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Evangeline Parish

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

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Sheriff

Wayne Morein (Democrat) won with 87.7% of the vote.

  • Wayne Morein DemocratElected

    87.7% 10,997 votes

  • Wade Deshotels, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    12.3% 1,542 votes

12,539 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Walter Lee (Democrat) won with 73.3% of the vote.

  • Walter Lee DemocratElected

    73.3% 9,059 votes

  • "Frankie" Vidrine, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    26.7% 3,301 votes

12,360 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Hill Johnson (Democrat) and Brent Fontenot (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Hill Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 609 votes

  • Brent Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    19.8% 359 votes

  • "Tim" Causey DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 284 votes

  • W. L. Chapelle DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 268 votes

2 other candidates: 16.3% together
John "Tippy" Deshotel Republican10.6%192
Nolan Hazelton Democrat5.8%105

1,817 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Gregory "Half-Pint" Manuel (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • Gregory "Half-Pint" Manuel DemocratElected

    65.5% 968 votes

  • Elden Brunet DemocratDefeated

    34.5% 510 votes

1,478 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Larry Buller (Democrat) won with 71.4% of the vote.

  • Larry Buller DemocratElected

    71.4% 1,095 votes

  • Barney Deshotel DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 438 votes

1,533 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so Daniel Arvie (Democrat) and Ronald "T" Doucet (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Daniel Arvie DemocratIn runoff

    48.3% 700 votes

  • Ronald "T" Doucet DemocratIn runoff

    44.9% 650 votes

  • Wilson "Sno" Thomas DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 99 votes

1,449 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 28th Senatorial District

Don Hines (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Evangeline Parish: Don Hines 52.3%, James "Jim" Demoruelle 47.7%.

  • Don Hines DemocratElected

    65.4% 27,026 votes

  • James "Jim" Demoruelle DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 14,318 votes

41,344 votes cast; 23.6% of the 14,486 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDon HinesJames "Jim" DemoruelleTurnout
Allen Parish72.5%5,68127.5%2,160
Avoyelles Parish72.7%10,14127.3%3,817
Calcasieu Parish75.9%1,84824.1%587
Evangeline Parish52.3%6,62747.7%6,046
Jefferson Davis Parish52.5%5347.5%48
St. Landry Parish61.7%2,67638.3%1,660

State Representative, 38th Representative District

Dirk Deville (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Evangeline Parish: Dirk Deville 60.0%, Eric Lafleur 40.0%.

  • Dirk Deville DemocratElected

    60.0% 9,573 votes

  • Eric Lafleur DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 6,369 votes

15,942 votes cast; 27.3% of the 1,354 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDirk DevilleEric LafleurTurnout
Evangeline Parish60.0%7,02940.0%4,683
St. Landry Parish60.1%2,54439.9%1,686

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 Evangeline Parish: Gregory L. Fruge 33.4%, Karl R. Derouen, Jr. 34.9%, J. E. "Tanny" Devillier 14.8%, Lenard E. Craig 11.1%.

  • 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%

Courts and judges

Constable, Ward 3

Roger Dale McGee (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • Roger Dale McGee DemocratElected

    55.5% 1,379 votes

  • Huey Vidrine DemocratDefeated

    44.5% 1,106 votes

2,485 votes cast.