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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Sheriff

Elmer Litchfield (Republican) won with 84.7% of the vote.

  • Elmer Litchfield RepublicanElected

    84.7% 110,364 votes

  • Loyd Ingle DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 19,909 votes

130,273 votes cast.

Clerk of Court, (For the Regular and Unexpired Terms)

No one got a majority, so "Doug" Welborn (Republican) and Yvonne Dorsey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Doug" Welborn RepublicanIn runoff

    29.0% 36,824 votes

  • Yvonne Dorsey DemocratIn runoff

    23.7% 30,129 votes

  • "Phil" Burt DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 29,748 votes

  • Perry M. "Buck" Johnson, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    11.7% 14,903 votes

3 other candidates: 12.1% together
Bruce Childers Democrat9.3%11,776
Patrick Mochelle Democrat2.8%3,554
David Dawson Republican0.0%0

126,934 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 13th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so "Mike" Cross (Democrat) and N. E. "Pete" Heine (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: "Mike" Cross 40.0%, N. E. "Pete" Heine 32.5%, "Rocky" Powell 15.7%, "Greg" Allen 11.8%.

  • "Mike" Cross DemocratIn runoff

    45.0% 19,650 votes

  • N. E. "Pete" Heine DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 13,808 votes

  • "Rocky" Powell DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 6,311 votes

  • "Greg" Allen DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 3,911 votes

43,680 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" CrossN. E. "Pete" Heine"Rocky" Powell"Greg" AllenTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish40.0%9,15532.5%7,43915.7%3,58011.8%2,691
East Feliciana Parish36.4%83443.7%1,00211.9%2748.0%184
Livingston Parish52.2%9,66129.0%5,36713.3%2,4575.6%1,036

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

Larry S. Bankston (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Larry S. Bankston 50.1%, "Tom" Nelson 18.8%, Johnnie L. Matthews 14.5%, Jesse Stone 11.5%.

  • Larry S. Bankston DemocratElected

    51.2% 19,423 votes

  • "Tom" Nelson DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 9,345 votes

  • Johnnie L. Matthews DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 4,492 votes

  • Jesse Stone DemocratDefeated

    8.3% 3,141 votes

  • S. A. Salat DemocratDefeated

    4.1% 1,544 votes

37,945 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishLarry S. Bankston50.1%
East Feliciana ParishLarry S. Bankston59.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish"Tom" Nelson79.1%
St. Helena ParishLarry S. Bankston54.8%
Tangipahoa ParishLarry S. Bankston61.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish"Tom" Nelson38.5%
West Feliciana ParishLarry S. Bankston61.8%

State Senator, 16th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Lynda Imes (Republican) and John L "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Lynda Imes RepublicanIn runoff

    48.4% 21,679 votes

  • John L "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    41.6% 18,642 votes

  • Michael S. Wolf Other partyDefeated

    5.3% 2,391 votes

  • Francis Pellegrin RepublicanDefeated

    4.7% 2,098 votes

44,810 votes cast.

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so J. E. Jumonville, Jr. (Democrat) and Thomas "Tom" A. Greene (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 28.2%, Thomas "Tom" A. Greene 57.0%, Michael Olinde 10.2%, A. R. Harris, Jr. 4.6%.

  • J. E. Jumonville, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.9% 21,286 votes

  • Thomas "Tom" A. Greene DemocratIn runoff

    44.3% 20,077 votes

  • Michael Olinde DemocratDefeated

    5.2% 2,361 votes

  • A. R. Harris, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    3.6% 1,640 votes

45,364 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJ. E. Jumonville, Jr.Thomas "Tom" A. GreeneMichael OlindeA. R. Harris, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish60.4%1,15228.2%5376.3%1215.1%97
Assumption Parish49.3%84834.9%6002.8%4813.0%224
East Baton Rouge Parish28.2%2,71257.0%5,48610.2%9804.6%442
Iberville Parish63.7%9,62531.6%4,7722.4%3682.3%348
Pointe Coupee Parish34.5%3,10156.6%5,0925.9%5273.1%278
West Baton Rouge Parish47.6%3,65045.3%3,4784.0%3073.1%241
West Feliciana Parish60.0%19833.9%1123.0%103.0%10

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so "Joe" Sevario (Democrat) and Jeffery "Jeff" Diez (Other party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: "Joe" Sevario 33.9%, Jeffery "Jeff" Diez 53.8%, Michael J. Muller 12.3%.

  • "Joe" Sevario DemocratIn runoff

    47.0% 22,215 votes

  • Jeffery "Jeff" Diez Other partyIn runoff

    44.4% 20,975 votes

  • Michael J. Muller DemocratDefeated

    8.6% 4,079 votes

47,269 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Joe" SevarioJeffery "Jeff" DiezMichael J. MullerTurnout
Ascension Parish44.2%10,19947.1%10,8668.7%1,997
East Baton Rouge Parish33.9%88753.8%1,40712.3%321
Livingston Parish51.5%4,10736.2%2,88712.3%984
St. James Parish50.0%5,09345.7%4,6564.3%441
St. John the Baptist Parish56.3%1,92933.8%1,1599.8%336

State Representative, 29th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Sharon Weston (Democrat) and "Ron" Johnson (Other party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Sharon Weston 43.4%, "Ron" Johnson 33.7%, Michael R. D. Adams 13.2%, Herbert A. Pate 7.1%.

  • Sharon Weston DemocratIn runoff

    43.6% 5,038 votes

  • "Ron" Johnson Other partyIn runoff

    33.2% 3,831 votes

  • Michael R. D. Adams DemocratDefeated

    12.7% 1,473 votes

  • Herbert A. Pate DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 780 votes

  • Landry Sprull, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    3.7% 432 votes

11,554 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishSharon Weston43.4%
West Baton Rouge ParishSharon Weston45.0%

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D Travis (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: John D Travis 56.4%, "Dotti" G. Knost 35.5%, "Ronnie" Rhoney Warren 8.1%.

  • John D Travis DemocratElected

    57.1% 8,727 votes

  • "Dotti" G. Knost RepublicanDefeated

    28.8% 4,405 votes

  • "Ronnie" Rhoney Warren DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 2,159 votes

15,291 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D Travis"Dotti" G. Knost"Ronnie" Rhoney WarrenTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish56.4%1,29635.5%8168.1%186
East Feliciana Parish59.5%2,58635.0%1,5225.5%237
Livingston Parish49.7%90826.3%48024.0%439
St. Helena Parish49.8%83812.9%21737.3%627
Tangipahoa Parish56.3%1,95026.1%90417.6%608
West Feliciana Parish68.5%1,14927.8%4663.7%62

State Representative, 63rd Representative District

Melvin "Kip" Holden (Democrat) won with 77.0% of the vote.

  • Melvin "Kip" Holden DemocratElected

    77.0% 9,417 votes

  • Felton Douglas DemocratDefeated

    23.0% 2,806 votes

12,223 votes cast.

State Representative, 64th Representative District

"Mike" McCleary (Democrat) won with 66.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: "Mike" McCleary 69.1%, Frank Parker 30.9%.

  • "Mike" McCleary DemocratElected

    66.2% 10,786 votes

  • Frank Parker RepublicanDefeated

    33.8% 5,497 votes

16,283 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" McClearyFrank ParkerTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish69.1%9,01230.9%4,021
Livingston Parish54.6%1,77445.4%1,476

State Representative, 65th Representative District

Donald Ray Kennard (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Donald Ray Kennard 57.2%, "Ken" Wood 42.8%.

  • Donald Ray Kennard DemocratElected

    57.8% 8,092 votes

  • "Ken" Wood RepublicanDefeated

    42.2% 5,908 votes

14,000 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald Ray Kennard"Ken" WoodTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish57.2%7,62942.8%5,699
Livingston Parish68.9%46331.1%209

State Representative, 66th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Democrat) and Marie "Sandy" Ashby (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins DemocratIn runoff

    46.4% 6,795 votes

  • Marie "Sandy" Ashby RepublicanIn runoff

    41.4% 6,066 votes

  • Peggy Knapps Brewer DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 986 votes

  • "Chris" Oetjens RepublicanDefeated

    5.5% 813 votes

14,660 votes cast.

State Representative, 67th Representative District

John Michael Guidry (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • John Michael Guidry DemocratElected

    56.4% 4,850 votes

  • Darrell W. Glasper DemocratDefeated

    31.0% 2,661 votes

  • "Pat" Baranco DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 1,085 votes

8,596 votes cast.

State Representative, 69th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Chuck McMains (Republican) and "Jim" Talbot (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Chuck McMains 38.1%, "Jim" Talbot 30.9%, Jefferson "Jeff" Angers 24.1%, "Doug" Levet 4.8%.

  • Chuck McMains RepublicanIn runoff

    35.2% 5,436 votes

  • "Jim" Talbot RepublicanIn runoff

    30.9% 4,763 votes

  • Jefferson "Jeff" Angers RepublicanDefeated

    22.1% 3,416 votes

  • "Doug" Levet DemocratDefeated

    7.3% 1,121 votes

  • Leonard Ellis DemocratDefeated

    4.5% 697 votes

15,433 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishChuck McMains38.1%
Livingston Parish"Jim" Talbot30.7%

State Representative, 70th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Carl Crane (Republican) and Margaret Pereboom (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carl Crane RepublicanIn runoff

    39.2% 5,488 votes

  • Margaret Pereboom DemocratIn runoff

    31.2% 4,366 votes

  • "Steve" Myers RepublicanDefeated

    29.6% 4,135 votes

13,989 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Downtown Devel. Dist., Tax

Passed: 78.5% voted yes and 21.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    78.5% 452 votes

  • No

    21.5% 124 votes

576 votes cast.