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St. Martin Parish

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

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Parish President

Scott Angelle (Democrat) won with 76.6% of the vote.

  • Scott Angelle DemocratElected

    76.6% 11,660 votes

  • Floyd "Y" Knott Other partyDefeated

    23.4% 3,564 votes

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

15,224 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1

Guy Cormier (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Guy Cormier DemocratElected

    55.9% 969 votes

  • Fred Foti, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    32.6% 565 votes

  • Eugene Resweber III RepublicanDefeated

    11.5% 200 votes

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

1,734 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

Odell Trahan (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.

  • Odell Trahan DemocratElected

    71.1% 991 votes

  • Charles "Sonny" Cade, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    28.9% 402 votes

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

1,393 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4

Mike Huval (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.

  • Mike Huval DemocratElected

    73.4% 1,421 votes

  • Aimee Castille DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 381 votes

  • Kevin J. Burch DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 134 votes

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

1,936 votes cast.

Council Member, District 5

Lloyd "Red" Higginbotham (Democrat) won with 57.1% of the vote.

  • Lloyd "Red" Higginbotham DemocratElected

    57.1% 1,236 votes

  • Dean LeBlanc RepublicanDefeated

    42.9% 929 votes

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

2,165 votes cast.

Council Member, District 8

James "Jim" Hebert (Democrat) won with 54.7% of the vote.

  • James "Jim" Hebert DemocratElected

    54.7% 1,097 votes

  • Pat Huval DemocratDefeated

    45.3% 909 votes

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

2,006 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 21.9%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 7.5%, Jerry M. Fowler 21.1%, Mary Chehardy 3.9%.

  • 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. Martin 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. Martin Parish: "Jim" Brown 52.2%, Allen Boudreaux 23.5%, Winston W. Riddick 24.2%.

  • "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. Martin 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. Martin Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 63.5%, William J. Jefferson 26.7%, "Tom" Greene 1.7%, "Phil" Preis 1.5%.

  • 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. Martin 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. Martin Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 85.4%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 5.2%, Cornel Martin 7.9%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.5%.

  • 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. Martin 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. Martin Parish: John Kennedy 59.1%, Ken Duncan 40.9%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: Glenny Lee Buquet 55.2%, Perry Walker Terrebonne 44.8%.

  • Glenny Lee Buquet DemocratElected

    58.1% 78,439 votes

  • Perry Walker Terrebonne DemocratDefeated

    41.9% 56,634 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 44.2%, Against 55.8%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 71.8%, Against 28.2%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 46.0%, Against 54.0%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 50.7%, Against 49.3%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 60.1%, Against 39.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 68.0%, Against 32.0%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

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

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 57.2%, Against 42.8%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: St. Martin 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. Martin Parish: For 51.9%, Against 48.1%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

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

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.