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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 23, 1999, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

Ken Goss (Democrat) won with 87.0% of the vote.

  • Ken Goss DemocratElected

    87.0% 15,181 votes

  • Dave Ledford DemocratDefeated

    13.0% 2,263 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,444 votes cast.

Assessor

Russel L. Benoit (Democrat) won with 70.7% of the vote.

  • Russel L. Benoit DemocratElected

    70.7% 12,242 votes

  • Debra Arceneaux Grimmer DemocratDefeated

    29.3% 5,067 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

17,309 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Alton "Al" Stevenson (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • Alton "Al" Stevenson DemocratElected

    52.0% 1,116 votes

  • Joseph Johnson DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 619 votes

  • Omenita Mechelle Gwinn Other partyDefeated

    19.2% 413 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,148 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Catherine R. LaCombe (Democrat) and A. J. "Fatty" Broussard (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Catherine R. LaCombe DemocratIn runoff

    49.6% 1,140 votes

  • A. J. "Fatty" Broussard RepublicanIn runoff

    27.9% 641 votes

  • Kristian Earles DemocratDefeated

    22.5% 518 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,299 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Cecelia S. Broussard (Democrat) won with 65.0% of the vote.

  • Cecelia S. Broussard DemocratElected

    65.0% 1,373 votes

  • "T-George" Melancon DemocratDefeated

    35.0% 740 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,113 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Jimmie Pellerin (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Jimmie Pellerin DemocratElected

    55.0% 1,282 votes

  • T.D. "Tommy" Petitjean DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 1,048 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,330 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so John W. Beard (Democrat) and Charles A. Labbe (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • John W. Beard DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 956 votes

  • Charles A. Labbe Other partyIn runoff

    31.0% 690 votes

  • Al Doucet Other partyDefeated

    26.1% 581 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,227 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Pat Daigle (Democrat) and Andrew J. Bellard (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Pat Daigle DemocratIn runoff

    32.2% 764 votes

  • Andrew J. Bellard RepublicanIn runoff

    26.6% 633 votes

  • Wendell Middlebrooks DemocratDefeated

    19.8% 470 votes

  • Lester Savoy DemocratDefeated

    16.8% 399 votes

  • Larry J. Meaux Other partyDefeated

    4.6% 110 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,376 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

Fred Hoyt (Democrat) won with 68.0% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Fred Hoyt 69.4%, Lauri B. Hebert 30.6%.

  • Fred Hoyt DemocratElected

    68.0% 24,827 votes

  • Lauri B. Hebert DemocratDefeated

    32.0% 11,705 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

36,532 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFred HoytLauri B. HebertTurnout
Acadia Parish69.4%9,66630.6%4,260
Lafayette Parish51.4%1,78248.6%1,686
St. Landry Parish47.9%67752.1%737
Vermilion Parish71.7%12,70228.3%5,022

State Representative, 41st Representative District

Greg Fruge (Republican) won with 58.2% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Greg Fruge 65.0%, Glen Bihm 35.0%.

  • Greg Fruge RepublicanElected

    58.2% 7,524 votes

  • Glen Bihm DemocratDefeated

    41.8% 5,400 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

12,924 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGreg FrugeGlen BihmTurnout
Acadia Parish65.0%4,33435.0%2,334
Evangeline Parish57.0%49643.0%374
St. Landry Parish50.0%2,69450.0%2,692

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

No one got a majority, so Ferdie C. Miller (Democrat) and Leander Richard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ferdie C. Miller DemocratIn runoff

    42.3% 1,080 votes

  • Leander Richard DemocratIn runoff

    30.7% 783 votes

  • Carl Higginbotham Other partyDefeated

    27.0% 688 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

2,551 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Acadia Parish

Commissioner of Elections

No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Suzanne Haik Terrell (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 34.0%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 14.3%, Jerry M. Fowler 26.8%, Mary Chehardy 3.7%.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff

    26.3% 305,919 votes

  • Suzanne Haik Terrell RepublicanIn runoff

    22.1% 257,182 votes

  • Jerry M. Fowler DemocratDefeated

    21.3% 247,961 votes

  • Mary Chehardy Other partyDefeated

    7.7% 90,131 votes

7 other candidates: 22.6% together
Wray Anderson Republican5.4%63,381
Charles Brou Democrat4.6%53,770
"Jim" Crowley Democrat4.1%47,717
Ben Beychok Democrat3.3%38,224
Neil "Sam" Melancon Republican2.1%24,939
Robert K. Lansden Other party1.7%20,348
Gary Reynolds Republican1.3%15,245

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,164,817 votes cast.

Commissioner of Insurance

No one got a majority, so "Jim" Brown (Democrat) and Allen Boudreaux (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Jim" Brown 48.7%, Allen Boudreaux 27.5%, Winston W. Riddick 23.8%.

  • "Jim" Brown DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 551,927 votes

  • Allen Boudreaux RepublicanIn runoff

    30.3% 357,934 votes

  • Winston W. Riddick DemocratDefeated

    22.9% 269,945 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,179,806 votes cast.

Governor

Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (Republican) won with 62.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 72.6%, William J. Jefferson 20.8%, "Tom" Greene 3.1%, "Phil" Preis 1.6%.

  • Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. RepublicanElected

    62.2% 805,203 votes

  • William J. Jefferson DemocratDefeated

    29.5% 382,445 votes

  • "Tom" Greene RepublicanDefeated

    2.7% 35,434 votes

  • "Phil" Preis DemocratDefeated

    1.8% 23,445 votes

7 other candidates: 3.8% together
Berl "Uncle Berl" Bush Democrat1.0%12,497
Belinda Alexandrenko Other party0.7%8,978
Messiah Darryl Paul Ward Democrat0.6%7,645
"Bob" McElroy Democrat0.6%7,511
Charles V. Bellone Democrat0.4%5,432
Sid Baron Other party0.3%3,669
Ronnie Glynn Johnson Other party0.2%2,946

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,295,205 votes cast.

Lieutenant Governor

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 80.2% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 89.1%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 6.0%, Cornel Martin 3.9%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.1%.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    80.2% 968,249 votes

  • Kevin Joseph Duplantis RepublicanDefeated

    10.0% 121,296 votes

  • Cornel Martin RepublicanDefeated

    8.1% 98,122 votes

  • Sadie Roberts-Joseph Other partyDefeated

    1.6% 19,345 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,207,012 votes cast.

Treasurer

John Kennedy (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: John Kennedy 51.3%, Ken Duncan 48.7%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,119,115 votes cast.

BESE, 7th District

Dale Bayard (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

This race covers 9 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Dale Bayard 57.9%, Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight 42.1%.

  • Dale Bayard DemocratElected

    58.6% 86,506 votes

  • Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 61,195 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

147,701 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Iota-Longpoint GDD, 5 Mills, BOC

Passed: 74.9% voted yes and 25.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    74.9% 599 votes

  • No

    25.1% 201 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

800 votes cast.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

Changes to Legislative Sessions

Passed: 46.2% voted for and 53.8% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 40.4%, Against 59.6%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

828,880 votes cast.

Amendment 2

Tobacco Settlement/Millennium Trust

Passed: 70.3% voted for and 29.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 65.6%, Against 34.4%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

830,983 votes cast.

Amendment 3

Permits biennial budgets

Passed: 35.9% voted for and 64.1% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 37.6%, Against 62.4%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

845,238 votes cast.

Amendment 4

Supplemental pay for certain police

Passed: 46.0% voted for and 54.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 45.3%, Against 54.7%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

894,029 votes cast.

Amendment 5

Donation/surplus prop. among law enforcement

Passed: 51.4% voted for and 48.6% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 53.9%, Against 46.1%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

874,680 votes cast.

Amendment 6

Donation of asphalt from state to parish/mun.

Passed: 59.3% voted for and 40.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 62.7%, Against 37.3%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

880,593 votes cast.

Amendment 7

Prohibs. reduction of funds/certain institut.

Passed: 43.4% voted for and 56.6% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 46.4%, Against 53.6%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

874,764 votes cast.

Amendment 8

Limit automatic pardons

Passed: 53.7% voted for and 46.3% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 57.2%, Against 42.8%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

883,037 votes cast.

Amendment 9

Repeals Wds. 9, 10 & 11 of Rapides School Bd.

Passed: 51.3% voted for and 48.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 45.5%, Against 54.5%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

859,360 votes cast.

Amendment 10

Tax exemption/Orleans blighted property

Passed: 49.0% voted for and 51.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: For 44.3%, Against 55.7%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

872,911 votes cast.