Nearly 800,000 Louisianians voted in the May 16 election, with voters rejecting all five state constitutional amendments put forward by Gov. Jeff Landry.
They also sent Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming to a runoff for Sen. Bill Cassidy's seat. Cassidy became the first incumbent senator to lose their primary race in 14 years.
On the Democratic ticket, Jamie Davis, a northeast Louisiana crop farmer, and Nick Albares, a New Orleans native and nonprofit executive, will also head to a run-off for the party's Senate nomination.
You can see complete election results and coverage of key races below:
Amendment 1: Allows for removal of civil service protection from state employees
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to remove or add officers, positions and employees to the unclassified state civil service?
- YES — 170,392 (22%)
- NO — 621,747 (78%)
Amendment 2: Creates a separate school system for the City of St. George
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools?
- YES — 282,856 (36%)
- NO — 504,665 (64%)
Amendment 3: Dissolves state savings accounts to pay off teacher retirement system debt, increase teacher and school staff pay
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to fund a $2,250 teacher pay raise and a $1,125 support staff pay raise by utilizing the remaining savings from paying down the debt of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana with monies from certain constitutional funds?
- YES — 333,950 (42%)
- NO — 465,180 (58%)
Amendment 4: Allows local government to shrink or end business inventory taxes
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to allow a parish to reduce or exempt property tax on property held as business inventory and to provide for the classification of Public Service Property?
- YES — 268,232 (34%)
- NO — 523,087 (66%)
Amendment 5: Increase the age for the mandatory retirement of judges
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to change the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75, provided that a judge may continue to serve to complete a term of office?
- YES — 185,250 (23%)
- NO — 609,549 (77%)
U.S. Senate: Republican Primary
- Bill Cassidy, Incumbent — 98,030 (25%)
- John Fleming — 111,840 (28%)
- Julia Letlow — 178,406 (45%)
- Mark Spencer — 8,238 (2%)
Fleming and Letlow head to a run-off election on June 27.
U.S. Senate: Democratic Primary
- Nick Albares — 88,850 (26%)
- Gary Crockett — 88, 530 (26%)
- Jamie Davis — 160,512 (48%)
Albares and Davis head to a run-off election on June 27.
Public Service Commission: District 1 Republican Primary
- Wallace "Wayne" Cooper II — 9,485 (10%)
- Stephanie Hilferty — 26,500 (28%)
- "Big John" Mason — 6,819 (7%)
- Mark Wright — 22,791 (24%)
- John Young — 29,801 (31%)
Hilferty and Young head to a run-off election on June 27.
Public Service Commission: District 5 Republican Primary
- John Atkins — 63, 265 (88%)
- Aiden Joyner — 8,571 (12%)
Public Service Commission: District 5 Democratic Primary
- James Green — 38,980 (77%)
- Austin Lawson — 11,926 (23%)
Louisiana Supreme Court: District 1
- William "Billy" Burris — 39,490 (58%)
- Blair Downing Edwards — 28,926 (42%)
BESE District 1: Republican Primary
- "Joseph" Cao — 31,648 (47%)
- Michael Hollis — 14,755 (22%)
- Ellie Schroder — 20,694 (31%)
Cao and Schroder head to a run-off election on June 27.