Louisiana voters shot down four proposed amendments to the state Constitution in Saturday's election.
The four amendments, which were put on the ballot by the legislature last year at the urging of Gov. Jeff Landry, dealt with specialty courts, changes to the state tax code, charging juveniles as adults and changing the timeline for the election of judges.
Voters rejected them by minimum 60-40 margin. The governor has alleged that "Soros and far left liberals" manipulated the outcome by spending "millions" to encourage voters to cast NO ballots. To see more on what he said, click here.
Here are the statewide results:
Amendment 1 failed, 65 to 35 percent
Amendment 2 failed, 65 to 35 percent
Amendment 3 failed, 66 to 34 percent
Amendment 4 failed, 64 to 36 percent
To read up on what each amendment proposed, click here. If you want to see the results for yourself, click here, select the March 29 election and then which results you'd like to see.
The details about turnout on Saturday aren't in yet, they usually take a week or two. The Secretary of State;s initial estimate is that turnout was around 21 percent.
But, the details on who voted early are in:
Statewide, 192,620 people voted early.
That's a six percent turnout, based on the March 1 registered voter total in Louisiana of 2,981,959.
Of those early voters, 115,920 were white, 70,430 were black and 6,270 gave their race as other.
Of the 192,620 early voters, 98,931 were registered Democrats, 65,817 were registered Republicans and 27,872 were registered with other parties.
Here are the results in Acadiana's parishes, with the total combined results first, followed by early voting results and early turnout stats:
ACADIA PARISH
TOTAL:
Acadia Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted in favor of all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 55 percent, NO 45 percent
Amendment 2 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Amendment 3 YES 54 percent, NO 46 percent
Amendment 4 YES 56 percent, NO 44 percent
EARLY:
Acadia Parish EARLY voters also voted to pass all four amendments, but by a wider margin:
Amendment 1 YES 63 percent, NO 37 percent
Amendment 2 YES 63 percent, NO 37 percent
Amendment 3 YES 62 percent, NO 38 percent
Amendment 4 YES 66 percent, NO 34 percent
Acadia Parish early voter turnout was 3 percent; turnout was 4 percent among registered Democrats and 3 percent among registered Republicans.
EVANGELINE PARISH
TOTAL:
Evangeline Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 45 percent, NO 55 percent
Amendment 2 YES 46 percent, NO 54 percent
Amendment 3 YES 44 percent, NO 56 percent
Amendment 4 YES 45 percent, NO 55 percent
EARLY:
But Evangeline Parish EARLY voters voted to pass three of the four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Amendment 2 YES 52 percent, NO 48 percent
Amendment 3 YES 48 percent, NO 52 percent
Amendment 4 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Evangeline Parish early voter turnout was 3 percent; turnout was 4 percent among registered Democrats and 3 percent among registered Republicans.
IBERIA PARISH
TOTAL:
Iberia Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against three of the four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
Amendment 2 YES 51 percent, NO 49 percent
Amendment 3 YES 47 percent, NO 53 percent
Amendment 4 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
EARLY:
But Iberia Parish EARLY voters voted to pass all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 56 percent NO 44 percent
Amendment 2 YES 57 percent NO 43 percent
Amendment 3 YES 51 percent, NO 49 percent
Amendment 4 YES 56 percent, NO 44 percent
Iberia Parish early voter turnout was 6 percent; turnout was 8 percent among registered Democrats and 7 percent among registered Republicans.
JEFF DAVIS PARISH
TOTAL:
Jeff Davis Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted in favor of all four amendments: Amendment 1 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Amendment 2 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Amendment 3 YES 51 percent, NO 49 percent
Amendment 4 YES 54 percent, NO 46 percent
EARLY:
Jefferson Davis Parish EARLY voters also voted to pass all four amendments, by a slightly wider margin:
Amendment 1 YES 59 percent NO 41 percent
Amendment 2 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
Amendment 3 YES 55 percent, NO 45 percent
Amendment 4 YES 59 percent, NO 41 percent
Jeff Davis early voter turnout was 9 percent; turnout was 12 percent among registered Democrats and 9 percent among registered Republicans.
LAFAYETTE PARISH
TOTAL:
Lafayette Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 37 percent, NO 63 percent
Amendment 2 YES 40 percent, NO 60 percent
Amendment 3 YES 35 percent, NO 65 percent
Amendment 4 YES 39 percent, NO 61 percent
EARLY:
Lafayette Parish EARLY voters also voted all four amendments down, but by narrower margin:
Amendment 1 YES 46 percent, NO 54 percent
Amendment 2 YES 48 percent, NO 52 percent
Amendment 3 YES 42 percent, NO 58 percent
Amendment 4 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
Lafayette early voter turnout was 5 percent; turnout was 8 percent among registered Democrats and 4 percent among registered Republicans.
ST. LANDRY PARISH
TOTAL:
St. Landry Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 35 percent, NO 65 percent
Amendment 2 YES 39 percent, NO 61 percent
Amendment 3 YES 33 percent, NO 67 percent
Amendment 4 YES 36 percent, NO 64 percent
EARLY:
St. Landry Parish EARLY voters also voted all four amendments down, but by a narrower margin:
Amendment 1 YES 41 percent, NO 59 percent
Amendment 2 YES 44 percent, NO 56 percent
Amendment 3 YES 36 percent, NO 64 percent
Amendment 4 YES 44 percent, NO 56 percent
St. Landry Parish early voter turnout was 4 percent; turnout was 6 percent among registered Democrats and 4 percent among registered Republicans.
ST. MARTIN PARISH
TOTAL:
St. Martin Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
Amendment 2 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
Amendment 3 YES 47 percent, NO 53 percent
Amendment 4 YES 49 percent, NO 51 percent
EARLY:
But St. Martin Parish EARLY voters voted to approve all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
Amendment 2 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
Amendment 3 YES 53 percent, NO 47 percent
Amendment 4 YES 59 percent, NO 41 percent
St. Martin Parish early voter turnout was 5 percent; turnout was 7 percent among registered Democrats and 6 percent among registered Republicans.
ST. MARY PARISH
TOTAL:
St. Mary Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted against all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 34 percent, NO 66 percent
Amendment 2 YES 34 percent, NO 66 percent
Amendment 3 YES 34 percent, NO 66 percent
Amendment 4 YES 35 percent, NO 65 percent
EARLY:
St. Mary Parish EARLY voters also voted all four amendments down, but again by a narrower margin:
Amendment 1 YES 43 percent, NO 57 percent
Amendment 2 YES 45 percent, NO 55 percent
Amendment 3 YES 42 percent, NO 58 percent
Amendment 4 YES 46 percent, NO 54 percent
St. Mary Parish early voter turnout was 6 percent; turnout was 9 percent among registered Democrats and 6 percent among registered Republicans.
VERMILION PARISH
TOTAL:
Vermilion Parish election day voters, combined with early ballots, voted in favor of all four amendments:
Amendment 1 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
Amendment 2 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
Amendment 3 YES 54 percent, NO 46 percent
Amendment 4 YES 58 percent, NO 42 percent
EARLY:
Vermilion Parish EARLY voters also voted to approve all four amendments, but by a wider margin:
Amendment 1 YES 67 percent, NO 33 percent
Amendment 2 YES 66 percent, NO 34 percent
Amendment 3 YES 62 percent, NO 38 percent
Amendment 4 YES 69 percent, NO 31 percent.
Vermilion Parish early voter turnout was 4 percent; turnout was 5 percent among registered Democrats and 4 percent among registered Republicans.
