Haston Lewis Jr has won the race to be to the Justice of the Peace in District 1 of St.John’s the Baptist Parish.

He was reelected Tuesday, defeating his closest challenger Lori Burke with over 20 percent of the vote, according to complete official results released on Wednesday. Haston received 810 votes to Lori’s 446 votes.

Other contenders include Jade Champagne with 221 votes while Chad Roussell polled 300 votes.

Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana had called for a special election to be conducted after the resignation of Haston Lewis Jr, who vacated the seat as Justice of the peace in District 1 on May 8. 

Haston boasts an impressive record of public service as he had previously served as a Justice of the Peace for six years from 2014 until his term expired in Dec.31 2020. He has also served on St. John Parish Recreational Board for 11 years.

He believes being a public servant motivated him to do more for the citizens of District 1 as he serves as a Justice of the Peace, he said in an interview last year.