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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

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

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Tuesday, March 8, 1988

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, U.S. House, and local races in 58 parishes.

Federal election
President, U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

President

Democratic presidential primary

Jesse L. Jackson (Democrat) won with 35.4% of the vote.

  • Jesse L. Jackson DemocratElected

    35.4% 221,522 votes

  • "Al" Gore DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 174,971 votes

  • Michael S. Dukakis DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 95,661 votes

  • "Dick" Gephardt DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 67,029 votes

8 other candidates: 10.5% together
Gary Hart Democrat4.2%26,437
David E. Duke Democrat3.7%23,391
Paul Simon Democrat0.8%5,153
Frank Ahern Democrat0.6%3,702
Bruce Babbitt Democrat0.5%3,076
Lyndon LaRouche Democrat0.3%1,681
Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr. Democrat0.3%1,574
Richard B. Kay Democrat0.1%822

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Jesse L. Jackson
"Al" Gore
Michael S. Dukakis

625,019 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia Parish"Al" Gore32.0%
Allen ParishJesse L. Jackson26.4%
Ascension Parish"Al" Gore41.0%
Assumption ParishJesse L. Jackson31.8%
Avoyelles Parish"Al" Gore28.4%
Beauregard Parish"Al" Gore34.0%
Bienville ParishJesse L. Jackson37.7%
Bossier Parish"Al" Gore46.7%
Caddo ParishJesse L. Jackson36.9%
Calcasieu ParishJesse L. Jackson29.8%
Caldwell Parish"Al" Gore46.8%
Cameron Parish"Al" Gore31.8%
Catahoula Parish"Al" Gore45.2%
Claiborne Parish"Al" Gore37.1%
Concordia ParishJesse L. Jackson40.6%
De Soto ParishJesse L. Jackson35.6%
East Baton Rouge ParishJesse L. Jackson41.2%
East Carroll ParishJesse L. Jackson57.5%
East Feliciana ParishJesse L. Jackson40.8%
Evangeline ParishJesse L. Jackson31.4%
Franklin Parish"Al" Gore41.0%
Grant Parish"Al" Gore37.8%
Iberia ParishJesse L. Jackson37.5%
Iberville ParishJesse L. Jackson51.2%
Jackson ParishJesse L. Jackson39.2%
Jefferson Davis Parish"Al" Gore31.5%
Jefferson ParishMichael S. Dukakis30.3%
Lafayette Parish"Al" Gore30.3%
Lafourche ParishMichael S. Dukakis27.9%
LaSalle Parish"Al" Gore53.9%
Lincoln ParishJesse L. Jackson47.3%
Livingston Parish"Al" Gore51.9%
Madison ParishJesse L. Jackson61.6%
Morehouse ParishJesse L. Jackson49.5%
Natchitoches ParishJesse L. Jackson39.0%
Orleans ParishJesse L. Jackson64.2%
Ouachita ParishJesse L. Jackson39.6%
Plaquemines ParishJesse L. Jackson39.3%
Pointe Coupee ParishJesse L. Jackson46.5%
Rapides Parish"Al" Gore32.1%
Red River Parish"Al" Gore35.7%
Richland Parish"Al" Gore39.5%
Sabine Parish"Al" Gore41.0%
St. Bernard ParishMichael S. Dukakis34.8%
St. Charles ParishJesse L. Jackson35.4%
St. Helena ParishJesse L. Jackson50.7%
St. James ParishJesse L. Jackson58.8%
St. John the Baptist ParishJesse L. Jackson45.4%
St. Landry ParishJesse L. Jackson47.0%
St. Martin ParishJesse L. Jackson33.8%
St. Mary ParishJesse L. Jackson36.5%
St. Tammany ParishMichael S. Dukakis26.5%
Tangipahoa Parish"Al" Gore29.9%
Tensas ParishJesse L. Jackson58.6%
Terrebonne ParishMichael S. Dukakis24.2%
Union Parish"Al" Gore43.6%
Vermilion Parish"Al" Gore37.8%
Vernon Parish"Al" Gore33.6%
Washington ParishJesse L. Jackson35.5%
Webster Parish"Al" Gore38.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish"Al" Gore35.8%
West Carroll Parish"Al" Gore46.2%
West Feliciana ParishJesse L. Jackson59.0%
Winn Parish"Al" Gore45.1%

Democratic presidential primary

George Bush (Republican) won with 57.8% of the vote.

  • George Bush RepublicanElected

    57.8% 83,684 votes

  • "Pat" Robertson RepublicanDefeated

    18.2% 26,294 votes

  • Robert "Bob" Dole RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 25,624 votes

  • Jack Kemp RepublicanDefeated

    5.3% 7,722 votes

2 other candidates: 1.0% together
"Pete" du Pont Republican0.6%851
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Republican0.4%598

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George Bush
"Pat" Robertson

144,773 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia Parish"Pat" Robertson40.9%
Allen ParishGeorge Bush43.3%
Ascension ParishGeorge Bush38.1%
Assumption ParishGeorge Bush46.6%
Avoyelles ParishGeorge Bush46.5%
Beauregard ParishGeorge Bush50.7%
Bienville ParishGeorge Bush65.0%
Bossier ParishGeorge Bush63.2%
Caddo ParishGeorge Bush61.2%
Calcasieu ParishGeorge Bush45.5%
Caldwell ParishGeorge Bush57.9%
Cameron Parish"Pat" Robertson43.4%
Catahoula ParishGeorge Bush45.2%
Claiborne ParishGeorge Bush65.9%
Concordia ParishGeorge Bush54.7%
De Soto ParishGeorge Bush56.9%
East Baton Rouge ParishGeorge Bush56.0%
East Carroll ParishGeorge Bush45.6%
East Feliciana ParishGeorge Bush51.7%
Evangeline ParishGeorge Bush39.7%
Franklin ParishGeorge Bush46.2%
Grant ParishGeorge Bush50.2%
Iberia ParishGeorge Bush43.5%
Iberville ParishGeorge Bush43.2%
Jackson ParishGeorge Bush56.0%
Jefferson Davis ParishGeorge Bush40.7%
Jefferson ParishGeorge Bush66.4%
Lafayette ParishGeorge Bush49.6%
Lafourche ParishGeorge Bush47.2%
LaSalle ParishGeorge Bush55.1%
Lincoln ParishGeorge Bush58.6%
Livingston ParishGeorge Bush54.4%
Madison ParishGeorge Bush62.4%
Morehouse ParishGeorge Bush53.9%
Natchitoches ParishGeorge Bush55.9%
Orleans ParishGeorge Bush67.7%
Ouachita ParishGeorge Bush55.0%
Plaquemines ParishGeorge Bush57.7%
Pointe Coupee ParishGeorge Bush41.8%
Rapides ParishGeorge Bush55.9%
Red River ParishGeorge Bush59.9%
Richland ParishGeorge Bush46.8%
Sabine ParishGeorge Bush61.4%
St. Bernard ParishGeorge Bush54.3%
St. Charles ParishGeorge Bush60.4%
St. Helena ParishGeorge Bush43.2%
St. James ParishGeorge Bush42.0%
St. John the Baptist ParishGeorge Bush49.1%
St. Landry ParishGeorge Bush45.6%
St. Martin ParishGeorge Bush44.3%
St. Mary ParishGeorge Bush50.3%
St. Tammany ParishGeorge Bush63.5%
Tangipahoa ParishGeorge Bush57.7%
Tensas ParishGeorge Bush64.8%
Terrebonne ParishGeorge Bush48.6%
Union ParishGeorge Bush58.2%
Vermilion Parish"Pat" Robertson38.9%
Vernon ParishGeorge Bush55.0%
Washington ParishGeorge Bush68.5%
Webster ParishGeorge Bush59.2%
West Baton Rouge ParishGeorge Bush56.1%
West Carroll ParishGeorge Bush57.1%
West Feliciana ParishGeorge Bush57.1%
Winn ParishGeorge Bush58.4%

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District

No one got a majority, so "Jim" McCrery (Republican) and Foster L. Campbell, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Jim" McCrery RepublicanIn runoff

    31.5% 39,624 votes

  • Foster L. Campbell, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    19.2% 24,220 votes

  • "Stan" Tiner DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 19,567 votes

  • June Phillips DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 16,829 votes

6 other candidates: 20.3% together
Claude "Buddy" Leach Democrat10.8%13,646
Marshall Jones Democrat4.2%5,236
Troy Bain Democrat3.0%3,827
Noel E. "Gene" Byars Democrat1.6%2,018
Charles S. Martin Democrat0.5%567
Mitchell E. Marsh Democrat0.2%288

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Jim" McCrery
Foster L. Campbell, Jr.
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

125,822 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Beauregard ParishClaude "Buddy" Leach44.3%
Bossier ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.35.5%
Caddo Parish"Jim" McCrery35.0%
Claiborne ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.37.7%
De Soto Parish"Jim" McCrery24.7%
Red River ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.26.4%
Sabine ParishClaude "Buddy" Leach26.4%
Vernon ParishClaude "Buddy" Leach58.8%
Webster ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.30.3%

Turnout by parish