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St. Landry Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Allen T. Guillory (Democrat) and Bruce Boudreaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Allen T. Guillory DemocratIn runoff

    36.3% 657 votes

  • Bruce Boudreaux DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 652 votes

  • Zoe Ann Savoy DemocratDefeated

    16.9% 306 votes

  • Richard Theriot DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 194 votes

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

1,809 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

James C. Eaglin (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • James C. Eaglin DemocratElected

    56.9% 1,060 votes

  • Leon E. Robinson DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 803 votes

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

1,863 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

"Pat" Miller (Democrat) won with 75.9% of the vote.

  • "Pat" Miller DemocratElected

    75.9% 1,697 votes

  • Jimmie "Coach" Red DemocratDefeated

    24.1% 538 votes

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

2,235 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Dallas Leger (Republican) and Jerry L. Red, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dallas Leger RepublicanIn runoff

    31.0% 775 votes

  • Jerry L. Red, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    29.3% 732 votes

  • Huet "Picheau" Dupre DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 703 votes

  • Frank D. "Buddy" Helton, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    11.6% 291 votes

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

2,501 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Ronald E. Buschel (Democrat) won with 59.0% of the vote.

  • Ronald E. Buschel DemocratElected

    59.0% 1,109 votes

  • John E. Soileau RepublicanDefeated

    41.0% 771 votes

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

1,880 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

"Ralph" Nezat (Democrat) won with 79.0% of the vote.

  • "Ralph" Nezat DemocratElected

    79.0% 1,562 votes

  • Sidney Bourque Other partyDefeated

    21.0% 415 votes

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

1,977 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Robert J. Stelly (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.

  • Robert J. Stelly DemocratElected

    57.4% 1,348 votes

  • Roy A. Guilbeau DemocratDefeated

    42.6% 1,000 votes

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

2,348 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

"Wayne" Ardoin (Democrat) won with 76.9% of the vote.

  • "Wayne" Ardoin DemocratElected

    76.9% 2,024 votes

  • J. Allen Fontenot DemocratDefeated

    23.1% 607 votes

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

2,631 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Howard Austin (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • Howard Austin DemocratElected

    54.0% 1,223 votes

  • Dexter Q. Brown DemocratDefeated

    36.4% 824 votes

  • Floyd J. Savoy DemocratDefeated

    9.5% 216 votes

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

2,263 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

No one got a majority, so Terry "Cooney" Brown (Republican) and Andrew Castille (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Terry "Cooney" Brown RepublicanIn runoff

    34.8% 756 votes

  • Andrew Castille DemocratIn runoff

    17.7% 385 votes

  • Gerard Boudreaux DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 353 votes

  • Harold J. Guillory DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 301 votes

2 other candidates: 17.4% together
Catherine G. Delafose Democrat12.1%263
Linus "Spike" Jordan, Sr. Democrat5.3%116

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

2,174 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

William "Billy" Gil (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • William "Billy" Gil DemocratElected

    53.4% 925 votes

  • Wendell Ardoin DemocratDefeated

    41.2% 714 votes

  • John D. "Hammer" Pastorick Other partyDefeated

    5.4% 94 votes

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

1,733 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 13

Gary D. Courville (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • Gary D. Courville DemocratElected

    60.7% 1,089 votes

  • Patrick Fusilier DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 704 votes

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

1,793 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Melville

Mayor, Town of Melville

Willie "Butch" Haynes III (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Willie "Butch" Haynes III DemocratElected

    55.4% 427 votes

  • Peggy Lorio DemocratDefeated

    44.6% 344 votes

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

771 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Melville

Joseph "Blue" Martin (Democrat) and Alex "Dickie" Dugas (Democrat) won.

  • Joseph "Blue" Martin DemocratElected

    17.0% 374 votes

  • Alex "Dickie" Dugas DemocratElected

    16.9% 371 votes

  • Richard G. Naquin RepublicanIn runoff

    14.9% 327 votes

  • Denise Lee Oliney DemocratIn runoff

    14.8% 325 votes

3 other candidates: 36.4% together
Clara A. Moore Democrat14.0%307
W.A. "Tony" Foret Democrat11.3%249
Marlena C. Triplette Democrat11.1%245

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

2,198 votes cast.

Village of Palmetto

Alderman, Village of Palmetto

Judy S. Dupre (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.

  • Judy S. Dupre DemocratElected

    59.2% 42 votes

  • Joseph Irving, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    40.8% 29 votes

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

71 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

Donald "Don" Cravins (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Donald "Don" Cravins 61.5%, Dwayne Hargroder 38.5%.

  • Donald "Don" Cravins DemocratElected

    63.7% 22,332 votes

  • Dwayne Hargroder DemocratDefeated

    36.3% 12,736 votes

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

35,068 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald "Don" CravinsDwayne HargroderTurnout
Lafayette Parish67.0%9,43533.0%4,651
St. Landry Parish61.5%12,89738.5%8,085

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

Fred Hoyt (Democrat) won with 68.0% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Fred Hoyt 47.9%, Lauri B. Hebert 52.1%.

  • Fred Hoyt DemocratElected

    68.0% 24,827 votes

  • Lauri B. Hebert DemocratDefeated

    32.0% 11,705 votes

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

36,532 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFred HoytLauri B. HebertTurnout
Acadia Parish69.4%9,66630.6%4,260
Lafayette Parish51.4%1,78248.6%1,686
St. Landry Parish47.9%67752.1%737
Vermilion Parish71.7%12,70228.3%5,022

State Representative, 39th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Clara Guilbeau Baudoin (Democrat) and Tommy Angelle (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Landry Parish: Clara Guilbeau Baudoin 43.2%, Tommy Angelle 34.5%, John Earl Guidry 22.2%.

  • Clara Guilbeau Baudoin DemocratIn runoff

    40.6% 6,137 votes

  • Tommy Angelle DemocratIn runoff

    31.6% 4,770 votes

  • John Earl Guidry DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 4,198 votes

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

15,105 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishClara Guilbeau BaudoinTommy AngelleJohn Earl GuidryTurnout
Lafayette Parish39.8%4,49530.6%3,45829.7%3,354
St. Landry Parish43.2%1,64234.5%1,31222.2%844

State Representative, 40th Representative District

Charles I. Hudson (Democrat) won with 77.7% of the vote.

  • Charles I. Hudson DemocratElected

    77.7% 11,118 votes

  • Michael W. Levier DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 2,001 votes

  • Ollie Mae Jackson RepublicanDefeated

    8.3% 1,185 votes

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

14,304 votes cast.

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 St. Landry Parish: Greg Fruge 50.0%, Glen Bihm 50.0%.

  • Greg Fruge RepublicanElected

    58.2% 7,524 votes

  • Glen Bihm DemocratDefeated

    41.8% 5,400 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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

Courts and judges

District Judge, 27th JDC, Election Section 3, Division D

Donald W. Hebert (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Donald W. Hebert DemocratElected

    50.4% 3,591 votes

  • Donald Richard DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 3,534 votes

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

7,125 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 30.3%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 12.3%, Jerry M. Fowler 30.4%, Mary Chehardy 4.1%.

  • 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish: "Jim" Brown 54.0%, Allen Boudreaux 26.8%, Winston W. Riddick 19.2%.

  • "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. Landry 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. Landry Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 55.6%, William J. Jefferson 37.6%, "Tom" Greene 2.9%, "Phil" Preis 1.3%.

  • 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 90.8%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 5.5%, Cornel Martin 2.6%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.1%.

  • 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish: John Kennedy 60.7%, Ken Duncan 39.3%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish: Linda M. Johnson 43.6%, Donald Hunter 43.0%, Russell "Russ" Wise 13.4%.

  • 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: St. Landry Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

143,023 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Recall of Joseph E. Meche, Alderman, District 1, Town of Sunset

Passed: 52.9% voted yes and 47.1% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    52.9% 128 votes

  • No

    47.1% 114 votes

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

242 votes cast.

Recall/Clayton Babineaux, Alderman, District 3, Town of Sunset

Passed: 48.8% voted yes and 51.2% voted no.

  • Yes

    48.8% 98 votes

  • NoDefeated

    51.2% 103 votes

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

201 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. Landry Parish: For 51.7%, Against 48.3%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 69.2%, Against 30.8%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 31.4%, Against 68.6%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 46.8%, Against 53.2%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 51.5%, Against 48.5%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 60.2%, Against 39.8%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 40.3%, Against 59.7%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 52.8%, Against 47.2%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 49.6%, Against 50.4%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: St. Landry 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. Landry Parish: For 44.9%, Against 55.1%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.