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, November 18, 2023, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
"Danny" Bordelon (Republican) won with 52.1% of the vote.
"Danny" Bordelon RepublicanElected
52.1%1,129 votes
Travis Herrington RepublicanDefeated
47.9%1,039 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Danny" Bordelon
Travis Herrington
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,518 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 650 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,168 votes cast; 26.3% of the 9,286 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Rapides Parish
Attorney General
"Liz" Baker Murrill (Republican) won with 66.4% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 75.6%, Lindsey Cheek 24.4%.
"Liz" Baker Murrill RepublicanElected
66.4%444,544 votes
Lindsey Cheek DemocratDefeated
33.6%225,050 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 9,368 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,856 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
669,594 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Secretary of State
Nancy Landry (Republican) won with 66.8% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Nancy Landry 76.0%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 24.0%.
Nancy Landry RepublicanElected
66.8%446,494 votes
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup DemocratDefeated
33.2%221,739 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 9,378 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,853 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
668,233 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Treasurer
John Fleming (Republican) won with 65.5% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: John Fleming 74.9%, Dustin Granger 25.1%.
John Fleming RepublicanElected
65.5%437,763 votes
Dustin Granger DemocratDefeated
34.5%231,002 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 9,349 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,842 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
668,765 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Parishwide Proposition (In-Lieu Millage)
Parishwide Proposition, 3.89 Mills In Lieu - PJ - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 28.7% voted yes and 71.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a 3.89 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $4,100,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of 20 years, beginning with the year 2024 and ending with the year 2043, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating the Juvenile Community Correction Center, Juvenile Detention Center, Juvenile Home Care and Juvenile Shelter Care Center known as "Renaissance" in and for the Parish, including the construction of a new Juvenile Detention Center to detain and house juveniles charged with felony crimes in Rapides Parish, said tax to be in lieu of and replace an ad valorem tax of 2.06 mills authorized to be levied in the Parish through the year 2024 at an election held in the Parish on May 3, 2014?
Yes
28.7%4,222 votes
NoDefeated
71.3%10,510 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 9,011 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,721 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,732 votes cast; 19.2% of the 80,971 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Provides relative to timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and related matters.
Passed: 61.0% voted yes and 39.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Yes 56.0%, No 44.0%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to clarify that the timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and his return of a vetoed bill to the legislature is based upon the legislative session in which the bill passed and to authorize the legislature, if it is in session, to reconsider vetoed bills without convening a separate veto session? (Effective January 8, 2024)(Amends Article III, Section 18)
YesApproved
61.0%387,207 votes
No
39.0%247,266 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 9,030 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,667 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
634,473 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Repeals certain funds in the state treasury.
Passed: 54.7% voted yes and 45.3% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Yes 49.6%, No 50.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to remove provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana which created the following inactive special funds within the state treasury: Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund, Millennium Leverage Fund, Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund, First Use Tax Trust Fund, Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement and to provide for the transfer of any remaining monies in such funds to the state general fund? (Repeals Article VII, Sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) and Article IX, Sections 9 and 10)
YesApproved
54.7%346,766 votes
No
45.3%287,211 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 8,998 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,694 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
633,977 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Provides for an ad valorem tax exemption for certain first responders.
Passed: 53.0% voted yes and 47.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Yes 44.3%, No 55.7%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the local governing authority of a parish to provide an ad valorem tax exemption for qualified first responders? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(O))
YesApproved
53.0%338,823 votes
No
47.0%300,477 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 9,089 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,735 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
639,300 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Provides relative to the use of monies in the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund.
Passed: 44.0% voted yes and 56.0% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Rapides Parish: Yes 38.9%, No 61.1%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment authorizing the legislature, after securing a two-thirds vote of each house, to use up to two hundred fifty million dollars from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund to alleviate a budget deficit subject to conditions set forth by law and allowing the legislature to modify such conditions for accessing the monies in the fund, subject to two-thirds vote? (Amends Article VII, Section 10.15(E)(1) and (F); Adds Article VII, Section 10.15(G))
Yes
44.0%278,009 votes
NoDefeated
56.0%353,622 votes
By precinct in Rapides 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 8,968 votes cast at the polls in 102 precincts. The 5,690 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
631,631 votes cast; 23.1% of the 2,976,687 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
5% to 15%
15% to 25%
25% to 35%
35% to 45%
45% to 55%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.