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St. Helena 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 Greensburg

Mayor, Town of Greensburg

Ronald Ficklin (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

  • Ronald Ficklin DemocratElected

    57.6% 331 votes

  • Leslie "Bubba" Dunn DemocratDefeated

    42.4% 244 votes

575 votes cast.

Alderman, Division B, Town of Greensburg

Ken Carter, (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.

  • Ken Carter, DemocratElected

    58.8% 342 votes

  • Becky C. Lindsey DemocratDefeated

    41.2% 240 votes

582 votes cast.

Alderman, Division C, Town of Greensburg

James Webb, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

  • James Webb, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.9% 307 votes

  • John J, "Joe" Cutrer DemocratDefeated

    48.1% 285 votes

592 votes cast.

Alderman, Division D, Town of Greensburg

Greg Carruth (Democrat) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Greg Carruth DemocratElected

    60.3% 349 votes

  • Sandra Redmond DemocratDefeated

    39.7% 230 votes

579 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 72nd Representative District, Office "A"

Mary Jo Cutrer (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Mary Jo Cutrer 77.3%, Geraldine Simmons 22.7%.

  • Mary Jo Cutrer DemocratElected

    58.3% 1,562 votes

  • Geraldine Simmons DemocratDefeated

    41.7% 1,115 votes

2,677 votes cast; 7.9% of the 26,776 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishMary Jo CutrerGeraldine SimmonsTurnout
East Feliciana Parish66.5%21233.5%107
Pointe Coupee Parish10.2%5089.8%441
St. Helena Parish77.3%41322.7%121
Tangipahoa Parish68.3%78831.7%365
West Feliciana Parish55.0%9945.0%81

DSCC Member, 72nd Representative District, Office "B"

J. Roosevelt Gremillion (Democrat) won with 40.0% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: J. Roosevelt Gremillion 12.3%, Jesse H. "Doc" McClendon 23.2%, Jimmie Meadows 64.6%.

  • J. Roosevelt Gremillion DemocratElected

    40.0% 1,221 votes

  • Jesse H. "Doc" McClendon DemocratDefeated

    35.5% 1,086 votes

  • Jimmie Meadows DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 749 votes

3,056 votes cast; 7.9% of the 26,776 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishJ. Roosevelt GremillionJesse H. "Doc" McClendonJimmie MeadowsTurnout
East Feliciana Parish49.4%17723.7%8526.8%96
Pointe Coupee Parish94.3%4962.7%143.0%16
St. Helena Parish12.3%7423.2%14064.6%390
Tangipahoa Parish25.6%34758.2%78816.2%220
West Feliciana Parish59.6%12727.7%5912.7%27