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March 5, 2016 · Baton Rouge & Louisiana

38 contests

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Office · Official final

Presidential Nominee · Democratic Party

Louisiana · full contest

  • Hillary ClintonDEMElected
    71.1%221,733 votes
  • "Bernie" SandersDEM
    23.2%72,276 votes
  • Steve BurkeDEM
    1.5%4,785 votes
  • John WolfeDEM
    1.4%4,512 votes
  • Martin J. O'MalleyDEM
    0.8%2,550 votes
  • Willie L. WilsonDEM
    0.5%1,423 votes
  • Keith JuddDEM
    0.4%1,357 votes
  • Roque "Rocky" De La FuenteDEM
    0.4%1,341 votes
  • Michael A. SteinbergDEM
    0.3%993 votes
  • Henry HewesDEM
    0.3%806 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
311,776
Precincts reporting
3,934 / 3,934
Absentee reporting units
64 / 64
Ballots cast (source total)
327,296

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 29th Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Daniel BanguelDEMElected
    64.2%3,191 votes
  • Rawlston D. Phillips, Jr.DEM
    35.8%1,780 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
4,971
Precincts reporting
40 / 40
Absentee reporting units
2 / 2
Ballots cast (source total)
6,457

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 61st Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • C. Denise MarcelleDEMElected
    84.9%3,976 votes
  • Mary-Patricia WrayDEM
    15.1%709 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
4,685
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
5,213

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 61st Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Michael JacksonDEMElected
    69.5%3,088 votes
  • Fredrick HallDEM
    11.4%508 votes
  • Donald Hodge, Jr.DEM
    8.7%388 votes
  • Ira WrayDEM
    6.2%276 votes
  • Derrius "Montgomery" NedDEM
    4.1%183 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
4,443
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
5,213

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 62nd Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • "Mike" DeshotelsDEMElected
    49.0%1,857 votes
  • Ambrose SimsDEM
    31.8%1,206 votes
  • Selwyn GhoramDEM
    19.2%728 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
3,791
Precincts reporting
65 / 65
Absentee reporting units
3 / 3
Ballots cast (source total)
4,858

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 63rd Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Elaine G. DavisDEMElected
    54.0%3,145 votes
  • Tia MillsDEM
    27.4%1,598 votes
  • Troy WatsonDEM
    18.5%1,080 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
5,823
Precincts reporting
36 / 36
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
6,938

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 63rd Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Ulysses Addison, Jr.DEMElected
    74.9%4,332 votes
  • Dean "Deaneaux" VicknairDEM
    25.1%1,452 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
5,784
Precincts reporting
36 / 36
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
6,938

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 65th Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Jennifer AndrewsDEMElected
    73.1%1,535 votes
  • Amy DellingerDEM
    26.9%564 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,099
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
2,941

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 67th Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • "Ben" JeffersDEMElected
    67.0%1,912 votes
  • Roger JamesDEM
    33.0%942 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,854
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,769

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 68th Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Sonya HallDEMElected
    70.9%1,718 votes
  • "Ginny" Hammett MartinezDEM
    29.1%706 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,424
Precincts reporting
29 / 29
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,119

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 68th Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Michael R. AdamsDEMElected
    65.6%1,515 votes
  • "Pete" MartinezDEM
    34.4%795 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,310
Precincts reporting
29 / 29
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,119

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 69th Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Rosemary CourvilleDEMElected
    51.2%1,128 votes
  • Tawanda GreenDEM
    48.8%1,077 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,205
Precincts reporting
33 / 33
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
2,773

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 69th Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Kirk GreenDEMElected
    43.7%899 votes
  • Brandon BuckleyDEM
    38.6%794 votes
  • James BullmanDEM
    17.7%365 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,058
Precincts reporting
33 / 33
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
2,773

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 70th Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Gail RayDEMElected
    54.8%1,390 votes
  • Tania NymanDEM
    45.2%1,146 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,536
Precincts reporting
31 / 31
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,332

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 70th Representative District, Office "B"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Brandon DeCuirDEMElected
    63.0%1,629 votes
  • "Wade" AdamsDEM
    23.0%595 votes
  • Merritt McDonald, Sr.DEM
    14.0%361 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,585
Precincts reporting
31 / 31
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,332

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DSCC Member · 101st Representative District, Office "A"

Louisiana · full contest

  • Dawn CollinsDEMElected
    82.7%3,348 votes
  • Shashonnie StewardDEM
    17.3%699 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
4,047
Precincts reporting
29 / 29
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
4,818

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Presidential Nominee · Republican Party

Louisiana · full contest

  • Donald J. TrumpREPElected
    41.4%124,854 votes
  • "Ted" CruzREP
    37.8%113,968 votes
  • Marco RubioREP
    11.2%33,813 votes
  • John R. KasichREP
    6.4%19,359 votes
  • "Ben" CarsonREP
    1.5%4,544 votes
  • "Jeb" BushREP
    0.7%2,145 votes
  • "Rand" PaulREP
    0.2%670 votes
  • "Mike" HuckabeeREP
    0.2%645 votes
  • "Chris" ChristieREP
    0.1%401 votes
  • "Carly" FiorinaREP
    0.1%243 votes
  • Timothy "Tim" CookREP
    0.1%219 votes
  • "Rick" SantorumREP
    0.1%180 votes
  • Lindsey GrahamREP
    0.1%152 votes
  • Peter MessinaREP
    0.0%48 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
301,241
Precincts reporting
3,934 / 3,934
Absentee reporting units
64 / 64
Ballots cast (source total)
295,513

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RSCC Member · 6th Senatorial District, Division C

Louisiana · full contest

  • James "Jay" LindseyREPElected
    93.7%1,035 votes
  • "Moe" AhsanREP
    6.3%70 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,105
Precincts reporting
8 / 8
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
1,428

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RSCC Member · 14th Senatorial District, Division A

Louisiana · full contest

  • "Dan" RicheyREPElected
    51.2%331 votes
  • "Ted" Baldwin, Jr.REP
    25.9%167 votes
  • Michael ChittomREP
    22.9%148 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
646
Precincts reporting
51 / 51
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
915

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RSCC Member · 16th Senatorial District, Division A

Louisiana · full contest

  • Lynda CarvilleREPElected
    53.8%574 votes
  • Kathleen EdgeworthREP
    46.2%493 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,067
Precincts reporting
12 / 12
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
1,428

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RSCC Member · 16th Senatorial District, Division C

Louisiana · full contest

  • Bryan JeansonneREPElected
    62.7%843 votes
  • Betsy Otken BarnesREP
    37.3%502 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,345
Precincts reporting
12 / 12
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
1,660

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RSCC Member · 16th Senatorial District, Division D

Louisiana · full contest

  • Scott McKnightREPElected
    64.9%788 votes
  • "Jerry" ArbourREP
    35.1%426 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,214
Precincts reporting
9 / 9
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
1,388

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DPEC Member(s) · at Large

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Dawn CollinsDEMElected
    13.8%15,367 votes
  • Carolyn HillDEMElected
    13.1%14,600 votes
  • Dalton Honore IIDEMElected
    12.2%13,629 votes
  • Tia MillsDEMElected
    7.8%8,664 votes
  • Larry C. SeldersDEMElected
    6.8%7,583 votes
  • "Matt" AtkinsonDEM
    6.0%6,738 votes
  • Eugene CollinsDEM
    5.9%6,589 votes
  • Mary Ellen SlayterDEM
    4.5%5,074 votes
  • Shashonnie StewardDEM
    4.4%4,959 votes
  • Daniel BanguelDEM
    4.1%4,601 votes
  • Kirk GreenDEM
    4.1%4,571 votes
  • Dean "Deaneaux" VicknairDEM
    4.1%4,566 votes
  • Tania NymanDEM
    3.6%4,013 votes
  • Donald Hodge, Jr.DEM
    3.5%3,872 votes
  • "Pete" MartinezDEM
    3.4%3,771 votes
  • "Brien" BuxtonDEM
    2.7%2,978 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
111,575
Precincts reporting
315 / 315
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
43,150

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DPEC Member · District 3

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Gayle JosephDEMElected
    75.0%1,207 votes
  • Merritt McDonald, Sr.DEM
    25.0%403 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,610
Precincts reporting
19 / 19
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
2,197

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DPEC Member · District 6

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Verna Bradley-JacksonDEMElected
    61.6%1,665 votes
  • Susan KaufmanDEM
    21.4%579 votes
  • "Sam" IrwinDEM
    17.0%459 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
2,703
Precincts reporting
23 / 23
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,374

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

DPEC Member · District 8

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Tawanda GreenDEMElected
    42.3%774 votes
  • Jennifer AndrewsDEM
    35.2%645 votes
  • Amy DellingerDEM
    14.4%263 votes
  • Matthew ScullinDEM
    8.1%149 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
1,831
Precincts reporting
22 / 22
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
2,267

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RPEC Member(s) · at Large

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • "Dan" ClaitorREPElected
    17.7%16,479 votes
  • Louis "Woody" JenkinsREPElected
    15.6%14,457 votes
  • Scott McKnightREPElected
    13.8%12,858 votes
  • "Tommy" FrenchREPElected
    10.5%9,737 votes
  • Jason EngenREPElected
    9.9%9,178 votes
  • Betsy Otken BarnesREP
    8.8%8,187 votes
  • Christopher BaileyREP
    8.6%8,000 votes
  • Patrick "Pat" BroderickREP
    8.0%7,475 votes
  • Cecil CavanaughREP
    7.0%6,523 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
92,894
Precincts reporting
315 / 315
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
29,730

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RPEC Member · District 10

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Ruth Flores WardREPElected
    51.5%157 votes
  • Lynda CarvilleREP
    48.5%148 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
305
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
416

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

RPEC Member · District 11

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • "Jerry" ArbourREPElected
    45.8%1,655 votes
  • Bryan JeansonneREP
    28.1%1,015 votes
  • Glenda Shannon PollardREP
    26.1%942 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
3,612
Precincts reporting
29 / 29
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
4,297

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Member of School Board · District 4

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Dawn CollinsDEMElected
    79.3%4,373 votes
  • Robert Maxie, Sr.DEM
    20.7%1,141 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
5,514
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
6,836

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Mayor · City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Darnell "DA1" WaitesDEMRunoff
    31.9%1,190 votes
  • Leroy DavisDEMRunoff
    30.9%1,152 votes
  • Joyce BurgesDEM
    29.2%1,088 votes
  • Carlon "Frank" SimpsonDEM
    8.0%300 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
3,730
Precincts reporting
19 / 19
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,857

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Chief of Police · City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Carl DunnDEMElected
    53.4%1,979 votes
  • Darryl RainwaterDEM
    46.6%1,726 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
3,705
Precincts reporting
19 / 19
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
3,857

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Councilman · District 1, City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Charles VincentDEMElected
    74.4%612 votes
  • Admon R. McCastleDEM
    25.6%211 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
823
Precincts reporting
9 / 9
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
862

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Councilman · District 2, City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Pete HeineDEMRunoff
    47.9%402 votes
  • Cleveland ThomasDEMRunoff
    26.1%219 votes
  • Naisha CooperDEM
    19.7%165 votes
  • LaSunia McKneelyDEM
    6.3%53 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
839
Precincts reporting
9 / 9
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
874

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Councilman · District 3, City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Troy WatsonDEMRunoff
    46.2%215 votes
  • Glenda BryantDEMRunoff
    35.9%167 votes
  • Bruce D. Jones, Sr.DEM
    17.8%83 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
465
Precincts reporting
6 / 6
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
537

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Councilman · District 4, City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Doris AlexanderDEMRunoff
    43.2%272 votes
  • Robert YoungDEMRunoff
    36.1%227 votes
  • Antonia CaineDEM
    20.7%130 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
629
Precincts reporting
7 / 7
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
682

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Office · Official final

Councilman · District 5, City of Baker

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Brenda G. JacksonDEMElected
    59.6%480 votes
  • John GivensDEM
    40.4%325 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
805
Precincts reporting
4 / 4
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
902

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Ballot measure · Official final

Central Community School System · 32.52 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Approved

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • YES
    56.9%3,783 votes
  • NO
    43.1%2,861 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
6,644
Precincts reporting
26 / 26
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
7,086

Shares use recorded candidate or ballot selections, not voters or turnout. Multi-seat contests allow more than one selection per voter. Precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted.

Source: Louisiana Secretary of State ↗