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St. Landry Parish

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

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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 St. Landry Parish: Karl R. DeRouen, Jr. 69.8%, Dr. R. L. Savoy 30.2%.

  • 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

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Barry K. Soileau (Democrat), Greg Ardoin (Democrat), Blake Fontenot (Democrat), John W. Joseph (Democrat), and Donald Menard (Democrat) won.

  • Barry K. Soileau DemocratElected

    16.6% 1,535 votes

  • Greg Ardoin DemocratElected

    16.0% 1,479 votes

  • Blake Fontenot DemocratElected

    15.4% 1,428 votes

  • John W. Joseph DemocratElected

    15.0% 1,389 votes

  • Donald Menard DemocratElected

    14.3% 1,325 votes

2 other candidates: 22.8% together
John N. Harper Democrat11.5%1,067
Jack K. Tolson Democrat11.3%1,044

9,267 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 5

Richard Sanders (Republican) won with 72.1% of the vote.

  • Richard Sanders RepublicanElected

    72.1% 31 votes

  • Keith G. Myers RepublicanDefeated

    27.9% 12 votes

43 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Eunice, 2.26 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Bd. of Ald.

Passed: 49.3% voted yes and 50.7% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Yes 48.1%, No 51.9%.

  • Yes

    49.3% 529 votes

  • NoDefeated

    50.7% 545 votes

1,074 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish81.6%3118.4%7
St. Landry Parish48.1%49851.9%538