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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 12, 1996. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Church Point

Alderman, Ward 3, Town of Church Point

No one got a majority, so Roger Boudreaux (Democrat) and Malcolm Brasseaux (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Roger Boudreaux DemocratIn runoff

    42.1% 133 votes

  • Malcolm Brasseaux Other partyIn runoff

    40.5% 128 votes

  • Keith Joubert DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 55 votes

316 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 41st Representative District, Office "B"

Karl R. DeRouen, Jr. (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Karl R. DeRouen, Jr. 42.7%, Dr. R. L. Savoy 57.3%.

  • Karl R. DeRouen, Jr. DemocratElected

    59.3% 1,015 votes

  • Dr. R. L. Savoy DemocratDefeated

    40.7% 696 votes

1,711 votes cast; 6.1% of the 12,506 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishKarl R. DeRouen, Jr.Dr. R. L. SavoyTurnout
Acadia Parish42.7%28257.3%378
Evangeline Parish69.5%13730.5%60
St. Landry Parish69.8%59630.2%258

DSCC Member, 42nd Representative District, Office "B"

James W. Proctor (Democrat) won with 65.9% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: James W. Proctor 67.7%, Tom Regan 32.3%.

  • James W. Proctor DemocratElected

    65.9% 707 votes

  • Tom Regan DemocratDefeated

    34.1% 366 votes

1,073 votes cast; 9.2% of the 10,100 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJames W. ProctorTom ReganTurnout
Acadia Parish67.7%65632.3%313
Lafayette Parish49.0%5151.0%53

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Acadia-Evang. Fire PD, Prop. #1, Bond, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 79.0% voted yes and 21.0% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 79.8%, No 20.2%.

  • YesApproved

    79.0% 373 votes

  • No

    21.0% 99 votes

472 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish79.8%9920.2%25
Evangeline Parish78.7%27421.3%74

Acadia-Evang. Fire PD, Prop. #2, 4 Mills, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 80.3% voted yes and 19.7% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 80.7%, No 19.3%.

  • YesApproved

    80.3% 367 votes

  • No

    19.7% 90 votes

457 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish80.7%9619.3%23
Evangeline Parish80.2%27119.8%67

City of Eunice, 2.26 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Bd. of Ald.

Passed: 49.3% voted yes and 50.7% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 81.6%, No 18.4%.

  • Yes

    49.3% 529 votes

  • NoDefeated

    50.7% 545 votes

1,074 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish81.6%3118.4%7
St. Landry Parish48.1%49851.9%538