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St. Charles Parish

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

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DSCC Member, 56th Representative District, Office "A"

Colleen Ayo (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Colleen Ayo 58.3%, Mary J. Boler 28.3%, Catherine D. Lutz 13.4%.

  • Colleen Ayo DemocratElected

    55.6% 298 votes

  • Mary J. Boler DemocratDefeated

    30.4% 163 votes

  • Catherine D. Lutz DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 75 votes

536 votes cast; 11.8% of the 296 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishColleen AyoMary J. BolerCatherine D. LutzTurnout
St. Charles Parish58.3%29128.3%14113.4%67
St. John the Baptist Parish18.9%759.5%2221.6%8

DSCC Member, 92nd Representative District, Office "A"

Jo Ann Becnel (Democrat) won with 67.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Jo Ann Becnel 41.3%, Wilma W. Irvin 58.7%.

  • Jo Ann Becnel DemocratElected

    67.2% 1,706 votes

  • Wilma W. Irvin DemocratDefeated

    32.8% 833 votes

2,539 votes cast; 15.3% of the 1,071 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJo Ann BecnelWilma W. IrvinTurnout
Jefferson Parish67.7%1,68732.3%806
St. Charles Parish41.3%1958.7%27

RPEC Member, District 2

Robert "Bob" Monti (Republican) won with 70.0% of the vote.

  • Robert "Bob" Monti RepublicanElected

    70.0% 140 votes

  • "Rob" Field RepublicanDefeated

    30.0% 60 votes

200 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 3

"Bill" Gallardo (Republican) won with 60.9% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Gallardo RepublicanElected

    60.9% 81 votes

  • "Jeff" Tully RepublicanDefeated

    39.1% 52 votes

133 votes cast.