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West Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Council Member, District 1

Riley "Peewee" Berthelot (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.

  • Riley "Peewee" Berthelot DemocratElected

    52.5% 525 votes

  • Alcide "Ceedy" Delapasse DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 319 votes

  • Robert Hebert RepublicanDefeated

    15.6% 156 votes

1,000 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2

Fred McKenzie (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Fred McKenzie DemocratElected

    55.8% 588 votes

  • David W. Couvillon Other partyDefeated

    44.2% 466 votes

1,054 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

No one got a majority, so Percy Murphy (Democrat) and Lawrence Breaux, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Percy Murphy DemocratIn runoff

    43.4% 353 votes

  • Lawrence Breaux, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    34.4% 280 votes

  • Toby Gascon DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 180 votes

813 votes cast.

Council Member, District 6

Huey P. Brown (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • Huey P. Brown DemocratElected

    60.7% 429 votes

  • John Tilton DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 278 votes

707 votes cast.

Council Member, District 7

No one got a majority, so Harlan Cashiola (Democrat) and Veronica "Tissy" Altazan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Harlan Cashiola DemocratIn runoff

    37.6% 453 votes

  • Veronica "Tissy" Altazan DemocratIn runoff

    28.3% 341 votes

  • Ned Robertson DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 205 votes

  • William "Bill" Flynn DemocratDefeated

    9.6% 116 votes

  • Patricia Byrd Irving DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 91 votes

1,206 votes cast.

Council Member, District 9

Betty Nelson (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Betty Nelson DemocratElected

    50.7% 293 votes

  • Leon Goudeau DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 285 votes

578 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Wilson Fields 74.1%, Rhett L. Bergeron 13.4%, Thomas "Tom" Nelson 7.8%, L. "Joe" Aldridge, Jr. 2.2%.

  • 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Tom Greene 58.7%, J. E. Jumonville, Jr. 41.3%.

  • 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Mike" Russo 47.4%, Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. 38.2%, "Randy" Loreno 14.4%.

  • "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, 60th Representative District

Audrey A. McCain (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Audrey A. McCain 42.2%, David J. "Butch" Cullen 57.8%.

  • Audrey A. McCain DemocratElected

    50.9% 8,524 votes

  • David J. "Butch" Cullen DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 8,213 votes

16,737 votes cast; 5.2% of the 19,435 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishAudrey A. McCainDavid J. "Butch" CullenTurnout
Ascension Parish53.4%20746.6%181
Assumption Parish53.0%3,19647.0%2,833
Iberville Parish51.7%4,15248.3%3,874
West Baton Rouge Parish42.2%96957.8%1,325

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Port Allen, 5.27 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Bd. of Ald.

Passed: 70.4% voted yes and 29.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    70.4% 1,135 votes

  • No

    29.6% 477 votes

1,612 votes cast.