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Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 4, 2003, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so "Mike" Neustrom (Democrat) and George Armbruster (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Mike" Neustrom DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 29,381 votes

  • George Armbruster RepublicanIn runoff

    34.6% 20,727 votes

  • Carrol Castille DemocratDefeated

    16.3% 9,761 votes

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

59,869 votes cast.

Coroner

Charles W. Boustany (Republican) won with 54.5% of the vote.

  • Charles W. Boustany RepublicanElected

    54.5% 31,294 votes

  • "Ed" Day DemocratDefeated

    45.5% 26,141 votes

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

57,435 votes cast.

City-Parish President

No one got a majority, so "Joey" Durel (Republican) and Glenn M. Weber (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Joey" Durel RepublicanIn runoff

    41.0% 24,265 votes

  • Glenn M. Weber DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 17,020 votes

  • Floyd Domingue DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 11,466 votes

  • Andrew M. "Andy" Hebert Other partyDefeated

    5.3% 3,128 votes

2 other candidates: 5.5% together
Marcus Allen Other party4.7%2,752
Christopher Kole Obafunwa Other party0.8%485

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

59,116 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 2

Dale Bourgeois (Republican) won with 53.0% of the vote.

  • Dale Bourgeois RepublicanElected

    53.0% 3,466 votes

  • "Bobby" Castille DemocratDefeated

    47.0% 3,075 votes

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

6,541 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 3

Christopher "Chris" Williams (Democrat) won with 64.6% of the vote.

  • Christopher "Chris" Williams DemocratElected

    64.6% 2,803 votes

  • "Pat" Magee DemocratDefeated

    23.9% 1,039 votes

  • Patrick L. Brasseaux Other partyDefeated

    11.5% 500 votes

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

4,342 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 4

Louis C. Benjamin, Jr. (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

  • Louis C. Benjamin, Jr. DemocratElected

    60.6% 3,243 votes

  • Laketa Glenn DemocratDefeated

    28.5% 1,522 votes

  • Antonia "Tina" LaDay Other partyDefeated

    10.9% 583 votes

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

5,348 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 5

No one got a majority, so Lenwood Broussard (Democrat) and Linda N. Duhon (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Lenwood Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    44.8% 2,670 votes

  • Linda N. Duhon RepublicanIn runoff

    40.4% 2,407 votes

  • Nicki Fernandez RepublicanDefeated

    14.8% 885 votes

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

5,962 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 6

Bruce Conque (Other party) won with 51.1% of the vote.

  • Bruce Conque Other partyElected

    51.1% 3,290 votes

  • "Jerry" Trumps RepublicanDefeated

    48.9% 3,148 votes

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

6,438 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 8

"Rob" Stevenson (Republican) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • "Rob" Stevenson RepublicanElected

    58.4% 4,832 votes

  • Adam "Mike" Chargois RepublicanDefeated

    28.6% 2,367 votes

  • Stanley "Tee" Brosky RepublicanDefeated

    13.0% 1,074 votes

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

8,273 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 9

No one got a majority, so "Randy" Menard (Republican) and Lucas Denais (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Randy" Menard RepublicanIn runoff

    49.7% 3,705 votes

  • Lucas Denais RepublicanIn runoff

    34.5% 2,568 votes

  • "Mike" LaBorde Other partyDefeated

    15.8% 1,177 votes

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

7,450 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 23rd Senatorial District

"Mike" Michot (Republican) won with 88.0% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Michot RepublicanElected

    88.0% 32,566 votes

  • Herman L. Vidrine RepublicanDefeated

    12.0% 4,437 votes

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

37,003 votes cast.

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

Donald "Don" Cravins (Democrat) won with 67.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Donald "Don" Cravins 70.0%, "Jim" Darby 18.7%, David Saunders 11.4%.

  • Donald "Don" Cravins DemocratElected

    67.3% 22,650 votes

  • "Jim" Darby RepublicanDefeated

    17.4% 5,842 votes

  • David Saunders DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 5,176 votes

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

33,668 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonald "Don" Cravins"Jim" DarbyDavid SaundersTurnout
Lafayette Parish70.0%10,04418.7%2,68011.4%1,634
St. Landry Parish65.3%12,60616.4%3,16218.3%3,542

State Senator, 26th Senatorial District

"Nick" Gautreaux (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Nick" Gautreaux 54.2%, Fred Hoyt 45.8%.

  • "Nick" Gautreaux DemocratElected

    54.0% 20,379 votes

  • Fred Hoyt DemocratDefeated

    46.0% 17,378 votes

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

37,757 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Nick" GautreauxFred HoytTurnout
Acadia Parish53.0%4,86947.0%4,326
Lafayette Parish54.2%3,51845.8%2,969
St. Landry Parish51.8%79348.2%739
Vermilion Parish54.5%11,19945.5%9,344

State Representative, 31st Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Charlie" Buckels (Republican) and "Don" Trahan (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Charlie" Buckels 32.5%, "Don" Trahan 21.3%, Chad Zerangue 25.0%, Neil J. "Sam" Melancon 21.2%.

  • "Charlie" Buckels RepublicanIn runoff

    29.4% 4,380 votes

  • "Don" Trahan RepublicanIn runoff

    27.3% 4,063 votes

  • Chad Zerangue RepublicanDefeated

    21.8% 3,246 votes

  • Neil J. "Sam" Melancon DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 3,184 votes

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

14,873 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Charlie" Buckels"Don" TrahanChad ZerangueNeil J. "Sam" MelanconTurnout
Lafayette Parish32.5%3,85321.3%2,52425.0%2,96821.2%2,507
Vermilion Parish17.4%52750.9%1,5399.2%27822.4%677

State Representative, 39th Representative District

Clara Guilbeau Baudoin (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Clara Guilbeau Baudoin 57.7%, Charlotte Stemmans Clavier 30.6%, Nestor "Tiger" Guillory 11.7%.

  • Clara Guilbeau Baudoin DemocratElected

    58.7% 8,403 votes

  • Charlotte Stemmans Clavier DemocratDefeated

    29.3% 4,200 votes

  • Nestor "Tiger" Guillory Other partyDefeated

    12.0% 1,714 votes

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

14,317 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishClara Guilbeau BaudoinCharlotte Stemmans ClavierNestor "Tiger" GuilloryTurnout
Lafayette Parish57.7%5,04830.6%2,67811.7%1,022
St. Landry Parish60.5%2,64826.6%1,16212.9%565
St. Martin Parish59.2%70730.2%36010.6%127

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette Parish

Attorney General

Charles C. Foti, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Charles C. Foti, Jr. 51.1%, Suzanne Haik Terrell 48.9%.

  • Charles C. Foti, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.5% 689,179 votes

  • Suzanne Haik Terrell RepublicanDefeated

    46.5% 597,917 votes

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

1,287,096 votes cast.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

"Bob" Odom (Democrat) won with 65.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Bob" Odom 59.0%, "Don" Johnson 41.0%.

  • "Bob" Odom DemocratElected

    65.6% 822,682 votes

  • "Don" Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    34.4% 430,856 votes

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

1,253,538 votes cast.

Commissioner of Insurance

No one got a majority, so Robert Wooley (Democrat) and "Dan" Kyle (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Robert Wooley 30.9%, "Dan" Kyle 36.9%, E. "No Fault" Fletcher 11.7%, John Brent "T-T" Fontenot 14.4%.

  • Robert Wooley DemocratIn runoff

    37.1% 467,084 votes

  • "Dan" Kyle RepublicanIn runoff

    33.7% 424,961 votes

  • E. "No Fault" Fletcher DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 130,722 votes

  • John Brent "T-T" Fontenot RepublicanDefeated

    9.9% 124,963 votes

2 other candidates: 8.9% together
William E. "Coach" Johnson Democrat6.1%77,237
Jim R. Bell Other party2.8%35,280

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

1,260,247 votes cast.

Governor

No one got a majority, so "Bobby" Jindal (Republican) and Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 37.9%, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 33.4%, Richard Ieyoub 10.9%, Claude "Buddy" Leach 5.7%.

  • "Bobby" Jindal RepublicanIn runoff

    32.5% 443,389 votes

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 250,136 votes

  • Richard Ieyoub DemocratDefeated

    16.4% 223,513 votes

  • Claude "Buddy" Leach DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 187,872 votes

13 other candidates: 18.9% together
Randy Ewing Democrat9.1%123,936
"Hunt" Downer Republican6.2%84,718
Alan Allgood Republican0.6%7,866
Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel Democrat0.5%7,338
Patrick "Live Wire" Landry Other party0.5%7,195
Edward "Eddie" Mangin Other party0.5%6,745
J. D. "Boudreaux" Estilette Other party0.5%6,439
J. E. Jumonville, Jr. Democrat0.3%3,410
John M. "Doc" Simoneaux, Jr. Other party0.2%3,280
Quentin R. Brown, Jr. Other party0.2%2,414
"Mike" Stagg Democrat0.1%1,667
Richard McCoy Democrat0.1%1,513
Fred Robertson Democrat0.1%1,093

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

1,362,524 votes cast.

Lieutenant Governor

"Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 46.9%, Clyde C. Holloway 23.9%, Melinda Schwegmann 13.1%, Kirt Bennett 13.3%.

  • "Mitch" Landrieu DemocratElected

    52.7% 674,803 votes

  • Clyde C. Holloway RepublicanDefeated

    19.5% 249,668 votes

  • Melinda Schwegmann RepublicanDefeated

    16.8% 215,402 votes

  • Kirt Bennett RepublicanDefeated

    8.5% 108,293 votes

2 other candidates: 2.6% together
J. F. "Rick" Ankesheiln Republican1.3%17,208
Karl E. Schorr Republican1.2%15,505

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

1,280,879 votes cast.

Secretary of State

W. Fox McKeithen (Republican) won with 72.3% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: W. Fox McKeithen 73.5%, "Al" Donovan 21.1%, Scott Lewis 5.3%.

  • W. Fox McKeithen RepublicanElected

    72.3% 916,235 votes

  • "Al" Donovan DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 284,125 votes

  • Scott Lewis Other partyDefeated

    5.3% 66,969 votes

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

1,267,329 votes cast.

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1

$35 Million ann. to Wetlands Con. Res. Fund

Passed: 67.1% voted for and 32.9% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 67.8%, Against 32.2%.

  • ForApproved

    67.1% 731,662 votes

  • Against

    32.9% 358,177 votes

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

1,089,839 votes cast.

Amendment 2

Establishes LA Coastal Restoration Fund

Passed: 67.9% voted for and 32.1% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 68.1%, Against 31.9%.

  • ForApproved

    67.9% 737,543 votes

  • Against

    32.1% 349,088 votes

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

1,086,631 votes cast.

Amendment 3

Aut. Leg. limit recovery aff. Coastal Wetland

Passed: 60.5% voted for and 39.5% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 62.6%, Against 37.4%.

  • ForApproved

    60.5% 626,935 votes

  • Against

    39.5% 408,691 votes

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

1,035,626 votes cast.

Amendment 4

Auth. BESE to oper. failing elem/sec public

Passed: 59.8% voted for and 40.2% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 58.8%, Against 41.2%.

  • ForApproved

    59.8% 647,950 votes

  • Against

    40.2% 435,826 votes

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

1,083,776 votes cast.

Amendment 5

Rev. mbrshp. Bd. of Dir. of LA Workers' Comp.

Passed: 56.3% voted for and 43.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 58.2%, Against 41.8%.

  • ForApproved

    56.3% 594,979 votes

  • Against

    43.7% 461,483 votes

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

1,056,462 votes cast.

Amendment 6

Chng. certain TIMED project descriptions

Passed: 61.0% voted for and 39.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 60.8%, Against 39.2%.

  • ForApproved

    61.0% 636,973 votes

  • Against

    39.0% 407,981 votes

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

1,044,954 votes cast.

Amendment 7

Auth. a state infra. bank to loan infra. pro.

Passed: 43.1% voted for and 56.9% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 51.0%, Against 49.0%.

  • For

    43.1% 449,005 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    56.9% 592,315 votes

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

1,041,320 votes cast.

Amendment 8

Exemp. offshore drilling rigs from pro. tax

Passed: 55.9% voted for and 44.1% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 62.1%, Against 37.9%.

  • ForApproved

    55.9% 589,355 votes

  • Against

    44.1% 464,487 votes

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

1,053,842 votes cast.

Amendment 9

Lottery Pro. Fund monies go to edu./comp./pro

Passed: 64.0% voted for and 36.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 69.6%, Against 30.4%.

  • ForApproved

    64.0% 689,025 votes

  • Against

    36.0% 388,076 votes

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

1,077,101 votes cast.

Amendment 10

Auth. leg. creating a sys. of Admin. Law

Passed: 40.2% voted for and 59.8% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 44.2%, Against 55.8%.

  • For

    40.2% 414,603 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    59.8% 617,185 votes

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

1,031,788 votes cast.

Amendment 11

Budget Stab. Fund - mineral rev. class. chng.

Passed: 58.5% voted for and 41.5% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 62.6%, Against 37.4%.

  • ForApproved

    58.5% 599,147 votes

  • Against

    41.5% 425,246 votes

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

1,024,393 votes cast.

Amendment 12

Clarifies const. pro. pri. ownshp. not contra

Passed: 55.2% voted for and 44.8% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 55.8%, Against 44.2%.

  • ForApproved

    55.2% 574,307 votes

  • Against

    44.8% 466,914 votes

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

1,041,221 votes cast.

Amendment 13

Auth. local gov'ts to use rev. to acq. immov.

Passed: 41.1% voted for and 58.9% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 49.9%, Against 50.1%.

  • For

    41.1% 425,615 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    58.9% 610,608 votes

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

1,036,223 votes cast.

Amendment 14

Prohibits leg. aud. from pol. act. for 2 yrs.

Passed: 48.0% voted for and 52.0% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 48.2%, Against 51.8%.

  • For

    48.0% 498,205 votes

  • AgainstDefeated

    52.0% 539,499 votes

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

1,037,704 votes cast.

Amendment 15

Jud. reaches mand. retire. age to finish term

Passed: 53.3% voted for and 46.7% voted against.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: For 56.5%, Against 43.5%.

  • ForApproved

    53.3% 572,690 votes

  • Against

    46.7% 501,829 votes

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

1,074,519 votes cast.