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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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St. Mary Parish

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

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Franklin

Mayor, City of Franklin

Sam Jones (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.

  • Sam Jones DemocratElected

    62.3% 2,096 votes

  • Craig A. Pellerin DemocratDefeated

    37.7% 1,268 votes

3,364 votes cast.

Councilmen, City of Franklin

Kenny P. Scelfo, Sr. (Democrat), John R. O'Niell (Democrat), and Carl C. Foulcard (Democrat) won.

  • Kenny P. Scelfo, Sr. DemocratElected

    12.4% 1,870 votes

  • John R. O'Niell DemocratElected

    10.9% 1,649 votes

  • Carl C. Foulcard DemocratElected

    10.7% 1,613 votes

  • Lodger "L. J." Segura DemocratIn runoff

    9.4% 1,427 votes

  • Adrienne Johnson Jones DemocratIn runoff

    8.6% 1,295 votes

  • Chuck Autin Other partyIn runoff

    8.3% 1,257 votes

  • Robert H. "Bob" Titus RepublicanIn runoff

    8.0% 1,207 votes

7 other candidates: 31.8% together
Charles R. "Chuck" Rogers Democrat7.9%1,193
Jackie Roberson, Sr. Democrat5.4%812
Ella Prevost Hamilton Democrat4.5%684
Stanley E. Beverly Democrat4.3%658
Lester "Motor Totor" Levine, Jr. Democrat4.0%607
Steven C. Williams Democrat3.1%466
Allen Loustalot Other party2.6%390

15,128 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 1st District, Division B

No one got a majority, so John L. Weimer (Democrat) and Louis Watkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Mary Parish: John L. Weimer 25.2%, Louis Watkins 24.1%, Mitchell Theriot 19.5%, Bernard F. Levy 31.2%.

  • John L. Weimer DemocratIn runoff

    36.5% 11,168 votes

  • Louis Watkins DemocratIn runoff

    27.4% 8,383 votes

  • Mitchell Theriot DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 6,946 votes

  • Bernard F. Levy DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 4,113 votes

30,610 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn L. WeimerLouis WatkinsMitchell TheriotBernard F. LevyTurnout
Ascension Parish38.3%63813.5%22544.4%7403.8%64
Assumption Parish44.0%59812.3%16736.3%4947.4%101
Iberville Parish27.3%42019.9%30649.1%7543.7%57
Lafourche Parish62.5%5,26910.1%85325.8%2,1791.6%133
Pointe Coupee Parish26.6%36322.6%30943.6%5967.2%99
St. Mary Parish25.2%1,35824.1%1,30319.5%1,05131.2%1,686
Terrebonne Parish19.8%1,96551.7%5,1288.9%88419.7%1,951
West Baton Rouge Parish60.6%55710.0%9227.0%2482.4%22