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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.

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Washington 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 Franklinton

Mayor, Town of Franklinton

Douglas E. "Doug" Brown (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Douglas E. "Doug" Brown DemocratElected

    60.5% 850 votes

  • Earle R. Brown, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    39.5% 555 votes

1,405 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Franklinton

David W. Bickham (Democrat), W. Houston Magee (Democrat), "Bill" Durden (Democrat), Rayfus Martin (Democrat), and "Greg" Route (Democrat) won.

  • David W. Bickham DemocratElected

    16.0% 974 votes

  • W. Houston Magee DemocratElected

    13.5% 825 votes

  • "Bill" Durden DemocratElected

    12.9% 785 votes

  • Rayfus Martin DemocratElected

    12.1% 738 votes

  • "Greg" Route DemocratElected

    11.2% 684 votes

5 other candidates: 34.3% together
Bobby K. McDaniel Democrat9.9%604
Elizabeth "Libby" Henley Democrat7.4%449
"Dan" Johnson Other party6.9%423
Don Passman Democrat5.3%320
L. D. "Dickie" Dillon Republican4.8%293

6,095 votes cast.

Village of Angie

Chief of Police, Village of Angie

William R. Briganc, Jr. (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.

  • William R. Briganc, Jr. DemocratElected

    54.3% 63 votes

  • Paul E. Scott DemocratDefeated

    45.7% 53 votes

116 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Angie

Roxie Fornea (Democrat), Byron Stogner (Democrat), and Gaston A. Howard (Democrat) won.

  • Roxie Fornea DemocratElected

    30.8% 94 votes

  • Byron Stogner DemocratElected

    28.2% 86 votes

  • Gaston A. Howard DemocratElected

    23.0% 70 votes

  • Hoyt L. "Chick" Boyd, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 55 votes

305 votes cast.

Village of Varnado

Mayor, Village of Varnado

Daniel B. "Scrap" Fornea (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • Daniel B. "Scrap" Fornea DemocratElected

    62.6% 107 votes

  • Shelby L. Lott DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 64 votes

171 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Varnado

Robert Gunnell (Democrat), James Leonard "Jimmy" Ezell, Sr. (Democrat), and James C. Mohon, Jr. (Democrat) won.

  • Robert Gunnell DemocratElected

    26.1% 105 votes

  • James Leonard "Jimmy" Ezell, Sr. DemocratElected

    21.6% 87 votes

  • James C. Mohon, Jr. DemocratElected

    21.4% 86 votes

  • Carl "Chubby" Fornea III RepublicanDefeated

    19.9% 80 votes

  • Lloyd Fornea DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 44 votes

402 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division C

Brady Fitzsimmons (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Brady Fitzsimmons 69.3%, Madeleine Slaughter 6.4%, J. R. "Bob" Jenkins 16.3%, Dolores M. Williams 7.9%.

  • Brady Fitzsimmons DemocratElected

    57.6% 12,445 votes

  • Madeleine Slaughter RepublicanDefeated

    21.3% 4,597 votes

  • J. R. "Bob" Jenkins DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 2,774 votes

  • Dolores M. Williams DemocratDefeated

    8.3% 1,802 votes

21,618 votes cast; 59.0% of the 6,863 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishBrady FitzsimmonsMadeleine SlaughterJ. R. "Bob" JenkinsDolores M. WilliamsTurnout
St. Tammany Parish53.1%8,29126.9%4,21111.5%1,8008.5%1,326
Washington Parish69.3%4,1546.4%38616.3%9747.9%476

Justice of the Peace, Ward 6

No one got a majority, so Milferd Creel (Democrat) and Jackie Varnado (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Milferd Creel DemocratIn runoff

    36.1% 202 votes

  • Jackie Varnado DemocratIn runoff

    31.3% 175 votes

  • Charles Ray Corkern DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 116 votes

  • Carliss M. Adams DemocratDefeated

    12.0% 67 votes

560 votes cast.

Constable, Ward 3

Willie Sumrall (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • Willie Sumrall DemocratElected

    51.8% 771 votes

  • Sybil Young DemocratDefeated

    48.2% 716 votes

1,487 votes cast.

Constable, Ward 8

No one got a majority, so Larry G. Brown (Democrat) and Willie J. Spears (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Larry G. Brown DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 318 votes

  • Willie J. Spears DemocratIn runoff

    23.0% 236 votes

  • Ronnie Nielson DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 232 votes

  • R. O. Warren DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 182 votes

  • Vernon Jenkins DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 58 votes

1,026 votes cast.