On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Ruston School District No. 1, $65M Bond - SB - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 30.5% voted yes and 69.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Ruston School District No. 1 of the Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding $65,000,000, in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 7% per annum, for the purpose of financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and other school related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, including, to the extent feasible, those specific school projects set forth in the "Capital Improvement Plan" approved by the School Board on February 7, 2023, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with no estimated increase in the millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue above the 17.75 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?
Yes
30.5%814 votes
NoDefeated
69.5%1,856 votes
By precinct in Lincoln 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 1,454 votes cast at the polls in 52 precincts. The 1,216 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,670 votes cast; 14.2% of the 18,761 registered voters in the area turned out.
Simsboro School District No. 3 Proposition (Bond)
Simsboro School District No. 3, $10M Bond - SB - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 52.7% voted yes and 47.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Simsboro School District No. 3 of the Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding $10,000,000, in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 7% per annum, for the purpose of financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and other school related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, including, to the extent feasible, those specific school projects set forth in the "Capital Improvement Plan" approved by the School Board on February 7, 2023, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with an estimated increase of 5.55 mills to be levied in the first year of issue above the 5.95 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?
YesApproved
52.7%155 votes
No
47.3%139 votes
By precinct in Lincoln Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 156 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 138 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
294 votes cast; 11.7% of the 2,531 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
0% to 10%
10% to 20%
20% to 30%
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.