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St. Tammany Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 1, 1995. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Covington

Mayor, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so Keith Villere (Democrat) and R. A. "Ronnie" Pogue (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Keith Villere DemocratIn runoff

    47.1% 1,518 votes

  • R. A. "Ronnie" Pogue DemocratIn runoff

    36.3% 1,169 votes

  • Edwin "Ed" Peters, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 537 votes

3,224 votes cast.

Councilman, at Large, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so "Marty" Dean (Republican), Donald L. Primes (Democrat), Lee Roy Jenkins, Jr. (Democrat), and Robert J. "Bob" Champagne (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Marty" Dean RepublicanIn runoff

    22.5% 1,247 votes

  • Donald L. Primes DemocratIn runoff

    20.3% 1,126 votes

  • Lee Roy Jenkins, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    19.7% 1,090 votes

  • Robert J. "Bob" Champagne RepublicanIn runoff

    19.6% 1,085 votes

  • "Ken" Charbonnet RepublicanDefeated

    17.9% 992 votes

5,540 votes cast.

Councilman, District A, City of Covington

Lonnie Boykins (Democrat) won with 63.3% of the vote.

  • Lonnie Boykins DemocratElected

    63.3% 273 votes

  • Guy Williams DemocratDefeated

    36.7% 158 votes

431 votes cast.

Councilman, District B, City of Covington

No one got a majority, so Jerry Lee Coner (Democrat) and Phyllis Stephens (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jerry Lee Coner DemocratIn runoff

    38.6% 189 votes

  • Phyllis Stephens DemocratIn runoff

    36.5% 179 votes

  • Rollie Coleman DemocratDefeated

    24.9% 122 votes

490 votes cast.

Councilman, District C, City of Covington

R. S. "Sam" O'Keefe (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • R. S. "Sam" O'Keefe DemocratElected

    57.1% 417 votes

  • Claude A. Guillotte RepublicanDefeated

    42.9% 313 votes

730 votes cast.

Councilman, District D, City of Covington

Carolyn Talley Pearce (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • Carolyn Talley Pearce DemocratElected

    52.2% 358 votes

  • Michael J. Seal RepublicanDefeated

    28.6% 196 votes

  • Reed Guidry RepublicanDefeated

    19.2% 132 votes

686 votes cast.

Village of Sun

Mayor, Village of Sun

Nathan T. Wood (Democrat) won with 83.9% of the vote.

  • Nathan T. Wood DemocratElected

    83.9% 146 votes

  • "Ricky" Hathorne RepublicanDefeated

    16.1% 28 votes

174 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Sun

Frank Blackwell (Democrat), Floyd Stanley Mizell (Democrat), and Sidney "Sid" Reggio, Jr. (Democrat) won.

  • Frank Blackwell DemocratElected

    32.6% 131 votes

  • Floyd Stanley Mizell DemocratElected

    27.9% 112 votes

  • Sidney "Sid" Reggio, Jr. DemocratElected

    24.4% 98 votes

  • "Dot" Billingsley Other partyDefeated

    15.2% 61 votes

402 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division C

No one got a majority, so Patricia Hedges (Republican) and David Knight (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Patricia Hedges 36.0%, David Knight 29.1%, Herbert R. Alexander 24.5%, David S. Cressy 10.4%.

  • Patricia Hedges RepublicanIn runoff

    33.4% 8,544 votes

  • David Knight RepublicanIn runoff

    32.2% 8,235 votes

  • Herbert R. Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    25.3% 6,476 votes

  • David S. Cressy DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 2,292 votes

25,547 votes cast; 18.3% of the 1,814 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishPatricia HedgesDavid KnightHerbert R. AlexanderDavid S. CressyTurnout
St. Tammany Parish36.0%6,96729.1%5,63924.5%4,74110.4%2,022
Washington Parish25.5%1,57742.0%2,59628.1%1,7354.4%270

Justice of the Peace, Ward 5

James "Pee Wee" Kahl (Other party) won with 74.2% of the vote.

  • James "Pee Wee" Kahl Other partyElected

    74.2% 569 votes

  • John H. Hagood Other partyDefeated

    25.8% 198 votes

767 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 13, Millage, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 61.1% voted yes and 38.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    61.1% 127 votes

  • No

    38.9% 81 votes

208 votes cast.

Road Light. Dist. No. 10, Service Charge, P.J.

Passed: 73.7% voted yes and 26.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    73.7% 14 votes

  • No

    26.3% 5 votes

19 votes cast.