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Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 9, 2004, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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State Legislature

State Representative, 45th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Steven G. "Buzz" Durio (Republican) and Joel Robideaux (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Steven G. "Buzz" Durio RepublicanIn runoff

    30.8% 1,850 votes

  • Joel Robideaux Other partyIn runoff

    27.0% 1,622 votes

  • Denice Comeaux-Skinner RepublicanDefeated

    19.4% 1,165 votes

  • L.T. "Butch" Dupre' RepublicanDefeated

    11.8% 708 votes

  • Beverly Broussard Wilson Other partyDefeated

    10.9% 652 votes

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

5,997 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Office "B"

"Jeff" Moss (Democrat) won with 40.8% of the vote.

  • "Jeff" Moss DemocratElected

    40.8% 728 votes

  • Blaise M. Sonnier DemocratDefeated

    33.9% 605 votes

  • "Mickey" Mangham DemocratDefeated

    25.2% 450 votes

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

1,783 votes cast.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Ann Ardoin (Democrat), Alfred "Freddie" Boustany II (Democrat), Thomas E. Guilbeau (Democrat), "Jeff" Moss (Democrat), and Frank "Art" Flynn (Democrat) won.

  • Ann Ardoin DemocratElected

    19.2% 2,291 votes

  • Alfred "Freddie" Boustany II DemocratElected

    19.0% 2,274 votes

  • Thomas E. Guilbeau DemocratElected

    18.5% 2,209 votes

  • "Jeff" Moss DemocratElected

    16.2% 1,938 votes

  • Frank "Art" Flynn DemocratElected

    13.7% 1,641 votes

1 other candidate: 13.3% together
"Tony" Fazzio Democrat13.3%1,590

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

11,943 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District 7

Ken Bouillion (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

  • Ken Bouillion DemocratElected

    68.3% 192 votes

  • "Mickey" Mangham DemocratDefeated

    31.7% 89 votes

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

281 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 31st Representative District, Subdistrict A

Ross Little, Jr. (Republican) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Ross Little, Jr. RepublicanElected

    59.5% 312 votes

  • Chad Zerangue RepublicanDefeated

    40.5% 212 votes

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

524 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 31st Representative District, Subdistrict C

"Charlie" Buckels (Republican) won with 83.4% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: "Charlie" Buckels 84.0%, Jared P. Bellard 16.0%.

  • "Charlie" Buckels RepublicanElected

    83.4% 262 votes

  • Jared P. Bellard RepublicanDefeated

    16.6% 52 votes

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

314 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Charlie" BuckelsJared P. BellardTurnout
Lafayette Parish84.0%22516.0%43
Vermilion Parish80.4%3719.6%9

RSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Subdistrict A

W. Thomas "Tom" Angers (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • W. Thomas "Tom" Angers RepublicanElected

    56.8% 484 votes

  • "Mitzie" Bailey RepublicanDefeated

    43.2% 368 votes

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

852 votes cast.

RSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Subdistrict C

"Max" Jordan (Republican) won with 69.9% of the vote.

  • "Max" Jordan RepublicanElected

    69.9% 431 votes

  • Ray F. Lucas RepublicanDefeated

    30.1% 186 votes

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

617 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

W. Thomas "Tom" Angers (Republican), Donald L. "Don" Bertrand (Republican), Wendy Christian Whitney (Republican), Ray F. Lucas (Republican), and "Jamie" Reneau (Republican) won.

  • W. Thomas "Tom" Angers RepublicanElected

    18.0% 1,971 votes

  • Donald L. "Don" Bertrand RepublicanElected

    16.8% 1,833 votes

  • Wendy Christian Whitney RepublicanElected

    14.8% 1,615 votes

  • Ray F. Lucas RepublicanElected

    13.3% 1,454 votes

  • "Jamie" Reneau RepublicanElected

    12.7% 1,386 votes

2 other candidates: 24.4% together
Nicole Cockerham Republican12.6%1,380
Ruth Bodker-Gaspard Republican11.8%1,286

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

10,925 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Lafayette Parish

Democratic presidential primary

John F. Kerry (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: John F. Kerry 63.1%, John Edwards 21.0%, Howard Dean 5.9%, Wesley K. Clark 3.6%.

  • John F. Kerry DemocratElected

    69.7% 112,639 votes

  • John Edwards DemocratDefeated

    16.1% 26,074 votes

  • Howard Dean DemocratDefeated

    4.9% 7,948 votes

  • Wesley K. Clark DemocratDefeated

    4.4% 7,091 votes

3 other candidates: 4.9% together
"Bill" McGaughey Democrat2.0%3,161
Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat1.5%2,411
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Democrat1.4%2,329

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

161,653 votes cast.

Republican presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 96.1% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: George W. Bush 97.5%, "Bill" Wyatt 2.5%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    96.1% 69,205 votes

  • "Bill" Wyatt RepublicanDefeated

    3.9% 2,805 votes

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

72,010 votes cast.