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St. Tammany 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 Mandeville

Mayor, City of Mandeville

No one got a majority, so Edward "Eddie" Price (Republican) and Charlotte S. Matheny (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Edward "Eddie" Price RepublicanIn runoff

    44.6% 1,273 votes

  • Charlotte S. Matheny RepublicanIn runoff

    25.6% 730 votes

  • "Hal" Shea RepublicanDefeated

    23.6% 673 votes

  • Virginia "Ginger" Fortson Other partyDefeated

    6.2% 176 votes

2,852 votes cast.

Council Member I, District A, City of Mandeville

No one got a majority, so Homer Fouquier (Republican) and Guy Stacy (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Homer Fouquier RepublicanIn runoff

    48.0% 435 votes

  • Guy Stacy RepublicanIn runoff

    37.6% 341 votes

  • "Jim" E. Stone RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 130 votes

906 votes cast.

Council Member II, District B, City of Mandeville

Adelaide J. Boettner (Other party) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Adelaide J. Boettner Other partyElected

    57.2% 546 votes

  • Barry Brupbacher RepublicanDefeated

    36.1% 345 votes

  • Marc Adams RepublicanDefeated

    6.7% 64 votes

955 votes cast.

Council Member III, District C, City of Mandeville

James J. Gleason III (Republican) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • James J. Gleason III RepublicanElected

    55.7% 487 votes

  • Raye Casey RepublicanDefeated

    22.9% 200 votes

  • Henry "Billy" Rosenthal II RepublicanDefeated

    21.5% 188 votes

875 votes cast.

City of Slidell

Councilman, District F, City of Slidell

No one got a majority, so Mark Fridge (Republican) and "Mike" Molbert (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Mark Fridge RepublicanIn runoff

    44.6% 431 votes

  • "Mike" Molbert RepublicanIn runoff

    30.5% 295 votes

  • "Clint" Schwaner, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    13.4% 130 votes

  • Kim Harbison RepublicanDefeated

    11.5% 111 votes

967 votes cast.

Town of Abita Springs

Chief of Police, Town of Abita Springs

No one got a majority, so James Lala (Democrat) and Wayne Wicker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James Lala DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 364 votes

  • Wayne Wicker DemocratIn runoff

    37.5% 279 votes

  • Tim Sanchez DemocratDefeated

    11.8% 88 votes

  • Ernest "E.D." Smitherman DemocratDefeated

    1.7% 13 votes

744 votes cast.

Town of Madisonville

Mayor, Town of Madisonville

Peter Gitz (Democrat) won with 73.3% of the vote.

  • Peter Gitz DemocratElected

    73.3% 244 votes

  • David T. Stein DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 62 votes

  • Joseph "Joe" Achary RepublicanDefeated

    8.1% 27 votes

333 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Madisonville

L. P. Ostendorf (Democrat), Jean P. Pelloat (Democrat), G. Danny Tyrney (Democrat), Jerry Lange (Democrat), and Bonnie Davis Fruge (Republican) won.

  • L. P. Ostendorf DemocratElected

    16.7% 229 votes

  • Jean P. Pelloat DemocratElected

    16.0% 220 votes

  • G. Danny Tyrney DemocratElected

    15.8% 217 votes

  • Jerry Lange DemocratElected

    15.1% 207 votes

  • Bonnie Davis Fruge RepublicanElected

    13.8% 189 votes

2 other candidates: 22.6% together
James "Jim" Bouey Republican11.3%155
Pierre Pelloat Republican11.3%155

1,372 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 77th Representative District, Office "A"

Sandy A. Robichaux (Democrat) won with 66.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Sandy A. Robichaux 67.3%, Lynette C. Savoie 32.7%.

  • Sandy A. Robichaux DemocratElected

    66.7% 893 votes

  • Lynette C. Savoie DemocratDefeated

    33.3% 446 votes

1,339 votes cast; 5.3% of the 239,095 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishSandy A. RobichauxLynette C. SavoieTurnout
St. Tammany Parish67.3%76632.7%372
Tangipahoa Parish63.2%12736.8%74

DSCC Member, 77th Representative District, Office "B"

Tom Anderson (Democrat) won with 35.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Tom Anderson 28.4%, Rodney LeBlanc 36.7%, Barrett C. McGuire 34.9%.

  • Tom Anderson DemocratElected

    35.3% 545 votes

  • Rodney LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    34.4% 531 votes

  • Barrett C. McGuire DemocratDefeated

    30.3% 468 votes

1,544 votes cast; 5.3% of the 239,095 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishTom AndersonRodney LeBlancBarrett C. McGuireTurnout
St. Tammany Parish28.4%36736.7%47334.9%450
Tangipahoa Parish70.1%17822.8%587.1%18

DSCC Member, 90th Representative District, Office "B"

"Doug" Schmidt (Democrat) won with 74.2% of the vote.

  • "Doug" Schmidt DemocratElected

    74.2% 353 votes

  • David Hilleren DemocratDefeated

    25.8% 123 votes

476 votes cast; 18.5% of the 15,795 registered voters in the area turned out.

DPEC Member, District 11

Oneal V. Galloway (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • Oneal V. Galloway DemocratElected

    52.0% 106 votes

  • Michael P. Fagan DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 98 votes

204 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 1

Mary "Sis" Rives (Republican) won with 65.9% of the vote.

  • Mary "Sis" Rives RepublicanElected

    65.9% 292 votes

  • Judy S. Gill RepublicanDefeated

    34.1% 151 votes

443 votes cast.