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St. John the Baptist Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 16, 1991. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Parish offices

Parish President

Arnold J. Labat (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

  • Arnold J. Labat DemocratElected

    51.6% 9,461 votes

  • Lester J. Millet, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    48.4% 8,884 votes

18,345 votes cast.

Councilman, at Large, Division B

William W. "Bill" Terry (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • William W. "Bill" Terry DemocratElected

    55.0% 4,942 votes

  • Ranney J. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 4,037 votes

8,979 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2

Kevin J. Duhon (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Kevin J. Duhon DemocratElected

    50.2% 1,510 votes

  • Ned Duhe DemocratDefeated

    49.8% 1,497 votes

3,007 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

Michael "Mike" Maggiore (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Michael "Mike" Maggiore DemocratElected

    51.4% 1,078 votes

  • Raymond Goodman RepublicanDefeated

    48.6% 1,020 votes

2,098 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District

"Joe" Sevario (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Joe" Sevario 61.7%, Jeffery "Jeff" Diez 38.3%.

  • "Joe" Sevario DemocratElected

    52.1% 27,666 votes

  • Jeffery "Jeff" Diez Other partyDefeated

    47.9% 25,436 votes

53,102 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Joe" SevarioJeffery "Jeff" DiezTurnout
Ascension Parish50.4%12,69749.6%12,489
East Baton Rouge Parish39.6%1,19260.4%1,820
Livingston Parish50.4%4,49649.6%4,420
St. James Parish56.6%6,52643.4%5,000
St. John the Baptist Parish61.7%2,75538.3%1,707

State Representative, 56th Representative District

Joel T. Chaisson II (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Joel T. Chaisson II 47.6%, Ralph R. Miller 52.4%.

  • Joel T. Chaisson II DemocratElected

    50.9% 9,745 votes

  • Ralph R. Miller DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 9,399 votes

19,144 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoel T. Chaisson IIRalph R. MillerTurnout
St. Charles Parish51.2%9,02348.8%8,604
St. John the Baptist Parish47.6%72252.4%795

State Representative, 57th Representative District

Joseph Accardo, Jr. (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Joseph Accardo, Jr. 54.2%, Richard J. Holmes 45.8%.

  • Joseph Accardo, Jr. DemocratElected

    54.0% 10,448 votes

  • Richard J. Holmes RepublicanDefeated

    46.0% 8,905 votes

19,353 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoseph Accardo, Jr.Richard J. HolmesTurnout
St. James Parish53.5%2,76146.5%2,399
St. John the Baptist Parish54.2%7,68745.8%6,506

State Representative, 58th Representative District

Roy Quezaire, Jr. (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Roy Quezaire, Jr. 81.1%, "Pam" Comeaux 18.9%.

  • Roy Quezaire, Jr. DemocratElected

    62.5% 12,335 votes

  • "Pam" Comeaux RepublicanDefeated

    37.5% 7,390 votes

19,725 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRoy Quezaire, Jr."Pam" ComeauxTurnout
Ascension Parish61.8%4,55838.2%2,820
Assumption Parish52.7%64447.3%578
Iberville Parish54.9%1,44345.1%1,186
St. James Parish62.1%3,91637.9%2,392
St. John the Baptist Parish81.1%1,77418.9%414