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Author: Thomas Thoren

Edwards wins second term

November 16, 2019 Updated November 16, 2019
Governor narrowly defeats challenger Eddie Rispone in runoff. See the full election results here.

Gubernatorial primary results: Edwards to face Rispone in November runoff

October 12, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
Gov. John Bel Edwards fell short of winning a second term outright. He will now face Republican businessman Eddie Rispone in the runoff. New Orleans property tax amendment, a priority for Mayor Cantrell, fails by a wide margin. Cynthia Lee Sheng to be the first woman president of Jefferson Parish. See Saturday's results on our maps.

Election 2018: See the results

November 6, 2018 Updated November 7, 2018
Constitutional Amendment 2, which repeals Louisiana's non-unanimous jury law, passed with wide support across the state.

See which neighborhoods LaToya Cantrell captured in her mayoral victory

November 18, 2017 Updated November 19, 2017
Our election results map is accompanied by analysis and commentary. We tracked the mayoral and two City Council runoffs.

Live coverage: Election results map for New Orleans mayor, city council

October 14, 2017 Updated October 16, 2017
See where the two top finishers for mayor got their support. The map also has detailed breakdowns of each city council race.

See how your neighbors voted on street bonds, police & fire tax proposals

April 9, 2016 Updated April 9, 2016
City voters approved $120 million in bonds, mostly for street repairs, but rejected a property tax hike to fund police and fire services.

See how your neighbors voted in presidential primaries with our election map

March 5, 2016 Updated March 5, 2016
Our election map shows who won each precinct, anywhere in the state. It updates automatically as the Louisiana Secretary of State's office tallies votes.

See where Edwards beat Vitter with our statewide vote results map

November 21, 2015 Updated November 21, 2015
Our expanded map features statewide, legislative and selected local races. New for the general election: precinct-level results for Jefferson, St. Tammany, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Caddo parishes. And, of course, Orleans.

View primary election results on our statewide map

October 24, 2015 Updated October 26, 2015
Our map will update as the Secretary of State's office counts votes Saturday night, starting shortly after 8 p.m. CT. We're tracking the governor's race, all other statewide races, and a few of interest to New Orleans — including the French Quarter sales tax increase.

Missing Home: A look at what we demolished in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

August 27, 2015 Updated August 31, 2015
Thousands of houses and buildings were razed after the storm. We went back to some of those properties to see what's there now. What we found shows how some parts of the city have rebounded while others struggle, just as they did before the storm.

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