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Vermilion 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 C

Harold L. Hebert, Sr. (Democrat) won with 63.6% of the vote.

  • Harold L. Hebert, Sr. DemocratElected

    63.6% 813 votes

  • Gene S. Simon DemocratDefeated

    31.1% 397 votes

  • Maxie Magnon RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 68 votes

1,278 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District G

Daleon "Dale" Primeaux (Democrat) won with 79.9% of the vote.

  • Daleon "Dale" Primeaux DemocratElected

    79.9% 1,047 votes

  • Thomas "Lil Man" Vallot, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 264 votes

1,311 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District H

Carroll "Bubba" LeBlanc (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Carroll "Bubba" LeBlanc DemocratElected

    62.0% 1,106 votes

  • James E. "Jimmy" Quirk DemocratDefeated

    38.0% 679 votes

1,785 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Erath

Mayor, Town of Erath

Keith Arceneaux (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • Keith Arceneaux DemocratElected

    52.1% 638 votes

  • George Dupuis DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 586 votes

1,224 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Erath

Alvin J. Benoit (Democrat) won with 68.6% of the vote.

  • Alvin J. Benoit DemocratElected

    68.6% 843 votes

  • Steven Peltier, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 256 votes

  • Thomas M. "Tommy" Vincent DemocratDefeated

    10.6% 130 votes

1,229 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Erath

Robert Vincent (Democrat) and John Earl LeBlanc (Democrat) won.

  • Robert Vincent DemocratElected

    11.9% 671 votes

  • John Earl LeBlanc DemocratElected

    10.5% 592 votes

  • Shelby Cormier DemocratIn runoff

    9.4% 529 votes

  • Claudette Lacour DemocratIn runoff

    9.3% 528 votes

  • Carl "CoCo" Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    9.1% 512 votes

  • Tina DuBois DemocratIn runoff

    9.1% 512 votes

  • Robert "T-Bob" Domingues DemocratIn runoff

    9.0% 510 votes

  • Martial Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    7.9% 449 votes

4 other candidates: 23.9% together
Donald Menard Democrat7.6%429
Greg Menard Democrat6.7%378
Marshal L. Delcambre Republican6.2%352
Elvie "L. V." H. Suire Democrat3.3%189

5,651 votes cast.

Town of Gueydan

Mayor, Town of Gueydan

Manson J. Saltzman (Democrat) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • Manson J. Saltzman DemocratElected

    50.8% 367 votes

  • Jason K. Meaux DemocratDefeated

    49.2% 355 votes

722 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Gueydan

Joe Breaux, Jr. (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • Joe Breaux, Jr. DemocratElected

    61.4% 425 votes

  • Joseph Y. Wiggins DemocratDefeated

    38.6% 267 votes

692 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Gueydan

Wilson Hines (Democrat), Charlotte Venable Hartwell (Democrat), Althea Williams (Democrat), William Dale Smith (Republican), and Gale Roche Smith (Democrat) won.

  • Wilson Hines DemocratElected

    17.4% 531 votes

  • Charlotte Venable Hartwell DemocratElected

    16.7% 510 votes

  • Althea Williams DemocratElected

    15.5% 475 votes

  • William Dale Smith RepublicanElected

    14.9% 455 votes

  • Gale Roche Smith DemocratElected

    13.9% 424 votes

2 other candidates: 21.7% together
Michael Gaspard Democrat12.7%389
"Ray" Lee Myers Democrat9.0%276

3,060 votes cast.