On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Jack A. Stephens (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.
Jack A. Stephens DemocratElected
57.1%15,656 votes
John L. Carney RepublicanDefeated
28.3%7,753 votes
Alvin Vath DemocratDefeated
7.0%1,914 votes
M. "Blackie" Nunez DemocratDefeated
3.6%979 votes
2 other candidates: 4.1% together
Arthur F. Buras, Sr. Democrat
3.3%
895
Joseph Liquor, Jr. Other party
0.8%
224
27,421 votes cast.
Coroner
Paul R. Verrette (Republican) won with 53.2% of the vote.
Paul R. Verrette RepublicanElected
53.2%14,030 votes
Bryan J. Bertucci DemocratDefeated
44.1%11,628 votes
Leo A. Pei RepublicanWithdrew
2.8%733 votes
26,391 votes cast.
Parish President
Charles Ponstein (Democrat) won with 56.0% of the vote.
Charles Ponstein DemocratElected
56.0%14,859 votes
"Joe" Thibodeaux DemocratDefeated
44.0%11,664 votes
26,523 votes cast.
Councilman, at Large, Eastern Division
Daniel L. "Danny" Dysart (Democrat) won with 64.3% of the vote.
Daniel L. "Danny" Dysart DemocratElected
64.3%16,608 votes
Charlene Seibert Abadie DemocratDefeated
15.6%4,027 votes
"Ray" Garofalo RepublicanDefeated
11.4%2,958 votes
Peola Robinson Dominick DemocratDefeated
5.1%1,329 votes
Jeannine R. Pretlove DemocratDefeated
3.6%925 votes
25,847 votes cast.
Councilman, at Large, Western Division
No one got a majority, so Clay A. Cosse' (Republican) and Debra Coleman Warner (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Clay A. Cosse' RepublicanIn runoff
45.0%11,365 votes
Debra Coleman Warner DemocratIn runoff
44.9%11,331 votes
Al "Pal Al" Nassar, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
10.0%2,535 votes
25,231 votes cast.
Councilman, District A
No one got a majority, so Calvin E. Callais (Democrat) and Curtis B. Pitre (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Calvin E. Callais DemocratIn runoff
32.5%1,971 votes
Curtis B. Pitre DemocratIn runoff
24.5%1,488 votes
Patrick M. Arcement RepublicanDefeated
18.7%1,132 votes
Paulette Barras DemocratDefeated
15.3%929 votes
William J. Bachemin, Jr. RepublicanDefeated
9.0%544 votes
6,064 votes cast.
Councilman, District B
No one got a majority, so Juanita "Nita" Rusich Hutter (Republican) and "Joe" Long (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Juanita "Nita" Rusich Hutter RepublicanIn runoff
34.1%1,563 votes
"Joe" Long DemocratIn runoff
28.8%1,320 votes
George Cavignac RepublicanDefeated
17.7%810 votes
"Bill" Young DemocratDefeated
10.3%473 votes
Glenn F. Lauga DemocratDefeated
9.0%414 votes
4,580 votes cast.
Councilman, District C
No one got a majority, so Joseph S. "Joey" DiFatta, Jr. (Republican) and Wayne Westcott (Republican) went to a runoff.
Joseph S. "Joey" DiFatta, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff
44.9%2,528 votes
Wayne Westcott RepublicanIn runoff
33.7%1,898 votes
"Ronnie" Barras RepublicanDefeated
21.5%1,210 votes
5,636 votes cast.
Councilman, District D
Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. (Republican) won with 53.5% of the vote.
Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. RepublicanElected
53.5%2,865 votes
James J. "Jimmy" Licciardi, Jr. DemocratDefeated
46.5%2,494 votes
5,359 votes cast.
Councilman, District E
No one got a majority, so Henry "Junior" Rodriguez (Other party) and Douglas Dean (Republican) went to a runoff.
Henry "Junior" Rodriguez Other partyIn runoff
41.0%1,898 votes
Douglas Dean RepublicanIn runoff
31.8%1,474 votes
Melvin A. Guerra DemocratDefeated
12.3%571 votes
Carl Allen Nunez Other partyDefeated
7.5%349 votes
Boyd F. Zeke Zitzmann DemocratDefeated
7.4%341 votes
4,633 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 St. Bernard Parish: Lynn Dean 52.0%, Samuel B. "Sammy" Nunez, Jr. 34.4%, Gilbert "Gibby" Andry 13.5%.
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.