River Parishes Full Election Results: November 18, 2023

Published 7:31 pm Saturday, November 18, 2023

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Election Results for St. Charles Parish

Category Party Candidate Votes %
State Representative – 57th District DEM Sylvia Taylor 601 64.62%
NOPTY Russell “Russ” Wise 329 35.38%
Councilman – 5th District REP Michelle O’Daniels 755 54.63%
DEM Ryant Price 627 45.37%

Election Results for St. James Parish

Category Party Candidate Votes %
District Judge – 23rd Judicial District Court, ES 1, Div. E REP “Vicky” Jones 414 21.47%
DEM Keyojuan Gant Turner 1,514 78.53%
Sheriff DEM Sidney “Sid” Berthelot 4,380 49.19%
DEM Claude J. Louis, Jr. 4,524 50.81%
Councilman – District 2 DEM Camella St. Pierre Landry 710 47.91%
DEM Courtney Long 772 52.09%

Election Results for St. John the Baptist Parish

Category Party Candidate Votes %
State Representative – 57th District DEM Sylvia Taylor 3,887 65.26%
NOPTY Russell “Russ” Wise 2,069 34.74%
Clerk of Court DEM Felicia Feist 4,433 58.12%
DEM Kent St. Amant 3,194 41.88%
Councilman – District 1 DEM Virgie Jarrow Johnson 894 53.37%
DEM Haston “Bun” Lewis, Jr. 781 46.63%
Councilman – District 2 DEM Cherronna Frank 352 29.14%
DEM Julia Remondet 317 26.24%
DEM Warren “Bosco” Torres, Jr. 539 44.62%
Councilman – District 6 DEM Vernon Bailey, Sr. 499 53.71%
DEM Tonia Schnyder 430 46.29%

Ballot Measures

Amendment Subject Description Yes Votes No Votes
Amendment 1 State Legislature Act 278, 2022 – House Bill 166: This amendment proposes that the legislature may consider vetoed bills during a regular or extraordinary session rather than convening a separate veto session. It also clarifies that the governor’s deadline to act on a bill is based on the legislative session in which the bill was passed.
352,974
(62%)
220,789

(38%)

Amendment 2 Budgets Act 199, 2023 – House Bill 254: This amendment seeks to repeal constitutional provisions establishing various state funds that are now inactive and transfers the remaining money in these funds to the state general fund. 313,356

(55%)

260,081

(45%)

Amendment 3 Property and Taxes Act 179, 2023 – Senate Bill 127: This amendment authorizes local governments to provide an additional property tax exemption of up to $2,500 for first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical service personnel, emergency response dispatchers, peace officers, police officers, and sheriffs. 260,081

(53%)

272,469

(47%)

Amendment 4 Budgets Act 198, 2023 – House Bill 244: This amendment allows the state legislature, through a two-thirds supermajority vote, to use up to $250 million of funds in the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund to alleviate a budget deficit. 255,422

(44%)

321,354

(56%)