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Avoyelles 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

Bill Belt (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Bill Belt DemocratElected

    69.2% 9,323 votes

  • Kenneth Arnouville DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 4,144 votes

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

13,467 votes cast.

Assessor

Emeric Dupuy (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.

  • Emeric Dupuy DemocratElected

    59.9% 7,819 votes

  • Lee Thevenot DemocratDefeated

    40.1% 5,232 votes

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

13,051 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Elzie R. Bryant (Democrat) and Buford Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Elzie R. Bryant DemocratIn runoff

    45.4% 713 votes

  • Buford Smith DemocratIn runoff

    43.6% 685 votes

  • Everast "Tater" Stout DemocratDefeated

    11.0% 172 votes

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

1,570 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Mike Ducote (Democrat) and Kirby Roy, 111 (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Mike Ducote DemocratIn runoff

    49.2% 734 votes

  • Kirby Roy, 111 RepublicanIn runoff

    40.1% 599 votes

  • David Cook DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 159 votes

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

1,492 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Mark Borrel (Democrat) and Steve Gagnard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mark Borrel DemocratIn runoff

    48.5% 762 votes

  • Steve Gagnard DemocratIn runoff

    33.4% 525 votes

  • Emile "Tack" Bordelon DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 155 votes

  • Julius Guillot DemocratDefeated

    8.2% 128 votes

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

1,570 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Dale Laborde (Democrat) and J. Arnold Bordelon, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dale Laborde DemocratIn runoff

    29.9% 522 votes

  • J. Arnold Bordelon, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    26.4% 460 votes

  • Daniel Lacombe DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 366 votes

  • Rudolph Gremillion DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 207 votes

  • Robert "Butch" Scallan DemocratDefeated

    10.8% 189 votes

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

1,744 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Anthony "Twine" Desselle (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • Anthony "Twine" Desselle DemocratElected

    52.8% 678 votes

  • Richard "Coach" Smith DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 607 votes

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

1,285 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so McKinley "PoP" Keller (Democrat) and Bernard Mayeux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • McKinley "PoP" Keller DemocratIn runoff

    47.0% 493 votes

  • Bernard Mayeux DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 332 votes

  • Leroy Daniels DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 118 votes

  • Lucins Eggins, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.1% 106 votes

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

1,049 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so T.H. Dufour (Democrat) and Burton Dupuis (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • T.H. Dufour DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 737 votes

  • Burton Dupuis DemocratIn runoff

    32.0% 576 votes

  • P. J. Chatelain, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 431 votes

  • Elliott Ortego DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 58 votes

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

1,802 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Henry Hines (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Henry Hines DemocratElected

    51.5% 958 votes

  • Matt Bordelon DemocratDefeated

    43.4% 807 votes

  • Jessie Hurts DemocratDefeated

    5.2% 96 votes

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

1,861 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Bunkie

Mayor, City of Bunkie

Gerard Moreau, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • Gerard Moreau, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.7% 1,151 votes

  • Bruce Coulon DemocratDefeated

    27.5% 540 votes

  • Albert J. Kelley DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 271 votes

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

1,962 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 24.9%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 8.3%, Jerry M. Fowler 23.1%, Mary Chehardy 7.4%.

  • 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: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: "Jim" Brown 46.0%, Allen Boudreaux 31.8%, Winston W. Riddick 22.2%.

  • "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: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 63.1%, William J. Jefferson 22.5%, "Tom" Greene 3.9%, "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: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 79.1%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 11.6%, Cornel Martin 7.3%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.0%.

  • 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: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: John Kennedy 64.8%, Ken Duncan 35.2%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 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 Avoyelles Parish: Linda M. Johnson 54.7%, Donald Hunter 26.0%, Russell "Russ" Wise 19.3%.

  • 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: Avoyelles Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

143,023 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 2, 10 Mills, BOC

Passed: 67.4% voted yes and 32.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    67.4% 3,904 votes

  • No

    32.6% 1,886 votes

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

5,790 votes cast.

Hospital Service Dist. #1, 4.90 Mills Renewal, BOC

Passed: 69.1% voted yes and 30.9% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    69.1% 707 votes

  • No

    30.9% 316 votes

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

1,023 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 61.1%, Against 38.9%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 71.0%, Against 29.0%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 44.1%, Against 55.9%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 42.4%, Against 57.6%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 57.6%, Against 42.4%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 65.0%, Against 35.0%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 51.2%, Against 48.8%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 49.7%, Against 50.3%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 50.9%, Against 49.1%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: For 48.5%, Against 51.5%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.