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.
Jayson Richardson (Republican) won with 74.2% of the vote.
Jayson Richardson RepublicanElected
74.2%6,160 votes
"Kenny" Gingles RepublicanDefeated
25.8%2,139 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jayson Richardson
"Kenny" Gingles
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,550 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,749 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,299 votes cast; 46.0% of the 18,968 registered voters in the area turned out.
Clerk of Court
No one got a majority, so Jeremy M. Evans (Republican) and Lisa Lobrano Burson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Jeremy M. Evans RepublicanIn runoff
36.5%3,061 votes
Lisa Lobrano Burson RepublicanIn runoff
29.3%2,453 votes
Dean Register RepublicanDefeated
19.3%1,617 votes
Layne Huckabay RepublicanDefeated
13.3%1,110 votes
Jodi Zeigler RepublicanDefeated
1.6%134 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jeremy M. Evans
Lisa Lobrano Burson
Dean Register
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,613 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,762 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,375 votes cast; 46.0% of the 18,968 registered voters in the area turned out.
Assessor
Haus Cordray (No party) won with 61.3% of the vote.
Haus Cordray No partyElected
61.3%4,854 votes
Coday Johnston RepublicanDefeated
29.0%2,297 votes
Ricky Temple RepublicanDefeated
9.7%766 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Haus Cordray
Coday Johnston
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,214 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,703 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,917 votes cast; 46.0% of the 18,968 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1A
Jimmy L. Holmes, Jr. (Republican) won with 51.4% of the vote.
Jimmy L. Holmes, Jr. RepublicanElected
51.4%394 votes
Jeremy Wilson RepublicanDefeated
30.9%237 votes
Zebbulon "Zebb" Rogers RepublicanDefeated
17.7%136 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jimmy L. Holmes, Jr.
Jeremy Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 400 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 367 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
767 votes cast; 47.1% of the 1,690 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1B
No one got a majority, so Dewayne Mitchell (Independent) and Bubba Clark (Republican) went to a runoff.
Dewayne Mitchell IndependentIn runoff
44.5%355 votes
Bubba Clark RepublicanIn runoff
43.8%349 votes
Leroy Creech RepublicanDefeated
11.7%93 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Dewayne Mitchell
Bubba Clark
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 549 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 248 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
797 votes cast; 44.9% of the 1,841 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4A
Richard Fuller (Democrat) won with 69.1% of the vote.
Richard Fuller DemocratElected
69.1%425 votes
"Count" Pinkney RepublicanDefeated
30.9%190 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard Fuller
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 293 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 322 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
615 votes cast; 41.3% of the 1,581 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4B
No one got a majority, so Cody Robbins (Independent) and Jeri A. Burrell (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Cody Robbins IndependentIn runoff
34.6%302 votes
Jeri A. Burrell DemocratIn runoff
34.2%299 votes
Donald Ray Davenport, Sr. DemocratDefeated
31.2%272 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cody Robbins
Jeri A. Burrell
Donald Ray Davenport, Sr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 390 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 483 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
873 votes cast; 48.9% of the 1,853 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4D
No one got a majority, so Alvin "Pride and Joy" Williams (Democrat) and Trina Boyd-Simpson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Alvin "Pride and Joy" Williams DemocratIn runoff
39.5%234 votes
Trina Boyd-Simpson DemocratIn runoff
34.1%202 votes
"Jeff" L. Heard IndependentDefeated
26.4%156 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Alvin "Pride and Joy" Williams
"Jeff" L. Heard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 229 votes cast at the polls in 4 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
592 votes cast; 41.4% of the 1,479 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
"Nick" Rains (Republican) won with 56.7% of the vote.
"Nick" Rains RepublicanElected
56.7%417 votes
Reggie Roe RepublicanDefeated
43.3%318 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Nick" Rains
Reggie Roe
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 514 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 221 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
735 votes cast; 44.0% of the 1,787 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Rodriguez Dale Ross (Democrat) and Ricky McPhearson (Republican) went to a runoff.
Rodriguez Dale Ross DemocratIn runoff
44.7%298 votes
Ricky McPhearson RepublicanIn runoff
44.3%295 votes
Fred Jones RepublicanDefeated
11.0%73 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodriguez Dale Ross
Ricky McPhearson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 412 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 254 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
666 votes cast; 47.5% of the 1,444 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Senator, 31st Senatorial District
Alan Seabaugh (Republican) won with 54.2% of the vote.
This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Alan Seabaugh 49.3%, "Mike" McConathy 50.7%.
Alan Seabaugh RepublicanElected
54.2%16,982 votes
"Mike" McConathy RepublicanDefeated
45.8%14,355 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Alan Seabaugh
"Mike" McConathy
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,224 votes cast at the polls in 24 precincts. The 1,378 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
31,337 votes cast; 42.4% of the 79,574 registered voters in the area turned out.
Thomas A. Pressly (Republican) won with 56.2% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Thomas A. Pressly 44.5%, John Milkovich 27.3%, Chase Jennings 28.1%.
Thomas A. Pressly RepublicanElected
56.2%15,101 votes
John Milkovich RepublicanDefeated
25.8%6,934 votes
Chase Jennings RepublicanDefeated
18.1%4,857 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Thomas A. Pressly
John Milkovich
Chase Jennings
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,146 votes cast at the polls in 33 precincts. The 2,236 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
26,892 votes cast; 35.6% of the 82,812 registered voters in the area turned out.
"Larry" Bagley (Republican) won with 61.2% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Larry" Bagley 64.1%, "Tim" Pruitt 35.9%.
"Larry" Bagley RepublicanElected
61.2%7,524 votes
"Tim" Pruitt RepublicanDefeated
38.8%4,761 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Larry" Bagley
"Tim" Pruitt
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,392 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,681 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
12,285 votes cast; 44.7% of the 29,982 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 De Soto Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 53.1%, Lindsey Cheek 18.9%, John Stefanski 12.0%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 6.7%.
"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 De Soto 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,429 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,680 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 De Soto Parish: "Jeff" Landry 61.4%, Shawn D. Wilson 21.4%, Stephen "Wags" Waguespack 2.4%, John Schroder 2.5%.
"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 De Soto 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 4,671 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,789 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 De Soto Parish: William "Billy" Nungesser 63.1%, Willie Jones 18.8%, Elbert Guillory 9.5%, "Tami" Hotard 6.0%.
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 De Soto 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
Elbert Guillory
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,517 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,700 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 De Soto Parish: Nancy Landry 23.2%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 17.4%, "Mike" Francis 20.5%, Clay Schexnayder 9.1%.
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 De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Nancy Landry
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup
"Mike" Francis
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,462 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,719 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 De Soto Parish: John Fleming 63.4%, Dustin Granger 23.8%, Scott McKnight 12.8%.
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 De Soto 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,444 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,715 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 4
No one got a majority, so Stacey Melerine (Republican) and Emma Shepard (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 11 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Stacey Melerine 50.5%, Emma Shepard 25.7%, Paige Hoffpauir 23.8%.
Stacey Melerine RepublicanIn runoff
47.0%55,297 votes
Emma Shepard DemocratIn runoff
30.5%35,850 votes
Paige Hoffpauir RepublicanDefeated
22.5%26,477 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Stacey Melerine
Emma Shepard
Paige Hoffpauir
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,325 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,631 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
117,624 votes cast; 34.6% of the 368,204 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 De Soto Parish: Yes 79.9%, No 20.1%.
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 De Soto 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 4,420 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,761 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 De Soto Parish: Yes 89.2%, No 10.8%.
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 De Soto 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 4,471 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,782 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 De Soto Parish: Yes 62.6%, No 37.4%.
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 De Soto 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 4,363 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,729 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 De Soto Parish: Yes 61.5%, No 38.5%.
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 De Soto 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 4,377 votes cast at the polls in 57 precincts. The 3,733 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
25% to 35%
35% to 45%
45% to 55%
55% to 65%
65% to 75%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.