On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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No one got a majority, so Jerry J. Larpenter (Democrat) and Gary P. Brunet (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jerry J. Larpenter DemocratIn runoff
44.0%13,764 votes
Gary P. Brunet DemocratIn runoff
14.3%4,476 votes
Ronnie Duplantis DemocratDefeated
13.4%4,195 votes
"Charley" Farmer DemocratDefeated
12.9%4,025 votes
5 other candidates: 15.4% together
"Chuck Swallow" Soileau Democrat
6.6%
2,074
Melvin Johnson Democrat
5.3%
1,662
Lawrence "Larry" Robichaux Republican
2.1%
651
Carol A. Cantrelle, Sr. Democrat
0.9%
273
Robert T. Hemphill Democrat
0.5%
169
31,289 votes cast.
Sheriff, (Unexpired Term Ending 6/30/88)
No one got a majority, so Jerry J. Larpenter (Democrat) and Gary P. Brunet (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Jerry J. Larpenter DemocratIn runoff
46.0%13,500 votes
Gary P. Brunet DemocratIn runoff
14.1%4,128 votes
Ronnie J. Duplantis DemocratDefeated
12.9%3,784 votes
"Charley" Farmer DemocratDefeated
11.9%3,500 votes
5 other candidates: 15.1% together
"Chuck Swallow" Soileau Democrat
6.6%
1,934
Melvin Johnson Democrat
5.2%
1,515
Lawrence "Larry" Robichaux Republican
2.0%
592
Carol A. Cantrelle, Sr. Democrat
0.8%
232
Robert T. Hemphill Democrat
0.5%
154
29,339 votes cast.
Coroner
Victor E. Tedesco III (Republican) won with 70.3% of the vote.
Victor E. Tedesco III RepublicanElected
70.3%20,749 votes
G. J. "Jerry" DeRouen DemocratDefeated
29.7%8,752 votes
29,501 votes cast.
Parish President
No one got a majority, so T. L. "Teddy" Duhe' (Democrat) and Allen C. "Ace" Bonvillain (Democrat) went to a runoff.
T. L. "Teddy" Duhe' DemocratIn runoff
29.3%8,953 votes
Allen C. "Ace" Bonvillain DemocratIn runoff
27.9%8,523 votes
Julien "J. D." Boudreaux III DemocratDefeated
26.8%8,193 votes
Dean R. Daigneault DemocratDefeated
16.0%4,879 votes
30,548 votes cast.
Councilman, District A
Garyland Wallis (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.
Garyland Wallis DemocratElected
50.1%766 votes
Percy E. Gabriel, Sr. DemocratDefeated
49.9%763 votes
1,529 votes cast.
Councilman, District B
No one got a majority, so Nathaniel "Puff" Bolden (Democrat) and Aurestile Scott, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Nathaniel "Puff" Bolden DemocratIn runoff
44.2%687 votes
Aurestile Scott, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
32.2%500 votes
Ernest C. Moss DemocratDefeated
23.7%368 votes
1,555 votes cast.
Councilman, District C
No one got a majority, so Winston English (Democrat) and Charles H. Davidson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Winston English DemocratIn runoff
37.5%825 votes
Charles H. Davidson DemocratIn runoff
28.4%624 votes
Linwood P. Liner RepublicanDefeated
20.5%450 votes
Joe Alesi DemocratDefeated
13.6%300 votes
2,199 votes cast.
Councilman, District D
No one got a majority, so "J. B." Breaux, Jr. (Republican) and Roy E. Pennington (Democrat) went to a runoff.
"J. B." Breaux, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff
38.4%612 votes
Roy E. Pennington DemocratIn runoff
36.2%577 votes
Carrol J. Martin DemocratDefeated
18.7%298 votes
Roy J. Neal DemocratDefeated
6.6%105 votes
1,592 votes cast.
Councilman, District E
Barry P. Bonvillain (Democrat) won with 56.1% of the vote.
Barry P. Bonvillain DemocratElected
56.1%1,212 votes
"Bert" Rabalais DemocratDefeated
34.0%736 votes
Angela T. Burgess DemocratDefeated
9.9%214 votes
2,162 votes cast.
Councilman, District F
Nolan J. Bergeron, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.5% of the vote.
Nolan J. Bergeron, Jr. DemocratElected
69.5%1,345 votes
Jerry L. Lundy DemocratDefeated
18.5%358 votes
Frank J. Robert RepublicanDefeated
12.0%232 votes
1,935 votes cast.
Councilman, District G
No one got a majority, so Reggie Dupre, Jr. (Democrat) and Claude J. Bourg (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Reggie Dupre, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
41.5%822 votes
Claude J. Bourg DemocratIn runoff
30.0%594 votes
Evelyn Theriot Brunet DemocratDefeated
21.9%434 votes
Amos "Kie" Usie DemocratDefeated
6.6%131 votes
1,981 votes cast.
Councilman, District H
Robert J. "Bobby" Bergeron (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.
Robert J. "Bobby" Bergeron DemocratElected
59.2%1,595 votes
Curtis J. Prevost, Jr. DemocratDefeated
40.8%1,101 votes
2,696 votes cast.
Councilman, District I
No one got a majority, so Reynold G. Lapeyrouse (Democrat) and Willie J. Bonvillain, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Reynold G. Lapeyrouse DemocratIn runoff
41.2%749 votes
Willie J. Bonvillain, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
39.5%717 votes
Lois Salinas DemocratDefeated
7.2%130 votes
George S. Bourg RepublicanDefeated
6.7%121 votes
Vincent Celestin DemocratDefeated
5.5%99 votes
1,816 votes cast.
Councilman, District J
No one got a majority, so Robert L. Hale (Republican) and Ulysse C. Guidry (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Robert L. Hale RepublicanIn runoff
29.5%1,030 votes
Ulysse C. Guidry DemocratIn runoff
28.0%978 votes
Thomas Ellender RepublicanDefeated
26.8%936 votes
"Sonny" Jackson DemocratDefeated
11.6%405 votes
Michael J. Pontiff RepublicanDefeated
4.0%140 votes
3,489 votes cast.
Councilman, District K
No one got a majority, so L. Vernon Bourgeois, Sr. (Democrat) and Robert J. "Bobby" Domangue (Democrat) went to a runoff.
L. Vernon Bourgeois, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
41.2%713 votes
Robert J. "Bobby" Domangue DemocratIn runoff
38.0%657 votes
Harry C. Robinson, Sr. DemocratDefeated
20.9%361 votes
1,731 votes cast.
Councilman, District L
No one got a majority, so Clyde A. Prestenbach (Democrat) and "Larry" Pertuit (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Clyde A. Prestenbach DemocratIn runoff
35.6%568 votes
"Larry" Pertuit DemocratIn runoff
25.4%405 votes
"Joe" Champagne RepublicanDefeated
21.8%348 votes
Glenn D. Schexanyder DemocratDefeated
17.2%275 votes
1,596 votes cast.
Councilman, District M
No one got a majority, so Ronald J. Eschete (Republican) and Calvin P. Bodden (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Ronald J. Eschete RepublicanIn runoff
45.1%883 votes
Calvin P. Bodden DemocratIn runoff
43.4%851 votes
Emma Lee L. Porche DemocratDefeated
11.5%226 votes
1,960 votes cast.
Councilman, District N
No one got a majority, so L. J. Percle (Democrat) and Russell A. Gros (Democrat) went to a runoff.
L. J. Percle DemocratIn runoff
44.1%554 votes
Russell A. Gros DemocratIn runoff
38.3%481 votes
Kathy Chermaine Haydel RepublicanDefeated
15.4%193 votes
Charles "C. J." Duet DemocratDefeated
1.4%18 votes
Thomas A. Callahan DemocratDefeated
0.7%9 votes
1,255 votes cast.
Councilman, District O
No one got a majority, so Loraine D. Kimbrell (Democrat) and Lloyd Gibson (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Loraine D. Kimbrell DemocratIn runoff
36.9%688 votes
Lloyd Gibson DemocratIn runoff
27.4%511 votes
LeRoy Norman, Sr. DemocratDefeated
19.6%366 votes
Earl J. Brunet, Sr. DemocratDefeated
8.1%151 votes
Donald K. Whitney Other partyDefeated
8.0%150 votes
1,866 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 20th Senatorial District
No one got a majority, so Leonard J. Chabert (Democrat) and Glynn Voisin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Terrebonne Parish: Leonard J. Chabert 35.3%, Glynn Voisin 24.8%, Elward T. Brady, Jr. 23.2%, Murray J. Hebert 16.7%.
State Representative, 52nd Representative District
"Hunt" B. Downer, Jr. (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Terrebonne Parish: "Hunt" B. Downer, Jr. 61.4%, Billy Dove, Sr. 25.7%, Jimmy P. Toups 12.9%.
State Representative, 53rd Representative District
No one got a majority, so "Johnny" Glover (Democrat) and "Joe" Palmisano (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Terrebonne Parish: "Johnny" Glover 22.7%, "Joe" Palmisano 22.2%, Eulin P. Guidry 15.3%, "Pete" Lambert 12.1%.