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Pointe Coupee Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 3, 1998. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District A

Thelma Ford (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Thelma Ford DemocratElected

    50.9% 439 votes

  • "Patti" Mayeaux DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 414 votes

  • Gerald W. Amos RepublicanDefeated

    1.0% 9 votes

862 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District B

Russell Polar (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Russell Polar DemocratElected

    55.8% 557 votes

  • "Stan" LeCoq DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 441 votes

998 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District C

"Tom" Nelson (Democrat) won with 64.4% of the vote.

  • "Tom" Nelson DemocratElected

    64.4% 493 votes

  • Gail M. Hurst DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 272 votes

765 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District H

Clayton Chenevert (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • Clayton Chenevert DemocratElected

    54.5% 818 votes

  • James "Bado" Cline DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 682 votes

1,500 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of New Roads

Council Member, At Large, City of New Roads

Kurt G. Kellerman (Democrat) won with 55.8% of the vote.

  • Kurt G. Kellerman DemocratElected

    55.8% 1,142 votes

  • "Tommy" Nelson DemocratDefeated

    44.2% 905 votes

2,047 votes cast.

Council Member(s), District 1, City of New Roads

No one got a majority, so Bernadine St. Cyr (Democrat), Walter Warr, Jr. (Democrat), Joseph E. Gosserand (Republican), and "Gene" Labatut (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bernadine St. Cyr DemocratIn runoff

    21.7% 421 votes

  • Walter Warr, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    20.1% 390 votes

  • Joseph E. Gosserand RepublicanIn runoff

    17.2% 333 votes

  • "Gene" Labatut DemocratIn runoff

    14.6% 282 votes

4 other candidates: 26.3% together
Barbara Garrett Roberts Democrat12.5%242
"Scottie" Scott, Jr. Democrat5.7%110
Shelia A. Solomon Democrat4.7%91
Jason R. Cador Democrat3.5%67

1,936 votes cast.

Council Member(s), District 2, City of New Roads

Kirk "Clipper" White (Republican) and Ronald "Ronnie" Jewell (Democrat) won.

  • Kirk "Clipper" White RepublicanElected

    34.4% 573 votes

  • Ronald "Ronnie" Jewell DemocratElected

    33.8% 563 votes

  • Raymond Garrett DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 531 votes

1,667 votes cast.

Town of Fordoche

Mayor, Town of Fordoche

Justin K. Cox (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.

  • Justin K. Cox DemocratElected

    56.7% 338 votes

  • Charles "Stormy" Dardenne DemocratDefeated

    39.8% 237 votes

  • Mary "Jay" Dendy DemocratDefeated

    3.5% 21 votes

596 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Fordoche

Fred Gueho, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.

  • Fred Gueho, Jr. DemocratElected

    69.4% 417 votes

  • "Sal" Genusa DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 184 votes

601 votes cast.

Village of Morganza

Mayor, Village of Morganza

Charles "Chuck" Landry (Democrat) won with 76.1% of the vote.

  • Charles "Chuck" Landry DemocratElected

    76.1% 245 votes

  • Charles "Butsie" D'Antoni DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 77 votes

322 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Morganza

S. J. "Boobie" Tuminello (Democrat), John "Mitch" Langlois (Other party), and Carmella N. Guedry (Democrat) won.

  • S. J. "Boobie" Tuminello DemocratElected

    30.9% 243 votes

  • John "Mitch" Langlois Other partyElected

    29.9% 235 votes

  • Carmella N. Guedry DemocratElected

    23.4% 184 votes

  • Beatrice Howard DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 125 votes

787 votes cast.

Courts and judges

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

John T. Pettigrew (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: John T. Pettigrew 12.4%, Jack T. Marionneaux 87.6%.

  • John T. Pettigrew DemocratElected

    50.9% 33,426 votes

  • Jack T. Marionneaux DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 32,221 votes

65,647 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn T. PettigrewJack T. MarionneauxTurnout
Ascension Parish35.7%3,11664.3%5,620
Assumption Parish46.3%1,32053.7%1,533
Iberville Parish15.7%1,41484.3%7,592
Lafourche Parish74.0%11,20226.0%3,939
Pointe Coupee Parish12.4%82287.6%5,796
St. Mary Parish55.0%3,56345.0%2,919
Terrebonne Parish88.9%11,28111.1%1,413
West Baton Rouge Parish17.2%70882.8%3,409