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Pointe Coupee Parish

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

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Sheriff

Paul Raymond Smith (Democrat) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • Paul Raymond Smith DemocratElected

    65.7% 7,292 votes

  • "Johnny" Sparks DemocratDefeated

    24.7% 2,740 votes

  • "Johnnie" Major DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 1,060 votes

11,092 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

I. G. Olinde (Democrat) won with 71.6% of the vote.

  • I. G. Olinde DemocratElected

    71.6% 7,235 votes

  • Al LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    28.4% 2,873 votes

10,108 votes cast.

Assessor

"Jim" Laurent (Democrat) won with 67.0% of the vote.

  • "Jim" Laurent DemocratElected

    67.0% 7,102 votes

  • Joseph Kenneth "Ken" Jewell DemocratDefeated

    33.0% 3,501 votes

10,603 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Juliet Williams (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Juliet Williams DemocratElected

    53.2% 448 votes

  • Jimmie Gaspard DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 286 votes

  • Paul Allen Meadows DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 108 votes

842 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

John A. Grezaffi (Democrat) won with 76.8% of the vote.

  • John A. Grezaffi DemocratElected

    76.8% 667 votes

  • Stanley A. LeCoq DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 202 votes

869 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Owen J. "Jimmy" Bello (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Owen J. "Jimmy" Bello DemocratElected

    60.6% 556 votes

  • James W. "Spike" Major DemocratDefeated

    39.4% 362 votes

918 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Melanie "Miss Mel" Bueche (Republican) won with 58.9% of the vote.

  • Melanie "Miss Mel" Bueche RepublicanElected

    58.9% 624 votes

  • Leroy L. Achee, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    23.2% 246 votes

  • James Lynn Guidroz DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 148 votes

  • Leonce Comeaux DemocratDefeated

    4.0% 42 votes

1,060 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so Dudley "Dut" Jarreau (Democrat) and James T. "Jimmy" Walker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dudley "Dut" Jarreau DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 407 votes

  • James T. "Jimmy" Walker DemocratIn runoff

    23.2% 249 votes

  • Henry L. Watson DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 131 votes

  • Wylie B. Jewell, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 125 votes

2 other candidates: 14.8% together
Kerry Vallet Democrat9.6%103
Kenneth "Jack" Thomas Democrat5.2%56

1,071 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

No one got a majority, so Joseph "Bozo" Bergeron (Democrat) and Wayne Torres (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joseph "Bozo" Bergeron DemocratIn runoff

    47.0% 471 votes

  • Wayne Torres DemocratIn runoff

    28.4% 285 votes

  • Doris J. Overton, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    17.2% 172 votes

  • Gerald Gueho DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 74 votes

1,002 votes cast.

State Legislature

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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Wilson Fields 36.8%, Rhett L. Bergeron 4.0%, Thomas "Tom" Nelson 58.1%, L. "Joe" Aldridge, Jr. 0.7%.

  • 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Tom Greene 59.2%, J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 40.8%.

  • 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 Representative, 18th Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Mike" Russo (Democrat) and Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: "Mike" Russo 45.4%, Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. 42.0%, "Randy" Loreno 12.5%.

  • "Mike" Russo DemocratIn runoff

    44.0% 6,980 votes

  • Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 6,619 votes

  • "Randy" Loreno RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 2,261 votes

15,860 votes cast; 33.4% of the 494 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Mike" RussoRobert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr."Randy" LorenoTurnout
Iberville Parish33.6%90846.2%1,24820.2%546
Pointe Coupee Parish45.4%3,87942.0%3,59012.5%1,069
West Baton Rouge Parish47.4%2,04238.2%1,64514.4%622
West Feliciana Parish48.6%15143.7%1367.7%24

State Representative, 72nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) and J. Roosevelt Gremillion (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. 17.8%, J. Roosevelt Gremillion 74.3%, Howell Magee Miller 2.9%, Andrew J. Gross 5.0%.

  • Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.9% 6,233 votes

  • J. Roosevelt Gremillion DemocratIn runoff

    25.7% 3,820 votes

  • Howell Magee Miller DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 2,959 votes

  • Andrew J. Gross RepublicanDefeated

    12.5% 1,851 votes

14,863 votes cast; 4.5% of the 66,150 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBuster J. Guzzardo, Sr.J. Roosevelt GremillionHowell Magee MillerAndrew J. GrossTurnout
East Feliciana Parish37.6%90521.3%51317.1%41124.1%580
Pointe Coupee Parish17.8%37374.3%1,5582.9%615.0%104
St. Helena Parish40.3%1,19818.5%54930.8%91410.4%309
Tangipahoa Parish58.9%3,4329.9%57423.2%1,3498.1%469
West Feliciana Parish20.8%32540.0%62614.3%22424.9%389