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East Baton Rouge Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 8, 1988. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

City of Baker

Mayor, City of Baker

"Pete" Heine (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • "Pete" Heine DemocratElected

    53.9% 2,244 votes

  • J. E. "Duke" Welch DemocratDefeated

    46.1% 1,923 votes

4,167 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Baker

Sid J. Gautreaux III (Democrat) won with 85.8% of the vote.

  • Sid J. Gautreaux III DemocratElected

    85.8% 3,473 votes

  • Martial J. LaFleur, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 574 votes

4,047 votes cast.

Councilmen, City of Baker

Frank C. Blackburn (Democrat) and Jim Hill (Democrat) won.

  • Frank C. Blackburn DemocratElected

    11.2% 2,124 votes

  • Jim Hill DemocratElected

    10.3% 1,952 votes

  • Greg Allen DemocratIn runoff

    9.3% 1,764 votes

  • Marion "Sonny" Verde DemocratIn runoff

    9.1% 1,724 votes

  • Louis Dunigan DemocratIn runoff

    9.0% 1,700 votes

  • James "Jimmy" Pourciau DemocratIn runoff

    8.8% 1,668 votes

  • James "Bodie" Southall DemocratIn runoff

    7.6% 1,445 votes

  • John E. Walden DemocratIn runoff

    6.7% 1,266 votes

7 other candidates: 28.2% together
Randal W. "Randy" Rogers Other party5.3%999
Admon R. McCastle Democrat5.1%976
Albert "Bert" Carson Republican5.0%940
Cary "Escue" Bryson Republican4.3%824
Tony Pitts Republican3.6%679
Glenn Hawkins Democrat2.6%494
"Jim" Rounsavall Republican2.3%434

18,989 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 61st Representative District

Nick Bergeron (Republican) won with 52.5% of the vote.

  • Nick Bergeron RepublicanElected

    52.5% 165 votes

  • Rubye E. Noble RepublicanDefeated

    47.5% 149 votes

314 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 62nd Representative District

Chester H. Bennett (Republican) won with 67.8% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Chester H. Bennett 79.2%, Edyre B. Berger 20.8%.

  • Chester H. Bennett RepublicanElected

    67.8% 531 votes

  • Edyre B. Berger RepublicanDefeated

    32.2% 252 votes

783 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishChester H. BennettEdyre B. BergerTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish79.2%20620.8%54
East Feliciana Parish55.1%19344.9%157
West Feliciana Parish76.3%13223.7%41

RSCC Member(s), 63rd Representative District

Robert L. "Bob" Ford (Republican) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Robert L. "Bob" Ford RepublicanElected

    60.8% 79 votes

  • Willie D. Lewis RepublicanDefeated

    39.2% 51 votes

130 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 65th Representative District

Ann Mahoney (Republican) and Richmond Odom (Republican) won.

  • Ann Mahoney RepublicanElected

    29.3% 867 votes

  • Richmond Odom RepublicanElected

    25.1% 742 votes

  • Robert W. Morgan RepublicanDefeated

    24.6% 726 votes

  • Beverly Weselak RepublicanDefeated

    12.9% 381 votes

  • John C. Mangano RepublicanDefeated

    8.2% 241 votes

2,957 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 66th Representative District

Mary Landry (Republican) won with 32.5% of the vote.

  • Mary Landry RepublicanElected

    32.5% 307 votes

  • J. Clyde Geddes, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    25.3% 239 votes

  • M. A. "Mike" Tassin RepublicanDefeated

    23.7% 224 votes

  • Keith B. Hall RepublicanDefeated

    18.4% 174 votes

944 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 67th Representative District

Willis V. Reed (Republican) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • Willis V. Reed RepublicanElected

    52.4% 197 votes

  • Darryl S. Gissel RepublicanDefeated

    25.5% 96 votes

  • Alan Seabaugh RepublicanDefeated

    16.0% 60 votes

  • Wallace L. Walker RepublicanDefeated

    6.1% 23 votes

376 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 68th Representative District

Toni Higginbotham (Republican), Robert A. "Bob" Hawthorne (Republican), and Cyrus J. Greco (Republican) won.

  • Toni Higginbotham RepublicanElected

    29.2% 2,007 votes

  • Robert A. "Bob" Hawthorne RepublicanElected

    20.9% 1,431 votes

  • Cyrus J. Greco RepublicanElected

    20.3% 1,390 votes

  • Michael G. Chittom RepublicanDefeated

    16.0% 1,101 votes

2 other candidates: 13.6% together
Alan Smith Republican7.3%498
Jefferson M. "Jeff" Angers Republican6.3%435

6,862 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 69th Representative District

W. Henson Moore (Republican), Randall J. "Randy" Cashio (Republican), Julie McClendon Law (Republican), and Toni D. Schaefer (Republican) won.

  • W. Henson Moore RepublicanElected

    26.1% 3,037 votes

  • Randall J. "Randy" Cashio RepublicanElected

    13.3% 1,549 votes

  • Julie McClendon Law RepublicanElected

    10.5% 1,224 votes

  • Toni D. Schaefer RepublicanElected

    10.1% 1,174 votes

7 other candidates: 40.0% together
Rhett Davis Republican9.2%1,070
Stephen K. Adams Republican6.3%736
Miller Dial Republican6.3%728
"Jerry" Arbour Republican5.9%692
"Tom" Colten Republican5.2%603
David R. Huval Republican4.2%492
Leo Beadle Republican2.9%335

11,640 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 70th Representative District

Leslie P. Tassin (Republican), "Steve" Young (Republican), and Christina Kyle "Christy" Casteel (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Leslie P. Tassin 17.8%, "Steve" Young 16.1%, Christina Kyle "Christy" Casteel 15.8%, Robert Glen Cormier 13.0%.

  • Leslie P. Tassin RepublicanElected

    17.8% 1,049 votes

  • "Steve" Young RepublicanElected

    16.1% 950 votes

  • Christina Kyle "Christy" Casteel RepublicanElected

    15.8% 934 votes

  • Robert Glen Cormier RepublicanDefeated

    12.9% 765 votes

4 other candidates: 37.4% together
Charles A. "Andy" O'Brien Republican11.5%678
Rosemary Garruto Republican9.4%554
R. Kyle Ardoin Republican8.7%512
Robert J. Edgeworth Republican7.9%466

5,908 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Baton Rouge ParishLeslie P. Tassin17.8%
Livingston ParishLeslie P. Tassin17.4%

RPEC Member(s), at Large

Toni Higginbotham (Republican), Richard S. Rhorer (Republican), Michael G. Chittom (Republican), James R. Murray (Republican), and Russell Berland (Republican) won.

  • Toni Higginbotham RepublicanElected

    20.2% 10,126 votes

  • Richard S. Rhorer RepublicanElected

    13.1% 6,586 votes

  • Michael G. Chittom RepublicanElected

    10.0% 5,031 votes

  • James R. Murray RepublicanElected

    9.9% 4,981 votes

  • Russell Berland RepublicanElected

    9.8% 4,903 votes

4 other candidates: 37.0% together
Robert J. Edgeworth Republican9.6%4,801
Jack M. Dampf Republican9.5%4,750
Jefferson M. "Jeff" Angers Republican9.3%4,653
William S. "Bill" Jones Republican8.8%4,407

50,238 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 2

Robert L. "Bob" Ford (Republican) won with 58.1% of the vote.

  • Robert L. "Bob" Ford RepublicanElected

    58.1% 54 votes

  • Willie D. Lewis RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 39 votes

93 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 3

Mary Landry (Republican) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • Mary Landry RepublicanElected

    69.0% 514 votes

  • J. Clyde Geddes RepublicanDefeated

    31.0% 231 votes

745 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 4

Richmond Odom (Republican) won with 47.7% of the vote.

  • Richmond Odom RepublicanElected

    47.7% 620 votes

  • Robert W. Morgan RepublicanDefeated

    30.0% 390 votes

  • Don Thompson RepublicanDefeated

    22.2% 289 votes

1,299 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 5

Nick Bergeron (Republican) won with 52.2% of the vote.

  • Nick Bergeron RepublicanElected

    52.2% 72 votes

  • Robert Ambrose RepublicanDefeated

    47.8% 66 votes

138 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 7

Lynnette Harrison (Republican) won with 61.1% of the vote.

  • Lynnette Harrison RepublicanElected

    61.1% 110 votes

  • Bernard Whitley RepublicanDefeated

    38.9% 70 votes

180 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 8

Toni D. Schaefer (Republican) won with 54.1% of the vote.

  • Toni D. Schaefer RepublicanElected

    54.1% 1,064 votes

  • Rhett Davis RepublicanDefeated

    45.9% 904 votes

1,968 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 9

Gladys G. Frew (Republican) won with 66.4% of the vote.

  • Gladys G. Frew RepublicanElected

    66.4% 1,222 votes

  • D. Greg Iseral RepublicanDefeated

    33.6% 617 votes

1,839 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 10

Alan Seabaugh (Republican) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • Alan Seabaugh RepublicanElected

    53.6% 103 votes

  • Willis V. Reed RepublicanDefeated

    46.4% 89 votes

192 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 11

Cyrus J. Greco (Republican) won with 75.4% of the vote.

  • Cyrus J. Greco RepublicanElected

    75.4% 1,577 votes

  • John Lightsey RepublicanDefeated

    24.6% 515 votes

2,092 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 12

Shawn Crane (Republican) won with 33.6% of the vote.

  • Shawn Crane RepublicanElected

    33.6% 547 votes

  • J. William "Bill" Mathews, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    22.6% 368 votes

  • Charles A. "Andy" O'Brien RepublicanDefeated

    20.1% 327 votes

  • Leigh M. Harris RepublicanDefeated

    16.0% 260 votes

  • Alan Smith RepublicanDefeated

    7.8% 127 votes

1,629 votes cast.