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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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Washington Parish

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

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so B. B. "Benny" Rayburn, Jr. (Democrat) and Duane Blair (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • B. B. "Benny" Rayburn, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    43.5% 7,425 votes

  • Duane Blair DemocratIn runoff

    29.8% 5,093 votes

  • Johnnie M. Holcomb RepublicanDefeated

    18.4% 3,132 votes

  • John C. Brock DemocratDefeated

    6.5% 1,106 votes

  • Robert "Lat" McNeese DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 311 votes

17,067 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Johnny D. Crain (Democrat) and Randy "Country" Seal (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Johnny D. Crain DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 6,291 votes

  • Randy "Country" Seal DemocratIn runoff

    31.1% 5,243 votes

  • "Reggie" Simmons RepublicanDefeated

    21.0% 3,528 votes

  • Harold L. Ritchie DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 1,775 votes

16,837 votes cast.

Assessor

Curtis M. Thomas (Democrat) won with 63.8% of the vote.

  • Curtis M. Thomas DemocratElected

    63.8% 10,436 votes

  • "Don" Spiers DemocratDefeated

    28.5% 4,659 votes

  • Penichon Thomas Wood RepublicanDefeated

    7.7% 1,255 votes

16,350 votes cast.

Coroner

Rogelio A. "Roger" Casama (Democrat) won with 67.5% of the vote.

  • Rogelio A. "Roger" Casama DemocratElected

    67.5% 11,011 votes

  • Anthony J. Palazzo DemocratDefeated

    32.5% 5,301 votes

16,312 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 Washington Parish: B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn 69.2%, Gerald, "Jerry" Creel, Sr. 20.4%, Roy L. Crawford 10.5%.

  • 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 Washington Parish: R. H. "Bill" Strain 65.2%, Stanton "Doodley" Davis 34.8%.

  • 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, 75th Representative District

Jerry Thomas (Democrat) won with 60.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Jerry Thomas 60.0%, Lawrence A. "Buster" Sheridan 40.0%.

  • Jerry Thomas DemocratElected

    60.2% 9,532 votes

  • Lawrence A. "Buster" Sheridan DemocratDefeated

    39.8% 6,312 votes

15,844 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJerry ThomasLawrence A. "Buster" SheridanTurnout
Tangipahoa Parish73.2%18026.8%66
Washington Parish60.0%9,35240.0%6,246