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Plaquemines Parish

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

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Sheriff

I. F. "Jiff" Hingle, Jr. (Republican) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • I. F. "Jiff" Hingle, Jr. RepublicanElected

    51.3% 5,196 votes

  • Ernest D. Wooton DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 4,461 votes

  • "Dutch" Asevedo DemocratDefeated

    4.6% 470 votes

10,127 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Sandra M. Hardin (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.

  • Sandra M. Hardin DemocratElected

    73.0% 6,573 votes

  • "Nick" Neyrey Other partyDefeated

    27.0% 2,430 votes

9,003 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 1st Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Lynn Dean (Republican) and Samuel B. "Sammy" Nunez, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: Lynn Dean 37.5%, Samuel B. "Sammy" Nunez, Jr. 38.6%, Gilbert "Gibby" Andry 23.9%.

  • Lynn Dean RepublicanIn runoff

    46.4% 19,794 votes

  • Samuel B. "Sammy" Nunez, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    35.4% 15,137 votes

  • Gilbert "Gibby" Andry DemocratDefeated

    18.2% 7,773 votes

42,704 votes cast; 9.0% of the 5,539 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishLynn DeanSamuel B. "Sammy" Nunez, Jr.Gilbert "Gibby" AndryTurnout
Jefferson Parish33.2%1,81935.1%1,92031.7%1,732
Plaquemines Parish37.5%3,62038.6%3,72423.9%2,304
St. Bernard Parish52.0%14,35534.4%9,49313.5%3,737

State Representative, 105th Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Benny" Rousselle (Democrat) and Jerry Hodnett (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Plaquemines Parish: "Benny" Rousselle 30.9%, Jerry Hodnett 26.4%, Luke A. Petrovich 16.5%, Kathleen Becnel Burmaster 13.4%.

  • "Benny" Rousselle DemocratIn runoff

    30.4% 4,224 votes

  • Jerry Hodnett DemocratIn runoff

    24.9% 3,466 votes

  • Luke A. Petrovich DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 2,373 votes

  • Kathleen Becnel Burmaster RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 1,860 votes

2 other candidates: 14.2% together
"Tee John" Mialjevich Republican9.4%1,300
Russell Hayden Democrat4.8%669

13,892 votes cast; 30.0% of the 8,733 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Jefferson ParishLuke A. Petrovich35.6%
Lafourche Parish"Benny" Rousselle37.8%
Plaquemines Parish"Benny" Rousselle30.9%

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 9

No one got a majority, so Ralph J. "Sonny" Treuil (Democrat) and Stanley A. Dobard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ralph J. "Sonny" Treuil DemocratIn runoff

    44.6% 503 votes

  • Stanley A. Dobard DemocratIn runoff

    41.3% 466 votes

  • Robin L. Parker DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 158 votes

1,127 votes cast.