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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Mayor-President, Metro Council, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Thomas E. "Tom Ed" McHugh (Democrat) and W. W. "Woody" Dumas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas E. "Tom Ed" McHugh DemocratIn runoff

    39.7% 38,629 votes

  • W. W. "Woody" Dumas DemocratIn runoff

    29.9% 29,109 votes

  • M. A. "Mike" Cross DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 12,741 votes

  • Fred Benton DemocratDefeated

    6.2% 6,047 votes

3 other candidates: 11.1% together
"Bill" Howe Republican5.2%5,094
Carl Crane Republican4.7%4,554
E. "Happy" Abdelbaki Other party1.1%1,107

97,281 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 1

No one got a majority, so Jewel E. "Duke" Welch (Democrat) and Gaston Gerald (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jewel E. "Duke" Welch DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 3,012 votes

  • Gaston Gerald DemocratIn runoff

    27.7% 2,271 votes

  • Wayne "Spider" Carter DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 1,550 votes

  • Randy Lorio DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 1,373 votes

8,206 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 2

No one got a majority, so Thomas Woods (Democrat) and Dalton W. Honore (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas Woods DemocratIn runoff

    29.5% 1,730 votes

  • Dalton W. Honore DemocratIn runoff

    15.0% 880 votes

  • Ulysses "Bones" Addison DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 878 votes

  • Allen Spears DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 810 votes

4 other candidates: 26.8% together
William "Bro" Jones Democrat8.2%480
Victor T. Baham, Jr. Democrat7.0%410
Charlie Harrell, Sr. Democrat6.6%386
Leonard "Skeet" London Democrat5.1%299

5,873 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 3

A. Michael "Mike" Babin (Democrat) won with 70.0% of the vote.

  • A. Michael "Mike" Babin DemocratElected

    70.0% 5,724 votes

  • David C. Braud DemocratDefeated

    30.0% 2,457 votes

8,181 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 4

No one got a majority, so Doug Welborn (Republican) and Joseph V. Greco (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Doug Welborn RepublicanIn runoff

    49.0% 4,692 votes

  • Joseph V. Greco DemocratIn runoff

    40.3% 3,859 votes

  • George Steimel RepublicanDefeated

    10.7% 1,021 votes

9,572 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 5

No one got a majority, so V. M. "Lank" Corsentino (Democrat) and Johnnie L. Matthews (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • V. M. "Lank" Corsentino DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 1,933 votes

  • Johnnie L. Matthews DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 1,696 votes

  • Anthony "Ike" Isaac DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 590 votes

  • Seabell Thomas DemocratDefeated

    9.4% 528 votes

3 other candidates: 15.4% together
Freddie Phillips, Jr. Democrat6.2%350
H. "Lee" King King Democrat5.8%328
L. L. Haynes, Jr. Republican3.3%184

5,609 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 6

Richard "Buddy" Wilson (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Richard "Buddy" Wilson DemocratElected

    55.4% 3,869 votes

  • Gary Bergeron DemocratDefeated

    33.9% 2,367 votes

  • Jo Ann Barrow DemocratDefeated

    10.8% 754 votes

6,990 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 7

No one got a majority, so Sharon Weston (Democrat) and Pearl George (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Sharon Weston DemocratIn runoff

    26.4% 1,761 votes

  • Pearl George DemocratIn runoff

    22.7% 1,516 votes

  • Paul Poydras, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 1,384 votes

  • Annette Dunn DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 1,028 votes

2 other candidates: 14.6% together
Alfred Buckley Democrat8.1%539
Thelma Dunn Griffin Democrat6.5%436

6,664 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 8

Lynda Imes (Republican) won with 77.0% of the vote.

  • Lynda Imes RepublicanElected

    77.0% 6,623 votes

  • Mary "Toody" Leggio DemocratDefeated

    23.0% 1,977 votes

8,600 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 9

"Mike" Roubique (Republican) won with 68.5% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Roubique RepublicanElected

    68.5% 6,289 votes

  • "Steve" Irving RepublicanDefeated

    31.5% 2,896 votes

9,185 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 10

No one got a majority, so Darrell W. Glasper (Democrat) and Gordon Currey, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Darrell W. Glasper DemocratIn runoff

    43.5% 2,057 votes

  • Gordon Currey, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.0% 1,323 votes

  • Clyde Brandon DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 999 votes

  • Raymond "Ray J" Cosey DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 353 votes

4,732 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 11

Mary Frey Eaton (Democrat) won with 55.5% of the vote.

  • Mary Frey Eaton DemocratElected

    55.5% 6,283 votes

  • Toni Higginbotham RepublicanDefeated

    35.2% 3,983 votes

  • Burk Baker RepublicanDefeated

    9.3% 1,048 votes

11,314 votes cast.

Councilman, Metro District 12

John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. RepublicanElected

    61.8% 5,596 votes

  • Craig S. Watson DemocratDefeated

    24.0% 2,175 votes

  • "Pam" Atiyeh RepublicanDefeated

    11.1% 1,005 votes

  • Mike Kolakowski DemocratDefeated

    3.1% 285 votes

9,061 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Zachary

Councilman, City of Zachary

No one got a majority, so Hubert C. "Hubie" Owen (Republican) and Melvin Darryl Yoes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Hubert C. "Hubie" Owen RepublicanIn runoff

    28.6% 810 votes

  • Melvin Darryl Yoes DemocratIn runoff

    18.3% 519 votes

  • Will Steen, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 459 votes

  • Robert Ponthier DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 382 votes

4 other candidates: 23.3% together
Richard Tarver, Sr. Democrat6.6%186
Nell Simon Democrat6.0%171
Gerald L. "Jerry" Hill Democrat6.0%170
Wallace S. King Republican4.7%134

2,831 votes cast.

Courts and judges

City Judge, City Court, Division A, City of Baton Rouge

Byron Stringer (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.

  • Byron Stringer DemocratElected

    67.9% 35,033 votes

  • Johnnie Jones, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    32.1% 16,588 votes

51,621 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Division B, City of Baton Rouge

Ralph E. Tyson (Democrat) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Ralph E. Tyson DemocratElected

    57.2% 31,030 votes

  • "Jerry" Arbour RepublicanDefeated

    42.8% 23,199 votes

54,229 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Division C, City of Baton Rouge

Darrell White (Republican) won with 62.9% of the vote.

  • Darrell White RepublicanElected

    62.9% 32,751 votes

  • Eddie G. Crawford DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 19,300 votes

52,051 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Division D, City of Baton Rouge

Rosemary Pillow (Democrat) won with 74.2% of the vote.

  • Rosemary Pillow DemocratElected

    74.2% 39,149 votes

  • Otha Curtis Nelson, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    25.8% 13,639 votes

52,788 votes cast.

City Judge, City Court, Division E, City of Baton Rouge

Curtis A. Calloway (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.

  • Curtis A. Calloway DemocratElected

    52.6% 27,734 votes

  • "Tim" Screen RepublicanDefeated

    47.4% 24,981 votes

52,715 votes cast.

City Constable, City Court, City of Baton Rouge

No one got a majority, so Russell Hicks (Democrat) and Thiel Amiss (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Russell Hicks DemocratIn runoff

    43.0% 23,132 votes

  • Thiel Amiss DemocratIn runoff

    23.4% 12,568 votes

  • Alester "Al" Jones DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 11,389 votes

  • Robert "Bobby" Gill DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 6,665 votes

53,754 votes cast.