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East Baton Rouge 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

City of Baker

Mayor, City of Baker

Bobby R. Simpson (Republican) won with 82.6% of the vote.

  • Bobby R. Simpson RepublicanElected

    82.6% 2,022 votes

  • Lamon L. Moody, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    17.4% 425 votes

2,447 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Baker

No one got a majority, so Leroy Davis (Democrat) and Admon R. McCastle (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Leroy Davis DemocratIn runoff

    44.6% 279 votes

  • Admon R. McCastle DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 266 votes

  • Jesse L. Smith DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 81 votes

626 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Baker

No one got a majority, so Marion F. "Sonny" Verde (Democrat) and George Gallman (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Marion F. "Sonny" Verde DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 194 votes

  • George Gallman RepublicanIn runoff

    28.8% 130 votes

  • Larry Ward DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 128 votes

452 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 61st Representative District, Office "B"

W. T. Winfield (Democrat) won with 70.4% of the vote.

  • W. T. Winfield DemocratElected

    70.4% 467 votes

  • R. Kirt Sharper DemocratDefeated

    29.6% 196 votes

663 votes cast; 8.5% of the 2,565 registered voters in the area turned out.

DSCC Member, 64th Representative District, Office "B"

Walter C. Dumas (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Walter C. Dumas 51.1%, Vernon Blalock 48.9%.

  • Walter C. Dumas DemocratElected

    51.5% 733 votes

  • Vernon Blalock DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 689 votes

1,422 votes cast; 2.7% of the 13,564 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishWalter C. DumasVernon BlalockTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish51.1%63548.9%608
Livingston Parish54.7%9845.3%81

DSCC Member, 68th Representative District, Office "B"

Ross Barnett Atkins (Democrat) won with 40.3% of the vote.

  • Ross Barnett Atkins DemocratElected

    40.3% 393 votes

  • David A. Lovely DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 276 votes

  • "Chris" Whittington DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 209 votes

  • Edward Overton Cailleteau DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 98 votes

976 votes cast; 21.8% of the 15,691 registered voters in the area turned out.

DSCC Member, 69th Representative District, Office "B"

Jason Richard Redmond (Democrat) won with 37.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Jason Richard Redmond 29.8%, JoPaul Steiner 40.3%, "Fred" Skelton 29.8%.

  • Jason Richard Redmond DemocratElected

    37.5% 206 votes

  • JoPaul Steiner DemocratDefeated

    31.7% 174 votes

  • "Fred" Skelton DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 169 votes

549 votes cast; 8.3% of the 164,118 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJason Richard RedmondJoPaul Steiner"Fred" SkeltonTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish29.8%8840.3%11929.8%88
Livingston Parish46.5%11821.7%5531.9%81

DSCC Member, 70th Representative District, Office "B"

"Steve" Myers (Democrat) won with 42.8% of the vote.

  • "Steve" Myers DemocratElected

    42.8% 200 votes

  • Eulis Simien, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 99 votes

  • R.B. "Bob" Crankshaw DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 88 votes

  • Renan A. "Rags" Gilkes, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    8.8% 41 votes

  • Jason W. Bolt DemocratDefeated

    8.4% 39 votes

467 votes cast; 8.3% of the 164,118 registered voters in the area turned out.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Kathy Toney (Democrat), W. T. Winfield (Democrat), Leo Berggreen (Democrat), Clyde Harrelson (Democrat), and Jack K. Whitehead, Jr. (Democrat) won.

  • Kathy Toney DemocratElected

    18.8% 4,238 votes

  • W. T. Winfield DemocratElected

    16.5% 3,719 votes

  • Leo Berggreen DemocratElected

    16.3% 3,688 votes

  • Clyde Harrelson DemocratElected

    15.5% 3,508 votes

  • Jack K. Whitehead, Jr. DemocratElected

    12.2% 2,755 votes

2 other candidates: 20.7% together
Jason W. Bolt Democrat10.5%2,376
R. Kirt Sharper Democrat10.2%2,308

22,592 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 6

Jesse H. Bankston (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.

  • Jesse H. Bankston DemocratElected

    67.9% 322 votes

  • Frank Costanza DemocratDefeated

    32.1% 152 votes

474 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 9

Dawn Dyer (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • Dawn Dyer DemocratElected

    55.5% 137 votes

  • Steven "Steve" Monaghan DemocratDefeated

    44.5% 110 votes

247 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 11

Ross Barnett Atkins (Democrat) won with 41.8% of the vote.

  • Ross Barnett Atkins DemocratElected

    41.8% 237 votes

  • Elizabeth O. "Betty" Powers DemocratDefeated

    24.2% 137 votes

  • Margie Duncan DemocratDefeated

    22.2% 126 votes

  • Kevin R. Henderson DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 67 votes

567 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 12

Albert J. Richardson, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.

  • Albert J. Richardson, Jr. DemocratElected

    66.0% 419 votes

  • "Les" Landon DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 216 votes

635 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

Doug Moreau (Republican), Sally Nungesser (Republican), Sandra Bologna Ribes (Republican), Stan Bardwell, Jr. (Republican), and Jerry Arbour (Republican) won.

  • Doug Moreau RepublicanElected

    19.7% 5,045 votes

  • Sally Nungesser RepublicanElected

    14.1% 3,612 votes

  • Sandra Bologna Ribes RepublicanElected

    13.5% 3,458 votes

  • Stan Bardwell, Jr. RepublicanElected

    13.0% 3,343 votes

  • Jerry Arbour RepublicanElected

    12.1% 3,116 votes

4 other candidates: 27.6% together
John C. Boyce Republican9.6%2,468
Carey R. Holliday Republican7.6%1,958
James R. "Jim" Murray Republican5.4%1,394
Michael G. Chittom Republican4.9%1,270

25,664 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 3

David Tatman (Republican) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • David Tatman RepublicanElected

    58.7% 279 votes

  • Cynthia Y. Rougeou RepublicanDefeated

    41.3% 196 votes

475 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 4

Robert W. "Bob" Morgan (Republican) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • Robert W. "Bob" Morgan RepublicanElected

    60.2% 254 votes

  • Ronald "Ron" Holden RepublicanDefeated

    39.8% 168 votes

422 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 12

Ernest E. "Edward" Skillman, Jr. (Republican) won with 62.1% of the vote.

  • Ernest E. "Edward" Skillman, Jr. RepublicanElected

    62.1% 411 votes

  • Floyd Gonzalez RepublicanDefeated

    37.9% 251 votes

662 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Downtown Development Dist, 10 Mills Renewal, Metropolitan Council

Passed: 81.8% voted yes and 18.2% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    81.8% 225 votes

  • No

    18.2% 50 votes

275 votes cast.