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West Baton Rouge 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

Randall J. Andre' (Democrat) won with 78.8% of the vote.

  • Randall J. Andre' DemocratElected

    78.8% 6,271 votes

  • Randy Walker DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 1,684 votes

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

7,955 votes cast.

Parish President

Ted Denstel (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Ted Denstel DemocratElected

    55.0% 4,186 votes

  • Kyle Ardoin DemocratDefeated

    33.8% 2,571 votes

  • Felix E. Moore DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 859 votes

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

7,616 votes cast.

Council Member, District 2

Jeff "Petit" Kershaw (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • Jeff "Petit" Kershaw DemocratElected

    59.4% 645 votes

  • Fred McKenzie DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 440 votes

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

1,085 votes cast.

Council Member, District 3

No one got a majority, so Jean Crites (Democrat) and Keith K. Washington, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jean Crites DemocratIn runoff

    45.7% 371 votes

  • Keith K. Washington, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 308 votes

  • Mary Woods Henderson DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 132 votes

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

811 votes cast.

Council Member, District 6

Huey P. Brown (Democrat) won with 65.4% of the vote.

  • Huey P. Brown DemocratElected

    65.4% 395 votes

  • Tim Crockett DemocratDefeated

    34.6% 209 votes

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

604 votes cast.

Council Member, District 7

Harlan J Cashiola (Democrat) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Harlan J Cashiola DemocratElected

    60.8% 710 votes

  • Kevin M. LeBlanc RepublicanDefeated

    39.2% 457 votes

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

1,167 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Port Allen

Council Member, District I, City of Port Allen

Ray H. Lawrence (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

  • Ray H. Lawrence DemocratElected

    69.3% 334 votes

  • Joycelyn "Mason" Green DemocratDefeated

    26.3% 127 votes

  • Landry Sprull, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 21 votes

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

482 votes cast.

Town of Brusly

Council Members, Town of Brusly

Daryl "Turf" Babin (Other party) and David Shane Andre' (Other party) won.

  • Daryl "Turf" Babin Other partyElected

    45.6% 747 votes

  • David Shane Andre' Other partyElected

    38.4% 628 votes

  • Henrietta B. "Precious" Woods DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 262 votes

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

1,637 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. 47.8%, Tim Johnson 26.7%, Clyde W. Kimball 25.5%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Donald "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. 49.0%, "Matt" Jewell 19.7%, Warren C. Pourciau 31.3%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge 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, 60th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Audrey A. McCain (Democrat) and Emma Devillier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: Audrey A. McCain 43.0%, Emma Devillier 48.7%, Harry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr. 8.4%.

  • Audrey A. McCain DemocratIn runoff

    48.7% 8,296 votes

  • Emma Devillier DemocratIn runoff

    41.1% 6,998 votes

  • Harry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.1% 1,724 votes

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

17,018 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishAudrey A. McCainEmma DevillierHarry J. "Soup" Kember, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish41.2%14946.7%16912.2%44
Assumption Parish52.4%3,32640.1%2,5467.5%476
Iberville Parish47.8%3,86539.6%3,20112.6%1,018
West Baton Rouge Parish43.0%95648.7%1,0828.4%186

Statewide and federal races in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Louis "Woody" Jenkins 28.9%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 18.3%, Jerry M. Fowler 28.2%, Mary Chehardy 4.6%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: "Jim" Brown 45.9%, Allen Boudreaux 24.1%, Winston W. Riddick 29.9%.

  • "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: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. 56.3%, William J. Jefferson 32.5%, "Tom" Greene 7.8%, "Phil" Preis 2.2%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 88.3%, Kevin Joseph Duplantis 6.3%, Cornel Martin 2.9%, Sadie Roberts-Joseph 2.4%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: John Kennedy 55.5%, Ken Duncan 44.5%.

  • John Kennedy DemocratElected

    55.6% 621,796 votes

  • Ken Duncan DemocratDefeated

    44.4% 497,319 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: Linda M. Johnson 52.1%, Donald Hunter 30.1%, Russell "Russ" Wise 17.9%.

  • 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: West Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

143,023 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 38.7%, Against 61.3%.

  • For

    46.2% 383,176 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    53.8% 445,704 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 65.1%, Against 34.9%.

  • ForApproved

    70.3% 584,294 votes

  • Against

    29.7% 246,689 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 33.6%, Against 66.4%.

  • For

    35.9% 303,720 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    64.1% 541,518 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 43.2%, Against 56.8%.

  • For

    46.0% 411,429 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    54.0% 482,600 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 51.7%, Against 48.3%.

  • ForApproved

    51.4% 449,224 votes

  • Against

    48.6% 425,456 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 54.9%, Against 45.1%.

  • ForApproved

    59.3% 522,383 votes

  • Against

    40.7% 358,210 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 40.5%, Against 59.5%.

  • For

    43.4% 379,776 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.6% 494,988 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 50.0%, Against 50.0%.

  • ForApproved

    53.7% 473,901 votes

  • Against

    46.3% 409,136 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 48.1%, Against 51.9%.

  • ForApproved

    51.3% 440,768 votes

  • Against

    48.7% 418,592 votes

No precinct map: West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: For 40.9%, Against 59.1%.

  • For

    49.0% 427,324 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    51.0% 445,587 votes

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

872,911 votes cast.