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Ascension Parish

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

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Sheriff

"Jeff" Wiley (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Wiley DemocratElected

    51.3% 13,558 votes

  • Murphy J. Painter DemocratDefeated

    48.7% 12,876 votes

26,434 votes cast.

Parish President

"Tommy" Martinez (Democrat) won with 67.4% of the vote.

  • "Tommy" Martinez DemocratElected

    67.4% 17,222 votes

  • Theresa O. Robert RepublicanDefeated

    32.6% 8,340 votes

25,562 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1

No one got a majority, so Alvin "Coach" Thomas, Jr. (Democrat) and Raymond H. Julien (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Alvin "Coach" Thomas, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    43.4% 966 votes

  • Raymond H. Julien DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 639 votes

  • Ronald Julien DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 451 votes

  • "Sonny King" Johnson Other partyDefeated

    7.6% 168 votes

2,224 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2

Tom "Moose" Pearce (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Tom "Moose" Pearce DemocratElected

    57.2% 1,488 votes

  • Lloyd Anthony Capello, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    30.9% 804 votes

  • "Gus" Luna DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 310 votes

2,602 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

Joseph U. Pierre, Sr. (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Joseph U. Pierre, Sr. DemocratElected

    50.7% 979 votes

  • Brady J. Miles, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 951 votes

1,930 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4

No one got a majority, so Dudley Brown (Democrat) and Randall "Randy" Robinson (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Dudley Brown DemocratIn runoff

    43.9% 1,011 votes

  • Randall "Randy" Robinson RepublicanIn runoff

    22.2% 512 votes

  • Robert Odom DemocratDefeated

    21.3% 491 votes

  • Richard "Dickie" Solar DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 210 votes

  • John "Spike" Graham DemocratDefeated

    3.5% 81 votes

2,305 votes cast.

Council Member, District 5

No one got a majority, so Gilbert Buratt (Democrat) and Carolyn Stokes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gilbert Buratt DemocratIn runoff

    48.4% 1,101 votes

  • Carolyn Stokes DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 665 votes

  • Moran Watson DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 507 votes

2,273 votes cast.

Council Member, District 6

No one got a majority, so Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair (Democrat) and "Cleve" Melancon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair DemocratIn runoff

    38.1% 972 votes

  • "Cleve" Melancon DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 694 votes

  • Rickey J. DeArmond DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 461 votes

  • Earl LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 421 votes

2,548 votes cast.

Council Member, District 7

Todd Lambert (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

  • Todd Lambert DemocratElected

    57.7% 1,182 votes

  • Allison J. Bourque DemocratDefeated

    42.3% 867 votes

2,049 votes cast.

Council Member, District 8

No one got a majority, so Jeffrey N. Poche (Democrat) and Shafter Kling (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jeffrey N. Poche DemocratIn runoff

    48.1% 1,081 votes

  • Shafter Kling DemocratIn runoff

    46.2% 1,038 votes

  • Wracy W. Chaney Other partyDefeated

    5.7% 127 votes

2,246 votes cast.

Council Member, District 9

Jerry P. Savoy (Democrat) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Jerry P. Savoy DemocratElected

    59.8% 1,656 votes

  • Randy Simpson DemocratDefeated

    40.2% 1,111 votes

2,767 votes cast.

Council Member, District 10

Marvin J. Braud (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

  • Marvin J. Braud DemocratElected

    57.7% 1,329 votes

  • "Jo Ann" Brown RepublicanDefeated

    23.0% 529 votes

  • Jon Oren RepublicanDefeated

    19.3% 444 votes

2,302 votes cast.

Council Member, District 11

Darnell Martinez (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.

  • Darnell Martinez DemocratElected

    54.3% 1,338 votes

  • Larry W. Smiley DemocratDefeated

    45.7% 1,127 votes

2,465 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

Tom Greene (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Tom Greene 38.3%, J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 61.7%.

  • Tom Greene DemocratElected

    57.6% 24,851 votes

  • J. E. Jumonville, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    42.4% 18,289 votes

43,140 votes cast; 12.1% of the 5,240 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTom GreeneJ. E. Jumonville, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish38.3%68861.7%1,108
Assumption Parish39.0%68961.0%1,079
East Baton Rouge Parish78.4%7,32521.6%2,019
Iberville Parish46.7%6,34853.3%7,234
Pointe Coupee Parish59.2%5,48940.8%3,778
West Baton Rouge Parish58.7%4,14341.3%2,910
West Feliciana Parish51.2%16948.8%161

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District

Louis J. Lambert (Democrat) won with 79.7% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Louis J. Lambert 81.8%, Kirk T. Harrison 18.2%.

  • Louis J. Lambert DemocratElected

    79.7% 37,876 votes

  • Kirk T. Harrison RepublicanDefeated

    20.3% 9,655 votes

47,531 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLouis J. LambertKirk T. HarrisonTurnout
Ascension Parish81.8%19,43118.2%4,321
East Baton Rouge Parish45.4%1,46654.6%1,762
Livingston Parish74.2%6,07625.8%2,117
St. James Parish87.9%8,12112.1%1,123
St. John the Baptist Parish89.3%2,78210.7%332

State Representative, 58th Representative District

Roy Quezaire, Jr. (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Roy Quezaire, Jr. 60.1%, Willis A. Octave 15.1%, Edgar Irvin 24.8%.

  • Roy Quezaire, Jr. DemocratElected

    57.2% 9,496 votes

  • Willis A. Octave DemocratDefeated

    21.5% 3,571 votes

  • Edgar Irvin DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 3,548 votes

16,615 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRoy Quezaire, Jr.Willis A. OctaveEdgar IrvinTurnout
Ascension Parish60.1%3,82115.1%96124.8%1,574
Assumption Parish65.3%65613.3%13421.3%214
Iberville Parish52.3%1,17917.5%39430.2%680
St. James Parish51.0%2,69733.6%1,77515.5%818
St. John the Baptist Parish66.8%1,14317.9%30715.3%262

State Representative, 59th Representative District

No one got a majority, so John C. "Juba" Diez (Democrat) and Leroy Laiche (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John C. "Juba" Diez DemocratIn runoff

    40.0% 7,813 votes

  • Leroy Laiche DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 6,703 votes

  • Charlotte Hayward DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 3,821 votes

  • Suzann "Suzie" Davis DemocratDefeated

    3.3% 652 votes

  • Nolan Borne Other partyDefeated

    2.7% 520 votes

19,509 votes cast.

State Representative, 60th Representative District

Audrey A. McCain (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Audrey A. McCain 53.4%, David J. "Butch" Cullen 46.6%.

  • Audrey A. McCain DemocratElected

    50.9% 8,524 votes

  • David J. "Butch" Cullen DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 8,213 votes

16,737 votes cast; 5.2% of the 19,435 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishAudrey A. McCainDavid J. "Butch" CullenTurnout
Ascension Parish53.4%20746.6%181
Assumption Parish53.0%3,19647.0%2,833
Iberville Parish51.7%4,15248.3%3,874
West Baton Rouge Parish42.2%96957.8%1,325