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.

Early voting: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Ascension Parish

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

Other elections here: Every election in Ascension Parish
Other parishes: Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today: Ascension Parish offices and contacts

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Donaldsonville

Commissioner of Finance, City of Donaldsonville

Heldon "Jay" Weil (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

Heldon "Jay" Weil DemocratElected
57.2% 946 votes
Carnell Bailey Other partyDefeated
33.4% 553 votes
Donald Ray "Duck" Henry DemocratDefeated
9.4% 156 votes

1,655 votes cast.

Town of Sorrento

Alderman, Town of Sorrento

Edwin Pezant (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

Edwin Pezant DemocratElected
57.1% 224 votes
Vera M Melancon DemocratDefeated
22.4% 88 votes
John Wright DemocratDefeated
20.4% 80 votes

392 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 58th Representative District, Office "B"

Ronald Julien (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Ronald Julien 72.6%, Whitney P. Jasmine, Jr. 27.4%.

Ronald Julien DemocratElected
56.9% 1,436 votes
Whitney P. Jasmine, Jr. DemocratDefeated
43.1% 1,087 votes

2,523 votes cast; 14.6% of the 18,584 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish

Parish	Ronald Julien	Whitney P. Jasmine, Jr.	Turnout
Ascension Parish	72.6%1,118	27.4%422
Assumption Parish	73.7%42	26.3%15
Iberville Parish	70.1%141	29.9%60
St. James Parish	18.9%86	81.1%368
St. John the Baptist Parish	18.1%49	81.9%222

DSCC Member, 59th Representative District, Office "B"

David Nelson Young (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.

David Nelson Young DemocratElected
61.7% 979 votes
Charles J. Pasqua DemocratDefeated
38.3% 607 votes

1,586 votes cast; 5.6% of the 271,563 registered voters in the area turned out.

DPEC Member, District 4

Larry H. Christy (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

Larry H. Christy DemocratElected
53.7% 88 votes
Michael Duplessis DemocratDefeated
46.3% 76 votes

164 votes cast.