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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 3, 1992. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit, 3rd Dist., Elec. Sect. 1C

John Saunders (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: John Saunders 61.6%, "Mike" Fontenot 28.2%, Lewis Olivier Lauve 10.2%.

  • John Saunders DemocratElected

    67.9% 18,759 votes

  • "Mike" Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 6,191 votes

  • Lewis Olivier Lauve DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 2,667 votes

27,617 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn Saunders"Mike" FontenotLewis Olivier LauveTurnout
Acadia Parish61.6%1,98228.2%90710.2%329
Allen Parish74.4%4,39215.2%89710.4%615
Evangeline Parish71.5%7,99521.6%2,4127.0%780
Lafayette Parish37.2%42349.1%55913.7%156
St. Landry Parish64.3%3,96722.9%1,41612.8%787

District Judge, 15th JDC, Subdistrict 1, Division B

No one got a majority, so Jules Edwards (Democrat) and Marilyn Castle (Other party) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Jules Edwards 46.2%, Marilyn Castle 42.3%, William "Billy Mike" Dauphin, Jr 11.6%.

  • Jules Edwards DemocratIn runoff

    43.1% 4,098 votes

  • Marilyn Castle Other partyIn runoff

    32.6% 3,104 votes

  • William "Billy Mike" Dauphin, Jr DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 2,312 votes

9,514 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJules EdwardsMarilyn CastleWilliam "Billy Mike" Dauphin, JrTurnout
Acadia Parish46.2%1,29042.3%1,18111.6%323
Lafayette Parish41.8%2,80828.6%1,92329.6%1,989

District Judge, 15th JDC, Subdistrict 1, Division D

No one got a majority, so Ed Rubin (Democrat) and David K Balfour (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Ed Rubin 11.8%, David K Balfour 24.2%, Lloyd Dangerfield 9.0%, Nolton J. Senegal, Sr. 46.2%.

  • Ed Rubin DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 2,677 votes

  • David K Balfour DemocratIn runoff

    21.1% 2,078 votes

  • Lloyd Dangerfield DemocratDefeated

    18.7% 1,838 votes

  • Nolton J. Senegal, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 1,712 votes

  • J. Floyd Johnson DemocratDefeated

    15.7% 1,546 votes

9,851 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishNolton J. Senegal, Sr.46.2%
Lafayette ParishEd Rubin33.4%

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Hospital Service District, Tax Renewal

Passed: 55.2% voted yes and 44.8% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 57.9%, No 42.1%.

  • YesApproved

    55.2% 1,017 votes

  • No

    44.8% 826 votes

1,843 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish57.9%88342.1%641
St. Landry Parish42.0%13458.0%185