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.
Cash Clay Foster (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.
Cash Clay Foster DemocratElected
52.7%135 votes
Mattie Johnson DemocratDefeated
47.3%121 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cash Clay Foster
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 130 votes cast at the polls in 2 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
256 votes cast; 45.4% of the 582 registered voters in the area turned out.
State Legislature
State Representative, 21st Representative District
C. Travis Johnson (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.
This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: C. Travis Johnson 31.4%, James "Jamie" Davis, Jr. 68.6%.
C. Travis Johnson DemocratElected
52.4%4,787 votes
James "Jamie" Davis, Jr. DemocratDefeated
47.6%4,353 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
C. Travis Johnson
James "Jamie" Davis, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 570 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 627 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,140 votes cast; 31.9% of the 30,374 registered voters in the area turned out.
"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 Tensas Parish: "Liz" Baker Murrill 47.7%, Lindsey Cheek 52.3%.
"Liz" Baker Murrill RepublicanElected
66.4%444,544 votes
Lindsey Cheek DemocratDefeated
33.6%225,050 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 543 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 634 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 Tensas Parish: Nancy Landry 50.6%, "Gwen" Collins-Greenup 49.4%.
Nancy Landry RepublicanElected
66.8%446,494 votes
"Gwen" Collins-Greenup DemocratDefeated
33.2%221,739 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 536 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 636 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 Tensas Parish: John Fleming 48.7%, Dustin Granger 51.3%.
John Fleming RepublicanElected
65.5%437,763 votes
Dustin Granger DemocratDefeated
34.5%231,002 votes
By precinct in Tensas 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 550 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 636 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 Schools Educational Facilities Improvement District Proposition (Sales & Use Tax)
Shall the Tensas Parish Schools Educational Facilities Improvement District (the "District") be authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax of 0.5% (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law, but expressly exempting the sale at retail, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage for use or consumption of food and prescription drugs from the levy of the Tax (an estimated $300,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of 20 years, commencing January 1, 2024, with the net proceeds of the Tax to be dedicated and used to assist the Tensas Parish School Board by providing additional funding for authorized purposes to benefit the public school system within the parishwide jurisdiction of District?
YesApproved
56.1%614 votes
No
43.9%481 votes
By precinct in Tensas Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 501 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 594 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,095 votes cast; 35.6% of the 3,522 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 54.2%, No 45.8%.
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 Tensas 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 487 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 593 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 48.5%, No 51.5%.
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 Tensas 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 472 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 599 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 54.5%, No 45.5%.
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 Tensas 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 487 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 607 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 Tensas Parish: Yes 43.4%, No 56.6%.
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 Tensas 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 467 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 598 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
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