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St. Mary 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 1

Joseph C. Foulcard (Democrat) won with 69.8% of the vote.

  • Joseph C. Foulcard DemocratElected

    69.8% 715 votes

  • Raphael "Chuck" Rodriguez DemocratDefeated

    30.2% 309 votes

1,024 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 2

Mary L. Lockley (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Mary L. Lockley DemocratElected

    62.7% 422 votes

  • Robby C. Landry Other partyDefeated

    37.3% 251 votes

673 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 3

No one got a majority, so Daniel J. Brumfield (Democrat) and Tony J. Scelfo (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Daniel J. Brumfield DemocratIn runoff

    44.3% 472 votes

  • Tony J. Scelfo DemocratIn runoff

    30.8% 328 votes

  • Marian C. Melancon DemocratDefeated

    24.9% 265 votes

1,065 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District 10

No one got a majority, so Frances R. Miller (Republican) and J. Oswald Melancon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Frances R. Miller RepublicanIn runoff

    40.6% 267 votes

  • J. Oswald Melancon DemocratIn runoff

    38.6% 254 votes

  • C. E. Bourg II DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 137 votes

658 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Patterson

Councilmen, City of Patterson

"Mike" Accardo (Democrat), C. A. "Gus" Lipari (Democrat), L. L. "Larry" Mendoza (Democrat), David L. Bourdier (Democrat), and Peggy M. Rentrop (Democrat) won.

  • "Mike" Accardo DemocratElected

    17.1% 668 votes

  • C. A. "Gus" Lipari DemocratElected

    15.4% 603 votes

  • L. L. "Larry" Mendoza DemocratElected

    14.7% 574 votes

  • David L. Bourdier DemocratElected

    14.6% 571 votes

  • Peggy M. Rentrop DemocratElected

    11.9% 465 votes

3 other candidates: 26.4% together
Leroy Johnson Democrat11.7%458
Sandra S. Marshall Republican9.1%357
Lazarus Grogan, Jr. Democrat5.5%216

3,912 votes cast.

Town of Baldwin

Mayor, Town of Baldwin

Wayne J. Breaux (Democrat) won with 60.9% of the vote.

  • Wayne J. Breaux DemocratElected

    60.9% 688 votes

  • Paul J. Godfrey DemocratDefeated

    39.1% 441 votes

1,129 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Baldwin

Gerald W. Minor (Democrat) won with 83.7% of the vote.

  • Gerald W. Minor DemocratElected

    83.7% 916 votes

  • Stephen D. "Steve" Gentry Other partyDefeated

    16.3% 179 votes

1,095 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Baldwin

"Mike" Lancelin (Democrat), "Gene" St. Germain (Democrat), Herbert Druilhet, Jr. (Democrat), Clarence A. Vappie (Democrat), and Patrice Rodriguez Picard (Democrat) won.

  • "Mike" Lancelin DemocratElected

    14.0% 696 votes

  • "Gene" St. Germain DemocratElected

    13.2% 657 votes

  • Herbert Druilhet, Jr. DemocratElected

    12.9% 644 votes

  • Clarence A. Vappie DemocratElected

    12.2% 608 votes

  • Patrice Rodriguez Picard DemocratElected

    10.4% 521 votes

4 other candidates: 37.3% together
Douglas M. Frederick Republican10.3%516
Herbert "Joe The Barber" Joseph Democrat9.1%453
Kevin Rodriguez Democrat9.0%448
Carolyn S. Bowser Democrat8.9%445

4,988 votes cast.

Town of Berwick

Councilmen, Town of Berwick

Louis Ratcliff (Democrat), Elaine Thibodeaux Cornes (Republican), "Bill" Johnson (Democrat), Ray A. Rasberry (Democrat), and Ralph E. Guidry, Jr. (Republican) won.

  • Louis Ratcliff DemocratElected

    19.2% 855 votes

  • Elaine Thibodeaux Cornes RepublicanElected

    17.8% 794 votes

  • "Bill" Johnson DemocratElected

    16.9% 753 votes

  • Ray A. Rasberry DemocratElected

    16.2% 724 votes

  • Ralph E. Guidry, Jr. RepublicanElected

    16.0% 715 votes

1 other candidate: 13.9% together
"Stan" Beaubouef Democrat13.9%622

4,463 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 St. Mary Parish: John T. Pettigrew 55.0%, Jack T. Marionneaux 45.0%.

  • 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

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Gravity Drain. Dist. #6, 7.75 Mills, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 74.4% voted yes and 25.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    74.4% 87 votes

  • No

    25.6% 30 votes

117 votes cast.