Saturday, May 16, 2026 Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. Senate, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments, and local races in 45 parishes.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1st District (Republican primary) William "Billy" Burris (Republican) advanced to the general election.
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% William "Billy" Burris Blair Downing Edwards
68,416 votes cast; 22.7% of the 315,190 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish BESE, District 1 (Republican primary) No one got a majority, so "Joseph" Cao (Republican) and Ellie Schroder (Republican) went to a runoff.
"Joseph" Cao Republican
47.2% 31,648 votes
Ellie Schroder Republican
30.8% 20,694 votes
Michael Hollis Republican Defeated
22.0% 14,755 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% "Joseph" Cao
67,097 votes cast; 24.7% of the 293,060 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish PSC, District 1 (Republican primary) No one got a majority, so John Young (Republican) and Stephanie Hilferty (Republican) went to a runoff.
John Young Republican
31.2% 29,801 votes
Stephanie Hilferty Republican
27.8% 26,500 votes
Mark Wright Republican Defeated
23.9% 22,791 votes
Wallace "Wayne" Cooper II Republican Defeated
9.9% 9,485 votes
"Big John" Mason Republican Defeated
7.1% 6,819 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% John Young Stephanie Hilferty Mark Wright
95,396 votes cast; 23.6% of the 434,726 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish PSC, District 5 (Democratic primary) James Edward Green (Democrat) advanced to the general election.
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% James Edward Green
57,813 votes cast; 18.5% of the 358,074 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish James Edward Green Austin Lawson Turnout Bienville Parish 79.5%853 20.5%220 22.4% Bossier Parish 72.6%3,341 27.4%1,260 13.0% Caddo Parish 76.7%15,790 23.3%4,807 20.8% Caldwell Parish 68.5%176 31.5%81 13.4% Catahoula Parish 71.1%335 28.9%136 18.8% Claiborne Parish 79.2%551 20.8%145 15.4% Concordia Parish 78.8%725 21.2%195 15.5% De Soto Parish 82.0%1,830 18.0%401 22.3% East Carroll Parish 83.6%399 16.4%78 14.9% Franklin Parish 68.0%975 32.0%458 25.9% Jackson Parish 69.8%828 30.2%358 30.2% Lincoln Parish 77.4%1,860 22.6%544 17.0% Madison Parish 79.0%1,088 21.0%289 31.3% Morehouse Parish 82.4%1,290 17.6%276 16.1% Natchitoches Parish 74.1%1,763 25.9%615 18.0% Ouachita Parish 77.1%7,579 22.9%2,251 17.9% Red River Parish 79.5%368 20.5%95 15.6% Richland Parish 67.5%828 32.5%399 19.5% Sabine Parish 68.4%363 31.6%168 11.0% Tensas Parish 82.7%329 17.3%69 22.0% Union Parish 76.4%673 23.6%208 13.8% Webster Parish 78.4%1,490 21.6%411 16.7% West Carroll Parish 75.2%176 24.8%58 10.1% Winn Parish 68.7%468 31.3%213 18.8%
PSC, District 5 (Republican primary) John E. Atkins (Republican) advanced to the general election.
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
Under 50% 50 to 60% Over 60% John E. Atkins
76,315 votes cast; 22.3% of the 365,904 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish John E. Atkins Aiden C. Joyner Turnout Bienville Parish 90.5%1,071 9.5%113 26.4% Bossier Parish 90.5%10,378 9.5%1,087 21.1% Caddo Parish 93.0%14,369 7.0%1,081 19.5% Caldwell Parish 85.4%994 14.6%170 28.0% Catahoula Parish 87.4%1,016 12.6%147 34.2% Claiborne Parish 91.4%1,066 8.6%100 24.5% Concordia Parish 88.8%1,177 11.2%149 20.8% De Soto Parish 90.9%2,486 9.1%249 22.8% East Carroll Parish 87.4%215 12.6%31 15.7% Franklin Parish 85.9%1,902 14.1%311 28.4% Jackson Parish 83.7%2,357 16.3%460 47.2% Lincoln Parish 88.8%3,226 11.2%408 22.2% Madison Parish 86.2%532 13.8%85 21.0% Morehouse Parish 87.7%1,396 12.3%196 18.5% Natchitoches Parish 90.6%2,612 9.4%270 22.8% Ouachita Parish 81.4%10,732 18.6%2,456 21.4% Red River Parish 94.2%597 5.8%37 23.0% Richland Parish 85.1%1,758 14.9%307 24.9% Sabine Parish 88.0%2,059 12.0%281 24.6% Tensas Parish 90.7%282 9.3%29 26.0% Union Parish 85.8%2,123 14.2%352 24.6% Webster Parish 91.9%2,893 8.1%256 22.4% West Carroll Parish 87.1%907 12.9%134 21.6% Winn Parish 88.3%1,288 11.7%170 27.7%
Amendment 1 To authorize the addition or removal of positions in the unclassified state civil service by law
Passed: 21.6% voted yes and 78.4% voted no.
What the ballot said "Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to remove or add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified state civil service?" (Amends Article X, Section 2(B))
Yes
21.6% 173,508 votes
No Defeated
78.4% 630,420 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
803,928 votes cast; 28.0% of the 2,966,014 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 28.3%2,163 71.7%5,491 21.0% Allen Parish 21.4%602 78.6%2,206 23.7% Ascension Parish 21.2%4,580 78.8%16,988 27.6% Assumption Parish 20.2%745 79.8%2,949 27.4% Avoyelles Parish 19.5%1,373 80.5%5,662 32.2% Beauregard Parish 27.3%1,779 72.7%4,728 28.8% Bienville Parish 18.5%465 81.5%2,055 30.1% Bossier Parish 31.1%5,422 68.9%12,036 23.9% Caddo Parish 23.6%9,110 76.4%29,494 26.5% Calcasieu Parish 24.1%6,780 75.9%21,345 23.5% Caldwell Parish 22.8%377 77.2%1,276 28.8% Cameron Parish 29.6%261 70.4%620 21.1% Catahoula Parish 24.2%468 75.8%1,469 34.0% Claiborne Parish 26.2%532 73.8%1,496 25.4% Concordia Parish 21.8%565 78.2%2,027 22.6% De Soto Parish 23.4%1,263 76.6%4,129 28.9% East Baton Rouge Parish 15.2%15,452 84.8%86,211 36.0% East Carroll Parish 17.6%146 82.4%684 18.5% East Feliciana Parish 23.4%1,064 76.6%3,476 34.6% Evangeline Parish 22.7%974 77.3%3,308 21.9% Franklin Parish 25.0%1,055 75.0%3,171 34.9% Grant Parish 26.1%839 73.9%2,377 26.2% Iberia Parish 25.0%2,456 75.0%7,355 23.4% Iberville Parish 15.2%1,002 84.8%5,598 33.2% Jackson Parish 26.8%1,229 73.2%3,364 50.6% Jefferson Davis Parish 25.1%1,142 74.9%3,399 22.6% Jefferson Parish 23.9%17,087 76.1%54,483 27.8% Lafayette Parish 23.7%9,175 76.3%29,481 24.6% Lafourche Parish 27.7%4,814 72.3%12,593 31.3% LaSalle Parish 21.3%427 78.7%1,576 23.9% Lincoln Parish 23.6%1,615 76.4%5,228 26.0% Livingston Parish 25.8%5,385 74.2%15,516 24.4% Madison Parish 21.0%475 79.0%1,786 35.5% Morehouse Parish 20.1%701 79.9%2,784 21.6% Natchitoches Parish 21.0%1,242 79.0%4,676 26.8% Orleans Parish 9.2%7,872 90.8%77,280 32.9% Ouachita Parish 26.5%6,633 73.5%18,415 25.5% Plaquemines Parish 28.3%945 71.7%2,399 24.7% Pointe Coupee Parish 18.8%810 81.2%3,505 30.4% Rapides Parish 23.2%4,605 76.8%15,261 25.6% Red River Parish 20.2%241 79.8%951 23.0% Richland Parish 22.8%834 77.2%2,830 28.4% Sabine Parish 25.6%820 74.4%2,377 24.6% St. Bernard Parish 20.2%1,128 79.8%4,462 21.2% St. Charles Parish 26.4%3,192 73.6%8,888 35.4% St. Helena Parish 17.1%447 82.9%2,161 31.9% St. James Parish 11.3%609 88.7%4,796 37.3% St. John the Baptist Parish 13.1%1,090 86.9%7,205 30.0% St. Landry Parish 21.5%2,900 78.5%10,596 25.7% St. Martin Parish 25.6%2,182 74.4%6,353 25.3% St. Mary Parish 20.2%1,505 79.8%5,954 25.3% St. Tammany Parish 30.5%16,124 69.5%36,681 28.1% Tangipahoa Parish 21.8%4,494 78.2%16,162 26.6% Tensas Parish 22.4%184 77.6%639 27.6% Terrebonne Parish 25.8%3,378 74.2%9,690 22.5% Union Parish 25.1%919 74.9%2,738 25.2% Vermilion Parish 27.6%2,526 72.4%6,611 25.5% Vernon Parish 29.2%1,712 70.8%4,153 24.0% Washington Parish 25.9%1,715 74.1%4,910 24.4% Webster Parish 24.2%1,327 75.8%4,146 25.3% West Baton Rouge Parish 15.9%990 84.1%5,244 35.8% West Carroll Parish 22.6%327 77.4%1,118 21.7% West Feliciana Parish 24.7%659 75.3%2,009 35.0% Winn Parish 23.7%575 76.3%1,849 31.2%
Amendment 2 To grant St. George community school system the authority to operate a school system
Passed: 36.0% voted yes and 64.0% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools? (Amends Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1))
Yes
36.0% 287,643 votes
No Defeated
64.0% 511,861 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
799,504 votes cast; 28.0% of the 2,966,014 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 41.9%3,179 58.1%4,402 21.0% Allen Parish 32.3%899 67.7%1,888 23.7% Ascension Parish 44.0%9,535 56.0%12,116 27.6% Assumption Parish 35.0%1,292 65.0%2,396 27.4% Avoyelles Parish 32.9%2,293 67.1%4,682 32.2% Beauregard Parish 40.7%2,623 59.3%3,815 28.8% Bienville Parish 26.5%665 73.5%1,843 30.1% Bossier Parish 47.3%8,178 52.7%9,117 23.9% Caddo Parish 34.2%13,108 65.8%25,169 26.5% Calcasieu Parish 37.2%10,402 62.8%17,549 23.5% Caldwell Parish 36.1%589 63.9%1,044 28.8% Cameron Parish 40.9%352 59.1%509 21.1% Catahoula Parish 39.9%771 60.1%1,162 34.0% Claiborne Parish 34.0%686 66.0%1,332 25.4% Concordia Parish 36.4%932 63.6%1,626 22.6% De Soto Parish 33.6%1,789 66.4%3,537 28.9% East Baton Rouge Parish 31.5%32,179 68.5%70,087 36.0% East Carroll Parish 26.1%215 73.9%610 18.5% East Feliciana Parish 47.0%2,134 53.0%2,407 34.6% Evangeline Parish 33.1%1,395 66.9%2,819 21.9% Franklin Parish 33.9%1,430 66.1%2,788 34.9% Grant Parish 37.9%1,212 62.1%1,988 26.2% Iberia Parish 38.7%3,771 61.3%5,961 23.4% Iberville Parish 32.0%2,103 68.0%4,478 33.2% Jackson Parish 37.8%1,715 62.2%2,822 50.6% Jefferson Davis Parish 37.7%1,703 62.3%2,812 22.6% Jefferson Parish 37.2%26,384 62.8%44,532 27.8% Lafayette Parish 39.0%14,950 61.0%23,354 24.6% Lafourche Parish 41.6%7,180 58.4%10,070 31.3% LaSalle Parish 47.6%944 52.4%1,041 23.9% Lincoln Parish 34.8%2,345 65.2%4,389 26.0% Livingston Parish 59.9%12,518 40.1%8,383 24.4% Madison Parish 29.4%662 70.6%1,590 35.5% Morehouse Parish 33.1%1,150 66.9%2,321 21.6% Natchitoches Parish 36.0%2,114 64.0%3,760 26.8% Orleans Parish 16.4%13,857 83.6%70,770 32.9% Ouachita Parish 37.8%9,376 62.2%15,439 25.5% Plaquemines Parish 39.7%1,312 60.3%1,996 24.7% Pointe Coupee Parish 42.2%1,822 57.8%2,494 30.4% Rapides Parish 38.4%7,562 61.6%12,126 25.6% Red River Parish 30.2%354 69.8%820 23.0% Richland Parish 33.9%1,235 66.1%2,407 28.4% Sabine Parish 39.9%1,261 60.1%1,903 24.6% St. Bernard Parish 31.5%1,752 68.5%3,815 21.2% St. Charles Parish 40.4%4,848 59.6%7,158 35.4% St. Helena Parish 35.6%927 64.4%1,677 31.9% St. James Parish 20.5%1,106 79.5%4,294 37.3% St. John the Baptist Parish 23.1%1,906 76.9%6,361 30.0% St. Landry Parish 34.1%4,566 65.9%8,808 25.7% St. Martin Parish 38.2%3,241 61.8%5,248 25.3% St. Mary Parish 32.5%2,411 67.5%5,004 25.3% St. Tammany Parish 49.3%25,811 50.7%26,553 28.1% Tangipahoa Parish 42.1%8,581 57.9%11,810 26.6% Tensas Parish 35.2%285 64.8%524 27.6% Terrebonne Parish 38.4%4,987 61.6%7,990 22.5% Union Parish 35.2%1,280 64.8%2,359 25.2% Vermilion Parish 42.1%3,838 57.9%5,274 25.5% Vernon Parish 44.9%2,617 55.1%3,208 24.0% Washington Parish 39.1%2,569 60.9%4,009 24.4% Webster Parish 36.6%1,979 63.4%3,433 25.3% West Baton Rouge Parish 33.6%2,101 66.4%4,144 35.8% West Carroll Parish 32.2%458 67.8%966 21.7% West Feliciana Parish 52.1%1,387 47.9%1,273 35.0% Winn Parish 33.8%817 66.2%1,599 31.2%
Amendment 3 To fund a teacher pay raise by paying down debt of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana
Passed: 42.0% voted yes and 58.0% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to fund a $2,250 teacher pay raise and $1,125 support staff pay raise by utilizing the remaining savings from paying down the debt of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana with monies from certain constitutional funds? (Effective January 1, 2027) (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1), (2), and (4), (B), and (C)(1); Adds Article VII, Section 10.17; Repeals Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(d), 10.1, 10.8(A)(3) and (C)(3), and 10.16(A)(9))
Yes
42.0% 340,399 votes
No Defeated
58.0% 470,903 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
811,302 votes cast; 28.0% of the 2,966,014 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 48.0%3,716 52.0%4,032 21.0% Allen Parish 39.2%1,117 60.8%1,729 23.7% Ascension Parish 40.0%8,667 60.0%13,027 27.6% Assumption Parish 35.9%1,341 64.1%2,390 27.4% Avoyelles Parish 40.5%2,870 59.5%4,221 32.2% Beauregard Parish 44.6%2,916 55.4%3,621 28.8% Bienville Parish 31.6%803 68.4%1,742 30.1% Bossier Parish 54.7%9,700 45.3%8,038 23.9% Caddo Parish 44.6%17,437 55.4%21,630 26.5% Calcasieu Parish 45.3%12,885 54.7%15,587 23.5% Caldwell Parish 37.1%615 62.9%1,042 28.8% Cameron Parish 50.4%452 49.6%444 21.1% Catahoula Parish 47.4%936 52.6%1,040 34.0% Claiborne Parish 42.4%867 57.6%1,177 25.4% Concordia Parish 43.7%1,137 56.3%1,464 22.6% De Soto Parish 43.9%2,408 56.1%3,078 28.9% East Baton Rouge Parish 34.4%35,113 65.6%66,938 36.0% East Carroll Parish 36.5%301 63.5%524 18.5% East Feliciana Parish 47.1%2,148 52.9%2,411 34.6% Evangeline Parish 40.2%1,753 59.8%2,605 21.9% Franklin Parish 43.3%1,854 56.7%2,427 34.9% Grant Parish 47.0%1,533 53.0%1,732 26.2% Iberia Parish 49.8%4,957 50.2%4,988 23.4% Iberville Parish 33.1%2,183 66.9%4,418 33.2% Jackson Parish 42.6%1,987 57.4%2,676 50.6% Jefferson Davis Parish 43.2%1,992 56.8%2,617 22.6% Jefferson Parish 44.3%32,034 55.7%40,330 27.8% Lafayette Parish 43.5%17,007 56.5%22,075 24.6% Lafourche Parish 46.5%8,175 53.5%9,413 31.3% LaSalle Parish 33.3%670 66.7%1,341 23.9% Lincoln Parish 40.1%2,779 59.9%4,148 26.0% Livingston Parish 50.5%10,623 49.5%10,416 24.4% Madison Parish 39.9%929 60.1%1,398 35.5% Morehouse Parish 41.8%1,463 58.2%2,038 21.6% Natchitoches Parish 41.2%2,447 58.8%3,497 26.8% Orleans Parish 28.8%24,591 71.2%60,801 32.9% Ouachita Parish 46.6%11,803 53.4%13,544 25.5% Plaquemines Parish 48.3%1,653 51.7%1,766 24.7% Pointe Coupee Parish 41.1%1,789 58.9%2,561 30.4% Rapides Parish 45.7%9,178 54.3%10,917 25.6% Red River Parish 38.0%459 62.0%749 23.0% Richland Parish 41.6%1,539 58.4%2,162 28.4% Sabine Parish 49.9%1,620 50.1%1,628 24.6% St. Bernard Parish 42.5%2,394 57.5%3,239 21.2% St. Charles Parish 48.8%5,968 51.2%6,267 35.4% St. Helena Parish 40.2%1,057 59.8%1,573 31.9% St. James Parish 28.7%1,564 71.3%3,887 37.3% St. John the Baptist Parish 33.6%2,805 66.4%5,545 30.0% St. Landry Parish 43.8%5,996 56.2%7,679 25.7% St. Martin Parish 45.5%3,924 54.5%4,692 25.3% St. Mary Parish 35.2%2,654 64.8%4,882 25.3% St. Tammany Parish 52.4%28,001 47.6%25,472 28.1% Tangipahoa Parish 44.6%9,280 55.4%11,510 26.6% Tensas Parish 50.7%420 49.3%409 27.6% Terrebonne Parish 44.9%5,918 55.1%7,268 22.5% Union Parish 45.5%1,689 54.5%2,025 25.2% Vermilion Parish 53.8%5,022 46.2%4,317 25.5% Vernon Parish 53.3%3,167 46.7%2,776 24.0% Washington Parish 43.6%2,918 56.4%3,782 24.4% Webster Parish 40.9%2,264 59.1%3,267 25.3% West Baton Rouge Parish 34.1%2,134 65.9%4,128 35.8% West Carroll Parish 36.4%530 63.6%925 21.7% West Feliciana Parish 49.1%1,320 50.9%1,370 35.0% Winn Parish 38.1%927 61.9%1,508 31.2%
Amendment 4 To provide authority for a parish to classify and authorize exemptions relative to ad valorem taxes
Passed: 33.9% voted yes and 66.1% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to allow a parish to reduce or exempt property tax on property held as business inventory and to provide for the classification of Public Service Property? (Amends Article VII, Sections 10.15(F)(1) and 18(A) and (B); Adds Article VII, Sections 20.1, 20.2, and 21(P))
Yes
33.9% 272,540 votes
No Defeated
66.1% 530,878 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
803,418 votes cast; 28.0% of the 2,966,014 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 47.5%3,646 52.5%4,022 21.0% Allen Parish 37.5%1,051 62.5%1,753 23.7% Ascension Parish 31.5%6,799 68.5%14,761 27.6% Assumption Parish 28.5%1,056 71.5%2,651 27.4% Avoyelles Parish 31.1%2,179 68.9%4,831 32.2% Beauregard Parish 43.5%2,822 56.5%3,672 28.8% Bienville Parish 28.6%721 71.4%1,803 30.1% Bossier Parish 44.3%7,750 55.7%9,727 23.9% Caddo Parish 34.9%13,515 65.1%25,201 26.5% Calcasieu Parish 38.1%10,694 61.9%17,391 23.5% Caldwell Parish 39.9%659 60.1%992 28.8% Cameron Parish 43.3%383 56.7%501 21.1% Catahoula Parish 39.9%778 60.1%1,171 34.0% Claiborne Parish 39.3%797 60.7%1,232 25.4% Concordia Parish 39.8%1,034 60.2%1,561 22.6% De Soto Parish 40.3%2,184 59.7%3,237 28.9% East Baton Rouge Parish 25.9%26,205 74.1%75,141 36.0% East Carroll Parish 27.8%229 72.2%594 18.5% East Feliciana Parish 36.5%1,647 63.5%2,868 34.6% Evangeline Parish 39.6%1,698 60.4%2,589 21.9% Franklin Parish 38.2%1,620 61.8%2,619 34.9% Grant Parish 42.1%1,363 57.9%1,877 26.2% Iberia Parish 41.8%4,128 58.2%5,752 23.4% Iberville Parish 24.8%1,618 75.2%4,918 33.2% Jackson Parish 41.8%1,908 58.2%2,658 50.6% Jefferson Davis Parish 41.2%1,877 58.8%2,677 22.6% Jefferson Parish 35.2%25,197 64.8%46,400 27.8% Lafayette Parish 41.1%15,934 58.9%22,826 24.6% Lafourche Parish 41.3%7,166 58.7%10,202 31.3% LaSalle Parish 34.6%690 65.4%1,305 23.9% Lincoln Parish 36.1%2,468 63.9%4,373 26.0% Livingston Parish 38.3%7,998 61.7%12,866 24.4% Madison Parish 31.2%702 68.8%1,550 35.5% Morehouse Parish 33.9%1,183 66.1%2,303 21.6% Natchitoches Parish 35.0%2,063 65.0%3,823 26.8% Orleans Parish 15.9%13,482 84.1%71,210 32.9% Ouachita Parish 41.9%10,494 58.1%14,540 25.5% Plaquemines Parish 35.4%1,194 64.6%2,178 24.7% Pointe Coupee Parish 33.6%1,450 66.4%2,864 30.4% Rapides Parish 39.8%7,927 60.2%11,969 25.6% Red River Parish 35.3%421 64.7%771 23.0% Richland Parish 35.0%1,282 65.0%2,381 28.4% Sabine Parish 47.4%1,515 52.6%1,680 24.6% St. Bernard Parish 28.0%1,569 72.0%4,031 21.2% St. Charles Parish 34.3%4,141 65.7%7,929 35.4% St. Helena Parish 26.6%688 73.4%1,896 31.9% St. James Parish 15.8%855 84.2%4,569 37.3% St. John the Baptist Parish 21.8%1,800 78.2%6,475 30.0% St. Landry Parish 35.7%4,813 64.3%8,652 25.7% St. Martin Parish 42.9%3,655 57.1%4,868 25.3% St. Mary Parish 32.9%2,451 67.1%4,993 25.3% St. Tammany Parish 44.2%23,425 55.8%29,589 28.1% Tangipahoa Parish 33.1%6,774 66.9%13,721 26.6% Tensas Parish 39.2%321 60.8%497 27.6% Terrebonne Parish 39.0%5,113 61.0%7,983 22.5% Union Parish 39.7%1,457 60.3%2,215 25.2% Vermilion Parish 48.2%4,452 51.8%4,791 25.5% Vernon Parish 47.0%2,763 53.0%3,114 24.0% Washington Parish 36.7%2,434 63.3%4,201 24.4% Webster Parish 38.5%2,116 61.5%3,373 25.3% West Baton Rouge Parish 25.4%1,578 74.6%4,635 35.8% West Carroll Parish 40.0%575 60.0%861 21.7% West Feliciana Parish 42.0%1,114 58.0%1,537 35.0% Winn Parish 37.9%919 62.1%1,508 31.2%
Amendment 5 To change the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 75 years of age
Passed: 23.4% voted yes and 76.6% voted no.
What the ballot said Do you support an amendment to change the mandatory retirement age for judges from seventy to seventy-five, provided that a judge may continue to serve to complete a term of office? (Amends Article V, Section 23(B))
Yes
23.4% 188,782 votes
No Defeated
76.6% 618,183 votes
Which side won each parish, and by how much
Under 55% 55 to 65% Over 65% Yes No
806,965 votes cast; 28.0% of the 2,966,014 registered voters in the area turned out.
Results by parish Parish Yes No Turnout Acadia Parish 27.8%2,129 72.2%5,543 21.0% Allen Parish 24.9%700 75.1%2,108 23.7% Ascension Parish 18.3%3,958 81.7%17,711 27.6% Assumption Parish 18.9%697 81.1%2,993 27.4% Avoyelles Parish 26.9%1,901 73.1%5,154 32.2% Beauregard Parish 27.4%1,784 72.6%4,731 28.8% Bienville Parish 20.8%527 79.2%2,001 30.1% Bossier Parish 30.6%5,389 69.4%12,217 23.9% Caddo Parish 24.5%9,496 75.5%29,336 26.5% Calcasieu Parish 27.6%7,791 72.4%20,479 23.5% Caldwell Parish 27.6%456 72.4%1,195 28.8% Cameron Parish 33.3%297 66.7%594 21.1% Catahoula Parish 25.8%505 74.2%1,449 34.0% Claiborne Parish 25.1%512 74.9%1,525 25.4% Concordia Parish 22.0%574 78.0%2,030 22.6% De Soto Parish 28.3%1,539 71.7%3,895 28.9% East Baton Rouge Parish 18.5%18,827 81.5%83,078 36.0% East Carroll Parish 22.8%189 77.2%640 18.5% East Feliciana Parish 25.8%1,167 74.2%3,365 34.6% Evangeline Parish 26.6%1,139 73.4%3,144 21.9% Franklin Parish 26.6%1,131 73.4%3,118 34.9% Grant Parish 25.7%831 74.3%2,401 26.2% Iberia Parish 27.1%2,673 72.9%7,180 23.4% Iberville Parish 17.4%1,146 82.6%5,432 33.2% Jackson Parish 27.4%1,263 72.6%3,353 50.6% Jefferson Davis Parish 26.2%1,195 73.8%3,371 22.6% Jefferson Parish 24.4%17,539 75.6%54,484 27.8% Lafayette Parish 24.9%9,666 75.1%29,111 24.6% Lafourche Parish 25.1%4,369 74.9%13,004 31.3% LaSalle Parish 33.0%661 67.0%1,343 23.9% Lincoln Parish 25.9%1,777 74.1%5,080 26.0% Livingston Parish 22.6%4,742 77.4%16,216 24.4% Madison Parish 23.5%534 76.5%1,738 35.5% Morehouse Parish 24.3%852 75.7%2,650 21.6% Natchitoches Parish 29.9%1,773 70.1%4,147 26.8% Orleans Parish 16.2%13,831 83.8%71,373 32.9% Ouachita Parish 30.2%7,606 69.8%17,591 25.5% Plaquemines Parish 23.4%793 76.6%2,599 24.7% Pointe Coupee Parish 23.7%1,026 76.3%3,295 30.4% Rapides Parish 25.9%5,153 74.1%14,773 25.6% Red River Parish 24.6%294 75.4%902 23.0% Richland Parish 26.4%976 73.6%2,724 28.4% Sabine Parish 28.1%902 71.9%2,305 24.6% St. Bernard Parish 21.3%1,201 78.7%4,425 21.2% St. Charles Parish 22.9%2,787 77.1%9,359 35.4% St. Helena Parish 18.9%490 81.1%2,107 31.9% St. James Parish 12.5%676 87.5%4,736 37.3% St. John the Baptist Parish 15.5%1,287 84.5%7,001 30.0% St. Landry Parish 34.4%4,658 65.6%8,896 25.7% St. Martin Parish 25.3%2,162 74.7%6,395 25.3% St. Mary Parish 21.6%1,617 78.4%5,869 25.3% St. Tammany Parish 27.7%14,779 72.3%38,491 28.1% Tangipahoa Parish 20.7%4,270 79.3%16,351 26.6% Tensas Parish 29.7%244 70.3%578 27.6% Terrebonne Parish 22.4%2,935 77.6%10,184 22.5% Union Parish 24.2%893 75.8%2,796 25.2% Vermilion Parish 28.3%2,611 71.7%6,621 25.5% Vernon Parish 27.7%1,631 72.3%4,255 24.0% Washington Parish 26.9%1,796 73.1%4,878 24.4% Webster Parish 26.5%1,451 73.5%4,031 25.3% West Baton Rouge Parish 16.5%1,034 83.5%5,218 35.8% West Carroll Parish 32.5%469 67.5%974 21.7% West Feliciana Parish 33.7%903 66.3%1,775 35.0% Winn Parish 23.7%578 76.3%1,865 31.2%