Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

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

Early voting: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Friday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballot See your sample ballot and polling place All election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Franklin Parish

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

Other elections here: Every election in Franklin Parish
Other parishes: Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today: Franklin Parish offices and contacts

School board

Member of School Board, District 7

Alton "Fox" Johnston (Republican) won with 50.5% of the vote.

Alton "Fox" Johnston RepublicanElected
50.5% 326 votes
Tom A. Kerrigan, Jr. DemocratDefeated
49.5% 320 votes

646 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Gilbert

Alderman, Village of Gilbert

Elmer Lee Tackel, Sr. (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.

Elmer Lee Tackel, Sr. DemocratElected
60.1% 89 votes
Wanda Cooper DemocratDefeated
17.6% 26 votes
Lou "Cookie" Foster DemocratDefeated
11.5% 17 votes
Richard Mahoney DemocratDefeated
10.8% 16 votes

148 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, 1st District, Division A

Lemmie O. Hightower (Democrat) won with 77.8% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Franklin Parish: Lemmie O. Hightower 81.0%, Van H. Brass 19.0%.

Lemmie O. Hightower DemocratElected
77.8% 25,962 votes
Van H. Brass DemocratDefeated
22.2% 7,410 votes

33,372 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	Lemmie O. Hightower	Van H. Brass	Turnout
East Carroll Parish	73.0%788	27.0%291
Franklin Parish	81.0%2,184	19.0%511
Madison Parish	67.7%1,511	32.3%722
Morehouse Parish	74.2%3,357	25.8%1,169
Ouachita Parish	78.9%13,206	21.1%3,535
Richland Parish	84.2%2,699	15.8%506
Tensas Parish	65.5%823	34.5%434
West Carroll Parish	85.2%1,394	14.8%242