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St. Bernard Parish

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

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Sheriff

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. Democrat3.3%895
Joseph Liquor, Jr. Other party0.8%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.

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, 103rd Representative District

Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. (Democrat) won with 64.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Bernard Parish: Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. 63.4%, Pamela "Pam" Nevle 36.6%.

  • Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. DemocratElected

    64.6% 7,889 votes

  • Pamela "Pam" Nevle RepublicanDefeated

    35.4% 4,316 votes

12,205 votes cast; 15.1% of the 2,380 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishKenneth L. Odinet, Sr.Pamela "Pam" NevleTurnout
Orleans Parish74.0%1,05026.0%369
St. Bernard Parish63.4%6,83936.6%3,947

State Representative, 104th Representative District

"Tommy" Warner (Democrat) won with 66.7% of the vote.

  • "Tommy" Warner DemocratElected

    66.7% 10,137 votes

  • Robert "Bobby" Gallo RepublicanDefeated

    33.3% 5,050 votes

15,187 votes cast; 11.5% of the 8,182 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

P/W Council, Boarding Fee (Maximum)

Passed: 67.6% voted yes and 32.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    67.6% 14,074 votes

  • No

    32.4% 6,735 votes

20,809 votes cast.