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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 21, 1995. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Assessor

Russel L. Benoit (Democrat) won with 70.4% of the vote.

  • Russel L. Benoit DemocratElected

    70.4% 13,733 votes

  • Donald George Meaux DemocratDefeated

    29.6% 5,770 votes

19,503 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Joe "Shoe Shine" Johnson (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Joe "Shoe Shine" Johnson DemocratElected

    50.3% 1,177 votes

  • Charles "Toby" Eaglin DemocratDefeated

    49.7% 1,164 votes

2,341 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Catherine R. LaCombe (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Catherine R. LaCombe DemocratElected

    55.8% 1,490 votes

  • A. J. "Fatty" Broussard DemocratDefeated

    24.1% 644 votes

  • Larry Regan DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 538 votes

2,672 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so John W. Humble, Sr. (Democrat) and Danny L. Richard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John W. Humble, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 985 votes

  • Danny L. Richard DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 901 votes

  • Emerson P. Abshire DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 496 votes

  • Randall Fachan DemocratDefeated

    8.8% 229 votes

2,611 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so David Lee Broussard (Democrat) and Leroy Breaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David Lee Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    43.1% 1,042 votes

  • Leroy Breaux DemocratIn runoff

    32.8% 793 votes

  • Chris Atkinson DemocratDefeated

    24.2% 585 votes

2,420 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Curtis Pellerin (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Curtis Pellerin DemocratElected

    60.6% 1,458 votes

  • Enola B. Kilchrist DemocratDefeated

    39.4% 947 votes

2,405 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Emery "Blanc" Venable (Democrat) and Charles A. Labbe (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Emery "Blanc" Venable DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 841 votes

  • Charles A. Labbe Other partyIn runoff

    33.0% 756 votes

  • Randall R. Boutte' RepublicanDefeated

    30.4% 696 votes

2,293 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Glen Bihm (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.

  • Glen Bihm DemocratElected

    66.1% 1,731 votes

  • George Herbert Francois, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 546 votes

  • Irvin Boyer DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 343 votes

2,620 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Claude "Jimmy" Courville (Democrat) won with 67.5% of the vote.

  • Claude "Jimmy" Courville DemocratElected

    67.5% 1,745 votes

  • Ben Monic DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 584 votes

  • Rex Fagan DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 255 votes

2,584 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Iota

Alderman, Town of Iota

J.D. Leger (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • J.D. Leger DemocratElected

    52.1% 317 votes

  • Joseph "J. D." Miller DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 292 votes

609 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 23rd Senatorial District

"Max" Jordan (Republican) won with 61.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Max" Jordan 58.9%, Sidney B. Flynn 32.6%, "Charlie" Olivier 8.5%.

  • "Max" Jordan RepublicanElected

    61.0% 22,545 votes

  • Sidney B. Flynn DemocratDefeated

    32.2% 11,882 votes

  • "Charlie" Olivier DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 2,520 votes

36,947 votes cast; 21.3% of the 6,334 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Max" JordanSidney B. Flynn"Charlie" OlivierTurnout
Acadia Parish58.9%1,91632.6%1,0598.5%278
Lafayette Parish61.2%20,62932.1%10,8236.7%2,242

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

Tommy Casanova III (Republican) won with 57.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Tommy Casanova III 61.9%, Armand Brinkhaus 38.1%.

  • Tommy Casanova III RepublicanElected

    57.7% 21,543 votes

  • Armand Brinkhaus DemocratDefeated

    42.3% 15,793 votes

37,336 votes cast; 26.3% of the 2,849 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTommy Casanova IIIArmand BrinkhausTurnout
Acadia Parish61.9%5,40038.1%3,330
Avoyelles Parish58.7%1,01141.3%711
Calcasieu Parish55.2%1,86244.8%1,510
Jefferson Davis Parish57.1%2,59442.9%1,945
Lafayette Parish62.7%4,72137.3%2,806
St. Landry Parish52.0%5,95548.0%5,491

State Representative, 41st Representative District

No one got a majority, so Gregory L. Fruge (Republican) and Karl R. Derouen, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Gregory L. Fruge 44.9%, Karl R. Derouen, Jr. 30.8%, J. E. "Tanny" Devillier 12.8%, Lenard E. Craig 8.8%.

  • Gregory L. Fruge RepublicanIn runoff

    42.1% 6,119 votes

  • Karl R. Derouen, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 4,389 votes

  • J. E. "Tanny" Devillier DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 2,165 votes

  • Lenard E. Craig DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 1,048 votes

  • Irving Semien, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    5.6% 813 votes

14,534 votes cast; 19.7% of the 25,288 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishGregory L. Fruge44.9%
Evangeline ParishKarl R. Derouen, Jr.34.9%
St. Landry ParishGregory L. Fruge40.2%

State Representative, 42nd Representative District

Gil Pinac (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Gil Pinac 55.8%, Isabella DelaHoussaye 44.2%.

  • Gil Pinac DemocratElected

    56.2% 7,950 votes

  • Isabella DelaHoussaye DemocratDefeated

    43.8% 6,187 votes

14,137 votes cast; 19.7% of the 25,288 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishGil PinacIsabella DelaHoussayeTurnout
Acadia Parish55.8%6,51244.2%5,148
Lafayette Parish58.1%1,43841.9%1,039