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West Feliciana Parish

Local election results for Saturday, September 21, 1996. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of St. Francisville

Aldermen, Election Section 2, Town of St. Francisville

Barbara Bonaventure (Democrat), Richard Holcomb (Republican), James C. "Jim" Davis (Democrat), and Rucker Leake (Republican) won.

  • Barbara Bonaventure DemocratElected

    20.5% 417 votes

  • Richard Holcomb RepublicanElected

    18.2% 371 votes

  • James C. "Jim" Davis DemocratElected

    17.6% 358 votes

  • Rucker Leake RepublicanElected

    16.6% 339 votes

2 other candidates: 27.2% together
Roland J. Braud Democrat14.6%297
Eugene Travis Democrat12.6%257

2,039 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 20th JDC, Division A

Hal Ware (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: Hal Ware 48.6%, Clayton "Mack" Perkins 28.9%, Cynthia Picou 22.6%.

  • Hal Ware DemocratElected

    56.3% 5,550 votes

  • Clayton "Mack" Perkins DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 2,296 votes

  • Cynthia Picou DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 2,010 votes

9,856 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishHal WareClayton "Mack" PerkinsCynthia PicouTurnout
East Feliciana Parish60.7%3,82720.2%1,27219.2%1,210
West Feliciana Parish48.6%1,72328.9%1,02422.6%800

District Attorney, 20th JDC

No one got a majority, so Charles A. Shropshire (Democrat) and Bruce Dodd (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: Charles A. Shropshire 37.2%, Bruce Dodd 13.7%, Richard Clay Howell 18.0%, Daniel K. Willis 31.1%.

  • Charles A. Shropshire DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 3,712 votes

  • Bruce Dodd DemocratIn runoff

    24.7% 2,426 votes

  • Richard Clay Howell DemocratDefeated

    19.2% 1,890 votes

  • Daniel K. Willis Other partyDefeated

    18.3% 1,800 votes

9,828 votes cast; 11.9% of the 5,618 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishCharles A. ShropshireBruce DoddRichard Clay HowellDaniel K. WillisTurnout
East Feliciana Parish38.1%2,40330.8%1,94519.9%1,25511.2%705
West Feliciana Parish37.2%1,30913.7%48118.0%63531.1%1,095