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Cameron 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

James R. "Sono" Savoie (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • James R. "Sono" Savoie DemocratElected

    53.8% 2,362 votes

  • Jerry W. Nunez DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 1,199 votes

  • Toby Aguillard DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 830 votes

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

4,391 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Charles A. "Dusty" Sandifer (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Charles A. "Dusty" Sandifer DemocratElected

    51.1% 224 votes

  • Russell Badon Other partyDefeated

    48.9% 214 votes

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

438 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Steve Trahan (Democrat) and Steve Racca (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Steve Trahan DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 373 votes

  • Steve Racca DemocratIn runoff

    36.4% 278 votes

  • George Hicks DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 112 votes

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

763 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Charles Precht (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Charles Precht DemocratElected

    56.5% 592 votes

  • Peter K. "Pete" Young Other partyDefeated

    39.3% 411 votes

  • Wayne Hebert DemocratDefeated

    4.2% 44 votes

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

1,047 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Norma Jo Pinch (Democrat) and Tommy Boudreaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Norma Jo Pinch DemocratIn runoff

    36.2% 296 votes

  • Tommy Boudreaux DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 272 votes

  • Douaine Conner Other partyDefeated

    30.6% 250 votes

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

818 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Scott A. Trahan (Democrat) won with 75.9% of the vote.

  • Scott A. Trahan DemocratElected

    75.9% 450 votes

  • Malcolm Savoie DemocratDefeated

    24.1% 143 votes

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

593 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so James Doxey (Democrat) and John LeBlanc (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • James Doxey DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 241 votes

  • John LeBlanc Other partyIn runoff

    33.1% 239 votes

  • Vergy Hebert DemocratDefeated

    27.2% 197 votes

  • C. J. Kiffe RepublicanDefeated

    6.4% 46 votes

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

723 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Constable, Justice of the Peace Ward 3

No one got a majority, so Nolton Saltzman (Democrat) and Patty Jo Trahan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Nolton Saltzman DemocratIn runoff

    25.5% 348 votes

  • Patty Jo Trahan DemocratIn runoff

    23.2% 317 votes

  • Arceneaux "Bubba" January Other partyDefeated

    17.7% 242 votes

  • Ronnie Gayle Nunez RepublicanDefeated

    12.6% 172 votes

3 other candidates: 21.1% together
Thaunia "Thunder" Hardie Democrat10.2%139
Cornellia "Tunie" Dunaway Democrat6.6%90
Cecil W. Clark Other party4.3%59

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

1,367 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 30.5%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 10.1%, Jerry M. Fowler 24.3%, Mary Chehardy 8.4%.

  • 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: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: "Jim" Brown 43.5%, Allen Boudreaux 34.8%, Winston W. Riddick 21.6%.

  • "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: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 75.1%, William J. Jefferson 14.0%, "Tom" Greene 1.9%, "Phil" Preis 1.9%.

  • 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: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 82.0%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 10.7%, Cornel Martin 4.9%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.3%.

  • 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: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: John Kennedy 52.5%, Ken Duncan 47.5%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Dale Bayard 57.7%, Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight 42.3%.

  • Dale Bayard DemocratElected

    58.6% 86,506 votes

  • Alexandra "Sandie" MacKnight DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 61,195 votes

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

147,701 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 Cameron Parish: For 52.8%, Against 47.2%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 75.0%, Against 25.0%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 44.0%, Against 56.0%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 45.3%, Against 54.7%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 50.2%, Against 49.8%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 74.5%, Against 25.5%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 42.8%, Against 57.2%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 56.9%, Against 43.1%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 48.4%, Against 51.6%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: For 39.4%, Against 60.6%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.