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St. Tammany 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 Mandeville

Council Member(s), at Large, City of Mandeville

Jack B. McGuire (Democrat) and Emile J. Navarre (Democrat) won.

  • Jack B. McGuire DemocratElected

    37.7% 1,259 votes

  • Emile J. Navarre DemocratElected

    33.5% 1,117 votes

  • Adelaide J. Boettner Other partyDefeated

    28.8% 963 votes

3,339 votes cast.

Council Member II, City of Mandeville

Frank C. Shows (Democrat) won with 75.2% of the vote.

  • Frank C. Shows DemocratElected

    75.2% 530 votes

  • Milt "Mickey" Aucoin RepublicanDefeated

    24.8% 175 votes

705 votes cast.

Council Member III, City of Mandeville

James J. Gleason III (Republican) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • James J. Gleason III RepublicanElected

    57.3% 354 votes

  • Jimmy D. Gill DemocratDefeated

    42.7% 264 votes

618 votes cast.

Town of Madisonville

Aldermen, Town of Madisonville

G. Danny Tyrney (Democrat), L. P. Ostendorf (Democrat), Jean P. Pelloat (Democrat), David T. Stein (Democrat), and Jerry Lange, Sr. (Democrat) won.

  • G. Danny Tyrney DemocratElected

    17.6% 170 votes

  • L. P. Ostendorf DemocratElected

    17.1% 165 votes

  • Jean P. Pelloat DemocratElected

    17.0% 164 votes

  • David T. Stein DemocratElected

    12.7% 123 votes

  • Jerry Lange, Sr. DemocratElected

    12.4% 120 votes

3 other candidates: 23.2% together
Peter Gitz III Democrat10.4%100
"Jim" Bouey Republican6.7%65
Colleen S. Collier Democrat6.1%59

966 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Ward 2

No one got a majority, so L. E. "Larry" Elsensohn, Sr. (Democrat) and John Roberts (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • L. E. "Larry" Elsensohn, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    33.3% 548 votes

  • John Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    27.7% 456 votes

  • Donald Burris DemocratDefeated

    21.5% 354 votes

  • Charles L. Renfroe DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 288 votes

1,646 votes cast.

Justice of the Peace, Ward 10

Mario F. Ventura (Democrat) and Carmen Leiva Frisard (Democrat) won.

  • Mario F. Ventura DemocratElected

    57.5% 292 votes

  • Carmen Leiva Frisard DemocratElected

    42.5% 216 votes

508 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 74th Representative District

Warren L. Montgomery (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Tammany Parish: Warren L. Montgomery 51.7%, Charles Savoie 34.8%, JohnK Wright IV 13.5%.

  • Warren L. Montgomery RepublicanElected

    50.9% 545 votes

  • Charles Savoie RepublicanDefeated

    32.3% 346 votes

  • JohnK Wright IV RepublicanDefeated

    16.7% 179 votes

1,070 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWarren L. MontgomeryCharles SavoieJohnK Wright IVTurnout
St. Tammany Parish51.7%44834.8%30113.5%117
Tangipahoa Parish44.3%7022.8%3632.9%52
Washington Parish58.7%2719.6%921.7%10

RSCC Member(s), 76th Representative District

Shirley L. Unangst (Republican), John R. Erickson (Republican), and Catherine L. "Cathy" Palmer (Republican) won.

  • Shirley L. Unangst RepublicanElected

    18.8% 1,111 votes

  • John R. Erickson RepublicanElected

    16.8% 989 votes

  • Catherine L. "Cathy" Palmer RepublicanElected

    16.2% 954 votes

  • Beverly N. Litton RepublicanDefeated

    16.1% 948 votes

3 other candidates: 32.2% together
"Chuck" Dempsey Republican14.0%828
Michael L. Bono Republican10.1%598
Timothy N. Kooney Republican8.1%476

5,904 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 77th Representative District

Betty A. Anderson (Republican), Sally S. Campbell (Republican), and Earl Wilson (Republican) won.

  • Betty A. Anderson RepublicanElected

    20.5% 1,715 votes

  • Sally S. Campbell RepublicanElected

    14.9% 1,248 votes

  • Earl Wilson RepublicanElected

    12.1% 1,015 votes

  • Gloria Engelhardt RepublicanDefeated

    11.5% 960 votes

5 other candidates: 41.1% together
Richard D. Faulkner Republican9.7%809
Joyce P. Ilardi Republican9.7%809
"Mimi" Sumrall Republican8.3%692
Edgar R. Bogantes Republican7.2%600
Joyce G. Francis Republican6.3%529

8,377 votes cast.

RPEC Member(s), at Large

June W. Erickson (Republican), Richard D. Faulkner (Republican), "Jean" Bonnell (Republican), Barbara Sturm Martinez (Republican), and Robert L. Sumrall (Republican) won.

  • June W. Erickson RepublicanElected

    18.3% 4,182 votes

  • Richard D. Faulkner RepublicanElected

    17.5% 4,005 votes

  • "Jean" Bonnell RepublicanElected

    17.3% 3,952 votes

  • Barbara Sturm Martinez RepublicanElected

    16.7% 3,812 votes

  • Robert L. Sumrall RepublicanElected

    16.6% 3,802 votes

1 other candidate: 13.6% together
Edgar R. Bogantes Republican13.6%3,108

22,861 votes cast.

RPEC Member, District 1

Gloria Engelhardt (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • Gloria Engelhardt RepublicanElected

    53.9% 376 votes

  • Mary "Sis" Rives RepublicanDefeated

    46.1% 321 votes

697 votes cast.