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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 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.

Union 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 Farmerville

Marshal, Town of Farmerville

George L. Cothran (Republican) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • George L. Cothran RepublicanElected

    51.0% 571 votes

  • Eugene Patterson DemocratDefeated

    38.8% 434 votes

  • Ashley Ames DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 115 votes

1,120 votes cast.

Alderman, District A, Town of Farmerville

Zollie B. Stansbury (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.

  • Zollie B. Stansbury DemocratElected

    66.0% 142 votes

  • John L. Hicks DemocratDefeated

    34.0% 73 votes

215 votes cast.

Alderman, District C, Town of Farmerville

No one got a majority, so Tommy J. Johnson (Democrat) and Alvis Hill (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tommy J. Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    40.2% 99 votes

  • Alvis Hill DemocratIn runoff

    39.0% 96 votes

  • Jimmy L. Kilgore DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 51 votes

246 votes cast.

Village of Lillie

Chief of Police, Village of Lillie

No one got a majority, so Carroll E. Cook (Democrat) and Joseph Larry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Carroll E. Cook DemocratIn runoff

    39.2% 31 votes

  • Joseph Larry DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 29 votes

  • Jarrell W. Wilson RepublicanDefeated

    24.1% 19 votes

79 votes cast.