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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Iberia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 4, 1998. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Mike Thibodeaux (Democrat) and Sally Angers (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mike Thibodeaux DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 7,194 votes

  • Sally Angers DemocratIn runoff

    17.4% 2,950 votes

  • Ray Marie RepublicanDefeated

    10.7% 1,805 votes

  • D. C. Jones RepublicanDefeated

    9.7% 1,636 votes

4 other candidates: 19.7% together
Keith Laperouse Republican6.0%1,018
David Wormser Democrat5.9%1,003
Dana Judice Democrat4.6%770
Bernard Broussard Republican3.2%541

16,917 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of New Iberia

Mayor, City of New Iberia

Ruth Fontenot (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Ruth Fontenot DemocratElected

    51.7% 4,685 votes

  • Harold "Chip" Lopez DemocratDefeated

    33.7% 3,060 votes

  • Caesar Comeaux DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 1,157 votes

  • Hugues "Earl" Blanchard DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 167 votes

9,069 votes cast.

Member, Board of Trustees, at Large, City of New Iberia

No one got a majority, so Larry J. Langlinais (Democrat) and Robert Suire (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Larry J. Langlinais DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 4,339 votes

  • Robert Suire DemocratIn runoff

    34.7% 3,065 votes

  • Elias "Beesly" Henry, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 1,017 votes

  • Charles R. Jolivette DemocratDefeated

    4.8% 421 votes

8,842 votes cast.