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Evangeline Parish

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

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School board

Member of School Board, District 1

No one got a majority, so Earl John Soileau (Democrat) and Phillip R. Miller (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Earl John Soileau DemocratIn runoff

    38.7% 319 votes

  • Phillip R. Miller RepublicanIn runoff

    34.0% 280 votes

  • Craig Olivier DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 225 votes

824 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

Cecil A. Monier (Democrat) won with 74.3% of the vote.

  • Cecil A. Monier DemocratElected

    74.3% 732 votes

  • Rudy Fuselier DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 226 votes

  • J. Barney Deshotel, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    2.7% 27 votes

985 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 5

"Stan" Leger (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.

  • "Stan" Leger DemocratElected

    66.1% 599 votes

  • J. Michael "Mike" Causey DemocratDefeated

    33.9% 307 votes

906 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 8

No one got a majority, so Leon Skinner (Democrat) and Daniel Arvie (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Leon Skinner DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 305 votes

  • Daniel Arvie DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 283 votes

  • Jessie T. Griffin DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 220 votes

808 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

No one got a majority, so Eugene "Gene" Fontenot (Democrat) and Arthur Savoy (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eugene "Gene" Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    36.2% 349 votes

  • Arthur Savoy DemocratIn runoff

    24.6% 237 votes

  • "Cleve" Vidrine DemocratDefeated

    21.3% 206 votes

  • "Gene" Buller DemocratDefeated

    17.9% 173 votes

965 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 11

"Jimmy" Vidrine (Democrat) won with 85.3% of the vote.

  • "Jimmy" Vidrine DemocratElected

    85.3% 613 votes

  • Roland Manuel DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 106 votes

719 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 12

No one got a majority, so James N. Berthelot (Democrat), Lonnie Fontenot (Democrat), and Gervis L. Lafleur (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James N. Berthelot DemocratIn runoff

    42.3% 386 votes

  • Lonnie Fontenot DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 263 votes

  • Gervis L. Lafleur DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 263 votes

912 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 13

Clement Lafleur, Jr. (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.

  • Clement Lafleur, Jr. DemocratElected

    59.0% 520 votes

  • Herbert D. Alfred, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    26.7% 235 votes

  • Eldridge Hickerson, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.3% 126 votes

881 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 Evangeline Parish: Karl R. DeRouen, Jr. 69.5%, Dr. R. L. Savoy 30.5%.

  • 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

RPEC Member, District 5

Kathy P. Johnson (Republican) won with 51.2% of the vote.

  • Kathy P. Johnson RepublicanElected

    51.2% 41 votes

  • S. J. "Bubba" Brasseaux RepublicanDefeated

    48.8% 39 votes

80 votes cast.

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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 78.7%, No 21.3%.

  • 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 Evangeline Parish: Yes 80.2%, No 19.8%.

  • 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