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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: 4 constitutional amendments, and local races in 50 parishes.

Turnout
11.3% of registered voters: 345,660 of 3,071,418
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Provides relative to the investigative authority and membership of the judiciary commission

Passed: 53.3% voted yes and 46.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to allow the supreme court to sanction a judge upon an investigation by the judiciary commission, and provide that the recommended sanction shall be instituted by the judiciary commission or by a majority of the supreme court, and to provide for the appointment of five members of the judiciary commission? (Amends Article V, Section 25(C); adds Article V, Section 25(A)(4))

  • YesApproved

    53.3% 176,864 votes

  • No

    46.7% 155,252 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

332,116 votes cast; 11.3% of the 3,071,418 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish58.8%1,17541.3%8255.1%
Allen Parish57.6%67942.4%4999.6%
Ascension Parish56.7%4,30043.3%3,2799.0%
Assumption Parish60.5%1,14039.5%74413.6%
Avoyelles Parish63.2%1,42136.8%82810.0%
Beauregard Parish58.0%91042.0%6596.7%
Bienville Parish50.2%44549.8%44210.2%
Bossier Parish61.3%2,69538.7%1,6995.7%
Caddo Parish52.6%5,18547.4%4,6676.3%
Calcasieu Parish58.2%6,32641.8%4,5508.6%
Caldwell Parish62.6%38937.4%23210.3%
Cameron Parish66.8%20733.2%1036.7%
Catahoula Parish58.5%52541.5%37215.1%
Claiborne Parish60.5%44639.5%2918.8%
Concordia Parish58.9%44241.1%3086.5%
De Soto Parish51.1%82948.9%7938.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish53.9%54,47446.1%46,59036.3%
East Carroll Parish58.1%26341.9%19010.0%
East Feliciana Parish52.5%69847.5%6329.6%
Evangeline Parish51.6%59048.4%5545.6%
Franklin Parish55.8%47344.2%3746.4%
Grant Parish61.4%60838.6%3827.6%
Iberia Parish55.7%1,58944.3%1,2626.4%
Iberville Parish59.8%2,59840.2%1,74322.1%
Jackson Parish51.8%41648.2%3878.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish59.5%78240.5%5326.4%
Jefferson Parish53.7%18,62346.3%16,04913.0%
Lafayette Parish54.4%5,66745.6%4,7566.5%
Lafourche Parish56.4%2,66043.6%2,0567.9%
LaSalle Parish32.3%30567.7%63910.9%
Lincoln Parish44.5%86855.5%1,0837.0%
Livingston Parish54.5%4,69645.5%3,9189.6%
Madison Parish57.1%27242.9%2046.6%
Morehouse Parish56.7%67043.3%5127.0%
Natchitoches Parish48.9%1,06151.1%1,1089.2%
Orleans Parish32.7%8,06467.3%16,6019.2%
Ouachita Parish56.8%4,44643.2%3,3787.6%
Plaquemines Parish56.9%55643.1%4226.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish49.2%52950.8%5478.9%
Rapides Parish56.3%6,02343.7%4,67413.5%
Red River Parish57.4%21842.6%1626.8%
Richland Parish60.1%48939.9%3245.9%
Sabine Parish60.3%82039.7%5399.6%
St. Bernard Parish56.2%73343.8%5714.8%
St. Charles Parish51.0%1,19949.0%1,1546.5%
St. Helena Parish56.6%41843.4%3208.6%
St. James Parish56.8%1,18543.2%90014.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish51.2%1,06348.8%1,0137.3%
St. Landry Parish53.1%1,60446.9%1,4165.3%
St. Martin Parish64.9%1,37535.1%7445.8%
St. Mary Parish62.7%2,69837.3%1,60814.2%
St. Tammany Parish51.1%6,88948.9%6,6006.9%
Tangipahoa Parish57.5%3,19342.5%2,3576.9%
Tensas Parish51.1%21848.9%20913.6%
Terrebonne Parish53.9%2,01746.1%1,7236.0%
Union Parish54.8%1,26945.2%1,04615.4%
Vermilion Parish59.1%1,23340.9%8545.4%
Vernon Parish57.1%75942.9%5705.1%
Washington Parish57.4%2,17242.6%1,61514.1%
Webster Parish60.6%1,11439.4%7238.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish52.6%1,30547.4%1,17613.9%
West Carroll Parish62.3%23337.7%1415.4%
West Feliciana Parish48.9%32251.1%3368.2%
Winn Parish52.3%29347.7%2676.7%

Amendment 2

Provides relative to the timing of consideration and required information of appropriations bills

Passed: 66.0% voted yes and 34.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to require that the legislature wait for at least forty-eight hours prior to concurring in a conference committee report or amendments to a bill appropriating money? (Adds Article III, Section 16(F))

  • YesApproved

    66.0% 219,103 votes

  • No

    34.0% 112,938 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

332,041 votes cast; 11.3% of the 3,071,418 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish66.9%1,33433.1%6595.1%
Allen Parish64.4%75535.6%4189.6%
Ascension Parish72.7%5,50927.3%2,0719.0%
Assumption Parish69.4%1,30830.6%57813.6%
Avoyelles Parish68.7%1,55131.3%70710.0%
Beauregard Parish72.7%1,13727.3%4266.7%
Bienville Parish58.2%51641.8%37010.2%
Bossier Parish75.4%3,30524.6%1,0805.7%
Caddo Parish68.9%6,79731.1%3,0616.3%
Calcasieu Parish71.7%7,80828.3%3,0828.6%
Caldwell Parish69.6%43630.4%19010.3%
Cameron Parish74.0%23026.0%816.7%
Catahoula Parish64.9%58435.1%31615.1%
Claiborne Parish66.4%48533.6%2458.8%
Concordia Parish64.3%47835.7%2656.5%
De Soto Parish58.7%95041.3%6688.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish64.2%64,94335.8%36,14436.3%
East Carroll Parish66.2%29933.8%15310.0%
East Feliciana Parish60.3%80239.7%5289.6%
Evangeline Parish65.6%74934.4%3935.6%
Franklin Parish60.8%51339.2%3316.4%
Grant Parish68.0%67132.0%3167.6%
Iberia Parish68.6%1,95231.4%8926.4%
Iberville Parish67.7%2,92032.3%1,39522.1%
Jackson Parish61.5%49138.5%3088.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish70.2%92429.8%3936.4%
Jefferson Parish66.4%23,00633.6%11,66113.0%
Lafayette Parish72.6%7,57927.4%2,8676.5%
Lafourche Parish68.8%3,23831.2%1,4677.9%
LaSalle Parish66.1%62333.9%31910.9%
Lincoln Parish56.5%1,09943.5%8457.0%
Livingston Parish67.2%5,78632.8%2,8309.6%
Madison Parish60.2%28739.8%1906.6%
Morehouse Parish66.3%78833.7%4017.0%
Natchitoches Parish61.7%1,33238.3%8279.2%
Orleans Parish54.8%13,50745.2%11,1609.2%
Ouachita Parish67.0%5,24033.0%2,5867.6%
Plaquemines Parish69.0%67131.0%3026.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish58.0%62242.0%4518.9%
Rapides Parish68.2%7,30031.8%3,41113.5%
Red River Parish68.1%26131.9%1226.8%
Richland Parish67.9%54932.1%2595.9%
Sabine Parish69.2%94230.8%4209.6%
St. Bernard Parish67.1%87732.9%4304.8%
St. Charles Parish67.3%1,58632.7%7726.5%
St. Helena Parish69.6%51230.4%2248.6%
St. James Parish70.7%1,47129.3%61114.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish60.3%1,25439.7%8247.3%
St. Landry Parish68.6%2,07431.4%9505.3%
St. Martin Parish76.0%1,61124.0%5105.8%
St. Mary Parish70.4%3,01329.6%1,26814.2%
St. Tammany Parish72.4%9,78027.6%3,7256.9%
Tangipahoa Parish69.5%3,84030.5%1,6856.9%
Tensas Parish54.7%23145.3%19113.6%
Terrebonne Parish66.8%2,50533.2%1,2436.0%
Union Parish59.7%1,37340.3%92615.4%
Vermilion Parish70.8%1,48129.2%6105.4%
Vernon Parish68.7%91431.3%4165.1%
Washington Parish64.3%2,43535.7%1,35114.1%
Webster Parish68.4%1,24831.6%5768.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish65.7%1,62934.3%85013.9%
West Carroll Parish68.0%25132.0%1185.4%
West Feliciana Parish61.2%40238.8%2558.2%
Winn Parish61.2%33938.8%2156.7%

Amendment 3

Allows the legislature to extend a regular session for a limited time period for a specific purpose

Passed: 57.7% voted yes and 42.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to extend a regular session in increments of two days up to a maximum of six days if necessary to pass a bill appropriating money? (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a); Adds Article III, Section 2(A)(5))

  • YesApproved

    57.7% 191,729 votes

  • No

    42.3% 140,452 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

332,181 votes cast; 11.3% of the 3,071,418 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish55.5%1,11244.5%8905.1%
Allen Parish60.2%70339.8%4659.6%
Ascension Parish60.2%4,54539.8%3,0119.0%
Assumption Parish62.0%1,17138.0%71913.6%
Avoyelles Parish59.8%1,33440.2%89810.0%
Beauregard Parish61.2%95738.8%6076.7%
Bienville Parish51.6%45748.4%42910.2%
Bossier Parish63.9%2,81136.1%1,5915.7%
Caddo Parish62.2%6,13537.8%3,7236.3%
Calcasieu Parish64.4%7,02135.6%3,8778.6%
Caldwell Parish62.2%39137.8%23810.3%
Cameron Parish66.1%20533.9%1056.7%
Catahoula Parish60.9%54639.1%35115.1%
Claiborne Parish59.2%43240.8%2988.8%
Concordia Parish58.6%43841.4%3096.5%
De Soto Parish52.7%85247.3%7668.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish54.0%54,66846.0%46,47636.3%
East Carroll Parish58.3%26141.7%18710.0%
East Feliciana Parish50.2%66749.8%6639.6%
Evangeline Parish59.8%67940.2%4565.6%
Franklin Parish50.9%43149.1%4156.4%
Grant Parish58.6%57841.4%4097.6%
Iberia Parish59.1%1,67840.9%1,1636.4%
Iberville Parish59.1%2,54440.9%1,76022.1%
Jackson Parish52.4%42147.6%3828.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish59.3%78140.7%5366.4%
Jefferson Parish60.1%20,86739.9%13,83113.0%
Lafayette Parish61.5%6,42938.5%4,0266.5%
Lafourche Parish61.5%2,89638.5%1,8167.9%
LaSalle Parish61.4%57938.6%36410.9%
Lincoln Parish49.6%96850.4%9837.0%
Livingston Parish53.0%4,56247.0%4,0449.6%
Madison Parish53.7%25646.3%2216.6%
Morehouse Parish60.8%71539.2%4617.0%
Natchitoches Parish53.3%1,15546.7%1,0139.2%
Orleans Parish57.0%14,07043.0%10,6139.2%
Ouachita Parish60.3%4,72539.7%3,1167.6%
Plaquemines Parish58.8%57641.2%4036.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish50.2%54049.8%5368.9%
Rapides Parish58.1%6,22041.9%4,48513.5%
Red River Parish60.9%23439.1%1506.8%
Richland Parish56.6%46143.4%3545.9%
Sabine Parish59.4%80840.6%5539.6%
St. Bernard Parish61.2%80038.8%5074.8%
St. Charles Parish59.6%1,40240.4%9516.5%
St. Helena Parish51.1%37648.9%3608.6%
St. James Parish61.8%1,28838.2%79514.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish56.0%1,16244.0%9147.3%
St. Landry Parish57.7%1,74842.3%1,2845.3%
St. Martin Parish65.3%1,38934.7%7385.8%
St. Mary Parish64.7%2,77135.3%1,51014.2%
St. Tammany Parish61.4%8,29538.6%5,2086.9%
Tangipahoa Parish60.1%3,32639.9%2,2046.9%
Tensas Parish49.6%20950.4%21213.6%
Terrebonne Parish60.0%2,24940.0%1,4976.0%
Union Parish53.9%1,24746.1%1,06615.4%
Vermilion Parish62.7%1,31037.3%7785.4%
Vernon Parish61.9%82038.1%5045.1%
Washington Parish57.8%2,18542.2%1,59614.1%
Webster Parish62.6%1,14637.4%6848.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish52.0%1,29448.0%1,19313.9%
West Carroll Parish54.7%20345.3%1685.4%
West Feliciana Parish51.0%33549.0%3228.2%
Winn Parish52.4%29547.6%2686.7%

Amendment 4

Provides relative to the administration of tax sales of immovable property

Passed: 54.6% voted yes and 45.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Do you support an amendment to eliminate mandatory tax sales for nonpayment of property taxes and require the legislature to provide for such procedures by law; to limit the amount of penalty and interest on delinquent property taxes; and to provide for the postponement of property tax payments under certain circumstances? (Amends Article VII, Section 25)

  • YesApproved

    54.6% 180,856 votes

  • No

    45.4% 150,423 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No

331,279 votes cast; 11.3% of the 3,071,418 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish54.5%1,08245.5%9035.1%
Allen Parish53.9%62846.1%5379.6%
Ascension Parish59.8%4,52140.2%3,0399.0%
Assumption Parish55.0%1,03145.0%84213.6%
Avoyelles Parish50.8%1,13049.2%1,09510.0%
Beauregard Parish55.0%86245.0%7046.7%
Bienville Parish48.5%43051.5%45710.2%
Bossier Parish59.9%2,62640.1%1,7585.7%
Caddo Parish56.8%5,58743.2%4,2446.3%
Calcasieu Parish61.3%6,66538.7%4,1998.6%
Caldwell Parish55.3%34444.7%27810.3%
Cameron Parish60.8%18939.2%1226.7%
Catahoula Parish51.3%46248.7%43915.1%
Claiborne Parish48.0%35152.0%3818.8%
Concordia Parish52.9%39447.1%3516.5%
De Soto Parish46.3%74653.7%8658.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish53.8%54,18246.2%46,60036.3%
East Carroll Parish52.0%23048.0%21210.0%
East Feliciana Parish51.2%68348.8%6509.6%
Evangeline Parish49.7%56750.3%5745.6%
Franklin Parish54.0%45646.0%3896.4%
Grant Parish51.3%50848.7%4827.6%
Iberia Parish56.2%1,59243.8%1,2436.4%
Iberville Parish57.2%2,45042.8%1,83522.1%
Jackson Parish49.4%39250.6%4028.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish52.6%69347.4%6256.4%
Jefferson Parish52.9%18,30547.1%16,30213.0%
Lafayette Parish57.6%6,01042.4%4,4226.5%
Lafourche Parish55.2%2,59344.8%2,1017.9%
LaSalle Parish31.8%29768.2%63710.9%
Lincoln Parish46.2%89553.8%1,0417.0%
Livingston Parish52.5%4,51147.5%4,0759.6%
Madison Parish44.1%21155.9%2676.6%
Morehouse Parish53.8%63746.2%5467.0%
Natchitoches Parish45.0%96955.0%1,1869.2%
Orleans Parish54.8%13,50245.2%11,1289.2%
Ouachita Parish56.1%4,38143.9%3,4317.6%
Plaquemines Parish51.1%50048.9%4786.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish48.2%51951.8%5588.9%
Rapides Parish54.3%5,79845.7%4,88013.5%
Red River Parish49.9%19150.1%1926.8%
Richland Parish54.0%44146.0%3755.9%
Sabine Parish54.3%73745.7%6219.6%
St. Bernard Parish57.4%74942.6%5564.8%
St. Charles Parish56.0%1,31344.0%1,0316.5%
St. Helena Parish45.6%33654.4%4018.6%
St. James Parish56.4%1,17543.6%90914.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish51.2%1,06748.8%1,0157.3%
St. Landry Parish54.1%1,64045.9%1,3925.3%
St. Martin Parish60.3%1,27739.7%8405.8%
St. Mary Parish57.9%2,47342.1%1,79714.2%
St. Tammany Parish58.3%7,85441.7%5,6246.9%
Tangipahoa Parish58.6%3,21741.4%2,2736.9%
Tensas Parish53.0%22247.0%19713.6%
Terrebonne Parish53.2%2,00046.8%1,7586.0%
Union Parish50.7%1,16849.3%1,13415.4%
Vermilion Parish57.3%1,20042.7%8935.4%
Vernon Parish56.1%74643.9%5845.1%
Washington Parish52.8%1,99847.2%1,78714.1%
Webster Parish56.0%1,02444.0%8068.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish52.4%1,29647.6%1,17613.9%
West Carroll Parish49.5%18450.5%1885.4%
West Feliciana Parish51.6%33848.4%3178.2%
Winn Parish50.2%28149.8%2796.7%

Turnout by parish

Share of registered voters who voted, early or on election day

  • 0% to 10%
  • 10% to 20%
  • 20% to 30%
  • 30% to 40%
  • 40% to 50%