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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 19, 1991. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 16

"Lynn" Miller (Democrat) won with 63.2% of the vote.

  • "Lynn" Miller DemocratElected

    63.2% 772 votes

  • Melba V. Smith DemocratDefeated

    36.8% 449 votes

1,221 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 23rd Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Allen R. Bares (Democrat) and "Max" Jordan (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Allen R. Bares 54.7%, "Max" Jordan 21.4%, Carl Tritschler 16.8%, Max A. Menard 7.0%.

  • Allen R. Bares DemocratIn runoff

    41.5% 15,269 votes

  • "Max" Jordan RepublicanIn runoff

    27.3% 10,041 votes

  • Carl Tritschler RepublicanDefeated

    19.8% 7,285 votes

  • Max A. Menard RepublicanDefeated

    11.3% 4,159 votes

36,754 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAllen R. Bares"Max" JordanCarl TritschlerMax A. MenardTurnout
Acadia Parish54.7%1,86021.4%72816.8%5727.0%238
Lafayette Parish40.2%13,40927.9%9,31320.1%6,71311.8%3,921

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

Armand J. Brinkhaus (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Armand J. Brinkhaus 57.1%, Armand "Coach" Castille 42.9%.

  • Armand J. Brinkhaus DemocratElected

    55.0% 20,838 votes

  • Armand "Coach" Castille DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 17,033 votes

37,871 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishArmand J. BrinkhausArmand "Coach" CastilleTurnout
Acadia Parish57.1%5,10242.9%3,840
Avoyelles Parish56.9%87143.1%661
Calcasieu Parish43.1%1,50156.9%1,980
Jefferson Davis Parish51.7%2,52948.3%2,362
Lafayette Parish60.9%4,32239.1%2,772
St. Landry Parish54.6%6,51345.4%5,418

State Representative, 37th Representative District

Gerald "Jerry" Theunissen (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Gerald "Jerry" Theunissen 61.9%, Andy Buisson 38.1%.

  • Gerald "Jerry" Theunissen DemocratElected

    60.5% 9,549 votes

  • Andy Buisson DemocratDefeated

    39.5% 6,243 votes

15,792 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGerald "Jerry" TheunissenAndy BuissonTurnout
Acadia Parish61.9%68538.1%421
Calcasieu Parish66.1%1,76233.9%904
Jefferson Davis Parish59.1%7,10240.9%4,918