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

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Elections in Rapides Parish

Rapides Parish voted on local races on 181 election days since 1982. Select a date to see the results.

Parish offices today: Rapides Parish offices and contacts

2026

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (4), Justice of the Peace (3), Constable (3), Mayor (5), Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (9), Proposition (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
June 27	Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (9)	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts
May 16	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (5), Proposition (6)	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments

2025

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 15	Proposition (2)	None
October 11	Alderman / City Council Member (2)	None
May 3	Proposition (5)	None
March 29	Clerk of Court, Police Juror, Justice of the Peace, Mayor	4 constitutional amendments

2024

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 7	Police Juror, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (5)	4 constitutional amendments
November 5	Police Juror, Justice of the Peace, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 27	Proposition (6)	None
March 23	Republican Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Proposition, Democratic State Central Committee Member (2), Republican State Central Committee Member (4), District Judge	President

2023

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Police Juror, Proposition	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
October 14	Sheriff, Assessor, Police Juror (5), Constable, Proposition (5), State Senator, State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition (3)	None

2022

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 10	School Board Member, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition	State boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
November 8	Police Juror, School Board Member (5), Mayor (5), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (11), Proposition (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments
April 30	Mayor, Proposition (17)	None
March 26	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (3)	None

2021

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 11	Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (11)	None
November 13	Police Juror, Alderman / City Council Member (3)	4 constitutional amendments
April 24	None	U.S. House, state boards and courts
March 20	None	U.S. House, state boards and courts

2020

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 5	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Justice of the Peace, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition (3)	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
November 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), Justice of the Peace (2), Constable (4), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition, District Judge, District Attorney	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
August 15	Proposition (3)	None
July 11	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member, Republican Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (3), Alderman / City Council Member, Democratic State Central Committee Member	President

2019

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Sheriff, Police Juror (2), Mayor, Proposition (6), State Senator	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 12	Sheriff, Police Juror (7), Mayor, Proposition, State Senator (4), State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
May 4	Proposition (4)	None
March 30	School Board Member	None
February 23	State Representative (2)	None

2018

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 8	Proposition (10)	Statewide offices
November 6	School Board Member (4), Constable, Mayor (4), Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (9), Proposition (3), District Judge	Statewide offices, U.S. House, 6 constitutional amendments
April 28	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (6)	None
March 24	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition	None

2017

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Proposition (8)	Statewide offices
October 14	Proposition (3)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition (7)	None
March 25	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member	None

2016

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 10	Proposition (3)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 8	Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Judge of a Court of Appeal	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
April 9	Proposition (17)	None
March 5	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large	President

2015

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 21	Proposition (4)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 24	Sheriff, Police Juror (3), State Senator (2), State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
May 2	Proposition (4)	None
February 21	State Representative	None

2014

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 6	Judge & Marshal of City Court (3), Justice of the Peace, Constable (2), Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition (2), District Judge, District Attorney	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 4	Judge & Marshal of City Court (3), School Board Member (2), Justice of the Peace (4), Constable (4), Mayor (6), Chief of Police / Marshal (4), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (11), District Judge (2), District Attorney	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 14 constitutional amendments
May 3	Proposition (9)	None

2013

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Proposition (4)	U.S. House
October 19	Proposition (7)	U.S. House
May 4	Justice of the Peace, Proposition (3)	None
April 6	Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition (3)	None

2012

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 8	Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 6	Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (10)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 9 constitutional amendments
April 21	Proposition	None
March 24	Democratic State Central Committee Member (3), Republican State Central Committee Member (2)	President

2011

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 19	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (6)	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 22	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, Police Juror (4), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Proposition (2), State Senator (2), State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
July 16	Proposition	None
April 30	Proposition	None
April 2	Proposition (4)	None

2010

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 2	School Board Member (2)	Statewide offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, 10 constitutional amendments
October 2	School Board Member (7), Mayor (6), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (10), Proposition (2)	Statewide offices, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
August 28	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
May 1	Proposition	None
March 27	Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (2)	None

2009

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
October 17	Constable (2)	State boards and courts
May 2	Proposition	None
April 4	Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (5)	State boards and courts

2008

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 6	None	U.S. House
November 4	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Constable (2), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 4	Police Juror, Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), School Board Member, Justice of the Peace (2), Constable (6), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	U.S. House, state boards and courts
July 19	Proposition (7)	None
May 3	None	U.S. House
April 5	None	U.S. House
March 8	Proposition (5)	U.S. House
February 9	Republican State Central Committee Member	President

2007

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Sheriff, Police Juror (4), State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 20	Sheriff, Assessor, Police Juror (8), Justice of the Peace, Proposition (5), State Senator (3), State Representative (4)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
July 21	Proposition (2)	None
May 5	Mayor	None
March 31	Mayor (2)	None

2006

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 9	None	U.S. House
November 7	Justice of the Peace, Mayor (3)	U.S. House, 8 constitutional amendments
September 30	School Board Member (5), Justice of the Peace, Mayor (6), Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (7), Proposition (9)	Statewide offices, 13 constitutional amendments
July 15	Proposition (5)	None
April 29	State Representative	None
April 1	State Representative	None

2005

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 12	Proposition	None
October 15	Proposition (4), District Judge	None
July 16	Proposition (7)	None
April 23	Alderman / City Council Member	None
April 2	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member	None
January 15	Proposition	None

2004

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 4	None	U.S. House
November 2	District Judge	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
September 18	Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition (4), District Judge	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
July 17	Proposition	None
April 17	Proposition (2)	None
March 9	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Democratic State Central Committee Member (2), Republican State Central Committee Member (3)	President
January 17	Proposition (7)	None

2003

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 15	Police Juror, Proposition (3), State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 4	Police Juror (5), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (4), State Senator (2), State Representative (3)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments
July 19	Proposition (2)	None
May 3	Proposition (2)	None
April 5	Proposition (3)	None

2002

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
December 7	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 5	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 12 constitutional amendments
October 5	Police Juror, Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), School Board Member (8), Justice of the Peace (4), Constable (7), Mayor (4), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (5), Proposition (3)	State boards and courts
July 20	Proposition (7)	None
April 6	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (4), Proposition	None

2001

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Proposition (4)	State boards and courts
October 20	None	State boards and courts
July 21	Proposition (5)	None
May 5	Mayor, Proposition	None
April 7	Mayor	None
January 20	Proposition (2)	None

2000

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 7	None	President, U.S. House, 4 constitutional amendments
October 7	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (4), Proposition	State boards and courts
July 15	Proposition (2)	None
April 15	Proposition (2)	None
March 14	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member, Democratic State Central Committee Member (3), Republican State Central Committee Member (4)	President

1999

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 20	Police Juror, Proposition (2), State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
October 23	Police Juror (6), Proposition, State Senator (2), State Representative (5)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
July 17	Proposition (3)	None
May 29	None	U.S. House
May 1	None	U.S. House
March 27	Proposition	None
January 16	Proposition	None

1998

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 3	School Board Member (2), Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
October 3	School Board Member (7), Justice of the Peace, Mayor (4), Chief of Police / Marshal (6), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (5), Proposition	State boards and courts, 19 constitutional amendments
July 18	Proposition (9)	None
May 2	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (2)	None
April 4	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (4), Proposition	None
January 17	Proposition (5)	None

1997

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
October 18	Justice of the Peace, District Judge	None
July 19	Proposition (3)	None
April 5	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None
January 18	Proposition (7)	None

1996

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 5	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Justice of the Peace (2), Constable, Mayor, Proposition (2), Republican State Central Committee Member (3)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
September 21	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), Justice of the Peace (5), Constable (4), Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition (3), District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
July 20	Proposition (3)	None
May 11	Proposition (2)	None
April 20	Proposition (8)	State boards and courts
March 12	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (4), Proposition (5), Democratic State Central Committee Member (6)	President, state boards and courts
January 20	Proposition (2)	None

1995

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Police Juror, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (2), State Senator (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 21	Police Juror (5), Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (4), Judge of a Court of Appeal, State Senator (2), State Representative (4)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 17 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition (5)	None
January 21	Proposition (3)	None

1994

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 8	School Board Member (4), Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition	State boards and courts
October 1	School Board Member (8), Mayor (8), Chief of Police / Marshal (5), Alderman / City Council Member (7), Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
July 16	Proposition (5)	None
April 30	Alderman / City Council Member, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None
March 26	Police Juror, Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (4), Proposition, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None
January 15	Proposition (4)	None

1993

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 13	School Board Member, Proposition (2)	None
October 16	School Board Member, Proposition (3)	6 constitutional amendments
July 17	Proposition (5)	None
May 1	Proposition (8)	None
April 3	Alderman / City Council Member	None
January 16	Proposition (2)	None

1992

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 3	Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (2), Republican State Central Committee Member (4)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 3	School Board Member, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition (2), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
July 18	Proposition (2)	None
April 11	Proposition	None
March 10	Republican Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Mayor, Proposition (3)	President
January 18	Proposition (2)	None

1991

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Police Juror (4), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (2), Democratic State Central Committee Member, State Senator, State Representative (2)	Statewide offices
October 19	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (8), Judge & Marshal of City Court, State Senator (2), State Representative (4)	Statewide offices, 8 constitutional amendments
May 4	Proposition (10)	None
March 23	Proposition	State boards and courts

1990

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 6	School Board Member, Constable, Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition, District Judge (4)	U.S. House
October 6	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (7), Justice of the Peace (3), Constable (4), Mayor (7), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council at Large, Alderman / City Council Member (8), Proposition	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments
May 5	Proposition (7)	None
April 7	Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition (3)	None
January 20	Proposition (3)	None

1989

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
October 7	None	13 constitutional amendments
April 29	Alderman / City Council Member	1 constitutional amendment
April 1	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member	None

1988

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 8	Alderman / City Council Member (2)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts
October 1	Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (4)	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 16	Police Juror, Alderman / City Council Member	U.S. House
March 8	Police Juror, Alderman / City Council Member, Republican State Central Committee Member (2)	President, U.S. House

1987

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 21	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member at Large, Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (4), Police Juror (3), Mayor, Democratic State Central Committee Member (4), State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
October 24	Police Juror (7), Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, State Senator (3), State Representative (5)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts

1986

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 4	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
September 27	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
May 3	Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition (2)	None
April 5	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (4)	State boards and courts
January 18	Proposition (6)	None

1985

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
March 30	None	U.S. House

1984

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
September 29	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House

1983

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 19	Sheriff, Police Juror (3), Justice of the Peace, Constable (2), State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices
October 22	Sheriff, Coroner, Police Juror (7), Justice of the Peace (3), Constable (8), Other State Office, State Senator (2), State Representative (5), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments

1982

Election day	Local races in Rapides Parish	Statewide races
November 2	School Board Member, Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member	State boards and courts
September 11	Coroner, School Board Member (3), Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member (2), Judge of a Court of Appeal	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments