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St. Helena Parish

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

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Sheriff

Eugene Holland (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • Eugene Holland DemocratElected

    51.8% 3,001 votes

  • Charles Davis DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 929 votes

  • Douglas LaGroue DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 791 votes

  • John Doughty DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 740 votes

  • Eddie Newell RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 332 votes

5,793 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Joe Smith (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Joe Smith DemocratElected

    55.0% 527 votes

  • Cade Blades DemocratDefeated

    20.6% 198 votes

  • Shelton Reese DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 135 votes

  • H. A. "Butch" Hanson DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 99 votes

959 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Don Carter (Democrat) won with 67.1% of the vote.

  • Don Carter DemocratElected

    67.1% 700 votes

  • Irene B. Williams DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 250 votes

  • David Cornish, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    8.9% 93 votes

1,043 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Charlie Overton (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • Charlie Overton DemocratElected

    62.6% 565 votes

  • Leroy Bryer DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 337 votes

902 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Frank E. Johnson (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Frank E. Johnson DemocratElected

    59.5% 531 votes

  • Roscoe A. Goynes DemocratDefeated

    35.5% 317 votes

  • Calvin McNabb DemocratDefeated

    2.6% 23 votes

  • Elvin R. Smith DemocratDefeated

    2.5% 22 votes

893 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Linda Coleman (Democrat) and Anthony "Possum" Petitto (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Linda Coleman DemocratIn runoff

    29.5% 290 votes

  • Anthony "Possum" Petitto DemocratIn runoff

    24.7% 243 votes

  • "Jim" Dyer, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 152 votes

  • John "Snow" Milton DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 136 votes

2 other candidates: 16.6% together
Ray Jackson Democrat10.1%99
Ples Jennings, Jr. Republican6.5%64

984 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 12th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn (Democrat) and "Phil" Short (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn 40.0%, "Phil" Short 29.1%, George Ackel 15.6%, William C. "Bill" McGehee 9.2%.

  • B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn DemocratIn runoff

    38.9% 14,717 votes

  • "Phil" Short RepublicanIn runoff

    19.5% 7,351 votes

  • George Ackel RepublicanDefeated

    17.8% 6,713 votes

  • William C. "Bill" McGehee RepublicanDefeated

    16.3% 6,154 votes

2 other candidates: 7.6% together
Bobby J. Creel Democrat3.9%1,479
J. E. "Johnny" Vaughn Democrat3.6%1,376

37,790 votes cast; 17.7% of the 283 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
St. Helena ParishB. B. "Sixty" Rayburn40.0%
St. Tammany ParishGeorge Ackel28.1%
Tangipahoa ParishB. B. "Sixty" Rayburn35.9%
Washington ParishB. B. "Sixty" Rayburn52.5%

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 St. Helena Parish: Wilson Fields 39.5%, Rhett L. Bergeron 37.0%, Thomas "Tom" Nelson 15.6%, L. "Joe" Aldridge, Jr. 3.6%.

  • 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 Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 59.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: John D. Travis 74.4%, Rick Guillory 25.6%.

  • John D. Travis DemocratElected

    59.7% 8,999 votes

  • Rick Guillory RepublicanDefeated

    40.3% 6,073 votes

15,072 votes cast; 11.2% of the 275,889 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. TravisRick GuilloryTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish43.6%1,06756.4%1,380
East Feliciana Parish56.3%2,42943.7%1,883
Livingston Parish69.8%1,32430.2%574
St. Helena Parish74.4%1,21225.6%416
Tangipahoa Parish62.5%1,93837.5%1,165
West Feliciana Parish61.1%1,02938.9%655

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 St. Helena Parish: Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. 40.3%, J. Roosevelt Gremillion 18.5%, Howell Magee Miller 30.8%, Andrew J. Gross 10.4%.

  • 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

Courts and judges

District Judge, 21st Judicial District, Division D

M. Douglas "Doug" Hughes (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: M. Douglas "Doug" Hughes 51.0%, Brenda Bedsole Ricks 38.0%, John W. King 11.0%.

  • M. Douglas "Doug" Hughes DemocratElected

    51.0% 30,188 votes

  • Brenda Bedsole Ricks RepublicanDefeated

    35.2% 20,859 votes

  • John W. King DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 8,183 votes

59,230 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishM. Douglas "Doug" HughesBrenda Bedsole RicksJohn W. KingTurnout
Livingston Parish64.7%18,41319.8%5,63915.5%4,407
St. Helena Parish51.0%2,36238.0%1,76211.0%511
Tangipahoa Parish36.0%9,41351.5%13,45812.5%3,265

Justice of the Peace, Ward 6

No one got a majority, so Spencer McMillan (Democrat) and Paul Mullendore, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Spencer McMillan DemocratIn runoff

    43.0% 275 votes

  • Paul Mullendore, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    30.6% 196 votes

  • Fred "Sonny" Newman III DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 169 votes

640 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Florida Par. Juv. Just. D, 3 Mills, Juvenile Justice Commission

Passed: 50.1% voted yes and 49.9% voted no.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Yes 43.7%, No 56.3%.

  • YesApproved

    50.1% 46,328 votes

  • No

    49.9% 46,101 votes

92,429 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Livingston Parish47.5%10,27952.5%11,339
St. Helena Parish43.7%1,31956.3%1,698
St. Tammany Parish52.1%21,12147.9%19,426
Tangipahoa Parish50.9%9,62549.1%9,290
Washington Parish47.8%3,98452.2%4,348