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Pointe Coupee 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

Paul Raymond Smith (Democrat) won with 84.0% of the vote.

  • Paul Raymond Smith DemocratElected

    84.0% 8,606 votes

  • L. J. David DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 1,637 votes

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

10,243 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Lanell Swindler Landry (Democrat) and I. G. Olinde (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Lanell Swindler Landry DemocratIn runoff

    40.4% 4,154 votes

  • I. G. Olinde DemocratIn runoff

    35.0% 3,591 votes

  • Curtis "Pete" Fremin, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 2,526 votes

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

10,271 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Juliet Williams (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

  • Juliet Williams DemocratElected

    53.5% 378 votes

  • Keith Gunnells DemocratDefeated

    22.2% 157 votes

  • Joshua Scott Other partyDefeated

    15.2% 107 votes

  • Louis Clark DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 64 votes

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

706 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so John Goode (Democrat) and Eugene "Jack" Serio (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John Goode DemocratIn runoff

    31.2% 272 votes

  • Eugene "Jack" Serio DemocratIn runoff

    30.9% 269 votes

  • Craig J. Feduccia DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 209 votes

  • Beatrice "Perk" Washington-Howard DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 121 votes

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

871 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Owen J. "Jimmy" Bello (Democrat) won with 65.7% of the vote.

  • Owen J. "Jimmy" Bello DemocratElected

    65.7% 662 votes

  • Christie Olinde DemocratDefeated

    34.3% 346 votes

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

1,008 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Melanie "Miss Mel" Bueche (Republican) won with 79.7% of the vote.

  • Melanie "Miss Mel" Bueche RepublicanElected

    79.7% 785 votes

  • C. J. Jeansonne, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 200 votes

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

985 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Ronald A. Saizon (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

  • Ronald A. Saizon DemocratElected

    52.7% 407 votes

  • Albert "Dewey" Dukes DemocratDefeated

    29.9% 231 votes

  • J. Roosevelt Gremillion DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 135 votes

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

773 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

Joseph "Bozo" Bergeron (Democrat) won with 70.2% of the vote.

  • Joseph "Bozo" Bergeron DemocratElected

    70.2% 686 votes

  • Wayne Torres DemocratDefeated

    29.8% 291 votes

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

977 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

No one got a majority, so Clifford "Ted" Nelson (Democrat) and Bertell Dixon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Clifford "Ted" Nelson DemocratIn runoff

    40.8% 408 votes

  • Bertell Dixon DemocratIn runoff

    38.2% 382 votes

  • Anthony "Dudley" Hurst, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    21.0% 210 votes

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

1,000 votes cast.

State Legislature

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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. 51.6%, Tim Johnson 14.7%, Clyde W. Kimball 33.7%.

  • 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: Pointe Coupee 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, 18th Representative District

Donald "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Donald "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. 62.5%, "Matt" Jewell 17.1%, Warren C. Pourciau 20.5%.

  • Donald "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.6% 8,206 votes

  • "Matt" Jewell DemocratDefeated

    23.6% 3,613 votes

  • Warren C. Pourciau DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 3,481 votes

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

15,300 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald "Don" Cazayoux, Jr."Matt" JewellWarren C. PourciauTurnout
Iberville Parish33.0%85450.9%1,31616.2%418
Pointe Coupee Parish62.5%5,13317.1%1,40120.5%1,682
West Baton Rouge Parish49.0%2,08019.7%83731.3%1,330
West Feliciana Parish55.8%13923.7%5920.5%51

State Representative, 72nd Representative District

Robby Carter (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: Robby Carter 28.5%, Kenneth "Ken" Fabre 64.8%, Johnny "Nick" Duncan 6.6%.

  • Robby Carter DemocratElected

    55.0% 7,974 votes

  • Kenneth "Ken" Fabre DemocratDefeated

    34.8% 5,051 votes

  • Johnny "Nick" Duncan Other partyDefeated

    10.2% 1,472 votes

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

14,497 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRobby CarterKenneth "Ken" FabreJohnny "Nick" DuncanTurnout
East Feliciana Parish49.5%1,15338.9%90611.6%270
Pointe Coupee Parish28.5%56964.8%1,2926.6%132
St. Helena Parish61.3%1,98230.6%9898.1%263
Tangipahoa Parish65.8%3,38024.2%1,24110.0%515
West Feliciana Parish49.3%89034.5%62316.2%292

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 4

Stacie Pourciau Myers (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • Stacie Pourciau Myers DemocratElected

    51.8% 352 votes

  • Edwin "Billy" Soulier DemocratDefeated

    48.2% 328 votes

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

680 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 25.9%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 15.3%, Jerry M. Fowler 21.8%, 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: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: "Jim" Brown 47.4%, Allen Boudreaux 26.1%, Winston W. Riddick 26.4%.

  • "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: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 47.4%, William J. Jefferson 30.4%, "Tom" Greene 14.8%, "Phil" Preis 2.4%.

  • 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: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 82.9%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 7.1%, Cornel Martin 7.8%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.2%.

  • 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: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: John Kennedy 52.8%, Ken Duncan 47.2%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Linda M. Johnson 55.9%, Donald Hunter 27.2%, Russell "Russ" Wise 17.0%.

  • 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: Pointe Coupee 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. 1, 2.56 Mills, BOC

Passed: 72.7% voted yes and 27.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    72.7% 611 votes

  • No

    27.3% 230 votes

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

841 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 2, Prop. #1, 3.69 Mills, BOC

Passed: 69.9% voted yes and 30.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    69.9% 534 votes

  • No

    30.1% 230 votes

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

764 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 2, Prop. #2, 1.31 Mills, BOC

Passed: 68.5% voted yes and 31.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    68.5% 650 votes

  • No

    31.5% 299 votes

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

949 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 3, Prop. #1, 2.97 Mills, PJ

Passed: 65.9% voted yes and 34.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    65.9% 1,274 votes

  • No

    34.1% 660 votes

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

1,934 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 3, Prop. #2, 3 Mills, PJ

Passed: 60.0% voted yes and 40.0% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    60.0% 1,163 votes

  • No

    40.0% 775 votes

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

1,938 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 4, 10.91 Mills Renewal --BOC

Passed: 66.3% voted yes and 33.7% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    66.3% 1,256 votes

  • No

    33.7% 639 votes

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

1,895 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 5, 5 Mills, BOC

Passed: 75.7% voted yes and 24.3% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    75.7% 1,891 votes

  • No

    24.3% 607 votes

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

2,498 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 40.8%, Against 59.2%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 64.0%, Against 36.0%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 35.8%, Against 64.2%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 41.3%, Against 58.7%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 53.4%, Against 46.6%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 37.0%, Against 63.0%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 47.4%, Against 52.6%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: For 38.1%, Against 61.9%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.