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St. Tammany 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

"Malise" Prieto (Republican) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • "Malise" Prieto RepublicanElected

    50.1% 25,560 votes

  • John R. Beyl RepublicanDefeated

    39.7% 20,273 votes

  • Patricia Melancon DemocratDefeated

    10.1% 5,174 votes

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

51,007 votes cast.

Assessor

Patricia Schwarz Core (Democrat) won with 64.2% of the vote.

  • Patricia Schwarz Core DemocratElected

    64.2% 32,595 votes

  • Myles "Pete" Roeling RepublicanDefeated

    35.8% 18,143 votes

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

50,738 votes cast.

Coroner

Peter Galvan (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Peter Galvan DemocratElected

    53.7% 26,343 votes

  • "Ted" Brustowicz RepublicanDefeated

    46.3% 22,747 votes

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

49,090 votes cast.

Council Member, District 1

No one got a majority, so Floyd Glass (Republican) and Russell Butz (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Floyd Glass RepublicanIn runoff

    47.7% 2,394 votes

  • Russell Butz RepublicanIn runoff

    36.0% 1,803 votes

  • Earl Wilson RepublicanDefeated

    16.3% 818 votes

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

5,015 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2

No one got a majority, so Russell Fitzmorris (Democrat) and Ray "Bernie" Willie, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Russell Fitzmorris DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 1,855 votes

  • Ray "Bernie" Willie, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    40.3% 1,795 votes

  • Lance Engolia RepublicanDefeated

    18.0% 803 votes

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

4,453 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

James A. "Red" Thompson II (Democrat) won with 71.4% of the vote.

  • James A. "Red" Thompson II DemocratElected

    71.4% 1,703 votes

  • "Bill" Stephens RepublicanDefeated

    28.6% 682 votes

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

2,385 votes cast.

Council Member, District 4

Patricia "Pat" Brister (Republican) won with 54.1% of the vote.

  • Patricia "Pat" Brister RepublicanElected

    54.1% 2,214 votes

  • "Will" Griffin RepublicanDefeated

    39.2% 1,603 votes

  • Gary J. Leonard RepublicanDefeated

    6.7% 276 votes

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

4,093 votes cast.

Council Member, District 5

No one got a majority, so Bruce S. Authement (Republican) and Kerry Harwell, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bruce S. Authement RepublicanIn runoff

    48.8% 2,456 votes

  • Kerry Harwell, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.9% 1,403 votes

  • "Jimmy" Briant RepublicanDefeated

    19.1% 964 votes

  • Mark Beason RepublicanDefeated

    4.2% 213 votes

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

5,036 votes cast.

Council Member, District 6

Gary T. Singletary (Democrat) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Gary T. Singletary DemocratElected

    53.0% 1,313 votes

  • Joe F. Kennedy DemocratDefeated

    30.4% 753 votes

  • Lawrence Fontenot RepublicanDefeated

    16.6% 411 votes

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

2,477 votes cast.

Council Member, District 8

"Chris" Canulette (Republican) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • "Chris" Canulette RepublicanElected

    50.4% 1,697 votes

  • D. L. "Dave" Doherty, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    49.6% 1,668 votes

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

3,365 votes cast.

Council Member, District 9

Barry D. Bagert (Republican) won with 60.0% of the vote.

  • Barry D. Bagert RepublicanElected

    60.0% 1,999 votes

  • "Bill" Borchert RepublicanDefeated

    31.4% 1,045 votes

  • "Bill" Griffith DemocratDefeated

    8.6% 286 votes

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

3,330 votes cast.

Council Member, District 11

"Steve" Stefancik (Republican) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • "Steve" Stefancik RepublicanElected

    50.2% 1,713 votes

  • Jeanne Buffat RepublicanDefeated

    49.8% 1,701 votes

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

3,414 votes cast.

Council Member, District 12

Irma Cry (Republican) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • Irma Cry RepublicanElected

    56.6% 1,878 votes

  • "Joe" Martinez RepublicanDefeated

    43.4% 1,439 votes

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

3,317 votes cast.

Council Member, District 13

No one got a majority, so Joe "Coach" Thomas (Republican) and "Ronnie" Natal (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Joe "Coach" Thomas RepublicanIn runoff

    39.4% 1,918 votes

  • "Ronnie" Natal RepublicanIn runoff

    24.6% 1,200 votes

  • John Cassisa RepublicanDefeated

    22.4% 1,092 votes

  • "Mike" Sims RepublicanDefeated

    13.6% 662 votes

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

4,872 votes cast.

Council Member, District 14

T. J. Smith, Jr. (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.

  • T. J. Smith, Jr. DemocratElected

    58.0% 1,082 votes

  • Johnny E. Terrell DemocratDefeated

    42.0% 785 votes

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

1,867 votes cast.

School board

Member of School Board, District 3

No one got a majority, so Donald Burris (Democrat) and James W. "Jimmie" Holden (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Donald Burris DemocratIn runoff

    44.2% 750 votes

  • James W. "Jimmie" Holden DemocratIn runoff

    30.3% 513 votes

  • Phomie Armstrong, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    25.5% 432 votes

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

1,695 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 6th Senatorial District

John J. Hainkel, Jr. (Republican) won with 75.0% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: John J. Hainkel, Jr. 74.5%, James "Jimmy" DeSonier 25.5%.

  • John J. Hainkel, Jr. RepublicanElected

    75.0% 23,424 votes

  • James "Jimmy" DeSonier RepublicanDefeated

    25.0% 7,821 votes

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

31,245 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn J. Hainkel, Jr.James "Jimmy" DeSonierTurnout
Jefferson Parish72.8%7,33527.2%2,736
Orleans Parish81.8%5,44918.2%1,211
St. Tammany Parish74.5%4,58725.5%1,570
Tangipahoa Parish72.4%6,05327.6%2,304

State Senator, 12th Senatorial District

Jerry Thomas (Republican) won with 76.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Jerry Thomas 74.6%, Stanley Middleton 25.4%.

  • Jerry Thomas RepublicanElected

    76.3% 26,037 votes

  • Stanley Middleton DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 8,090 votes

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

34,127 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJerry ThomasStanley MiddletonTurnout
St. Tammany Parish74.6%8,40625.4%2,869
Tangipahoa Parish71.8%7,66328.2%3,003
Washington Parish81.8%9,96818.2%2,218

State Representative, 74th Representative District

Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Republican) won with 70.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Michael G. "Mike" Strain 70.3%, "Bob" Ellis 20.7%, "Dick" Donahue 9.0%.

  • Michael G. "Mike" Strain RepublicanElected

    70.0% 10,827 votes

  • "Bob" Ellis RepublicanDefeated

    20.4% 3,150 votes

  • "Dick" Donahue RepublicanDefeated

    9.7% 1,499 votes

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

15,476 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMichael G. "Mike" Strain"Bob" Ellis"Dick" DonahueTurnout
St. Tammany Parish70.3%7,60920.7%2,2369.0%974
Tangipahoa Parish66.8%2,67221.3%85111.9%475
Washington Parish82.9%5469.6%637.6%50

State Representative, 76th Representative District

No one got a majority, so A. G. Crowe (Republican) and Suzanne Mayfield Krieger (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • A. G. Crowe RepublicanIn runoff

    48.6% 5,946 votes

  • Suzanne Mayfield Krieger RepublicanIn runoff

    38.0% 4,655 votes

  • "Ken" Jones RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 1,638 votes

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

12,239 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 10

Lisa King (Republican) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Lisa King RepublicanElected

    56.9% 831 votes

  • William J. "Bill" Bagley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    35.1% 513 votes

  • David J. Stewart RepublicanDefeated

    7.9% 116 votes

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

1,460 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 26.6%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 40.0%, Jerry M. Fowler 8.4%, Mary Chehardy 6.4%.

  • 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. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: "Jim" Brown 39.3%, Allen Boudreaux 39.5%, Winston W. Riddick 21.2%.

  • "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. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 79.4%, William J. Jefferson 13.9%, "Tom" Greene 3.2%, "Phil" Preis 1.8%.

  • 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. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 70.4%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 18.6%, Cornel Martin 9.7%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 1.4%.

  • 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. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: John Kennedy 60.0%, Ken Duncan 40.0%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

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

1,119,115 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Mandeville, #1, City Council, HRC-Term Limits/Council

Passed: 76.8% voted yes and 23.2% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    76.8% 1,699 votes

  • No

    23.2% 514 votes

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

2,213 votes cast.

City of Mandeville, #2, City Council, HRC-Term Limits/Mayor

Passed: 75.2% voted yes and 24.8% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    75.2% 1,661 votes

  • No

    24.8% 549 votes

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

2,210 votes cast.

City of Slidell, Prop. #1, HRC Amendment (budget), Council

Passed: 52.8% voted yes and 47.2% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    52.8% 3,319 votes

  • No

    47.2% 2,962 votes

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

6,281 votes cast.

City of Slidell, Prop. #2, HRC Amendment (C. S.), Council

Passed: 53.5% voted yes and 46.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    53.5% 3,382 votes

  • No

    46.5% 2,935 votes

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

6,317 votes cast.

City of Slidell, Prop. #3, HRC Amendment (terms), Council

Passed: 47.7% voted yes and 52.3% voted no.

  • Yes

    47.7% 3,010 votes

  • NoDefeated

    52.3% 3,302 votes

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

6,312 votes cast.

Drainage Dist. No. 4, $96 Parcel Fee Renewal, BOC

Passed: 72.6% voted yes and 27.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    72.6% 175 votes

  • No

    27.4% 66 votes

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

241 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 2, 20.62 Mills, BOC

Passed: 70.5% voted yes and 29.5% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    70.5% 1,358 votes

  • No

    29.5% 569 votes

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

1,927 votes cast.

Fire Pro. Dist. No. 7, 5 Mills Renewal, BOC

Passed: 68.2% voted yes and 31.8% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    68.2% 861 votes

  • No

    31.8% 402 votes

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

1,263 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. Tammany Parish: For 44.5%, Against 55.5%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: For 68.2%, Against 31.8%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

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

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: For 47.0%, Against 53.0%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

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

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

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

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: For 54.2%, Against 45.8%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: For 50.3%, Against 49.7%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish: For 53.9%, Against 46.1%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.