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Ascension 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

Jeffrey F. "Jeff" Wiley (Democrat) won with 83.5% of the vote.

  • Jeffrey F. "Jeff" Wiley DemocratElected

    83.5% 19,946 votes

  • Louis B. Boudreaux Other partyDefeated

    11.3% 2,700 votes

  • Clarence "Ba-Ba" Julien DemocratDefeated

    5.2% 1,247 votes

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

23,893 votes cast.

Parish President

Harold Marchand (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Harold Marchand DemocratElected

    50.6% 12,146 votes

  • "Tommy" Martinez DemocratDefeated

    49.4% 11,858 votes

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

24,004 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1

Alvin "Coach" Thomas, Jr. (Democrat) won with 65.8% of the vote.

  • Alvin "Coach" Thomas, Jr. DemocratElected

    65.8% 1,358 votes

  • Reginald "Duck" Brown DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 367 votes

  • Raymond Julien DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 340 votes

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

2,065 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2

Tom "Moose" Pearce (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Tom "Moose" Pearce DemocratElected

    69.2% 1,591 votes

  • Roy Latino DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 708 votes

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

2,299 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

No one got a majority, so Adrian Thompson (Democrat) and Joseph U. Pierre, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Adrian Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    36.4% 689 votes

  • Joseph U. Pierre, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    33.5% 633 votes

  • Brady J. Miles, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 370 votes

  • Elva Jacobs DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 199 votes

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

1,891 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4

Dudley Brown (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.

  • Dudley Brown DemocratElected

    55.3% 1,468 votes

  • Alan J. Braud Other partyDefeated

    44.7% 1,189 votes

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

2,657 votes cast.

Council Member, District 5

No one got a majority, so Donnell "Nick" Nickens (Democrat) and Gilbert Buratt (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Donnell "Nick" Nickens DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 773 votes

  • Gilbert Buratt DemocratIn runoff

    33.8% 749 votes

  • Chris Gonzales DemocratDefeated

    31.3% 694 votes

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

2,216 votes cast.

Council Member, District 6

No one got a majority, so Blaise Bourgeois (Democrat) and Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Blaise Bourgeois DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 1,107 votes

  • Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair DemocratIn runoff

    47.1% 1,102 votes

  • Ralph Kling DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 133 votes

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

2,342 votes cast.

Council Member, District 7

Allison J. Bourque (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • Allison J. Bourque DemocratElected

    51.8% 901 votes

  • Todd A. Lambert DemocratDefeated

    48.2% 840 votes

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

1,741 votes cast.

Council Member, District 8

Shafter Kling (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • Shafter Kling DemocratElected

    51.0% 1,017 votes

  • Jeffrey N. Poche DemocratDefeated

    49.0% 978 votes

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

1,995 votes cast.

Council Member, District 10

No one got a majority, so Martin McConnell (Democrat) and Charles J. Pasqua (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Martin McConnell DemocratIn runoff

    42.8% 829 votes

  • Charles J. Pasqua DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 627 votes

  • Patrick James Millet RepublicanDefeated

    24.9% 483 votes

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

1,939 votes cast.

Council Member, District 11

J. Darnell Martinez (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • J. Darnell Martinez DemocratElected

    53.0% 1,245 votes

  • Linda Carls RepublicanDefeated

    47.0% 1,105 votes

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

2,350 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 6, Seat B

No one got a majority, so Harold Jarreau (Other party) and James E. LeBlanc (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Harold Jarreau Other partyIn runoff

    43.2% 2,029 votes

  • James E. LeBlanc DemocratIn runoff

    40.2% 1,885 votes

  • "Mr. Bill" Taylor DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 778 votes

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

4,692 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 58th Representative District

Roy Quezaire, Jr. (Democrat) won with 71.3% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Roy Quezaire, Jr. 66.2%, Nolan "Billy" Guillot 27.7%, A. Wayne Lawson 6.1%.

  • Roy Quezaire, Jr. DemocratElected

    71.3% 11,239 votes

  • Nolan "Billy" Guillot RepublicanDefeated

    22.8% 3,592 votes

  • A. Wayne Lawson Other partyDefeated

    5.9% 928 votes

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

15,759 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRoy Quezaire, Jr.Nolan "Billy" GuillotA. Wayne LawsonTurnout
Ascension Parish66.2%3,73127.7%1,5636.1%344
Assumption Parish59.6%65735.6%3924.8%53
Iberville Parish69.2%1,42122.4%4598.4%172
St. James Parish73.9%3,87920.5%1,0775.6%294
St. John the Baptist Parish90.3%1,5515.9%1013.8%65

State Representative, 59th Representative District

John C. "Juba" Diez (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.

  • John C. "Juba" Diez DemocratElected

    63.5% 11,215 votes

  • "Jeff" Burns DemocratDefeated

    36.5% 6,456 votes

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

17,671 votes cast.

State Representative, 60th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Audrey A. McCain (Democrat) and Emma Devillier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Audrey A. McCain 41.2%, Emma Devillier 46.7%, Harry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr. 12.2%.

  • Audrey A. McCain DemocratIn runoff

    48.7% 8,296 votes

  • Emma Devillier DemocratIn runoff

    41.1% 6,998 votes

  • Harry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.1% 1,724 votes

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

17,018 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAudrey A. McCainEmma DevillierHarry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish41.2%14946.7%16912.2%44
Assumption Parish52.4%3,32640.1%2,5467.5%476
Iberville Parish47.8%3,86539.6%3,20112.6%1,018
West Baton Rouge Parish43.0%95648.7%1,0828.4%186

Statewide and federal races in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 34.4%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 19.0%, Jerry M. Fowler 20.4%, Mary Chehardy 6.8%.

  • 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: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: "Jim" Brown 41.3%, Allen Boudreaux 30.3%, Winston W. Riddick 28.4%.

  • "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: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 66.1%, William J. Jefferson 24.1%, "Tom" Greene 4.4%, "Phil" Preis 3.9%.

  • 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: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 83.7%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 6.6%, Cornel Martin 8.2%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.5%.

  • 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: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: John Kennedy 52.1%, Ken Duncan 47.9%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

BESE, 6th District

No one got a majority, so Richard Musemeche (Democrat) and Elizabeth Dent (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Richard Musemeche 39.1%, Elizabeth Dent 31.3%, Joseph A. Blanchard 29.6%.

  • Richard Musemeche DemocratIn runoff

    38.7% 59,020 votes

  • Elizabeth Dent RepublicanIn runoff

    35.5% 54,108 votes

  • Joseph A. Blanchard RepublicanDefeated

    25.8% 39,321 votes

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

152,449 votes cast.

BESE, 8th District

Linda M. Johnson (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

This race covers 14 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Linda M. Johnson 55.4%, Donald Hunter 29.7%, Russell "Russ" Wise 14.9%.

  • Linda M. Johnson DemocratElected

    52.4% 74,895 votes

  • Donald Hunter DemocratDefeated

    32.0% 45,726 votes

  • Russell "Russ" Wise Other partyDefeated

    15.7% 22,402 votes

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

143,023 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 Ascension Parish: For 40.1%, Against 59.9%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 66.3%, Against 33.7%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 36.4%, Against 63.6%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 43.4%, Against 56.6%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 50.4%, Against 49.6%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 58.2%, Against 41.8%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 42.1%, Against 57.9%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 57.5%, Against 42.5%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 48.7%, Against 51.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: For 40.2%, Against 59.8%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.