Less than an hour after the polls closed, Governor Bobby Jindal claimed victory, easily coasting into a second term in office. Jindal wins in a landslide election after failing to attract any well-known or well-funded opposition.
Here is a look at the results for the top statewide races:
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Governor -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Bobby Jindal - R 668,443 66%
Tara Hollis - D 179,750 18%
Cary Deaton - D 48,872 5%
Ivo Roberts - D 32,491 3%
David Blanchard - N 26,414 3%
Niki Bird Papazoglakis - D 21,430 2%
William Lang, Jr. - N 9,022 1%
Scott Lewis - L 12,376 1%
Ron Ceasar - N 8,043 1%
Leonard Bollingham - N 5,168 1%
Lieutenant Governor -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Jay Dardenne - R 498,988 53%
Billy Nungesser - R 440,742 47%
Secretary of State -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Tom Schedler - R 445,541 51%
Jim Tucker - R 435,933 49%
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry -- 4,239 of 4,258 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Mike Strain - R 636,301 67%
Jamie LaBranche - D 262,292 28%
Belinda Alexandrenko - RE 54,297 6%
Commissioner of Insurance -- 4,186 of 4,258 precincts reporting (98%)
i-Jim Donelon - R 646,319 68%
Donald Hodge - D 308,583 32%
State House - Dist. 3 -- 21 of 21 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Barbara Norton - D 3,078 45%
Lynn Cawthorne - D 1,850 27%
Ernest Baylor, Jr. - D 1,548 22%
Anna Marie Arpino - R 408 6%
State House Dist. 5 -- 24 of 24 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Alan Seabaugh - R 6,031 79%
Cynthia Norton Robertson - R 1,578 21%
State House Dist. 7 -- 48 of 48 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Richard Burford - R 6,652 69%
Cindy Williams - D 3,001 31%
State House Dist. 8 -- 34 of 34 precincts reporting (100%)
Jeff Thompson - R 4,991 57%
Duke Lowrie - R 3,803 43%
State House Dist. 10 -- 62 of 62 precincts reporting (100%)
Gene Reynolds - D 3,725 39%
Jerri Ray de Pingre' - R 2,498 26%
Gerald Holland - R 2,131 22%
Ronnie Broughton - R 1,205 13%
State House Dist. 11 -- 85 of 85 precincts reporting (100%)
Patrick Jefferson - D 4,999 62%
Rory Bedford - D 3,041 38%
State House Dist. 22 -- 84 of 84 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Billy Chandler - R 5,790 41%
Terry Brown - N 4,724 33%
Tim Murphy - R 3,666 26%
State House Dist. 23 -- 61 of 61 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Rick Nowlin - R 5,662 44%
Kenny Cox - D 5,506 42%
Ralph Wilson - D 1,805 14%
State Senate Dist. 29 -- 152 of 153 precincts reporting (99%)
Rick Gallot - D 12,992 50%
Tony Vets - R 7,579 29%
Mary Wardsworth - D 5,271 20%
State Senate Dist. 37 -- 74 of 74 precincts reporting (100%)
Barrow Peacock - R 10,331 55%
Jane Smith - R 8,295 45%
State Senate Dist. 38 -- 99 of 99 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Sherri Smith Cheek - R 10,570 57%
Troy Terrell - R 7,912 43%
State Senate Dist. 39 -- 76 of 76 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Lydia Jackson - D 9,393 43%
Gregory Tarver - D 9,015 42%
Jim Slagle - R 3,259 15%
Caddo Sheriff -- 155 of 155 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Steve Prator - R 37,799 79%
Craig Smith - D 10,216 21%
Local races:
Caddo Assessor -- 155 of 155 precincts reporting (99%)
i-Charles Henington, Jr. - D 30,310 65%
Royal Alexander - R 16,255 35%
Shreveport Judge Dist. 2 Div. D -- 56 of 56 precincts reporting (100%)
Sheva Sims - D 4,815 33%
Shante' Wells - D 3,380 23%
Billy Casey - D 3,250 22%
Mary Jackson - D 1,963 13%
Harvetta Colvin - D 1,240 8%
Bossier Sheriff -- 86 of 86 precincts reporting (100%)
Julian Whittington - R 14,169 68%
Mike McConnell - R 4,156 20%
John Matlock, Sr. - D 2,480 12%
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