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St. Charles 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

Charles J. Oubre, Jr. (Democrat) won with 84.0% of the vote.

  • Charles J. Oubre, Jr. DemocratElected

    84.0% 13,812 votes

  • Hershel Langley RepublicanDefeated

    16.0% 2,634 votes

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

16,446 votes cast.

Assessor

Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair (Republican) won with 68.9% of the vote.

  • Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair RepublicanElected

    68.9% 10,965 votes

  • Earl Clements RepublicanDefeated

    31.1% 4,957 votes

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

15,922 votes cast.

Parish President

No one got a majority, so Albert D. Laque (Democrat) and "Rusty" Rebowe (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Albert D. Laque DemocratIn runoff

    46.0% 7,955 votes

  • "Rusty" Rebowe Other partyIn runoff

    43.9% 7,592 votes

  • Donald J, Hogan, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 1,510 votes

  • Archie Mollere Other partyDefeated

    1.4% 234 votes

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

17,291 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, Division A

"Ram" Ramchandran (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • "Ram" Ramchandran DemocratElected

    57.3% 9,045 votes

  • Curtis T. Johnson, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 6,736 votes

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

15,781 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, Division B

No one got a majority, so Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux (Republican) and "Bill" Sirmon (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux RepublicanIn runoff

    42.0% 6,820 votes

  • "Bill" Sirmon DemocratIn runoff

    34.3% 5,565 votes

  • Ellis A. Alexander Other partyDefeated

    23.8% 3,861 votes

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

16,246 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1

No one got a majority, so Desmond J. Hilaire (Democrat) and Terrell "T-Bone" Wilson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Desmond J. Hilaire DemocratIn runoff

    48.5% 1,136 votes

  • Terrell "T-Bone" Wilson DemocratIn runoff

    36.9% 863 votes

  • Dan Washington, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 342 votes

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

2,341 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2

Brian A. Fabre (Democrat) won with 76.0% of the vote.

  • Brian A. Fabre DemocratElected

    76.0% 2,102 votes

  • Edilia Kolb RepublicanDefeated

    24.0% 662 votes

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

2,764 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

Terry Authement (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Terry Authement DemocratElected

    53.2% 1,213 votes

  • Danny Somme' DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 1,067 votes

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

2,280 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5

No one got a majority, so April Black (Democrat) and Leslie "Stone" Carter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • April Black DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 785 votes

  • Leslie "Stone" Carter DemocratIn runoff

    19.1% 386 votes

  • James "Jim" Easley, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 354 votes

  • Ricardo M. Smith DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 312 votes

  • Harold Chris Brimmer Other partyDefeated

    9.1% 184 votes

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

2,021 votes cast.

Councilman, District 6

Lance Marino (Republican) won with 71.9% of the vote.

  • Lance Marino RepublicanElected

    71.9% 1,767 votes

  • "Bobby", Colon, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    28.1% 692 votes

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

2,459 votes cast.

Councilman, District 7

Barry Minnich (Republican) won with 60.3% of the vote.

  • Barry Minnich RepublicanElected

    60.3% 1,416 votes

  • Irv Sanchez DemocratDefeated

    39.7% 931 votes

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

2,347 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 19th Senatorial District

Joel T. Chaisson II (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Joel T. Chaisson II 65.4%, Ron Landry 34.6%.

  • Joel T. Chaisson II DemocratElected

    52.7% 20,906 votes

  • Ron Landry DemocratDefeated

    47.3% 18,778 votes

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

39,684 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoel T. Chaisson IIRon LandryTurnout
Lafourche Parish44.6%5,44255.4%6,750
St. Charles Parish65.4%10,92534.6%5,786
St. John the Baptist Parish42.1%4,53957.9%6,242

State Representative, 56th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Gary L. Smith, Jr. (Democrat) and Brian Champagne (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Gary L. Smith, Jr. 35.7%, Brian Champagne 29.2%, Michael K. Henderson 15.2%, Kenneth D. Pace 14.8%.

  • Gary L. Smith, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 5,798 votes

  • Brian Champagne DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 4,719 votes

  • Michael K. Henderson RepublicanDefeated

    15.2% 2,439 votes

  • Kenneth D. Pace RepublicanDefeated

    14.5% 2,328 votes

  • "Bill" Gallardo RepublicanDefeated

    5.0% 812 votes

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

16,096 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
St. Charles ParishGary L. Smith, Jr.35.7%
St. John the Baptist ParishGary L. Smith, Jr.41.5%

Statewide and federal races in St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 18.4%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 29.5%, Jerry M. Fowler 12.8%, Mary Chehardy 19.5%.

  • 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: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: "Jim" Brown 44.1%, Allen Boudreaux 33.3%, Winston W. Riddick 22.6%.

  • "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: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 67.2%, William J. Jefferson 25.7%, "Tom" Greene 1.9%, "Phil" Preis 1.4%.

  • 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: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 75.8%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 13.5%, Cornel Martin 9.2%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.6%.

  • 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: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: John Kennedy 63.4%, Ken Duncan 36.6%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

BESE, 3rd District

Glenny Lee Buquet (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.

This race covers 10 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Glenny Lee Buquet 51.1%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 48.9%.

  • Glenny Lee Buquet DemocratElected

    58.1% 78,439 votes

  • Perry Walker Terrebonne DemocratDefeated

    41.9% 56,634 votes

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

135,073 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 St. Charles Parish: For 42.4%, Against 57.6%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 71.7%, Against 28.3%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 29.3%, Against 70.7%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 45.9%, Against 54.1%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 52.9%, Against 47.1%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 41.1%, Against 58.9%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 54.3%, Against 45.7%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish: For 53.1%, Against 46.9%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.