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Early voting started Saturday, here are the numbers as of Tuesday

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Posted at 12:50 PM, Oct 02, 2023
and last updated 2023-10-04 07:27:00-04

Early voting for the October 14 gubernatorial primary started on Saturday, and the numbers show that almost four percent of the state's registered voters have cast their ballots so far.

If you want to see what's on your ballot, and find information on how you can vote early, click here.

To see the numbers for all parishes, scroll down.

Statewide, 118,194 people cast their ballot on Saturday and Monday. according to the Secretary of State's Office. That's almost four percent of the state's 2.9 million registered voters.

Here are the breakdowns for Acadiana's parishes:

Acadia Parish: Records show that 1,335 of the parish's 38,756 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's about 3 percent.

Calcasieu Parish: Records show 4,123 of the parish's 125,162 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's about 3 percent.

Evangeline Parish: Records show 788 of the parish's 21,225 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's almost 4 percent.

Iberia Parish: Records show that 2,012 of the parish's 45,359 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's about 4 percent.

Jefferson Davis Parish: Records show that 1,233 of the parish's 20,431 registered voters cast ballots Saturday and Monday. That's about 6 percent.

Lafayette Parish: Records show that 5,569 of the parish's 157,429 registered voters cast ballots Saturday and Monday. That's about 3 percent.

St. Landry Parish: Records show that 1,932 of the parish's 57,472 registered voters cast ballots Saturday and Monday. That's about 3 percent.

St. Martin Parish: Records show that 1,893 of the parish's 36,539 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's about 5 percent.

St. Mary Parish: Records show that 1,418 of the parish's 31,614 registered voters cast ballots on Saturday and Monday. That's about 4 percent.

Vermilion Parish: Records show that 1,820 of the parish's 37,805 registered voters cast ballots Saturday and Monday. That's about 5 percent.

The Louisiana parishes with the most registered voters are East Baton Rouge, Jefferson and Orleans. Here's how their early voting numbers look:

In East Baton Rouge, 11,753 of the parish's 285,467 voters cast ballots. That's about 4 percent.
In Jefferson, 8,698 of the parish's 269,604 voters cast ballots. That's about 3 percent.
In Orleans, 5,867 of the parish's 263,952 voters cast ballots. That's about 2 percent.

Here are the full statistics, with Saturday and Monday combined: