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.
Randall M. "Randy" Deshotel (No party) won with 70.1% of the vote.
Randall M. "Randy" Deshotel No partyElected
70.1%5,343 votes
Jebadiah "Jebby" Cormier RepublicanDefeated
29.9%2,278 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Randall M. "Randy" Deshotel
Jebadiah "Jebby" Cormier
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,581 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,040 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
7,621 votes cast; 40.4% of the 21,234 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 1
Keith Saucier (Independent) won with 51.6% of the vote.
Keith Saucier IndependentElected
51.6%494 votes
Freeman Celestine DemocratDefeated
48.4%464 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Keith Saucier
Freeman Celestine
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 680 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 278 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
958 votes cast; 42.2% of the 2,381 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 2
Sidney Fontenot (Republican) won with 55.0% of the vote.
Sidney Fontenot RepublicanElected
55.0%432 votes
Jamie Fontenot RepublicanDefeated
45.0%353 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Sidney Fontenot
Jamie Fontenot
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 699 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 86 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
785 votes cast; 38.7% of the 2,120 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
"Tim" Causey (Republican) won with 56.7% of the vote.
"Tim" Causey RepublicanElected
56.7%677 votes
Lelia Johnson Thrasher RepublicanDefeated
43.3%518 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Tim" Causey
Lelia Johnson Thrasher
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,018 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 177 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,195 votes cast; 50.2% of the 2,456 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
No one got a majority, so Eric B. Soileau (Democrat) and Brent Guillory (Republican) went to a runoff.
Eric B. Soileau DemocratIn runoff
49.1%514 votes
Brent Guillory RepublicanIn runoff
47.9%502 votes
Donald R. Vidrine No partyDefeated
3.0%31 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Eric B. Soileau
Brent Guillory
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 798 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 249 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,047 votes cast; 43.8% of the 2,482 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Bryan Vidrine (Republican) won with 71.9% of the vote.
Bryan Vidrine RepublicanElected
71.9%606 votes
Kevin "Cabon" Fontenot RepublicanDefeated
28.1%237 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bryan Vidrine
Kevin "Cabon" Fontenot
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 576 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 267 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
843 votes cast; 39.3% of the 2,271 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 8
Darion "Brother" Arvie (No party) won with 50.8% of the vote.
Darion "Brother" Arvie No partyElected
50.8%532 votes
Sherman "DeeDee" Wilson DemocratDefeated
36.2%379 votes
Earl "Tenny" Doucet DemocratDefeated
13.1%137 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Darion "Brother" Arvie
Sherman "DeeDee" Wilson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 553 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 495 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,048 votes cast; 46.7% of the 2,369 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 43.9%, Lindsey Cheek 14.7%, John Stefanski 25.4%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 8.0%.
"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 Evangeline 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,726 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,015 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 Evangeline Parish: "Jeff" Landry 67.5%, Shawn D. Wilson 18.9%, Stephen "Wags" Waguespack 2.0%, 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 Evangeline 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,202 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,126 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 Evangeline Parish: William "Billy" Nungesser 63.6%, Willie Jones 15.0%, Elbert Guillory 13.7%, "Tami" Hotard 5.1%.
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 Evangeline 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,845 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,027 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 Evangeline Parish: Nancy Landry 13.9%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 13.1%, "Mike" Francis 39.6%, Clay Schexnayder 11.8%.
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 Evangeline 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 5,757 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,027 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 Evangeline Parish: John Fleming 54.9%, Dustin Granger 23.9%, Scott McKnight 21.1%.
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 Evangeline 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 5,476 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 1,999 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 8
Preston Castille (Democrat) won with 70.2% of the vote.
This race covers 14 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Evangeline Parish: Preston Castille 71.5%, Dolores "DeeDee" Cormier-Zenon 28.5%.
Preston Castille DemocratElected
70.2%78,436 votes
Dolores "DeeDee" Cormier-Zenon DemocratDefeated
29.8%33,230 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Preston Castille
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 4,460 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 1,685 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
111,666 votes cast; 37.7% of the 361,946 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Duralde Gravity Drainage District No. 4 Proposition (Tax Renewal)
Shall the Duralde Gravity Drainage District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of eight and seventeen hundredths (8.17) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $74,972 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating drainage works within and for the District?
YesApproved
83.2%104 votes
No
16.8%21 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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55 to 65%
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 112 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
125 votes cast; 42.3% of the 350 registered voters in the area turned out.
Mamou Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Tax Continuation)
Mamou Fire Protection District No. 1, 8.07 Mills Continuation - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 82.8% voted yes and 17.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Mamou Fire Protection District No. 1 of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of eight and seven hundredths (8.07) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $268,525 reasonably expected at this time to be collected) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating the District's fire protection facilities and acquiring equipment therefor, including fire trucks and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?
YesApproved
82.8%1,424 votes
No
17.2%296 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,359 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 361 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,720 votes cast; 36.7% of the 5,312 registered voters in the area turned out.
Town of Mamou Proposition (Ad Valorem Tax)
Town of Mamou, 12.45 Mills Tax - M&BOA - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 62.5% voted yes and 37.5% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Mamou, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of twelve and forty-five hundredths (12.45) mills on all property subject to taxation in said Town, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2024 and ending with the year 2033 ($240,000 reasonably expected to be collected in the first year of the levy of the tax), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating public facilities, works and/or improvements in the Town for the following purposes and in the percentages set forth: 4.35% for recreation facilities; and 95.65% for public streets, sidewalks and alleys including the acquisition of equipment therefor?
YesApproved
62.5%283 votes
No
37.5%170 votes
By precinct in Evangeline Parish
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Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 374 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 79 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
453 votes cast; 25.2% of the 2,062 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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 72.2%, No 27.8%.
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 Evangeline Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,491 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,025 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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 80.5%, No 19.5%.
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 Evangeline 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 5,536 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 2,029 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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 54.0%, No 46.0%.
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 Evangeline Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,388 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 1,975 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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 62.1%, No 37.9%.
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 Evangeline Parish
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,419 votes cast at the polls in 56 precincts. The 1,998 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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