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August 15, 2020 · Baton Rouge & Louisiana

5 contests

Full-contest returns for local, statewide and district races affecting East Baton Rouge Parish.

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Office · Official final

District Judge · 19th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. M

Louisiana · full contest

  • Tiffany FoxworthDEMElected
    50.1%9,222 votes
  • Yvette AlexanderDEM
    49.9%9,195 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
18,417
Precincts reporting
123 / 123
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
19,170

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

City Judge · City Court, Division C, City of Baton Rouge

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Johnell MatthewsDEMElected
    63.3%12,621 votes
  • Whitney Higginbotham GreeneREP
    36.7%7,326 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
19,947
Precincts reporting
214 / 214
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
20,345

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

  • Robert YoungDEMElected
    51.8%174 votes
  • Doris T. AlexanderDEM
    48.2%162 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
336
Precincts reporting
7 / 7
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
340

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 Board · $23M Bond - SB - 20 Yrs.

Approved

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • YES
    68.3%3,790 votes
  • NO
    31.7%1,760 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
5,550
Precincts reporting
28 / 28
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
5,647

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

East Side Fire Protection District No. 5 · 6.50 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Approved

East Baton Rouge Parish

  • YES
    76.8%766 votes
  • NO
    23.2%232 votes
Recorded votes in this contest
998
Precincts reporting
12 / 12
Absentee reporting units
1 / 1
Ballots cast (source total)
1,037

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 ↗