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St. Landry Parish

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

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Parish offices

Clerk of Court

Charles Jagneaux (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.

  • Charles Jagneaux DemocratElected

    54.9% 19,625 votes

  • Patti Hebert Kempf DemocratDefeated

    45.1% 16,139 votes

35,764 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Opelousas

Alderman, District E, City of Opelousas

"Joe" Charles (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • "Joe" Charles DemocratElected

    56.4% 972 votes

  • Patrick Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    43.6% 752 votes

1,724 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

Donald "Don" Cravins (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Donald "Don" Cravins 51.2%, "Tommy" DeJean 48.8%.

  • Donald "Don" Cravins DemocratElected

    58.8% 25,275 votes

  • "Tommy" DeJean DemocratDefeated

    41.2% 17,693 votes

42,968 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald "Don" Cravins"Tommy" DeJeanTurnout
Iberia Parish72.7%3,12127.3%1,170
Lafayette Parish68.6%8,56731.4%3,930
St. Landry Parish51.2%8,77348.8%8,346
St. Martin Parish53.1%4,81446.9%4,247

State Representative, 38th Representative District

Dirk Deville (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Dirk Deville 61.7%, "Danny" Lemoine 38.3%.

  • Dirk Deville DemocratElected

    52.2% 10,149 votes

  • "Danny" Lemoine DemocratDefeated

    47.8% 9,288 votes

19,437 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDirk Deville"Danny" LemoineTurnout
Evangeline Parish49.1%7,17150.9%7,442
St. Landry Parish61.7%2,97838.3%1,846

State Representative, 40th Representative District

Charles Hudson (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Charles Hudson DemocratElected

    50.1% 9,422 votes

  • Jerry J. Domengeaux DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 9,373 votes

18,795 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 39th Representative District, Office "A"

Dorothy Angelle (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Dorothy Angelle 60.3%, "Talis" Byers 39.7%.

  • Dorothy Angelle DemocratElected

    71.2% 7,663 votes

  • "Talis" Byers DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 3,093 votes

10,756 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDorothy Angelle"Talis" ByersTurnout
Lafayette Parish74.8%6,07125.2%2,046
St. Landry Parish60.3%1,59239.7%1,047

DSCC Member, 39th Representative District, Office "B"

Tommy Angelle (Democrat) won with 69.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Tommy Angelle 49.0%, Byron Briggs 51.0%.

  • Tommy Angelle DemocratElected

    69.8% 7,630 votes

  • Byron Briggs DemocratDefeated

    30.2% 3,297 votes

10,927 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTommy AngelleByron BriggsTurnout
Lafayette Parish76.6%6,30923.4%1,922
St. Landry Parish49.0%1,32151.0%1,375

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Kenneth Boagni, Jr. (Democrat), Rita A. Young (Democrat), Gantt "Nicky" DeJean (Democrat), "Greg" Ardoin (Democrat), and Vernon L. Schwartzenburg (Democrat) won.

  • Kenneth Boagni, Jr. DemocratElected

    15.8% 13,627 votes

  • Rita A. Young DemocratElected

    13.5% 11,687 votes

  • Gantt "Nicky" DeJean DemocratElected

    11.8% 10,167 votes

  • "Greg" Ardoin DemocratElected

    10.8% 9,287 votes

  • Vernon L. Schwartzenburg DemocratElected

    10.6% 9,194 votes

5 other candidates: 37.5% together
"Ronnie" Leger Democrat8.6%7,383
John Miller Democrat8.2%7,116
Morris H. Weinstein Democrat7.4%6,389
Mark J. Guillory Democrat6.8%5,830
Jack K. Tolson Democrat6.6%5,667

86,347 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

S St. Land. Comm. Library, Tax

Passed: 51.7% voted yes and 48.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    51.7% 949 votes

  • No

    48.3% 888 votes

1,837 votes cast.

Town of Arnaudville, Tax

Passed: 68.6% voted yes and 31.4% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Yes 67.4%, No 32.6%.

  • YesApproved

    68.6% 361 votes

  • No

    31.4% 165 votes

526 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
St. Landry Parish67.4%32732.6%158
St. Martin Parish82.9%3417.1%7