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Tensas Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 25, 2023. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Sales Tax Renewal)

Parishwide Proposition, 1/2% S&U Tax Renewal - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 69.8% voted yes and 30.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Tensas, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under applicable constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), for ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2023, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the Parish (an estimated $600,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), as defined by law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying costs of collecting the Tax) to be dedicated and used for any lawful purpose for which the Parish may expend public funds to encourage and assist in the location, development or expansion of industrial, manufacturing, commercial, professional or business concerns or scientific or educational programs, provided that up to $50,000 (but not less than $25,000) of the annual proceeds of the Tax, as determined by the Parish governing authority, shall be available to the Tensas Parish Council on Aging to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and/or operate authorized activities, services, programs and facilities?

  • YesApproved

    69.8% 224 votes

  • No

    30.2% 97 votes

By precinct in Tensas Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 149 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 172 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

321 votes cast; 9.3% of the 3,456 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.