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East Baton Rouge 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

Elmer B. Litchfield (Republican) won with 82.6% of the vote.

  • Elmer B. Litchfield RepublicanElected

    82.6% 85,512 votes

  • Loyd Ingle DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 18,075 votes

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

103,587 votes cast.

Assessor

Frank Granger III (Democrat) won with 76.9% of the vote.

  • Frank Granger III DemocratElected

    76.9% 79,149 votes

  • "Jim" Bagot RepublicanDefeated

    23.1% 23,755 votes

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

102,904 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 9

No one got a majority, so Darrell P. Ourso (Republican) and "Tim" Brignac (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Darrell P. Ourso RepublicanIn runoff

    44.3% 4,896 votes

  • "Tim" Brignac RepublicanIn runoff

    25.9% 2,868 votes

  • K. M. Salem RepublicanDefeated

    17.9% 1,978 votes

  • David Gaffney RepublicanDefeated

    11.9% 1,322 votes

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

11,064 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Baker

Councilman, District 3, City of Baker

Randal Lee Verde (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.

  • Randal Lee Verde DemocratElected

    54.9% 296 votes

  • Carlon J.P. "Frank" Simpson DemocratDefeated

    45.1% 243 votes

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

539 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 13th Senatorial District

Heulette "Clo" Fontenot (Republican) won with 70.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Heulette "Clo" Fontenot 58.8%, Joseph "Joe" Greco 41.2%.

  • Heulette "Clo" Fontenot RepublicanElected

    70.3% 27,328 votes

  • Joseph "Joe" Greco RepublicanDefeated

    29.7% 11,561 votes

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

38,889 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishHeulette "Clo" FontenotJoseph "Joe" GrecoTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish58.8%10,97841.2%7,694
Livingston Parish80.9%16,35019.1%3,867

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

Wilson Fields (Democrat) won with 64.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Wilson Fields 79.0%, R.J. Saia 21.0%.

  • Wilson Fields DemocratElected

    64.7% 19,793 votes

  • R.J. Saia RepublicanDefeated

    35.3% 10,803 votes

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

30,596 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWilson FieldsR.J. SaiaTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish79.0%11,76021.0%3,132
East Feliciana Parish47.2%3,14452.8%3,524
St. Helena Parish59.3%3,00340.7%2,061
West Feliciana Parish47.5%1,88652.5%2,086

State Senator, 17th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. (Democrat) and Tim Johnson (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. 23.7%, Tim Johnson 59.1%, Clyde W. Kimball 17.2%.

  • Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    45.5% 18,204 votes

  • Tim Johnson RepublicanIn runoff

    31.2% 12,502 votes

  • Clyde W. Kimball DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 9,335 votes

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

40,041 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRobert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr.Tim JohnsonClyde W. KimballTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish23.7%2,04359.1%5,10517.2%1,490
Iberville Parish53.6%6,89028.9%3,71617.4%2,241
Pointe Coupee Parish51.6%5,45514.7%1,55433.7%3,566
West Baton Rouge Parish47.8%3,81626.7%2,12725.5%2,038

State Representative, 61st Representative District

Michael Jackson (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • Michael Jackson DemocratElected

    56.4% 4,995 votes

  • W. T. Winfield DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 1,593 votes

  • Alfred C. Williams DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 1,395 votes

  • Arthur Thomas DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 866 votes

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

8,849 votes cast.

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: John D. Travis 56.8%, Brenda Braud 43.2%.

  • John D. Travis DemocratElected

    56.4% 8,014 votes

  • Brenda Braud RepublicanDefeated

    43.6% 6,187 votes

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

14,201 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. TravisBrenda BraudTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish56.8%1,24143.2%945
East Feliciana Parish60.4%2,44539.6%1,605
Livingston Parish57.4%1,08442.6%804
St. Helena Parish63.7%98436.3%561
Tangipahoa Parish44.2%1,27255.8%1,605
West Feliciana Parish59.7%98840.3%667

State Representative, 66th Representative District

"Mike" Futrell (Republican) won with 81.6% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Futrell RepublicanElected

    81.6% 8,444 votes

  • Yigal Bander DemocratDefeated

    18.4% 1,905 votes

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

10,349 votes cast.

State Representative, 67th Representative District

Yvonne Dorsey-Welch (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Yvonne Dorsey-Welch DemocratElected

    55.2% 3,231 votes

  • Lorri A. Burgess DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 2,170 votes

  • Rhadd Noel Hunt Other partyDefeated

    7.7% 451 votes

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

5,852 votes cast.

State Representative, 68th Representative District

William Daniel (Democrat) won with 87.1% of the vote.

  • William Daniel DemocratElected

    87.1% 11,743 votes

  • Glenda Natale Other partyDefeated

    12.9% 1,734 votes

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

13,477 votes cast.

State Representative, 70th Representative District

Carl Crane (Republican) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Carl Crane RepublicanElected

    62.0% 8,897 votes

  • Charles Moore DemocratDefeated

    38.0% 5,453 votes

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

14,350 votes cast.

Courts and judges

City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 1B, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Trudy White (Democrat) and "Ron" Johnson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Trudy White DemocratIn runoff

    45.0% 6,543 votes

  • "Ron" Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    39.1% 5,698 votes

  • Donald R. Dobbins DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 2,315 votes

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

14,556 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 2C, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Laura Prosser Davis (Republican) and Alex "Brick" Wall (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Laura Prosser Davis RepublicanIn runoff

    36.6% 13,187 votes

  • Alex "Brick" Wall DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 12,623 votes

  • Joann McAndrew DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 4,641 votes

  • "Jerry" Arbour RepublicanDefeated

    11.7% 4,220 votes

  • John L. Dugas RepublicanDefeated

    3.8% 1,370 votes

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

36,041 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 32.5%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 23.1%, Jerry M. Fowler 24.2%, 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: "Jim" Brown 44.4%, Allen Boudreaux 26.7%, Winston W. Riddick 28.8%.

  • "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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 55.4%, William J. Jefferson 34.4%, "Tom" Greene 5.9%, "Phil" Preis 3.1%.

  • 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 82.8%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 9.2%, Cornel Martin 5.7%, 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: John Kennedy 59.7%, Ken Duncan 40.3%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Richard Musemeche 35.6%, Elizabeth Dent 42.6%, Joseph A. Blanchard 21.8%.

  • 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: Linda M. Johnson 49.9%, Donald Hunter 44.6%, Russell "Russ" Wise 5.5%.

  • 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: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 43.9%, Against 56.1%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 72.5%, Against 27.5%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 39.8%, Against 60.2%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 43.6%, Against 56.4%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 53.7%, Against 46.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 54.2%, Against 45.8%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 38.8%, Against 61.2%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 49.0%, Against 51.0%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 56.1%, Against 43.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish: For 44.2%, Against 55.8%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.