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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Sheriff

Elmer B. Litchfield (Republican) won with 68.6% of the vote.

  • Elmer B. Litchfield RepublicanElected

    68.6% 85,549 votes

  • "Mitch" Harris DemocratDefeated

    27.9% 34,823 votes

  • Loyd Ingle DemocratDefeated

    3.4% 4,252 votes

124,624 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Doug Welborn (Republican) won with 63.4% of the vote.

  • Doug Welborn RepublicanElected

    63.4% 77,014 votes

  • "Kathy" Toney DemocratDefeated

    36.6% 44,497 votes

121,511 votes cast.

Coroner

Hypolite T. Landry, Jr. (Democrat) won with 79.3% of the vote.

  • Hypolite T. Landry, Jr. DemocratElected

    79.3% 93,165 votes

  • Eric Teschke Other partyDefeated

    20.7% 24,386 votes

117,551 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 1

Roxson Welch (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.

  • Roxson Welch DemocratElected

    69.4% 7,373 votes

  • Joseph Achord DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 3,249 votes

10,622 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 11

Jay Devall (Republican) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • Jay Devall RepublicanElected

    59.8% 6,153 votes

  • "Scotty K." Kondroik RepublicanDefeated

    30.1% 3,092 votes

  • Karl F. Albritton RepublicanDefeated

    10.1% 1,038 votes

10,283 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 13th Senatorial District

"Mike" Branch (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: "Mike" Branch 59.6%, "Mike" Cross 40.4%.

  • "Mike" Branch RepublicanElected

    53.5% 23,002 votes

  • "Mike" Cross DemocratDefeated

    46.5% 20,002 votes

43,004 votes cast; 20.6% of the 378 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" Branch"Mike" CrossTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish59.6%12,48340.4%8,460
East Feliciana Parish49.7%1,16650.3%1,181
Livingston Parish47.4%9,35352.6%10,361

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Wilson Fields (Democrat) and Rhett L. Bergeron (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Wilson Fields 51.4%, Rhett L. Bergeron 25.4%, Thomas "Tom" Nelson 10.7%, L. "Joe" Aldridge, Jr. 6.4%.

  • Wilson Fields DemocratIn runoff

    42.7% 15,516 votes

  • Rhett L. Bergeron RepublicanIn runoff

    32.1% 11,676 votes

  • Thomas "Tom" Nelson DemocratDefeated

    15.7% 5,691 votes

  • L. "Joe" Aldridge, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    4.9% 1,767 votes

  • Joyce Marie Plummer DemocratDefeated

    4.7% 1,711 votes

36,361 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishWilson Fields51.4%
East Feliciana ParishRhett L. Bergeron50.4%
Pointe Coupee ParishThomas "Tom" Nelson58.1%
St. Helena ParishWilson Fields39.5%
Tangipahoa ParishRhett L. Bergeron37.8%
West Baton Rouge ParishWilson Fields74.1%
West Feliciana ParishRhett L. Bergeron46.2%

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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Tom Greene 78.4%, J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 21.6%.

  • 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Louis J. Lambert 45.4%, Kirk T. Harrison 54.6%.

  • 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, 61st Representative District

Raymond A. Jetson (Democrat) won with 82.8% of the vote.

  • Raymond A. Jetson DemocratElected

    82.8% 7,666 votes

  • Verna M. Bradley-Jackson Other partyDefeated

    17.2% 1,592 votes

9,258 votes cast; 1.2% of the 2,848 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: John D. Travis 43.6%, Rick Guillory 56.4%.

  • John D. Travis DemocratElected

    59.7% 8,999 votes

  • Rick Guillory RepublicanDefeated

    40.3% 6,073 votes

15,072 votes cast; 11.2% of the 275,889 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. TravisRick GuilloryTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish43.6%1,06756.4%1,380
East Feliciana Parish56.3%2,42943.7%1,883
Livingston Parish69.8%1,32430.2%574
St. Helena Parish74.4%1,21225.6%416
Tangipahoa Parish62.5%1,93837.5%1,165
West Feliciana Parish61.1%1,02938.9%655

State Representative, 63rd Representative District

Melvin "Kip" Holden (Democrat) won with 76.7% of the vote.

  • Melvin "Kip" Holden DemocratElected

    76.7% 8,168 votes

  • Isaac "Doc" Greggs DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 2,485 votes

10,653 votes cast; 10.5% of the 137,604 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Representative, 64th Representative District

"Tony" Perkins (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: "Tony" Perkins 64.2%, Herman L. Milton 35.8%.

  • "Tony" Perkins RepublicanElected

    63.3% 9,476 votes

  • Herman L. Milton DemocratDefeated

    36.7% 5,487 votes

14,963 votes cast; 4.7% of the 4,605 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Tony" PerkinsHerman L. MiltonTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish64.2%7,33435.8%4,084
Livingston Parish60.4%2,14239.6%1,403

State Representative, 67th Representative District

Yvonne Dorsey (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

  • Yvonne Dorsey DemocratElected

    63.7% 4,628 votes

  • David Fergurson DemocratDefeated

    31.5% 2,289 votes

  • Willis V. Reed DemocratDefeated

    4.8% 348 votes

7,265 votes cast; 4.9% of the 1,171 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Representative, 68th Representative District

No one got a majority, so William Daniel (Democrat) and Sandra Bologna Ribes (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • William Daniel DemocratIn runoff

    23.6% 3,853 votes

  • Sandra Bologna Ribes RepublicanIn runoff

    20.5% 3,348 votes

  • Roy Maughan, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    14.4% 2,347 votes

  • David Hatcher RepublicanDefeated

    12.7% 2,066 votes

4 other candidates: 28.8% together
Milton M. "Trey" Ourso Democrat12.2%1,985
Jerry Arbour Republican10.7%1,739
"Dave" Crawford Democrat4.1%672
Michael S. Wolf Other party1.9%310

16,320 votes cast; 4.2% of the 3,546 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Representative, 69th Representative District

Charles "Chuck" McMains (Republican) won with 82.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Charles "Chuck" McMains 87.3%, Tommy L. Reese 12.7%.

  • Charles "Chuck" McMains RepublicanElected

    82.8% 12,507 votes

  • Tommy L. Reese DemocratDefeated

    17.2% 2,602 votes

15,109 votes cast; 6.0% of the 1,441 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCharles "Chuck" McMainsTommy L. ReeseTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish87.3%10,50212.7%1,524
Livingston Parish65.0%2,00535.0%1,078

State Representative, 70th Representative District

Carl Crane (Republican) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • Carl Crane RepublicanElected

    55.1% 8,182 votes

  • "Steve" Myers Other partyDefeated

    44.9% 6,666 votes

14,848 votes cast; 4.5% of the 66,150 registered voters in the area turned out.

Courts and judges

City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 1B, City of Baton Rouge

"Don" R. Johnson (Democrat) won with 61.3% of the vote.

  • "Don" R. Johnson DemocratElected

    61.3% 11,078 votes

  • "Larry" Dersona DemocratDefeated

    38.7% 6,984 votes

18,062 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 1D, City of Baton Rouge

Yvette Alexander (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • Yvette Alexander DemocratElected

    58.6% 10,874 votes

  • Henry B. King DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 3,856 votes

  • Johnnie Jones, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.6% 3,818 votes

18,548 votes cast.

City Constable, City Court, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Richard "Buddy" Wilson (Republican) and Darrell W. Glasper (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Richard "Buddy" Wilson RepublicanIn runoff

    41.6% 25,454 votes

  • Darrell W. Glasper DemocratIn runoff

    36.3% 22,196 votes

  • Wilson Chaney RepublicanDefeated

    17.9% 10,953 votes

  • R "Chris" Oetjens RepublicanDefeated

    4.2% 2,551 votes

61,154 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Ward 3, District 3

Melva Cavanaugh (Republican) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • Melva Cavanaugh RepublicanElected

    65.7% 4,637 votes

  • Rita Chidester DemocratDefeated

    34.3% 2,425 votes

7,062 votes cast.