House Rep. Blake Miguez will be changing his title to state senator following Saturday night’s election results after the legislator won his election race for Senatorial District 22 outright with four other candidates on the ballot.

Polling showed Miguez winning with 61% of the vote. Out of a total of 31,961 voters, 19,559 of the votes went to Miguez with a 38.6% unofficial turnout. The district comprises voters in parts of Iberia, Lafayette and St. Martin parishes. 

“For those of you who think the work is over, it’s not,” Miguez said Saturday night at his election party. “Tomorrow we are going to hit the ground running.”

New Iberia resident and sugar cane farmer Hugh Andre came in second place, garnering 21% of the vote.

The move to state senate will put Miguez in an important position in the Legislature and will replace longtime State Sen. Fred Mills.

The race to replace Miguez in the State House of Representatives also saw a clear win with Erath businessman Jacob Landry. The incoming representative for District 49 won 62% of the vote against opponents Sandy Derise and David Eaton. Out of a total of 10,668 voters, Landry garnered a total of 6,600 voters in a district comprised of parts of Iberia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes. 

Other legislative winners included State Rep. Beau Beaullieu, who won another term as representative for District 48. Beaullieu finished with 85% of the vote against opponent David Levy. A total of 10,681 residents voted for Beaullieu, with voters in Iberia, St. Martin and Lafayette parishes. 

In State Senate District 21, candidates Robert Allain and Henry “Bo” Lagrange will be seeing a runoff after neither met the required 50% to win outright. Allain, who is looking to replace his father State Sen. Brett Allain, finished Saturday’s election with 44% of the vote. LaGrange, the former chief administrative officer for St. Mary Parish Government, finished with 31% of the vote. Stephen Swiber, who came in third, finished with 25%.