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Orleans Parish

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

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No one got a majority, so Robin Giarrusso (Democrat) and Yvonne L. Hughes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robin Giarrusso DemocratIn runoff

    43.8% 39,355 votes

  • Yvonne L. Hughes DemocratIn runoff

    19.9% 17,911 votes

  • Robert A. Barnett DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 17,625 votes

  • Kathleen C. Cresson DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 11,875 votes

  • "Sam" Exnicios RepublicanDefeated

    3.4% 3,081 votes

89,847 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 86th Representative District

W. H. "Tag" Livingston (Republican) and William Nungesser (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: W. H. "Tag" Livingston 38.4%, William Nungesser 41.1%, "Mike" Barefield 12.5%, Joseph E. Cazenavette 8.0%.

  • W. H. "Tag" Livingston RepublicanElected

    38.6% 1,050 votes

  • William Nungesser RepublicanElected

    37.4% 1,017 votes

  • "Mike" Barefield RepublicanDefeated

    15.0% 409 votes

  • Joseph E. Cazenavette RepublicanDefeated

    9.0% 246 votes

2,722 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishW. H. "Tag" LivingstonWilliam Nungesser"Mike" BarefieldJoseph E. CazenavetteTurnout
Jefferson Parish39.0%36530.2%28319.7%18511.1%104
Orleans Parish38.4%68541.1%73412.5%2248.0%142

RSCC Member(s), 89th Representative District

Bryan Wagner (Republican) and Haywood H. Hillyer III (Republican) won.

  • Bryan Wagner RepublicanElected

    36.7% 1,794 votes

  • Haywood H. Hillyer III RepublicanElected

    25.1% 1,228 votes

  • Marilyn Thayer RepublicanDefeated

    12.8% 628 votes

  • Ellen "Deedee" Suthon RepublicanDefeated

    9.8% 481 votes

3 other candidates: 15.5% together
Lynn R. Ives Republican9.0%439
John H. Musser IV Republican4.2%205
Ira Lawrence Brody Republican2.4%115

4,890 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 90th Representative District

James J. "Jim" O'Connor (Republican) won with 38.5% of the vote.

  • James J. "Jim" O'Connor RepublicanElected

    38.5% 360 votes

  • James M. "Jimmy" Baldwin, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    33.4% 312 votes

  • "Ed" Young RepublicanDefeated

    15.6% 146 votes

  • "Winnie" Beuerman RepublicanDefeated

    7.4% 69 votes

  • John D. Rawls RepublicanDefeated

    5.0% 47 votes

934 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 91st Representative District

Harry A. Rosenberg (Republican) won with 42.8% of the vote.

  • Harry A. Rosenberg RepublicanElected

    42.8% 181 votes

  • Louis A. Velez, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    24.3% 103 votes

  • John A. Harper RepublicanDefeated

    17.3% 73 votes

  • Michael J. Thompson RepublicanDefeated

    15.6% 66 votes

423 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 93rd Representative District

Elizabeth A. Rickey (Republican) won with 37.9% of the vote.

  • Elizabeth A. Rickey RepublicanElected

    37.9% 135 votes

  • Louis Costa RepublicanDefeated

    37.1% 132 votes

  • Roger W. Cope RepublicanDefeated

    25.0% 89 votes

356 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 94th Representative District

Charles E. Dunbar III (Republican) and Sally A. Nungesser (Republican) won.

  • Charles E. Dunbar III RepublicanElected

    36.7% 1,399 votes

  • Sally A. Nungesser RepublicanElected

    32.8% 1,249 votes

  • David R. Kent RepublicanDefeated

    11.1% 423 votes

  • Emily L. Smith RepublicanDefeated

    11.1% 422 votes

  • Ronald W. Fisk RepublicanDefeated

    8.3% 315 votes

3,808 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 95th Representative District

Neil Curran (Republican) won with 71.8% of the vote.

  • Neil Curran RepublicanElected

    71.8% 303 votes

  • Venessa Washington RepublicanDefeated

    28.2% 119 votes

422 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 96th Representative District

Lurline B. Doty (Republican) won with 59.1% of the vote.

  • Lurline B. Doty RepublicanElected

    59.1% 156 votes

  • Richard Beverly RepublicanDefeated

    40.9% 108 votes

264 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 97th Representative District

Thomas A. Gaudet (Republican) won with 44.2% of the vote.

  • Thomas A. Gaudet RepublicanElected

    44.2% 106 votes

  • Harry "Mike" Gamble RepublicanDefeated

    29.2% 70 votes

  • Harold Green, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    26.7% 64 votes

240 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 98th Representative District

Louis A. DiRosa, Jr. (Republican) and Sam LoBue (Republican) won.

  • Louis A. DiRosa, Jr. RepublicanElected

    27.2% 692 votes

  • Sam LoBue RepublicanElected

    26.3% 668 votes

  • Michael J. Giusti RepublicanDefeated

    25.6% 652 votes

  • Anna P. Johnson RepublicanDefeated

    10.0% 255 votes

3 other candidates: 10.8% together
Herman Walton, Jr. Republican4.1%104
Aaron X "Sarg" Gilyard Republican3.7%95
Daniel G. "Bud" Oakey Republican3.0%76

2,542 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 99th Representative District

George Ethel Warren (Republican) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • George Ethel Warren RepublicanElected

    61.4% 81 votes

  • Eulis Moore RepublicanDefeated

    38.6% 51 votes

132 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 100th Representative District

Scott Sewell (Republican) won with 55.6% of the vote.

  • Scott Sewell RepublicanElected

    55.6% 715 votes

  • Larry Drake RepublicanDefeated

    25.0% 321 votes

  • Eileen Fincher RepublicanDefeated

    19.4% 249 votes

1,285 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 101st Representative District

John Rondeno (Republican) won with 50.8% of the vote.

  • John Rondeno RepublicanElected

    50.8% 151 votes

  • Abigail "Abby" Stoner RepublicanDefeated

    49.2% 146 votes

297 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 102nd Representative District

William C. McNeal (Republican) won with 43.2% of the vote.

  • William C. McNeal RepublicanElected

    43.2% 448 votes

  • "Jim" Woodard RepublicanDefeated

    32.2% 334 votes

  • Gary J. Leonard RepublicanDefeated

    24.6% 255 votes

1,037 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 103rd Representative District

W. Carl Livaudais (Republican) won with 63.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Orleans Parish: W. Carl Livaudais 60.1%, Herbert H. Eddington 39.9%.

  • W. Carl Livaudais RepublicanElected

    63.2% 531 votes

  • Herbert H. Eddington RepublicanDefeated

    36.8% 309 votes

840 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishW. Carl LivaudaisHerbert H. EddingtonTurnout
Orleans Parish60.1%27439.9%182
St. Bernard Parish66.9%25733.1%127