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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 15, 2003, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

"Mike" Neustrom (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Neustrom DemocratElected

    57.0% 38,300 votes

  • George Armbruster RepublicanDefeated

    43.0% 28,877 votes

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

67,177 votes cast.

City-Parish President

"Joey" Durel (Republican) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • "Joey" Durel RepublicanElected

    52.0% 34,806 votes

  • Glenn M. Weber DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 32,113 votes

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

66,919 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 5

Lenwood Broussard (Democrat) won with 52.7% of the vote.

  • Lenwood Broussard DemocratElected

    52.7% 3,683 votes

  • Linda N. Duhon RepublicanDefeated

    47.3% 3,302 votes

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

6,985 votes cast.

Member, City-Parish Council, District 9

"Randy" Menard (Republican) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • "Randy" Menard RepublicanElected

    53.2% 4,593 votes

  • Lucas Denais RepublicanDefeated

    46.8% 4,047 votes

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

8,640 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 31st Representative District

"Don" Trahan (Republican) won with 50.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Don" Trahan 45.4%, "Charlie" Buckels 54.6%.

  • "Don" Trahan RepublicanElected

    50.0% 8,181 votes

  • "Charlie" Buckels RepublicanDefeated

    50.0% 8,168 votes

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

16,349 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Don" Trahan"Charlie" BuckelsTurnout
Lafayette Parish45.4%6,00954.6%7,218
Vermilion Parish69.6%2,17230.4%950

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette Parish

Commissioner of Insurance

Robert Wooley (Democrat) won with 57.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Robert Wooley 48.0%, "Dan" Kyle 52.0%.

  • Robert Wooley DemocratElected

    57.7% 773,578 votes

  • "Dan" Kyle RepublicanDefeated

    42.3% 567,034 votes

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

1,340,612 votes cast.

Governor

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 48.4%, "Bobby" Jindal 51.6%.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    51.9% 731,358 votes

  • "Bobby" Jindal RepublicanDefeated

    48.1% 676,484 votes

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

1,407,842 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

BAYOU VERMILION DISTRICT PROPOSITION (BOND) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH BAYOU VERMILION DISTRICT TO ISSUE UP TO $4,000,000 OF 20-YEAR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING ANY WORK OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT INCLUDED IN THE MASTER PLAN IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF SUCH EXPENDITURE, SAID BONDS TO BE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF SAID DISTRICT AND TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

Bayou Vermilion District, P/W - Bond - BOC

Passed: 59.2% voted yes and 40.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District (the "District"), incur debt and issue up to Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) of bonds, said bonds to run twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight per cent (8%) per annum, for the purpose of constructing, acquiring and/or improving any work of public improvement included in the master plan in existence at the time of such expenditure and prepared in the manner provided by Chapter 32, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    59.2% 33,941 votes

  • No

    40.8% 23,353 votes

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

57,294 votes cast.