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Evangeline Parish

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

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Clerk of Court

Walter Lee (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Walter Lee DemocratElected

    60.8% 7,482 votes

  • Bobby "Big Bob" Dupre DemocratDefeated

    39.2% 4,823 votes

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

12,305 votes cast.

Assessor

Dirk Deville (Democrat) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Dirk Deville DemocratElected

    51.1% 6,067 votes

  • Weber Lee Deshotels, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    48.9% 5,796 votes

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

11,863 votes cast.

Coroner

Charles E. Fontenot, Sr. (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • Charles E. Fontenot, Sr. DemocratElected

    59.4% 6,762 votes

  • Roderick Perron Other partyDefeated

    40.6% 4,625 votes

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

11,387 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Davis Manuel (Democrat) and Rocky B. Rider (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Davis Manuel DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 925 votes

  • Rocky B. Rider RepublicanIn runoff

    22.4% 422 votes

  • "Bob" Brunet DemocratDefeated

    14.7% 277 votes

  • Ivan Lee Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 139 votes

  • J. C. Jack DemocratDefeated

    6.3% 119 votes

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

1,882 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Turlind "Coach" Deville (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Turlind "Coach" Deville DemocratElected

    57.3% 751 votes

  • Brent Spears DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 559 votes

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

1,310 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Hill Johnson (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Hill Johnson DemocratElected

    55.4% 852 votes

  • Keith Deville DemocratDefeated

    44.6% 685 votes

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

1,537 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Gregory "Half Pint" Manuel (Democrat) and Marc E. Guillory (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gregory "Half Pint" Manuel DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 700 votes

  • Marc E. Guillory DemocratIn runoff

    45.8% 678 votes

  • "Big Al" Moore DemocratDefeated

    7.0% 103 votes

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

1,481 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

William A. "Bill" Guidry (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • William A. "Bill" Guidry RepublicanElected

    52.0% 782 votes

  • Larry Buller DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 721 votes

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

1,503 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Ronald "T" Doucet (Democrat) won with 75.4% of the vote.

  • Ronald "T" Doucet DemocratElected

    75.4% 995 votes

  • Larry Washington, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 170 votes

  • Goffey Avie, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 154 votes

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

1,319 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 8

Wanda Skinner (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • Wanda Skinner DemocratElected

    53.8% 533 votes

  • Daniel Arvie DemocratDefeated

    36.4% 361 votes

  • Jessie James West, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 97 votes

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

991 votes cast.

State Legislature

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 Evangeline Parish: Greg Fruge 57.0%, Glen Bihm 43.0%.

  • Greg Fruge RepublicanElected

    58.2% 7,524 votes

  • Glen Bihm DemocratDefeated

    41.8% 5,400 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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

Statewide and federal races in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 28.4%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 8.7%, Jerry M. Fowler 24.0%, Mary Chehardy 7.8%.

  • 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: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: "Jim" Brown 50.6%, Allen Boudreaux 28.3%, Winston W. Riddick 21.1%.

  • "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: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 64.7%, William J. Jefferson 24.3%, "Tom" Greene 1.5%, "Phil" Preis 2.0%.

  • 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: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 84.4%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 7.6%, Cornel Martin 6.7%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.3%.

  • 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: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: John Kennedy 60.5%, Ken Duncan 39.5%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Linda M. Johnson 54.8%, Donald Hunter 27.9%, Russell "Russ" Wise 17.3%.

  • 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: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 38.5%, Against 61.5%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 60.7%, Against 39.3%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 33.9%, Against 66.1%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 45.5%, Against 54.5%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 47.7%, Against 52.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 41.7%, Against 58.3%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 41.4%, Against 58.6%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: For 40.8%, Against 59.2%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.