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.
"Jeff" Skidmore (Republican) won with 65.8% of the vote.
"Jeff" Skidmore RepublicanElected
65.8%5,458 votes
Joshua "Dillon" Smith RepublicanDefeated
34.2%2,840 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jeff" Skidmore
Joshua "Dillon" Smith
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,830 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,468 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
8,298 votes cast; 34.7% of the 24,888 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 3
Alton "David" Fox (Republican) won with 66.2% of the vote.
Alton "David" Fox RepublicanElected
66.2%472 votes
Nathanael Derouen RepublicanDefeated
33.8%241 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Alton "David" Fox
Nathanael Derouen
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 601 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 112 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
713 votes cast; 32.8% of the 2,237 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 4
"Doug" Roshong (No party) won with 67.6% of the vote.
"Doug" Roshong No partyElected
67.6%98 votes
Eric Klesko No partyDefeated
32.4%47 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Doug" Roshong
Eric Klesko
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 90 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 55 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
145 votes cast; 15.9% of the 961 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 5
Cody Hostetler (Republican) won with 50.3% of the vote.
Cody Hostetler RepublicanElected
50.3%536 votes
"Reggie" Johnson IndependentDefeated
43.9%468 votes
Todd Maricle RepublicanDefeated
5.7%61 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cody Hostetler
"Reggie" Johnson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 928 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 137 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,065 votes cast; 43.5% of the 2,476 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 6
Scottie E. Benjamin (Republican) won with 58.3% of the vote.
Scottie E. Benjamin RepublicanElected
58.3%839 votes
Donnie Herrington RepublicanDefeated
41.7%601 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Scottie E. Benjamin
Donnie Herrington
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,120 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 320 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,440 votes cast; 51.4% of the 2,849 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 7
Charnel Bailey (Republican) won with 84.0% of the vote.
Charnel Bailey RepublicanElected
84.0%571 votes
Brian Davis No partyDefeated
16.0%109 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charnel Bailey
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 549 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 131 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
680 votes cast; 29.0% of the 2,384 registered voters in the area turned out.
Police Juror, District 12
Kenny Haymon (Republican) won with 85.4% of the vote.
Kenny Haymon RepublicanElected
85.4%909 votes
Laura Semien DemocratDefeated
14.6%155 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Kenny Haymon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 545 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 519 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,064 votes cast; 42.1% of the 2,598 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Representative, 24th Representative District
Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican) won with 60.2% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Rodney Schamerhorn 60.5%, Clarence Beebe 39.5%.
Rodney Schamerhorn RepublicanElected
60.2%5,678 votes
Clarence Beebe RepublicanDefeated
39.8%3,747 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Rodney Schamerhorn
Clarence Beebe
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,635 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 1,179 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,425 votes cast; 40.6% of the 24,497 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Representative, 30th Representative District
Charles A. Owen (Republican) won with 85.2% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Charles A. Owen 86.1%, William "BJ" Jones 13.9%.
Charles A. Owen RepublicanElected
85.2%5,545 votes
William "BJ" Jones IndependentDefeated
14.8%967 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles A. Owen
William "BJ" Jones
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,234 votes cast at the polls in 31 precincts. The 1,295 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,512 votes cast; 29.7% of the 23,132 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so Brian Herrington (Republican) and Danny James (Republican) went to a runoff.
Brian Herrington RepublicanIn runoff
23.0%149 votes
Danny James RepublicanIn runoff
23.0%149 votes
Ronald Kevin Hagan RepublicanDefeated
19.6%127 votes
Justin Rose RepublicanDefeated
19.0%123 votes
Gary Williams RepublicanDefeated
15.6%101 votes
By precinct in Vernon Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Brian Herrington
Danny James
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 523 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 126 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
649 votes cast; 54.5% of the 1,224 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 57.7%, Lindsey Cheek 9.1%, John Stefanski 15.1%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 3.1%.
"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 Vernon 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 5,802 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,450 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 Vernon Parish: "Jeff" Landry 80.0%, Shawn D. Wilson 8.2%, 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 Vernon 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 6,045 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,502 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 Vernon Parish: William "Billy" Nungesser 65.0%, Willie Jones 8.6%, Elbert Guillory 14.0%, "Tami" Hotard 9.5%.
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 Vernon 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 5,734 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,440 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 Vernon Parish: Nancy Landry 21.2%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 7.3%, "Mike" Francis 42.8%, Clay Schexnayder 8.0%.
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 Vernon 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 5,801 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,456 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 Vernon Parish: John Fleming 76.1%, Dustin Granger 11.4%, Scott McKnight 12.5%.
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 Vernon 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,728 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,460 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 Vernon Parish: Stacey Melerine 48.2%, Emma Shepard 12.2%, Paige Hoffpauir 39.6%.
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 Vernon 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 5,582 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,396 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 Vernon Parish: Yes 81.1%, No 18.9%.
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 Vernon 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 5,730 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,441 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 Vernon Parish: Yes 90.4%, No 9.6%.
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 Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
Yes
No
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,790 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,453 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 Vernon Parish: Yes 64.2%, No 35.8%.
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 Vernon Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,662 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,409 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 Vernon Parish: Yes 65.0%, No 35.0%.
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 Vernon 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 5,670 votes cast at the polls in 60 precincts. The 2,421 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,001,964 votes cast; 36.3% of the 2,970,684 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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