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.
Register to vote by November 12 in person, by mail, or at an OMV office, or by November 21 online.
Early voting: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
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On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Local election results for Saturday, March 23, 2024, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Michael "Mike" Smith (Democrat) won with 48.8% of the vote.
Michael "Mike" Smith DemocratElected
48.8%765 votes
Donald Fondel DemocratDefeated
38.3%601 votes
"Al" Guillory DemocratDefeated
12.9%203 votes
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Michael "Mike" Smith
Donald Fondel
"Al" Guillory
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 742 votes cast at the polls in 30 precincts. The 827 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,569 votes cast; 10.3% of the 16,615 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Calcasieu Parish
Democratic presidential primary
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (Democrat) won with 86.1% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 84.8%, Marianne Williamson 5.1%, Dean Phillips 3.3%, Stephen P. Lyons 3.0%.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. DemocratElected
86.1%143,380 votes
Marianne Williamson DemocratDefeated
4.7%7,898 votes
Dean Phillips DemocratDefeated
2.6%4,351 votes
Stephen P. Lyons DemocratDefeated
2.3%3,770 votes
4 other candidates: 4.3% together
"Bob" Ely Democrat
1.6%
2,652
"Frankie" Lozada Democrat
1.3%
2,245
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato Democrat
0.7%
1,200
Cenk Uygur Democrat
0.7%
1,114
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Marianne Williamson
Dean Phillips
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,544 votes cast at the polls in 123 precincts. The 1,915 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
166,610 votes cast; 16.0% of the 1,141,838 registered voters in the area turned out.
Republican presidential primary
Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 89.8% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Calcasieu Parish: Donald J. Trump 90.8%, Nikki Haley 6.9%, "Ron" DeSantis 1.2%, "Chris" Christie 0.3%.
Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected
89.8%172,503 votes
Nikki Haley RepublicanDefeated
6.8%13,123 votes
"Ron" DeSantis RepublicanDefeated
1.6%3,022 votes
"Chris" Christie RepublicanDefeated
0.7%1,281 votes
5 other candidates: 1.2% together
Vivek Ramaswamy Republican
0.3%
595
Ryan L. Binkley Republican
0.3%
580
Asa Hutchinson Republican
0.3%
519
Rachel Hannah "MoHawk" Swift Republican
0.2%
335
David Stuckenberg Republican
0.1%
210
By precinct in Calcasieu Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,948 votes cast at the polls in 123 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
192,168 votes cast; 19.2% of the 1,011,698 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
0% to 5%
5% to 10%
10% to 15%
15% to 20%
20% to 25%
Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.