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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Caddo Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 1, 1988. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Oil City

Mayor, Town of Oil City

R. E. "Bud" Markham (Democrat) won with 75.1% of the vote.

  • R. E. "Bud" Markham DemocratElected

    75.1% 253 votes

  • "Mike" Knight DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 56 votes

  • Martin Hunt DemocratDefeated

    8.3% 28 votes

337 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Oil City

Priscilla T. Weaver (Democrat), F. H. "Bill" Bateman (Republican), Lynda P. Davis (Democrat), "Joan" Moore (Other party), and "Becky" Bagley (Democrat) won.

  • Priscilla T. Weaver DemocratElected

    18.2% 269 votes

  • F. H. "Bill" Bateman RepublicanElected

    17.3% 256 votes

  • Lynda P. Davis DemocratElected

    17.1% 253 votes

  • "Joan" Moore Other partyElected

    15.2% 225 votes

  • "Becky" Bagley DemocratElected

    15.0% 222 votes

2 other candidates: 17.3% together
"Donnie" Jackson Democrat10.0%148
Willie D. "Sonny" Jackson Other party7.4%109

1,482 votes cast.

Village of Rodessa

Mayor, Village of Rodessa

"Sonny" Flores (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.

  • "Sonny" Flores DemocratElected

    56.6% 64 votes

  • Gladys "Callie" Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    43.4% 49 votes

113 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Village of Rodessa

Heuy W. Welborn (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

  • Heuy W. Welborn DemocratElected

    62.5% 70 votes

  • David G. Keener DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 32 votes

  • Nathan Bradshaw Other partyDefeated

    8.9% 10 votes

112 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Rodessa

David C. Horn (Democrat), Laverne Martin (Democrat), and W. H. Applegate (Democrat) won.

  • David C. Horn DemocratElected

    24.1% 75 votes

  • Laverne Martin DemocratElected

    20.3% 63 votes

  • W. H. Applegate DemocratElected

    19.6% 61 votes

  • Faye Tyson DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 59 votes

  • Louis Ray Sanders Other partyDefeated

    17.0% 53 votes

311 votes cast.