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Louisiana voters rejected Constitutional Amendment 3 on Saturday’s ballot, which would have funded a pay raise for teachers and support staff.

Of the 799,130 votes cast in the election, 58% of voters rejected the amendment.

Amendment 3 would have indirectly financed pay raises — $2,250 for teachers and $1,125 for support staff — by draining the state’s education trust funds.

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Louisiana teachers face pay cut after voters reject plan to drain education trust funds While the state’s largest teachers' unions supported Amendment 3 on the May 16 ballot, some educators opposed the measure, and some union affiliates remained neutral as a result.

Nearly 800,000 Louisianians voted in the May 16 election, with voters rejecting all five state constitutional amendments.

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.

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May 16 election results: Louisiana voters reject all 5 amendments; see full results Get the full results from the May 16 election here.