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Civic duty with a smile

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At top, Mark Coleman was all smiles Saturday morning as he walked out of a voting booth after casting his ballot at Glen View Elementary School.

At bottom, from left to right in the foreground, Barbara Lewis, Rita Belding and Billy Belding were three of the workers on hand at Glen View Elementary School Saturday to log in voters and place them in the proper booth.

Amendments 2 and 3 pass while Amendments 1 and 4 fail

Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election. The headline has been corrected.

State voters decided on four proposals to change the Louisiana Constitution, splitting their decisions by supporting two and rejecting two.

One runoff in parish’s state Senator races

Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election

Out of the three state Senate races affecting Lincoln Parish, only one will go into the Nov. 16 runoff elections.

In the 35th Senatorial District, Republican incumbent Jim Fannin will take on Republican candidate Jay Morris in the runoff.

Edwards, Rispone in gubernatorial runoff

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Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election. The vote totals were updated slightly Monday morning.

Louisiana voters have spoken, and Gov. John Bel Edwards will take on Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, a Baton Rouge businessman and longtime GOP political donor making his first bid for public office, in a runoff election on Nov. 16.

Tallying up election totals

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 Workers at the Lincoln Parish Courthouse were hard at work after election polls closed Saturday night as they logged results from voting booths across the parish.

Two secondary elections for statewide seats

Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election

Five Republican incumbents won reelection to their statewide positions on Saturday: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, Attorney General Jeff Landry, Treasurer John Schroder, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.

Changes ahead for police jury; four seats go to runoffs

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Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election

Three incumbent Lincoln Parish police jurors lost their seats as a result of Saturday’s primary balloting, and two more are headed for the Nov. 16 runoff.

Hermes considers sheriff’s race review

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Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election

Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s candidate Randal Hermes said early Sunday morning he’s considering asking for a review of Saturday’s primary election results.

Complete but unofficial returns show current LPSO Chief Deputy Stephen Williams won 51% of the vote in the three-man race.

McBride wins assessor; Cook re-elected

Note: this story is from Sunday morning's online-only edition covering the results of Saturday's primary election

Billy Mac McBride will be the new Lincoln Parish assessor, come Jan. 1, 2021.