Ouachita Parish

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

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

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Sterlington

Alderman, Town of Sterlington

Joe Green (Republican) won with 53.2% of the vote.

Joe Green RepublicanElected
53.2% 134 votes
John W. Wilhite DemocratDefeated
46.8% 118 votes

252 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 Ouachita Parish: Lemmie O. Hightower 78.9%, Van H. Brass 21.1%.

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
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

District Judge, 4th Judicial District, Division C

D. Milton Moore III (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: D. Milton Moore III 59.7%, Benjamin Jones 27.6%, Paul Henry Kidd 12.7%.

D. Milton Moore III DemocratElected
56.5% 13,120 votes
Benjamin Jones DemocratDefeated
29.2% 6,777 votes
Paul Henry Kidd DemocratDefeated
14.3% 3,332 votes

23,229 votes cast; 10.0% of the 29,521 registered voters in the area turned out.