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.
"Stitch" Guillory (No party) won with 59.7% of the vote.
"Stitch" Guillory No partyElected
59.7%24,851 votes
"Les" Blanchard RepublicanDefeated
28.3%11,777 votes
Dustan Abshire RepublicanDefeated
6.0%2,482 votes
Elizabeth Gray Carrier DemocratDefeated
3.2%1,322 votes
2 other candidates: 2.8% together
"Mike" Reid Republican
2.5%
1,060
Bradley Moss Independent
0.3%
110
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Stitch" Guillory
"Les" Blanchard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 28,790 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,812 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
41,602 votes cast; 33.8% of the 125,167 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
Darby Quinn (Republican) won with 50.7% of the vote.
Darby Quinn RepublicanElected
50.7%1,776 votes
Reath Chauvin RepublicanDefeated
49.3%1,730 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Darby Quinn
Reath Chauvin
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,003 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 1,503 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,506 votes cast; 40.6% of the 8,946 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Michael "Mike" Smith (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.
Michael "Mike" Smith DemocratElected
59.5%1,660 votes
Shawntel Carter-Willis DemocratDefeated
22.4%624 votes
Emile LeVon Fontenot DemocratDefeated
18.1%505 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael "Mike" Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,784 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 1,005 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,789 votes cast; 32.0% of the 9,497 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
Eddie Earl Lewis, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.
Eddie Earl Lewis, Jr. DemocratElected
60.1%1,369 votes
Shelly Mayo DemocratDefeated
39.9%908 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eddie Earl Lewis, Jr.
Shelly Mayo
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,585 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 692 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,277 votes cast; 31.2% of the 7,878 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
Tony Guillory (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.
Tony Guillory DemocratElected
57.9%1,181 votes
Mack Dellafosse, Jr. DemocratDefeated
42.1%858 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Tony Guillory
Mack Dellafosse, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,370 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 669 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,039 votes cast; 29.1% of the 7,391 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
Mary Kaye Eason (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.
Mary Kaye Eason RepublicanElected
53.9%1,780 votes
Emily Fenet-Parker RepublicanDefeated
38.3%1,266 votes
Scott Washington RepublicanDefeated
7.8%256 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mary Kaye Eason
Emily Fenet-Parker
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,191 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 1,111 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,302 votes cast; 41.0% of the 8,450 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 9
Anthony L. Bartie (Democrat) won with 68.0% of the vote.
Anthony L. Bartie DemocratElected
68.0%1,336 votes
Felicia Frank DemocratDefeated
32.0%628 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Anthony L. Bartie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,363 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 601 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,964 votes cast; 28.3% of the 7,481 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 Calcasieu Parish: Mark Abraham 75.4%, Joshua "Josh" Lewis 24.6%.
Mark Abraham RepublicanElected
80.7%21,937 votes
Joshua "Josh" Lewis DemocratDefeated
19.3%5,250 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Mark Abraham
Joshua "Josh" Lewis
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,029 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 4,298 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, 34th Representative District
Wilford Carter, Sr. (Democrat) won with 62.2% of the vote.
Wilford Carter, Sr. DemocratElected
62.2%4,599 votes
Kevin D. Guidry DemocratDefeated
29.9%2,211 votes
Franklin D. Lewis, Sr. DemocratDefeated
7.9%581 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wilford Carter, Sr.
Kevin D. Guidry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,099 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 2,292 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,391 votes cast; 29.8% of the 25,754 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, ES 1, Div. F
Bobby Holmes (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.
Bobby Holmes DemocratElected
54.8%5,389 votes
Sa'Trica Williams Bensaadat DemocratDefeated
45.2%4,450 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bobby Holmes
Sa'Trica Williams Bensaadat
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,855 votes cast at the polls in 43 precincts. The 2,984 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,839 votes cast; 29.6% of the 36,217 registered voters in the area turned out.
District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. C
No one got a majority, so William J. "Bill" Cutrera (Republican) and Brad Guillory (Republican) went to a runoff.
William J. "Bill" Cutrera RepublicanIn runoff
38.5%6,373 votes
Brad Guillory RepublicanIn runoff
32.4%5,354 votes
Mark Judson RepublicanDefeated
29.1%4,805 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
William J. "Bill" Cutrera
Brad Guillory
Mark Judson
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,044 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 5,488 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
16,532 votes cast; 38.2% of the 45,234 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Calcasieu Parish
Attorney General
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 Calcasieu Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 47.9%, Lindsey Cheek 20.4%, John Stefanski 17.2%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 6.9%.
"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 Calcasieu 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,923 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,554 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 Calcasieu Parish: "Jeff" Landry 52.7%, Shawn D. Wilson 18.7%, Stephen "Wags" Waguespack 5.0%, John Schroder 1.0%.
"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 Calcasieu 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 28,981 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,804 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 Calcasieu Parish: William "Billy" Nungesser 62.0%, Willie Jones 19.9%, Elbert Guillory 7.9%, "Tami" Hotard 6.7%.
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 Calcasieu 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 28,262 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,590 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 Calcasieu Parish: Nancy Landry 14.9%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 16.1%, "Mike" Francis 33.7%, Clay Schexnayder 13.0%.
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 Calcasieu 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 28,002 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,621 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 Calcasieu Parish: John Fleming 44.2%, Dustin Granger 31.4%, Scott McKnight 24.4%.
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 Calcasieu 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,550 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,511 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 Calcasieu Parish: Kevin M. Berken 36.7%, Erick Knezek 24.3%, Cathy S. Banks 39.0%.
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 Calcasieu 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
Cathy S. Banks
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 26,759 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,049 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 Sulphur Proposition (Revised Home Rule Charter)
City of Sulphur, Adoption of Revised HRC - CC
Passed: 29.4% voted yes and 70.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the revised and restated Home Rule Charter for the City of Sulphur, prepared and submitted by the duly constituted citizen Charter Commission according to Article VI, Section 5, of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable law, be adopted?
Yes
29.4%1,077 votes
NoDefeated
70.6%2,588 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Under 55%
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Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,363 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 1,302 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,665 votes cast; 30.2% of the 12,533 registered voters in the area turned out.
Iowa Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Bond)
Iowa Fire Protection District No. 1, 2.5M Bond - BOC - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 70.4% voted yes and 29.6% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Iowa Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $2,500,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding 7.0% per annum, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating fire protection facilities, machinery and equipment, including both real and personal property, and purchasing firefighting equipment to be used to provide fire protection of the property within the District, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the limits of the District, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest, with the estimated millage rate to be 14.00 in the first year of issue?
YesApproved
70.4%448 votes
No
29.6%188 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 529 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 107 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
636 votes cast; 33.2% of the 2,097 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 Calcasieu Parish: Yes 73.9%, No 26.1%.
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 Calcasieu Parish
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,706 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,691 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 Calcasieu Parish: Yes 80.1%, No 19.9%.
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 Calcasieu Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,845 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,732 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 Calcasieu Parish: Yes 56.2%, No 43.8%.
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 Calcasieu Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,349 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,574 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 Calcasieu Parish: Yes 66.9%, No 33.1%.
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 Calcasieu Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,464 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 12,633 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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