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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, November 18, 1995

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment, and local races in 63 parishes.

Turnout
9.4% of registered voters: 191 of 2,035
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Governor

M. J. "Mike" Foster (Republican) won with 63.5% of the vote.

  • M. J. "Mike" Foster RepublicanElected

    63.5% 984,499 votes

  • Cleo Fields DemocratDefeated

    36.5% 565,861 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
M. J. "Mike" Foster
Cleo Fields

1,550,360 votes cast; 9.4% of the 2,035 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishM. J. "Mike" FosterCleo FieldsTurnout
Acadia Parish73.9%17,12026.1%6,047
Allen Parish69.1%5,71930.9%2,562
Ascension Parish69.2%18,33830.8%8,143
Assumption Parish59.5%6,23240.5%4,250
Avoyelles Parish69.1%10,27330.9%4,589
Beauregard Parish78.2%7,96021.8%2,213
Bienville Parish55.8%3,59044.2%2,848
Bossier Parish71.8%16,91628.2%6,656
Caddo Parish54.2%41,18845.8%34,786
Calcasieu Parish65.6%36,66234.4%19,247
Caldwell Parish79.3%3,57820.7%935
Cameron Parish77.9%3,00522.1%854
Catahoula Parish69.4%3,52330.6%1,554
Claiborne Parish60.9%3,52239.1%2,262
Concordia Parish63.5%5,39436.5%3,099
De Soto Parish56.5%5,54143.5%4,269
East Baton Rouge Parish59.0%86,63141.0%60,193
East Carroll Parish46.3%1,47653.7%1,714
East Feliciana Parish56.5%4,74943.5%3,652
Evangeline Parish67.2%10,02832.8%4,887
Franklin Parish71.7%6,52428.3%2,569
Grant Parish79.9%5,38520.1%1,357
Iberia Parish66.5%19,00933.5%9,555
Iberville Parish49.0%7,40651.0%7,699
Jackson Parish66.8%4,22433.2%2,101
Jefferson Davis Parish70.3%7,84429.7%3,307
Jefferson Parish76.9%115,97223.1%34,876
Lafayette Parish69.6%45,84230.4%20,021
Lafourche Parish75.5%24,47924.5%7,927
LaSalle Parish85.6%6,07814.4%1,021
Lincoln Parish60.6%7,99939.4%5,200
Livingston Parish85.7%25,86614.3%4,323
Madison Parish56.3%2,15143.7%1,671
Morehouse Parish63.0%7,63737.0%4,493
Natchitoches Parish60.5%7,36639.5%4,801
Orleans Parish28.4%46,44771.6%117,346
Ouachita Parish67.9%33,38032.1%15,780
Plaquemines Parish64.1%6,47035.9%3,617
Pointe Coupee Parish59.4%6,72840.6%4,600
Rapides Parish68.4%29,03531.6%13,393
Red River Parish57.3%2,45442.7%1,825
Richland Parish68.8%5,48031.2%2,486
Sabine Parish77.0%6,37123.0%1,904
St. Bernard Parish84.5%24,18615.5%4,451
St. Charles Parish68.5%12,95531.5%5,956
St. Helena Parish48.4%2,81751.6%2,999
St. James Parish49.8%5,49250.2%5,546
St. John the Baptist Parish54.5%9,08445.5%7,585
St. Landry Parish54.9%18,77145.1%15,424
St. Martin Parish61.1%12,10838.9%7,711
St. Mary Parish65.5%14,53434.5%7,659
St. Tammany Parish80.5%49,36219.5%11,935
Tangipahoa Parish67.9%21,92932.1%10,351
Tensas Parish52.1%1,61547.9%1,487
Terrebonne Parish68.9%21,06531.1%9,520
Union Parish72.0%6,05928.0%2,362
Vermilion Parish76.0%16,96924.0%5,362
Vernon Parish77.9%8,99222.1%2,554
Washington Parish70.5%12,13929.5%5,075
Webster Parish65.3%9,05934.7%4,808
West Baton Rouge Parish58.6%5,49941.4%3,879
West Carroll Parish83.0%3,48617.0%716
West Feliciana Parish54.6%2,33445.4%1,937
Winn Parish70.0%4,45230.0%1,912

Lieutenant Governor

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 65.3% of the vote.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    65.3% 964,559 votes

  • Suzanne Krieger RepublicanDefeated

    34.7% 513,613 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Suzanne Krieger

1,478,172 votes cast; 9.4% of the 2,035 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishKathleen Babineaux BlancoSuzanne KriegerTurnout
Acadia Parish83.8%18,96416.2%3,668
Allen Parish76.4%6,06223.6%1,870
Ascension Parish66.1%16,74033.9%8,578
Assumption Parish71.4%6,64728.6%2,664
Avoyelles Parish66.1%9,13733.9%4,696
Beauregard Parish65.1%6,35134.9%3,408
Bienville Parish70.7%4,15729.3%1,726
Bossier Parish61.2%13,92638.8%8,823
Caddo Parish70.8%51,20629.2%21,094
Calcasieu Parish74.1%40,24925.9%14,044
Caldwell Parish58.6%2,52541.4%1,787
Cameron Parish77.3%2,92122.7%860
Catahoula Parish54.4%2,52645.6%2,120
Claiborne Parish64.3%3,33435.7%1,852
Concordia Parish56.5%4,25843.5%3,283
De Soto Parish68.6%6,13431.4%2,814
East Baton Rouge Parish62.6%89,12037.4%53,185
East Carroll Parish66.9%1,87733.1%927
East Feliciana Parish66.5%5,07133.5%2,560
Evangeline Parish76.5%10,33723.5%3,176
Franklin Parish56.7%4,85143.3%3,709
Grant Parish52.0%3,40148.0%3,140
Iberia Parish84.0%22,97316.0%4,365
Iberville Parish71.8%9,78928.2%3,840
Jackson Parish58.1%3,49141.9%2,522
Jefferson Davis Parish80.6%8,63919.4%2,080
Jefferson Parish48.5%70,92651.5%75,292
Lafayette Parish82.5%53,42917.5%11,368
Lafourche Parish66.7%21,12833.3%10,554
LaSalle Parish51.9%3,51348.1%3,250
Lincoln Parish59.1%7,36840.9%5,090
Livingston Parish57.6%16,89842.4%12,433
Madison Parish58.5%1,99641.5%1,416
Morehouse Parish59.8%6,70140.2%4,507
Natchitoches Parish60.6%6,86039.4%4,461
Orleans Parish76.9%119,40723.1%35,922
Ouachita Parish59.2%27,90040.8%19,217
Plaquemines Parish56.8%5,34443.2%4,069
Pointe Coupee Parish71.2%7,18028.8%2,908
Rapides Parish57.7%23,61642.3%17,316
Red River Parish68.6%2,66931.4%1,219
Richland Parish59.5%4,46840.5%3,042
Sabine Parish61.6%4,79938.4%2,992
St. Bernard Parish46.4%12,81853.6%14,831
St. Charles Parish58.3%10,44641.7%7,471
St. Helena Parish68.7%3,35731.3%1,531
St. James Parish71.9%7,07328.1%2,767
St. John the Baptist Parish62.0%9,10738.0%5,590
St. Landry Parish82.6%26,01217.4%5,496
St. Martin Parish86.3%16,14613.7%2,555
St. Mary Parish77.2%16,47122.8%4,873
St. Tammany Parish41.8%25,05358.2%34,849
Tangipahoa Parish57.6%17,22942.4%12,707
Tensas Parish66.6%1,89533.4%951
Terrebonne Parish62.8%18,71937.2%11,075
Union Parish55.8%4,41544.2%3,497
Vermilion Parish86.8%18,97013.2%2,884
Vernon Parish58.9%6,54941.1%4,563
Washington Parish54.5%8,68045.5%7,242
Webster Parish67.1%8,70532.9%4,268
West Baton Rouge Parish71.1%6,36228.9%2,590
West Carroll Parish55.5%2,20844.5%1,772
West Feliciana Parish65.3%2,39734.7%1,275
Winn Parish50.7%3,05949.3%2,979

Treasurer

"Ken" Duncan (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • "Ken" Duncan DemocratElected

    56.6% 798,280 votes

  • Steve J. Theriot DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 610,964 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Ken" Duncan
Steve J. Theriot

1,409,244 votes cast; 9.4% of the 2,035 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
Parish"Ken" DuncanSteve J. TheriotTurnout
Acadia Parish66.9%14,60733.1%7,221
Allen Parish62.0%4,77438.0%2,927
Ascension Parish54.0%13,27346.0%11,290
Assumption Parish51.8%4,61248.2%4,284
Avoyelles Parish49.3%6,63250.7%6,815
Beauregard Parish57.2%5,43042.8%4,067
Bienville Parish73.1%4,16326.9%1,529
Bossier Parish69.6%14,42630.4%6,287
Caddo Parish73.6%50,34326.4%18,041
Calcasieu Parish58.6%31,16841.4%22,001
Caldwell Parish66.9%2,77033.1%1,372
Cameron Parish48.4%1,81151.6%1,930
Catahoula Parish57.7%2,59142.3%1,900
Claiborne Parish67.5%3,37032.5%1,623
Concordia Parish60.9%4,36539.1%2,797
De Soto Parish66.6%5,76633.4%2,896
East Baton Rouge Parish58.1%78,13141.9%56,393
East Carroll Parish61.3%1,61138.7%1,019
East Feliciana Parish55.2%4,04944.8%3,292
Evangeline Parish56.9%6,94943.1%5,260
Franklin Parish60.6%5,07739.4%3,307
Grant Parish61.4%3,91138.6%2,460
Iberia Parish57.4%14,37942.6%10,657
Iberville Parish60.4%7,86339.6%5,155
Jackson Parish65.6%3,82834.4%2,009
Jefferson Davis Parish54.5%5,59645.5%4,675
Jefferson Parish42.0%58,77558.0%81,244
Lafayette Parish55.0%33,31945.0%27,227
Lafourche Parish40.2%12,41059.8%18,437
LaSalle Parish61.6%4,05538.4%2,533
Lincoln Parish65.2%7,87034.8%4,196
Livingston Parish57.0%16,26743.0%12,262
Madison Parish58.1%1,85741.9%1,338
Morehouse Parish70.9%7,62829.1%3,127
Natchitoches Parish67.7%7,37832.3%3,518
Orleans Parish57.4%84,88642.6%63,110
Ouachita Parish64.3%28,74035.7%15,983
Plaquemines Parish44.5%4,02055.5%5,011
Pointe Coupee Parish59.6%5,84840.4%3,963
Rapides Parish60.6%23,77639.4%15,453
Red River Parish73.4%2,75126.6%996
Richland Parish73.6%5,32626.4%1,913
Sabine Parish67.6%5,11932.4%2,457
St. Bernard Parish48.8%12,99051.2%13,651
St. Charles Parish41.9%7,25658.1%10,059
St. Helena Parish65.6%3,08334.4%1,614
St. James Parish50.1%4,67449.9%4,651
St. John the Baptist Parish47.8%6,67352.2%7,288
St. Landry Parish59.9%17,24240.1%11,526
St. Martin Parish53.0%9,10547.0%8,086
St. Mary Parish56.7%11,50343.3%8,771
St. Tammany Parish48.7%27,25151.3%28,720
Tangipahoa Parish56.5%16,41443.5%12,634
Tensas Parish70.3%1,92429.7%812
Terrebonne Parish48.2%13,84451.8%14,885
Union Parish67.7%5,06932.3%2,419
Vermilion Parish58.3%12,08741.7%8,640
Vernon Parish60.0%6,51240.0%4,340
Washington Parish54.4%8,45345.6%7,079
Webster Parish74.5%9,38625.5%3,208
West Baton Rouge Parish59.0%5,17941.0%3,600
West Carroll Parish68.0%2,59832.0%1,222
West Feliciana Parish59.1%2,06040.9%1,424
Winn Parish59.4%3,45740.6%2,360

Supreme Court and state boards

BESE, 6th District

Richard Musemeche (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

  • Richard Musemeche DemocratElected

    51.6% 97,903 votes

  • E. "Joe" Martin III RepublicanDefeated

    48.4% 91,786 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Richard Musemeche
E. "Joe" Martin III
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

189,689 votes cast; 11.8% of the 790 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishRichard MusemecheE. "Joe" Martin IIITurnout
Ascension Parish56.3%8,97043.7%6,974
East Baton Rouge Parish48.8%44,89751.2%47,054
Livingston Parish56.6%16,00243.4%12,264
St. James Parish55.1%2,12544.9%1,733
St. John the Baptist Parish47.2%4,76152.8%5,316
Tangipahoa Parish50.0%12,33050.0%12,354
Washington Parish59.1%8,81840.9%6,091

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (21 races)

DistrictResult
District 3Ernest Baylor, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.
District 7Beverly G. Bruce (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.
District 20Lelon Kenney (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.
District 21Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.
District 39Clara G. Baudoin (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
District 41Gregory L. Fruge (Republican) won with 54.1% of the vote.
District 47"Mickey" Frith (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
District 49Troy Hebert (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.
District 51D. A. "Butch" Gautreaux (Democrat) won with 68.9% of the vote.
District 53Reggie P. Dupre, Jr. (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
District 57Robert "Bobby" Faucheux, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.
District 59John C. "Juba" Diez (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
District 68William Daniel (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.
District 72Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.
District 73Henry "Tank" Powell (Republican) won with 50.8% of the vote.
District 77Diane Winston (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.
District 78Shirley D. Bowler (Republican) won with 52.5% of the vote.
District 84N. J. Damico (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
District 93Avery C. Alexander (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.
District 102Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.
District 105"Benny" Rousselle (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

State Senate (12 races)

DistrictResult
District 1Lynn Dean (Republican) won with 53.6% of the vote.
District 11"Tom" Schedler (Republican) won with 56.6% of the vote.
District 12"Phil" Short (Republican) won with 50.7% of the vote.
District 15Wilson Fields (Democrat) won with 61.2% of the vote.
District 19Ron Landry (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.
District 20Michael Robichaux (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.
District 27"Jim" Cox (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.
District 29B. G. Dyess (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.
District 32Noble E. Ellington (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.
District 36Foster Campbell (Democrat) won with 67.8% of the vote.
District 37Max T. Malone (Republican) won with 58.8% of the vote.
District 38"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

Constitutional amendments

Constitutional amendment

Jury inst. re: Gov's power to grant rep, etc.

Passed: 59.5% voted for and 40.5% voted against.

  • ForApproved

    59.5% 747,295 votes

  • Against

    40.5% 507,844 votes

Which side won each parish, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
For
Against

1,255,139 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishForAgainstTurnout
Acadia Parish40.8%7,87259.2%11,429
Allen Parish52.8%3,60547.2%3,228
Ascension Parish54.6%12,01545.4%9,983
Assumption Parish52.5%3,99847.5%3,615
Avoyelles Parish50.2%5,97149.8%5,933
Beauregard Parish55.2%5,03444.8%4,083
Bienville Parish52.3%2,28847.7%2,086
Bossier Parish60.7%11,60539.3%7,510
Caddo Parish57.9%36,56442.1%26,555
Calcasieu Parish62.6%29,77737.4%17,797
Caldwell Parish57.2%2,18542.8%1,633
Cameron Parish55.8%1,69044.2%1,337
Catahoula Parish57.3%2,31342.7%1,721
Claiborne Parish57.2%2,18342.8%1,633
Concordia Parish58.6%3,37441.4%2,387
De Soto Parish63.0%4,31037.0%2,526
East Baton Rouge Parish63.6%80,78636.4%46,291
East Carroll Parish45.8%1,17654.2%1,391
East Feliciana Parish55.7%3,52944.3%2,808
Evangeline Parish47.7%5,21152.3%5,709
Franklin Parish57.0%4,21443.0%3,174
Grant Parish50.7%3,10949.3%3,024
Iberia Parish57.4%11,56942.6%8,598
Iberville Parish56.0%6,30844.0%4,950
Jackson Parish55.7%3,08744.3%2,455
Jefferson Davis Parish56.0%5,34844.0%4,199
Jefferson Parish61.6%78,84538.4%49,223
Lafayette Parish62.5%35,17437.5%21,084
Lafourche Parish55.7%15,12744.3%12,016
LaSalle Parish51.7%3,22248.3%3,012
Lincoln Parish65.2%6,62534.8%3,543
Livingston Parish55.7%14,42644.3%11,485
Madison Parish57.7%1,69942.3%1,248
Morehouse Parish58.3%5,75341.7%4,111
Natchitoches Parish55.7%5,48844.3%4,364
Orleans Parish68.0%81,22632.0%38,266
Ouachita Parish62.9%26,45537.1%15,607
Plaquemines Parish59.1%4,73040.9%3,278
Pointe Coupee Parish53.7%4,35846.3%3,750
Rapides Parish57.3%20,19042.7%15,073
Red River Parish54.3%1,81545.7%1,530
Richland Parish56.9%3,50943.1%2,663
Sabine Parish59.9%4,22440.1%2,826
St. Bernard Parish59.7%14,83640.3%10,015
St. Charles Parish60.8%9,46539.2%6,102
St. Helena Parish53.0%2,05147.0%1,819
St. James Parish57.3%4,17442.7%3,109
St. John the Baptist Parish54.5%6,88645.5%5,751
St. Landry Parish54.1%12,73645.9%10,805
St. Martin Parish54.7%7,93645.3%6,559
St. Mary Parish60.6%11,20039.4%7,291
St. Tammany Parish62.4%33,89037.6%20,424
Tangipahoa Parish56.4%14,11943.6%10,900
Tensas Parish61.7%1,46138.3%905
Terrebonne Parish60.1%16,30739.9%10,843
Union Parish58.3%4,19041.7%2,999
Vermilion Parish50.0%8,23450.0%8,223
Vernon Parish55.6%5,39744.4%4,315
Washington Parish54.5%6,94045.5%5,803
Webster Parish52.2%4,89147.8%4,482
West Baton Rouge Parish56.2%4,12643.8%3,212
West Carroll Parish54.4%1,89845.6%1,593
West Feliciana Parish59.1%1,77540.9%1,227
Winn Parish54.5%2,79645.5%2,333

Turnout by parish