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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Local election results for Saturday, October 14, 2023, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Laura Trahan Faul (Republican) won with 52.1% of the vote.
Laura Trahan Faul RepublicanElected
52.1%7,464 votes
Blane Faulk RepublicanDefeated
47.9%6,854 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Laura Trahan Faul
Blane Faulk
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,499 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,819 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,318 votes cast; 38.8% of the 38,752 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
Walter Andrus (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.
Walter Andrus DemocratElected
54.9%689 votes
Wayne D. Wilridge DemocratDefeated
45.1%566 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Walter Andrus
Wayne D. Wilridge
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 689 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 566 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,255 votes cast; 31.5% of the 4,474 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Jeffery "Reddog" Morgan (Republican) won with 58.5% of the vote.
Jeffery "Reddog" Morgan RepublicanElected
58.5%1,424 votes
Jamie Amie RepublicanDefeated
25.6%624 votes
"Fern" Hebert RepublicanDefeated
15.8%385 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jeffery "Reddog" Morgan
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,689 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 744 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,433 votes cast; 48.4% of the 5,157 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
No one got a majority, so Kirk Aaron Guidry (Republican) and "Keith" Henry (Republican) went to a runoff.
Kirk Aaron Guidry RepublicanIn runoff
41.4%768 votes
"Keith" Henry RepublicanIn runoff
34.8%646 votes
Dylan James Romero RepublicanDefeated
15.0%279 votes
Michael R. "Big Mike" Richard RepublicanDefeated
8.7%161 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kirk Aaron Guidry
"Keith" Henry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,317 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 537 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,854 votes cast; 42.5% of the 4,467 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Gordon "G-Ray" Morgan (Republican) won with 54.6% of the vote.
Gordon "G-Ray" Morgan RepublicanElected
54.6%769 votes
A.J. "Fatty" Broussard RepublicanDefeated
45.4%639 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gordon "G-Ray" Morgan
A.J. "Fatty" Broussard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 930 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 478 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,408 votes cast; 35.9% of the 4,152 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Beau Petitjean (Independent) won with 52.1% of the vote.
Beau Petitjean IndependentElected
52.1%793 votes
Marietta Leonards RepublicanDefeated
35.1%534 votes
"Tim" Benoit IndependentDefeated
7.9%120 votes
Eric J. Boudreaux IndependentDefeated
4.9%75 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Beau Petitjean
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,101 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 421 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,522 votes cast; 31.6% of the 5,068 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Paul "Ed" Guidry (Republican) and Chuck Lejeune (Republican) went to a runoff.
Paul "Ed" Guidry RepublicanIn runoff
36.2%667 votes
Chuck Lejeune RepublicanIn runoff
33.0%609 votes
A. J. "Jay" Credeur RepublicanDefeated
30.8%569 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Paul "Ed" Guidry
A. J. "Jay" Credeur
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,531 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 314 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,845 votes cast; 37.4% of the 5,119 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
"Pat" Daigle (Republican) won with 51.3% of the vote.
"Pat" Daigle RepublicanElected
51.3%970 votes
James "Boz" Higginbotham IndependentDefeated
48.7%920 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Pat" Daigle
James "Boz" Higginbotham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,527 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 363 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,890 votes cast; 38.7% of the 5,196 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
Troy A. Lantz (Republican) won with 64.5% of the vote.
Troy A. Lantz RepublicanElected
64.5%1,380 votes
Paul "Joe" Bellon RepublicanDefeated
35.5%759 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Troy A. Lantz
Paul "Joe" Bellon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,761 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 378 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,139 votes cast; 43.5% of the 5,119 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 25th Senatorial District
Mark Abraham (Republican) won with 80.7% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Mark Abraham 94.1%, Joshua "Josh" Lewis 5.9%.
Mark Abraham RepublicanElected
80.7%21,937 votes
Joshua "Josh" Lewis DemocratDefeated
19.3%5,250 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Over 60%
Mark Abraham
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,067 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 247 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
27,187 votes cast; 38.6% of the 72,886 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 42nd Representative District
Chance Henry (Republican) won with 61.9% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Chance Henry 62.5%, Douglas J. "Doug" LaCombe 37.5%.
Chance Henry RepublicanElected
61.9%6,601 votes
Douglas J. "Doug" LaCombe RepublicanDefeated
38.1%4,071 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Chance Henry
Douglas J. "Doug" LaCombe
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,315 votes cast at the polls in 32 precincts. The 2,864 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
10,672 votes cast; 37.5% of the 30,206 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so "Liz" Baker Murrill (Republican) and Lindsey Cheek (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 36.7%, Lindsey Cheek 5.5%, John Stefanski 53.3%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 2.0%.
"Liz" Baker Murrill RepublicanIn runoff
45.2%463,103 votes
Lindsey Cheek DemocratIn runoff
23.4%239,652 votes
John Stefanski RepublicanDefeated
16.8%172,300 votes
Perry Walker Terrebonne DemocratDefeated
7.3%74,479 votes
"Marty" Maley RepublicanDefeated
7.2%74,176 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Liz" Baker Murrill
Lindsey Cheek
John Stefanski
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,825 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,881 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,023,710 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Governor
"Jeff" Landry (Republican) won with 51.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Jeff" Landry 78.3%, Shawn D. Wilson 8.6%, Stephen "Wags" Waguespack 3.6%, John Schroder 1.2%.
"Jeff" Landry RepublicanElected
51.6%547,827 votes
Shawn D. Wilson DemocratDefeated
25.9%275,525 votes
Stephen "Wags" Waguespack RepublicanDefeated
5.9%62,287 votes
John Schroder RepublicanDefeated
5.3%56,654 votes
11 other candidates: 11.3% together
Hunter Lundy Independent
4.9%
52,165
Daniel M. "Danny" Cole Democrat
2.6%
27,662
Sharon W. Hewitt Republican
1.7%
18,468
Benjamin Barnes Independent
0.5%
5,190
Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel Republican
0.4%
4,426
Richard Nelson Republican
0.3%
3,605
Jeffery Istre Independent
0.3%
3,400
Xavier Ellis Republican
0.2%
1,734
"Keitron" Gagnon No party
0.1%
1,260
"Xan" John Republican
0.1%
1,164
Frank Scurlock Independent
0.1%
1,131
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jeff" Landry
Shawn D. Wilson
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,023 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,905 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,062,498 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Lieutenant Governor
William "Billy" Nungesser (Republican) won with 65.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: William "Billy" Nungesser 76.0%, Willie Jones 6.4%, Elbert Guillory 10.4%, "Tami" Hotard 5.2%.
William "Billy" Nungesser RepublicanElected
65.5%678,531 votes
Willie Jones DemocratDefeated
20.5%211,988 votes
Elbert Guillory RepublicanDefeated
6.2%64,058 votes
"Tami" Hotard RepublicanDefeated
4.9%50,711 votes
2 other candidates: 2.9% together
Bruce Payton Independent
1.7%
17,195
Gary Rispone No party
1.3%
13,111
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
William "Billy" Nungesser
Willie Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,760 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,845 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,035,594 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Secretary of State
No one got a majority, so Nancy Landry (Republican) and "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Nancy Landry 13.4%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 5.8%, "Mike" Francis 53.6%, Clay Schexnayder 10.5%.
Nancy Landry RepublicanIn runoff
19.3%197,514 votes
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup DemocratIn runoff
19.2%196,534 votes
"Mike" Francis RepublicanDefeated
17.9%182,842 votes
Clay Schexnayder RepublicanDefeated
14.7%149,987 votes
4 other candidates: 28.8% together
Arthur A. Morrell Democrat
11.1%
113,703
Thomas J. Kennedy III Republican
10.1%
102,628
Brandon Trosclair Republican
6.3%
64,686
Amanda "Smith" Jennings Other party
1.3%
13,275
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup
"Mike" Francis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,763 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,878 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,021,169 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Treasurer
No one got a majority, so John Fleming (Republican) and Dustin Granger (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: John Fleming 55.4%, Dustin Granger 13.4%, Scott McKnight 31.2%.
John Fleming RepublicanIn runoff
44.0%442,668 votes
Dustin Granger DemocratIn runoff
32.0%321,423 votes
Scott McKnight RepublicanDefeated
24.0%241,125 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
John Fleming
Dustin Granger
Scott McKnight
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,396 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,784 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,005,216 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
BESE, District 7
No one got a majority, so Kevin M. Berken (Republican) and Erick Knezek (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Kevin M. Berken 50.8%, Erick Knezek 26.3%, Cathy S. Banks 23.0%.
Kevin M. Berken RepublicanIn runoff
36.8%47,861 votes
Erick Knezek RepublicanIn runoff
34.2%44,534 votes
Cathy S. Banks RepublicanDefeated
29.0%37,654 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kevin M. Berken
Erick Knezek
Cathy S. Banks
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,270 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,709 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
130,049 votes cast; 37.5% of the 377,132 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
City of Rayne Proposition (Tax Renewal)
City of Rayne, 5 Mills Renewal - M&BOA - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 65.9% voted yes and 34.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Rayne, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 5 mills on all the property subject to taxation within the City (an estimated $183,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating playgrounds and recreation centers for the City?
YesApproved
65.9%960 votes
No
34.1%496 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,031 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 425 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,456 votes cast; 30.7% of the 5,120 registered voters in the area turned out.
Second Ward Gravity Drainage District No. 2 Proposition (Tax Continuation)
Shall Second Ward Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of Acadia Parish, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy a tax of 9.03 mills on all of the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $115,606 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within and for the District, said millage to represent a .14 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 8.89 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2023 pursuant to an election held on October 19, 2013?
YesApproved
67.2%447 votes
No
32.8%218 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 511 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 154 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
665 votes cast; 50.9% of the 1,461 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Prohibits the use of private funds in the administration of elections.
Passed: 72.6% voted yes and 27.4% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 77.7%, No 22.3%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to prohibit the use of funds, goods, or services from a foreign government or a nongovernmental source to conduct elections and election functions and duties unless the use is authorized by the secretary of state through policies established in accordance with law? (Adds Article XI, Section 6)
YesApproved
72.6%734,324 votes
No
27.4%277,564 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,286 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,803 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,011,888 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Provides that the freedom of worship is a fundamental right worthy of the highest protection.
Passed: 79.2% voted yes and 20.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 82.6%, No 17.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to provide that the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection? (Adds Const. Article XII, Section 17)
YesApproved
79.2%805,676 votes
No
20.8%211,621 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,313 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,810 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,017,297 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Dedicates certain payments to be applied to the state retirement system unfunded accrued liability.
Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 53.6%, No 46.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to require that a minimum of twenty-five percent of any money designated as nonrecurring state revenue be applied toward the balance of the unfunded accrued liability of the state retirement systems? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(b)(ii) and (iii))
YesApproved
56.2%559,540 votes
No
43.8%436,717 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,126 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,751 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
996,257 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Restricts ad valorem tax exemptions for certain nonprofit organizations.
Passed: 66.0% voted yes and 34.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 65.6%, No 34.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to deny a property tax exemption to a nonprofit corporation or association that owns residential property in such a state of disrepair that it endangers public health or safety? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(B))
YesApproved
66.0%661,332 votes
No
34.0%340,632 votes
By precinct in Acadia Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,125 votes cast at the polls in 47 precincts. The 3,779 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,001,964 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 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
15% to 25%
25% to 35%
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45% to 55%
55% to 65%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.