Mayor, City of Ponchatoula
Julian E. Dufreche (Democrat) won with 65.2% of the vote.
2,065 votes cast.
Tangipahoa 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 Ponchatoula
Chief of Police, City of Ponchatoula
No one got a majority, so "Tim" Gideon (Democrat) and James McKnight (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,108 votes cast.
Alderman, At Large, City of Ponchatoula
Danny Pepitone (Democrat) won with 63.7% of the vote.
1,920 votes cast.
Alderman, District 2, City of Ponchatoula
David I. Perkins (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.
549 votes cast.
Alderman, District 3, City of Ponchatoula
Bruce Kinchen (Democrat) won with 58.3% of the vote.
477 votes cast.
Alderman, District 4, City of Ponchatoula
No one got a majority, so Gary Stanga (Democrat) and Tim Watkins, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
369 votes cast.
Town of Independence
Chief of Police, Town of Independence
Jesse Pingno (Democrat) won with 87.1% of the vote.
801 votes cast.
Aldermen, Town of Independence
Steve Eddie Anthony (Democrat), Luke N. Pingno (Democrat), John Anthony Catalano (Democrat), John J. Polito, Sr. (Democrat), and Louis "Nick" Joseph (Democrat) won.
3,596 votes cast.
Courts and judges
District Judge, 21st JDC, Division B
Bruce C. Bennett (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Bruce C. Bennett 60.1%, Freeman W. Ramsey 25.9%, Haydn Berey 14.1%.
33,999 votes cast.
District Judge, 21st JDC, Division C
Robert H. "Bob" Morrison III (Democrat) won with 74.7% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Robert H. "Bob" Morrison III 77.8%, Larry G. Starns 22.2%.
28,563 votes cast.
Constable, Ward 8
No one got a majority, so Richard Z. Morse (Democrat) and John "JT" Stanga (Republican) went to a runoff.
713 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Warren L. Montgomery 44.3%, Charles Savoie 22.8%, JohnK Wright IV 32.9%.
1,070 votes cast.