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Vermilion Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 6, 2002. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Abbeville

Mayor, City of Abbeville

Mark F. Piazza (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Mark F. Piazza DemocratElected

    51.3% 2,054 votes

  • "Don" Chauvin DemocratDefeated

    43.7% 1,749 votes

  • Wilmer Hebert DemocratDefeated

    5.0% 200 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Mark F. Piazza
"Don" Chauvin
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,709 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 294 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

4,003 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Abbeville

Drew David (Democrat) won with 64.9% of the vote.

  • Drew David DemocratElected

    64.9% 2,566 votes

  • Mike D. Hardy DemocratDefeated

    35.1% 1,385 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Drew David
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,657 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 294 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,951 votes cast.

Councilman at Large, City of Abbeville

No one got a majority, so Norman Broussard (Democrat) and Ronald Darby (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Norman Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    36.6% 1,381 votes

  • Ronald Darby DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 1,221 votes

  • Lynn Goutierrez DemocratDefeated

    21.8% 825 votes

  • Eugene Stephens DemocratDefeated

    9.3% 351 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Norman Broussard
Ronald Darby
Lynn Goutierrez
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 3,494 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 284 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,778 votes cast.

Councilman, District A, City of Abbeville

"Pam" Gaspard (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • "Pam" Gaspard DemocratElected

    65.5% 671 votes

  • James L. LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 187 votes

  • "Al" Laviolette DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 166 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Pam" Gaspard
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 971 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 53 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,024 votes cast.

Councilman, District B, City of Abbeville

Francis Touchet, Jr. (Democrat) won with 72.3% of the vote.

  • Francis Touchet, Jr. DemocratElected

    72.3% 703 votes

  • Danny L. Uriegas DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 215 votes

  • Michael P. Broussard Other partyDefeated

    5.7% 55 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Francis Touchet, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 851 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 122 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

973 votes cast.

Councilman, District C, City of Abbeville

Carbett Duhon (Democrat) won with 59.4% of the vote.

  • Carbett Duhon DemocratElected

    59.4% 570 votes

  • Kenneth "Ken" Acord DemocratDefeated

    40.6% 389 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Carbett Duhon
Kenneth "Ken" Acord
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 875 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 84 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

959 votes cast.

City of Kaplan

Mayor, City of Kaplan

No one got a majority, so Levi J. Schexnider (Democrat) and Brent D. Frith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Levi J. Schexnider DemocratIn runoff

    33.1% 675 votes

  • Brent D. Frith DemocratIn runoff

    27.0% 551 votes

  • Cloris J. Boudreaux DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 484 votes

  • "Jack" Gupta DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 331 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Levi J. Schexnider
Brent D. Frith
Cloris J. Boudreaux
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,924 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 117 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,041 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Kaplan

"Steve" Perry (Democrat) won with 87.9% of the vote.

  • "Steve" Perry DemocratElected

    87.9% 1,761 votes

  • Russell J. Touchet DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 134 votes

  • Wilbert "Tate" Duhon DemocratDefeated

    5.4% 109 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Steve" Perry
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,891 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 113 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,004 votes cast.

Alderman, At Large, City of Kaplan

No one got a majority, so Linda Hardee (Democrat) and Richard LeBouef (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Linda Hardee DemocratIn runoff

    46.7% 940 votes

  • Richard LeBouef DemocratIn runoff

    26.3% 528 votes

  • Presley Griffin DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 363 votes

  • John M. "Kie" LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    9.0% 180 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Linda Hardee
Richard LeBouef
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,896 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 115 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,011 votes cast.

Alderman, District A, City of Kaplan

Dolores "Ms. Dee" Broussard (Democrat) won with 57.9% of the vote.

  • Dolores "Ms. Dee" Broussard DemocratElected

    57.9% 252 votes

  • Randy Campbell DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 104 votes

  • George St. Julien DemocratDefeated

    12.0% 52 votes

  • Emery Krout Other partyDefeated

    6.2% 27 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Dolores "Ms. Dee" Broussard
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 424 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

435 votes cast.

Alderman, District B, City of Kaplan

Warren L. Whaley, Sr. (Democrat) won with 68.1% of the vote.

  • Warren L. Whaley, Sr. DemocratElected

    68.1% 383 votes

  • Daniel Broussard DemocratDefeated

    31.9% 179 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Warren L. Whaley, Sr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 517 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 45 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

562 votes cast.

Alderman, District C, City of Kaplan

Jonathan Perry (Other party) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Jonathan Perry Other partyElected

    59.1% 228 votes

  • Richard D. LeBlanc DemocratDefeated

    40.9% 158 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jonathan Perry
Richard D. LeBlanc
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 350 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 36 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

386 votes cast.

Alderman, District D, City of Kaplan

Jerry "J. J." Landry (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.

  • Jerry "J. J." Landry DemocratElected

    55.1% 227 votes

  • Kevin G. Guidry DemocratDefeated

    33.0% 136 votes

  • Todd W. Dronet DemocratDefeated

    11.9% 49 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jerry "J. J." Landry
Kevin G. Guidry
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 395 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

412 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct