East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2020 Metro Council and Mayoral Election Precinct-Level Results and Candidate Race and Gender Data This README contains information for three files contained within the zip folder: 1. LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_PBER : East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2020 Metro Council and Mayoral Election Precinct-Level Results and Boundaries 2. LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_DIST : East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2020 Metro Council Districts Shapefile 3. LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_CAND : East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2020 Metro Council and Mayoral Election Candidate Race and Gender Data ***LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_PBER*** ## RDH Date Retrieval 5/12/24 ## Sources The RDH retrieved 2020 Metro Council election district-level results from the Louisiana Secretary of State [website] (https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2020-11-03/resultsRace/17). PDF maps of Metro Council Districts were retrieved from [City Of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council Website](https://www.brla.gov/561/Metropolitan-Council). ## Notes on Field Names (adapted from VEST): Columns reporting votes generally follow the pattern: One example is: G16PREDCLI The first character is G for a general election, P for a primary, S for a special, and R for a runoff. Characters 2 and 3 are the year of the election.* Characters 4-6 represent the office type (see list below). Character 7 represents the party of the candidate. Characters 8-10 are the first three letters of the candidate's last name. *To fit within the GIS 10 character limit for field names, the naming convention is different for Metro District Councilman. All fields are listed below with definitions. Office Codes Used: MYR - Mayor-President, Metro Council CNC - Metro District Councilman ## Fields: Field Name Description UNIQUE_ID Unique ID for each precinct PARISH Parish name PRECINCT Precinct identifier DISTRICT Metro Council District Number G20MYRDBRO Broome, Sharon Weston - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRRCAR Carter, Steve - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRIGUI Guirard, "E Eric" - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRDMAR Marcelle, C. Denise - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRRPIA Piazza, Jordan - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRRSMI Smith, Frank III - Mayor-President, Metro Council G20MYRRWAT Watson, Matthew "Matt" - Mayor-President, Metro Council GCNC1RADD Addison, Ulysses 'Bones' - Councilman, Metro District 1 GCNC1DLEW Lewis, Eric - Councilman, Metro District 1 GCNC1RNOE Noel, Brandon - Councilman, Metro District 1 GCNC2DBAN Banks, Chauna - Councilman, Metro District 2 GCNC2DJEM Jemison, Vincent - Councilman, Metro District 2 GCNC2DJOH Johnson, Dina - Councilman, Metro District 2 GCNC2DWIL Williams, Eugene Rico III - Councilman, Metro District 2 GCNC3RGAU Gaudet, Rowdy - Councilman, Metro District 3 GCNC4DJAM James, Tenika - Councilman, Metro District 4 GCNC4RMCC McCoy, Matthew - Councilman, Metro District 4 GCNC4RMOA Moak, Aaron - Councilman, Metro District 4 GCNC4RVIC Vicknair, Lon - Councilman, Metro District 4 GCNC5DGRE Green, Erika L. - Councilman, Metro District 5 GCNC5DHUR Hurst, Darryl - Councilman, Metro District 5 GCNC6DCOL Collins, Dawn Chanet - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC6DDUN Dunn, Cleve Jr. - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC6IKAU Kaufman, Susan - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC6DPIT Pitcher, Reginald - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC6DSMC Smith, Corey - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC6DSMP Smith, Pamela - Councilman, Metro District 6 GCNC7LBAU Baudean, Everett - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC7LBEL Bell, Alfred - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC7DCOL Cole, Lamont - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC7DBRO Robertson, Brandon - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC7DJRO Robinson, Jamie R. - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC7DSMI Smith, Tyjuana - Councilman, Metro District 7 GCNC8RAMO Amoroso, Denise - Councilman, Metro District 8 GCNC8DPIP Piper, Wendell - Councilman, Metro District 8 GCNC9RHUD Hudson, Dwight - Councilman, Metro District 9 GCNC9RMOR Mora, "Jim" - Councilman, Metro District 9 GCNC10DAND Anderson, Quentin Anthony - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DCCO Coleman, Carolyn - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DECO Collins, Eugene - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DCOS Cosey, Andrea - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DCOT Cottonham, Markeda - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DGAU Gaudet, "Jay" - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DLEW Lewis, Davante - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC11RADA Adams, Laura White "Laurie" - Councilman, Metro District 11 GCNC11RBAR Bargas, Gordon "Trey" - Councilman, Metro District 11 GCNC11RSNY Snyder, Jonathan M. - Councilman, Metro District 11 GCNC12NMYE Myers, Steve - Councilman, Metro District 12 GCNC12DNYM Nyman, Tania - Councilman, Metro District 12 GCNC12RRAC Racca, "Jen" - Councilman, Metro District 12 ## Processing Steps Visit the RDH GitHub and the processing script for this code [here](https://github.com/nonpartisan-redistricting-datahub/local_pber_collection) ## Additional Notes If candidates running in same race had last names starting with the same three letters, the first letter of first name was used in the Candidate ID to differentiate. One example is: GCNC10DCCO Coleman, Carolyn - Councilman, Metro District 10 GCNC10DECO Collins, Eugene - Councilman, Metro District 10 ***LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_DIST*** ## RDH Date Retrieval 5/07/24 ## Sources PDF maps of Metro Council Districts were retrieved from [City Of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council Website](https://www.brla.gov/561/Metropolitan-Council). ## Fields: UNIQUE_ID East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council District ## Processing Steps Visit the RDH GitHub and the processing script for this code [here](https://github.com/nonpartisan-redistricting-datahub/local_pber_collection) ## Additional Notes Raw KML file was read in to QGIS, and unincorporated islands were removed from two district shapes - Districts A and D ***LA20_EASTBATONROUGE_CAND*** ## Fields: Field Name Description Elect_date Election Date Elect_type Election Type Office Legislative Office District Legislative District Canc_elec Binary indicating whether the election was cancelled Cand_id Unique Candidate ID Cand_name Candidate Name Party Political Party Gender Candidate Gender Race_1 Candidate Race Race_1_Eth Candidate Ethnicity Race_1_type Type of Source to Determine Race Race_1_source Source to Determine Race Race_1_conf Confidence Level Associated with Race Determination Race_1_URL Source URL Street_add Street address (if available) City City (if available) State State name (if available) Zip Zip code (if available) Oth_id_1 Other identities of interest (if available) Oth_id_2 Other identities of interest (if available) Notes Note from RDH researcher All instances of Race_2 or Race_3 signal a second or third race category applicable to a candidate. Office Codes Used: MYR - Mayor-President, Metro Council CNC - Metro District Councilman Party Codes Used: D - Democratic R - Republican G - Green C - Constitution I - Independent NOP - No Party Affiliation Gender Codes Used: M - Male F - Female O - Other Race_1, Race_2, Race_3 Codes Used: AIAN - American Indian or Alaska Native BLK - Black or African-American HISP - Hispanic/Latino NHPI - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander WHT - White or Caucasian MENA - Middle Eastern or Northern African ASN - Asian OTH - Other Race_1_Eth, Race_2_Eth, Race_3_Eth Codes Used: Uses the exact spelling from the list of possible ethnicities in Appendix F of the US Census PL technical documentation starting on pg. 193 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/technical-documentation/complete-tech-docs/summary-file/2020Census_PL94_171Redistricting_StatesTechDoc_English.pdf#page=193) Race_1_type, Race_2_type, Race_3_type Codes Used: VF = voter file WEB = a candidate’s website ORG = membership in a racial or ethnic group caucus or organization, or endorsement or funding by a racial or ethnic group NEWS = a news article OTH = anything else Race_1_source, Race_2_source, Race_3_source Codes Used: CAND = race/ethnicity is reported by the candidate OTH = race/ethnicity is reported by someone else, such as a journalist or organization GUES = race/ethnicity is assumed based on a photo or other source of information Race_1_conf, Race_2_conf, Race_3_conf Codes Used: HIGH = high confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person MED = medium confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person LOW = low confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person Oth_id_1; Oth_id_2 Codes Used: CHR = Christian MUS = Muslim HIN = Hindu BUD = Buddhist JUD = Jewish CATH = Catholic LES = Lesbian GAY = Gay BIS = Bisexual TRA = Transgender QUE = Queer IMM = First generation immigrant VET = Veteran INT = Intersex ## Data Collection Notes Please note that although we produced this file to be as accurate as possible, we may come across additional information in the future which may require us to update this file. RDH staff logged data according to the notes above. Staff searched Google for each candidate's name. Staff used candidates' campaign websites when possible, but some did not have active or accessible websites. In those cases, staff relied on campaign Facebook pages, news articles, Ballotpedia or other sources. Whenever possible, staff archived their source using the WaybackMachine browser extension to ensure users can access sources even if they are taken offline. In most cases, candidates did not describe their own race in available online materials. RDH staff relied on journalist descriptions or made guesses based on candidate name and/or appearance. The list of candidates for this dataset was derived from RDH's processed 2020 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Metro Election Returns. This dataset does not include information on write-in candidates. ## Additional Notes Please direct questions related to processing this dataset to info@redistrictingdatahub.org.