YesApproved

    70.9% 300,635 votes

  • No

    29.1% 123,250 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

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

423,885 votes cast; 14.5% of the 3,026,131 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish69.7%4,55130.3%1,97417.5%
Allen Parish77.8%1,15922.2%33011.2%
Ascension Parish75.0%7,91125.0%2,63212.8%
Assumption Parish71.5%1,87428.5%74619.0%
Avoyelles Parish73.3%1,76126.7%64310.3%
Beauregard Parish79.8%2,23020.2%56512.1%
Bienville Parish63.7%1,06236.3%60419.6%
Bossier Parish77.2%5,54322.8%1,6379.6%
Caddo Parish70.7%27,46529.3%11,40726.2%
Calcasieu Parish72.8%10,49327.2%3,91811.6%
Caldwell Parish76.6%58623.4%17912.4%
Cameron Parish78.9%49321.1%13212.6%
Catahoula Parish73.9%62026.1%21913.4%
Claiborne Parish69.8%97230.2%42017.4%
Concordia Parish62.1%1,05937.9%64714.3%
De Soto Parish71.2%1,42628.8%57710.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish67.8%41,68832.2%19,76621.7%
East Carroll Parish63.7%20536.3%1176.7%
East Feliciana Parish67.4%1,65432.6%80017.9%
Evangeline Parish67.4%2,21832.6%1,07516.9%
Franklin Parish74.5%1,05925.5%36210.7%
Grant Parish73.0%1,14927.0%42412.2%
Iberia Parish74.7%3,45125.3%1,17110.1%
Iberville Parish68.2%2,47331.8%1,15418.0%
Jackson Parish77.4%1,14322.6%33315.3%
Jefferson Davis Parish73.8%2,03226.2%72213.6%
Jefferson Parish74.2%20,69625.8%7,19910.4%
Lafayette Parish69.5%16,20630.5%7,09815.0%
Lafourche Parish81.4%6,25218.6%1,42913.0%
LaSalle Parish78.9%1,01821.1%27214.8%
Lincoln Parish71.5%2,09528.5%83511.0%
Livingston Parish78.0%8,08422.0%2,28312.1%
Madison Parish66.8%44233.2%2209.0%
Morehouse Parish72.0%1,08828.0%4238.7%
Natchitoches Parish65.3%1,72334.7%91411.5%
Orleans Parish61.3%22,11538.7%13,94313.9%
Ouachita Parish72.0%6,15828.0%2,3998.4%
Plaquemines Parish69.6%3,71530.4%1,62339.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish63.7%2,09936.3%1,19622.6%
Rapides Parish72.1%6,70727.9%2,59411.7%
Red River Parish72.6%45227.4%17111.0%
Richland Parish67.6%1,36132.4%65315.1%
Sabine Parish74.9%1,33825.1%44812.5%
St. Bernard Parish77.7%3,25822.3%93416.0%
St. Charles Parish75.2%4,00824.8%1,32215.0%
St. Helena Parish70.4%1,02529.6%43217.8%
St. James Parish69.4%2,81130.6%1,24128.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish67.3%2,08032.7%1,01110.8%
St. Landry Parish64.1%5,69835.9%3,19216.4%
St. Martin Parish75.8%2,97324.2%95110.8%
St. Mary Parish70.1%2,99529.9%1,27613.7%
St. Tammany Parish76.3%17,24223.7%5,34612.1%
Tangipahoa Parish71.8%7,57828.2%2,98113.8%
Tensas Parish64.7%25835.3%14111.7%
Terrebonne Parish80.0%5,54020.0%1,38911.1%
Union Parish71.0%1,61629.0%65914.9%
Vermilion Parish78.6%3,51421.4%95511.9%
Vernon Parish79.4%2,55820.6%66412.9%
Washington Parish65.8%2,71634.2%1,41415.3%
Webster Parish70.6%2,47829.4%1,03415.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish71.0%2,20029.0%89817.8%
West Carroll Parish70.8%60729.2%25012.3%
West Feliciana Parish58.9%91641.1%63820.1%
Winn Parish73.4%73826.6%26812.0%

Amendment 3

Requires Senate confirmation of certain members of the State Police Comm.

Passed: 72.0% voted yes and 28.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to make appointed members of the State Police Commission subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate? (Amends Article X, Section 43(C))

  • YesApproved

    72.0% 305,007 votes

  • No

    28.0% 118,538 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

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

423,545 votes cast; 14.5% of the 3,026,131 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish71.0%4,63829.0%1,89817.5%
Allen Parish78.4%1,16721.6%32111.2%
Ascension Parish75.3%7,93224.7%2,60012.8%
Assumption Parish72.3%1,88927.7%72419.0%
Avoyelles Parish74.0%1,77826.0%62510.3%
Beauregard Parish79.6%2,22720.4%57212.1%
Bienville Parish64.3%1,06535.7%59219.6%
Bossier Parish77.4%5,55422.6%1,6249.6%
Caddo Parish72.1%27,98027.9%10,85226.2%
Calcasieu Parish73.3%10,55426.7%3,84211.6%
Caldwell Parish75.7%57824.3%18612.4%
Cameron Parish78.6%49121.4%13412.6%
Catahoula Parish73.2%61826.8%22613.4%
Claiborne Parish70.8%99529.2%41017.4%
Concordia Parish71.5%1,22128.5%48714.3%
De Soto Parish71.3%1,43228.7%57610.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish69.8%42,89030.2%18,52521.7%
East Carroll Parish62.7%20237.3%1206.7%
East Feliciana Parish68.7%1,68331.3%76617.9%
Evangeline Parish68.0%2,23932.0%1,05516.9%
Franklin Parish73.4%1,04126.6%37710.7%
Grant Parish71.6%1,12628.4%44712.2%
Iberia Parish74.6%3,44425.4%1,17510.1%
Iberville Parish69.1%2,50530.9%1,11918.0%
Jackson Parish76.2%1,12523.8%35115.3%
Jefferson Davis Parish74.7%2,05625.3%69813.6%
Jefferson Parish75.0%20,91225.0%6,95310.4%
Lafayette Parish70.1%16,32129.9%6,96015.0%
Lafourche Parish81.4%6,24418.6%1,43013.0%
LaSalle Parish79.5%1,02320.5%26314.8%
Lincoln Parish72.6%2,12627.4%80411.0%
Livingston Parish78.0%8,08122.0%2,27312.1%
Madison Parish65.3%43034.7%2299.0%
Morehouse Parish72.4%1,09327.6%4168.7%
Natchitoches Parish67.1%1,76232.9%86511.5%
Orleans Parish64.7%23,32735.3%12,72413.9%
Ouachita Parish72.9%6,22627.1%2,3108.4%
Plaquemines Parish70.1%3,75129.9%1,59739.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish65.1%2,14634.9%1,14922.6%
Rapides Parish72.5%6,73427.5%2,55111.7%
Red River Parish72.6%45227.4%17111.0%
Richland Parish67.0%1,34933.0%66415.1%
Sabine Parish75.0%1,34125.0%44712.5%
St. Bernard Parish78.2%3,28321.8%91516.0%
St. Charles Parish76.1%4,04923.9%1,27415.0%
St. Helena Parish71.1%1,03628.9%42117.8%
St. James Parish71.1%2,87528.9%1,17128.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish68.8%2,12431.2%96410.8%
St. Landry Parish64.9%5,75835.1%3,11416.4%
St. Martin Parish76.2%2,98823.8%93410.8%
St. Mary Parish69.9%2,97930.1%1,28513.7%
St. Tammany Parish76.7%17,30523.3%5,26212.1%
Tangipahoa Parish72.6%7,63127.4%2,88213.8%
Tensas Parish65.1%26134.9%14011.7%
Terrebonne Parish80.4%5,56419.6%1,35711.1%
Union Parish69.6%1,58530.4%69314.9%
Vermilion Parish78.2%3,49021.8%97511.9%
Vernon Parish79.3%2,54920.7%66612.9%
Washington Parish65.7%2,71034.3%1,41315.3%
Webster Parish70.9%2,50329.1%1,02515.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish72.5%2,24327.5%85117.8%
West Carroll Parish73.7%63326.3%22612.3%
West Feliciana Parish61.0%94839.0%60620.1%
Winn Parish74.4%74525.6%25612.0%

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%