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Jefferson Davis Parish

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

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Sheriff

Richard "Ricky" Edwards, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Richard "Ricky" Edwards, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.7% 6,083 votes

  • Joseph "Joe" Guidry DemocratDefeated

    26.1% 2,963 votes

  • Arnold D. Benoit DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 2,285 votes

11,331 votes cast.

Assessor

Bryan D. LeJeune (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Bryan D. LeJeune DemocratElected

    62.7% 6,719 votes

  • Mari Hoag Cassidy DemocratDefeated

    37.3% 3,999 votes

10,718 votes cast.

Coroner

Warren W. Hoag, Jr. (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • Warren W. Hoag, Jr. DemocratElected

    61.9% 6,703 votes

  • "Mike" Boggs RepublicanDefeated

    38.1% 4,130 votes

10,833 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Austin "Sonny" Abshire, Jr. (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • Austin "Sonny" Abshire, Jr. DemocratElected

    54.5% 450 votes

  • Gregg Stagg DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 376 votes

826 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Dan Lejeune (Democrat) won with 68.6% of the vote.

  • Dan Lejeune DemocratElected

    68.6% 565 votes

  • "Jimmy" R. Boudreaux DemocratDefeated

    31.4% 259 votes

824 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Sidney Edward Briscoe (Other party) won with 73.1% of the vote.

  • Sidney Edward Briscoe Other partyElected

    73.1% 530 votes

  • Sandra Prather Broussard Other partyDefeated

    26.9% 195 votes

725 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Robert "Rug" Gary (Democrat) won with 70.7% of the vote.

  • Robert "Rug" Gary DemocratElected

    70.7% 756 votes

  • Ray Touchet DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 194 votes

  • Justin Boudreaux DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 120 votes

1,070 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Phil G. LeJeune (Democrat) and Coleman Fontenot (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Phil G. LeJeune DemocratIn runoff

    34.1% 304 votes

  • Coleman Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    28.3% 252 votes

  • Gary W. Langley DemocratDefeated

    25.3% 225 votes

  • Bradley C. Zaunbrecher RepublicanDefeated

    12.3% 110 votes

891 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Ray Bebee (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • Ray Bebee DemocratElected

    57.1% 535 votes

  • Don Davis DemocratDefeated

    42.9% 402 votes

937 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

"Scotty" Vanicor (Democrat) won with 54.7% of the vote.

  • "Scotty" Vanicor DemocratElected

    54.7% 470 votes

  • "Phil" Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    45.3% 390 votes

860 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

Troy Romero (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Troy Romero DemocratElected

    60.6% 570 votes

  • Leroy A. Faul DemocratDefeated

    39.4% 370 votes

940 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 13

J. E. Fontenot (Other party) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • J. E. Fontenot Other partyElected

    54.5% 538 votes

  • Dennis Vanicor DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 450 votes

988 votes cast.

State Legislature

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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Tommy Casanova III 57.1%, Armand Brinkhaus 42.9%.

  • 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 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Don Hines 52.5%, James "Jim" Demoruelle 47.5%.

  • 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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Gravity Drainage Dist. #5, 10 Mills, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 84.6% voted yes and 15.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    84.6% 44 votes

  • No

    15.4% 8 votes

52 votes cast.