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St. Tammany Parish

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

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Sheriff

P. J. "Pat" Canulette (Republican) won with 78.5% of the vote.

  • P. J. "Pat" Canulette RepublicanElected

    78.5% 39,452 votes

  • Robert G. "Bobby" Arthurs DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 6,842 votes

  • "Bill" Gipson DemocratDefeated

    7.9% 3,951 votes

50,245 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Lucy Reid Rausch (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Lucy Reid Rausch DemocratElected

    55.0% 26,726 votes

  • Lynn Tauzin Reed RepublicanDefeated

    31.4% 15,252 votes

  • E. S. "Ed" Schmidt RepublicanDefeated

    13.6% 6,603 votes

48,581 votes cast.

Assessor

No one got a majority, so Patricia Schwarz Core (Democrat) and Barry Bagert (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Patricia Schwarz Core DemocratIn runoff

    21.8% 10,911 votes

  • Barry Bagert RepublicanIn runoff

    21.2% 10,575 votes

  • Robert J. Cooper RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 6,701 votes

  • W. A. "Pete" Fitzmorris DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 6,685 votes

4 other candidates: 30.3% together
Terrence Hand Democrat9.9%4,928
M. W. "Webb" Hart Republican8.2%4,092
Earl Wilson Republican6.2%3,123
Martha Baldwin Republican6.0%2,981

49,996 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 6th Senatorial District

John J. Hainkel, Jr. (Republican) won with 61.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: John J. Hainkel, Jr. 49.5%, "Herb" Cammatte 50.5%.

  • John J. Hainkel, Jr. RepublicanElected

    61.7% 23,164 votes

  • "Herb" Cammatte RepublicanDefeated

    38.3% 14,399 votes

37,563 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn J. Hainkel, Jr."Herb" CammatteTurnout
Jefferson Parish60.3%8,09239.7%5,332
Orleans Parish77.1%7,30122.9%2,173
St. Tammany Parish49.5%2,76150.5%2,816
Tangipahoa Parish55.1%5,01044.9%4,078

State Senator, 11th Senatorial District

Gerry E. Hinton (Republican) won with 55.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Gerry E. Hinton 56.0%, Annette Fuselier 33.2%, Malcolm "Mackie" Gomez 10.8%.

  • Gerry E. Hinton RepublicanElected

    55.8% 19,939 votes

  • Annette Fuselier DemocratDefeated

    32.9% 11,773 votes

  • Malcolm "Mackie" Gomez DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 4,047 votes

35,759 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGerry E. HintonAnnette FuselierMalcolm "Mackie" GomezTurnout
St. Tammany Parish56.0%17,77233.2%10,55710.8%3,433
Tangipahoa Parish54.2%2,16730.4%1,21615.4%614

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. Tammany Parish: B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn 52.5%, Gerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr. 31.1%, Roy L. Crawford 16.3%.

  • 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 Representative, 74th Representative District

R. H. "Bill" Strain (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: R. H. "Bill" Strain 62.7%, Stanton "Doodley" Davis 37.3%.

  • R. H. "Bill" Strain DemocratElected

    63.5% 9,531 votes

  • Stanton "Doodley" Davis DemocratDefeated

    36.5% 5,467 votes

14,998 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishR. H. "Bill" StrainStanton "Doodley" DavisTurnout
St. Tammany Parish62.7%6,11637.3%3,634
Tangipahoa Parish65.1%2,89334.9%1,554
Washington Parish65.2%52234.8%279

State Representative, 76th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Edward C. "Ed" Scogin (Republican) and Suzanne Mayfield Krieger (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Edward C. "Ed" Scogin RepublicanIn runoff

    40.7% 5,535 votes

  • Suzanne Mayfield Krieger RepublicanIn runoff

    31.3% 4,250 votes

  • Shirley L. Unangst RepublicanDefeated

    24.7% 3,362 votes

  • Kim Harbison RepublicanDefeated

    3.3% 447 votes

13,594 votes cast.

State Representative, 77th Representative District

Edward J. Deano, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Edward J. Deano, Jr. 62.7%, Richard S. "Dick" Blossman 37.3%.

  • Edward J. Deano, Jr. DemocratElected

    60.9% 9,231 votes

  • Richard S. "Dick" Blossman DemocratDefeated

    39.1% 5,926 votes

15,157 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishEdward J. Deano, Jr.Richard S. "Dick" BlossmanTurnout
St. Tammany Parish62.7%8,29737.3%4,929
Tangipahoa Parish48.4%93451.6%997

State Representative, 90th Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Pete" Schneider (Republican) and Mark Jolissaint (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Pete" Schneider RepublicanIn runoff

    19.2% 2,436 votes

  • Mark Jolissaint RepublicanIn runoff

    17.1% 2,166 votes

  • Max V. Rodriguez DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 2,043 votes

  • Michael Holoway RepublicanDefeated

    13.8% 1,746 votes

4 other candidates: 33.7% together
Frank B. Bankston Republican12.9%1,637
Scott J. Lindsly Republican10.7%1,359
R. B. Williams Republican7.6%958
Roy Cadow Republican2.5%311

12,656 votes cast.