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St. Helena Parish

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

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Sheriff

Eugene Holland (Democrat) won with 77.6% of the vote.

  • Eugene Holland DemocratElected

    77.6% 4,415 votes

  • Eugene Robertson DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 1,277 votes

5,692 votes cast.

Assessor

Chaney Phillips, (Democrat) won with 71.0% of the vote.

  • Chaney Phillips, DemocratElected

    71.0% 3,882 votes

  • Joe Overton DemocratDefeated

    29.0% 1,584 votes

5,466 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 12th Senatorial District

B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn 76.4%, Gerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr. 13.3%, Roy L. Crawford 10.3%.

  • B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn DemocratElected

    65.0% 24,326 votes

  • Gerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    22.5% 8,424 votes

  • Roy L. Crawford Other partyDefeated

    12.6% 4,701 votes

37,451 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishB.B. "Sixty" RayburnGerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr.Roy L. CrawfordTurnout
St. Helena Parish76.4%75013.3%13110.3%101
St. Tammany Parish52.5%5,68431.1%3,36916.3%1,765
Tangipahoa Parish70.8%6,65917.2%1,61412.1%1,134
Washington Parish69.2%11,23320.4%3,31010.5%1,701

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 St. Helena Parish: Larry S. Bankston 54.8%, "Tom" Nelson 26.6%, Johnnie L. Matthews 9.5%, Jesse Stone 6.4%.

  • 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 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 St. Helena Parish: John D Travis 49.8%, "Dotti" G. Knost 12.9%, "Ronnie" Rhoney Warren 37.3%.

  • 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, 72nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) and Jimmie Meadows (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. 23.2%, Jimmie Meadows 49.2%, Walter Daniels 9.9%, John Russell 5.9%.

  • Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 4,379 votes

  • Jimmie Meadows DemocratIn runoff

    17.8% 2,857 votes

  • Walter Daniels DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 2,287 votes

  • John Russell RepublicanDefeated

    11.4% 1,842 votes

4 other candidates: 29.4% together
Raymond Minor Democrat10.7%1,730
Robert M. "Bob" McConnell Democrat8.8%1,420
Anthony Long Democrat6.5%1,045
Victor Joseph Woods, Jr. Other party3.3%534

16,094 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Feliciana ParishRobert M. "Bob" McConnell28.3%
Pointe Coupee ParishRaymond Minor36.2%
St. Helena ParishJimmie Meadows49.2%
Tangipahoa ParishBuster J. Guzzardo, Sr.43.0%
West Feliciana ParishRaymond Minor40.9%

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W School District, Bond

Passed: 41.5% voted yes and 58.5% voted no.

  • Yes

    41.5% 1,783 votes

  • NoDefeated

    58.5% 2,515 votes

4,298 votes cast.