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Vernon 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 DeRidder

Councilman, District 5, City of DeRidder

Wayne Thomas (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Wayne Thomas 26.1%, Ernest R. "Ernie" Roll 43.5%, Deborah A. "Debbie" Mujica 30.4%, Normand Terry 0.0%.

  • Wayne Thomas DemocratElected

    54.3% 195 votes

  • Ernest R. "Ernie" Roll RepublicanDefeated

    19.8% 71 votes

  • Deborah A. "Debbie" Mujica RepublicanDefeated

    15.0% 54 votes

  • Normand Terry DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 39 votes

359 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWayne ThomasErnest R. "Ernie" RollDeborah A. "Debbie" MujicaNormand TerryTurnout
Beauregard Parish56.3%18918.2%6114.0%4711.6%39
Vernon Parish26.1%643.5%1030.4%70.0%0

Village of Simpson

Aldermen, Village of Simpson

Joel "Warren" Smith (Democrat), David L. Reinhart (Democrat), and Arnold Leonard Basco (Democrat) won.

  • Joel "Warren" Smith DemocratElected

    28.5% 154 votes

  • David L. Reinhart DemocratElected

    27.9% 151 votes

  • Arnold Leonard Basco DemocratElected

    24.2% 131 votes

  • "Tom" Thompson RepublicanDefeated

    19.4% 105 votes

541 votes cast.

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 31st Representative District

Wm. J. "Billy" Wiggins (Republican) won with 50.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Vernon Parish: Wm. J. "Billy" Wiggins 27.1%, David P. Kennedy 72.9%.

  • Wm. J. "Billy" Wiggins RepublicanElected

    50.6% 288 votes

  • David P. Kennedy RepublicanDefeated

    49.4% 281 votes

569 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWm. J. "Billy" WigginsDavid P. KennedyTurnout
Beauregard Parish58.3%25041.7%179
Vernon Parish27.1%3872.9%102