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St. Landry Parish

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

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Sheriff

Howard Zerangue (Democrat) won with 62.4% of the vote.

  • Howard Zerangue DemocratElected

    62.4% 19,148 votes

  • Larry J. Caillier DemocratDefeated

    34.5% 10,575 votes

  • "Jim" Darby DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 967 votes

30,690 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Charles Jagneaux (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Charles Jagneaux DemocratElected

    60.5% 17,049 votes

  • Charles W. Cummings DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 7,975 votes

  • Sandra Sylvester Doga DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 3,133 votes

28,157 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Rita A. Young (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

  • Rita A. Young DemocratElected

    63.7% 1,119 votes

  • Joseph H. Lastrapes DemocratDefeated

    36.3% 637 votes

1,756 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

James C. Eaglin (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

  • James C. Eaglin DemocratElected

    52.7% 973 votes

  • Leon Robinson DemocratDefeated

    47.3% 874 votes

1,847 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Huet "Picheau" Dupre (Democrat) and Mose Thierry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Huet "Picheau" Dupre DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 936 votes

  • Mose Thierry DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 731 votes

  • Frank D. "Buddy" Helton, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    17.0% 432 votes

  • James E. Rix DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 273 votes

  • Bryan J. Ledoux DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 176 votes

2,548 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Ronald Buschel (Democrat) won with 65.3% of the vote.

  • Ronald Buschel DemocratElected

    65.3% 1,183 votes

  • Patrick Nolan Johnson DemocratDefeated

    34.7% 629 votes

1,812 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Roy A. Guilbeau (Democrat) and Patricia "Pat" Cravins (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roy A. Guilbeau DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 763 votes

  • Patricia "Pat" Cravins DemocratIn runoff

    26.2% 645 votes

  • Lee "Tate" Stelly DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 541 votes

  • David Turner Other partyDefeated

    20.9% 514 votes

2,463 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Ronald J. Dugas (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • Ronald J. Dugas DemocratElected

    58.4% 1,446 votes

  • Scurdy Menard DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 1,032 votes

2,478 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Wayne Ardoin (Democrat) won with 77.8% of the vote.

  • Wayne Ardoin DemocratElected

    77.8% 2,117 votes

  • James "Ken" Carlin Other partyDefeated

    22.2% 604 votes

2,721 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Howard Austin (Democrat) won with 73.2% of the vote.

  • Howard Austin DemocratElected

    73.2% 1,630 votes

  • Floyd Savoy DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 597 votes

2,227 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

No one got a majority, so Terry "Cooney" Brown (Republican) and Andrew Castille (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Terry "Cooney" Brown RepublicanIn runoff

    34.5% 730 votes

  • Andrew Castille DemocratIn runoff

    31.5% 668 votes

  • Curtis J. Miller DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 498 votes

  • Linus "Spike" Jordan, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 223 votes

2,119 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

Donald R. "Don" Cravins (Democrat) won with 73.8% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Donald R. "Don" Cravins 73.4%, John Miller 26.6%.

  • Donald R. "Don" Cravins DemocratElected

    73.8% 25,085 votes

  • John Miller Other partyDefeated

    26.2% 8,901 votes

33,986 votes cast; 10.2% of the 823 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDonald R. "Don" CravinsJohn MillerTurnout
Iberia Parish81.0%2,55019.0%598
Lafayette Parish78.5%7,49721.5%2,053
St. Landry Parish73.4%9,77126.6%3,533
St. Martin Parish66.0%5,26734.0%2,717

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

Tommy Casanova III (Republican) won with 57.7% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Tommy Casanova III 52.0%, Armand Brinkhaus 48.0%.

  • Tommy Casanova III RepublicanElected

    57.7% 21,543 votes

  • Armand Brinkhaus DemocratDefeated

    42.3% 15,793 votes

37,336 votes cast; 26.3% of the 2,849 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTommy Casanova IIIArmand BrinkhausTurnout
Acadia Parish61.9%5,40038.1%3,330
Avoyelles Parish58.7%1,01141.3%711
Calcasieu Parish55.2%1,86244.8%1,510
Jefferson Davis Parish57.1%2,59442.9%1,945
Lafayette Parish62.7%4,72137.3%2,806
St. Landry Parish52.0%5,95548.0%5,491

State Senator, 28th Senatorial District

Don Hines (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Don Hines 61.7%, James "Jim" Demoruelle 38.3%.

  • Don Hines DemocratElected

    65.4% 27,026 votes

  • James "Jim" Demoruelle DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 14,318 votes

41,344 votes cast; 23.6% of the 14,486 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDon HinesJames "Jim" DemoruelleTurnout
Allen Parish72.5%5,68127.5%2,160
Avoyelles Parish72.7%10,14127.3%3,817
Calcasieu Parish75.9%1,84824.1%587
Evangeline Parish52.3%6,62747.7%6,046
Jefferson Davis Parish52.5%5347.5%48
St. Landry Parish61.7%2,67638.3%1,660

State Representative, 38th Representative District

Dirk Deville (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Dirk Deville 60.1%, Eric Lafleur 39.9%.

  • Dirk Deville DemocratElected

    60.0% 9,573 votes

  • Eric Lafleur DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 6,369 votes

15,942 votes cast; 27.3% of the 1,354 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishDirk DevilleEric LafleurTurnout
Evangeline Parish60.0%7,02940.0%4,683
St. Landry Parish60.1%2,54439.9%1,686

State Representative, 39th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Raymond "Lala" Lalonde (Democrat) and Clara G. Baudoin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Raymond "Lala" Lalonde 47.1%, Clara G. Baudoin 26.8%, Hayden Cochran 26.2%.

  • Raymond "Lala" Lalonde DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 6,092 votes

  • Clara G. Baudoin DemocratIn runoff

    32.8% 4,876 votes

  • Hayden Cochran RepublicanDefeated

    26.3% 3,915 votes

14,883 votes cast; 15.7% of the 9,633 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRaymond "Lala" LalondeClara G. BaudoinHayden CochranTurnout
Lafayette Parish38.7%4,22234.9%3,81226.4%2,875
St. Landry Parish47.1%1,87026.8%1,06426.2%1,040

State Representative, 40th Representative District

Charles I. "Chuck" Hudson (Democrat) won with 76.3% of the vote.

  • Charles I. "Chuck" Hudson DemocratElected

    76.3% 10,946 votes

  • Joseph A. Pitre DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 3,397 votes

14,343 votes cast; 5.4% of the 22,782 registered voters in the area turned out.

State Representative, 41st Representative District

No one got a majority, so Gregory L. Fruge (Republican) and Karl R. Derouen, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Gregory L. Fruge 40.2%, Karl R. Derouen, Jr. 28.6%, J. E. "Tanny" Devillier 17.5%, Lenard E. Craig 4.6%.

  • Gregory L. Fruge RepublicanIn runoff

    42.1% 6,119 votes

  • Karl R. Derouen, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 4,389 votes

  • J. E. "Tanny" Devillier DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 2,165 votes

  • Lenard E. Craig DemocratDefeated

    7.2% 1,048 votes

  • Irving Semien, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    5.6% 813 votes

14,534 votes cast; 19.7% of the 25,288 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishGregory L. Fruge44.9%
Evangeline ParishKarl R. Derouen, Jr.34.9%
St. Landry ParishGregory L. Fruge40.2%

Courts and judges

District Judge, 27th Judicial Dist., Elec. Sect. 2A

No one got a majority, so "Jimmy" Genovese (Other party) and Otis E. Lomenick, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Jimmy" Genovese Other partyIn runoff

    23.7% 1,865 votes

  • Otis E. Lomenick, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    20.3% 1,596 votes

  • H. C. "Kyle" Dejean DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 1,568 votes

  • Donald Richard DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 1,491 votes

2 other candidates: 17.0% together
Vyrona M. Wiltz Democrat10.5%825
Francis "Frank" Olivier Democrat6.5%510

7,855 votes cast; 11.5% of the 41,519 registered voters in the area turned out.