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West Baton Rouge 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

City of Port Allen

Mayor, City of Port Allen

"Bill" LeBlanc (Democrat) won with 70.1% of the vote.

  • "Bill" LeBlanc DemocratElected

    70.1% 1,862 votes

  • "Pat" Roy Other partyDefeated

    29.9% 794 votes

2,656 votes cast.

Chief of Police, City of Port Allen

Gerald G. Gauthe (Democrat) won with 71.5% of the vote.

  • Gerald G. Gauthe DemocratElected

    71.5% 1,866 votes

  • Don C. Baucum DemocratDefeated

    28.5% 742 votes

2,608 votes cast.

Alderman, District I, City of Port Allen

No one got a majority, so Michael Cannatella (Democrat) and Charlie B. Granger (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Michael Cannatella DemocratIn runoff

    31.7% 224 votes

  • Charlie B. Granger DemocratIn runoff

    25.9% 183 votes

  • Wilson "Minnie Pole" Morgan Other partyDefeated

    21.1% 149 votes

  • Michael A. Byrd Other partyDefeated

    14.3% 101 votes

  • Wilbert Mason, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    7.1% 50 votes

707 votes cast.

Alderman, District IV, City of Port Allen

No one got a majority, so Irvrie A. "Ivory" Johnson (Democrat) and Betty L. Nelson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Irvrie A. "Ivory" Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    32.9% 252 votes

  • Betty L. Nelson DemocratIn runoff

    23.5% 180 votes

  • Oliver "Teeny Boy" Jones, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 150 votes

  • Larry W. Bell DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 87 votes

2 other candidates: 12.7% together
Melvin E. Dogan Democrat8.6%66
Lawrence J. Hicks Democrat4.0%31

766 votes cast.

Town of Addis

Mayor, Town of Addis

Carroll P. Bourgeois (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

  • Carroll P. Bourgeois DemocratElected

    58.5% 415 votes

  • Gerald P. Carroll DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 295 votes

710 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Addis

No one got a majority, so Ted Berthelot (Democrat) and Michael R. Waldrop (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ted Berthelot DemocratIn runoff

    33.1% 234 votes

  • Michael R. Waldrop DemocratIn runoff

    24.8% 175 votes

  • Shane Lopez DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 150 votes

  • Charles L. "Chuck" Tuminello, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 100 votes

  • Riley J. Spurlock DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 47 votes

706 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Addis

Russell L. Parrish (Democrat), Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot, Jr. (Democrat), Joseph "Blackie" Landry (Democrat), and Gesner J. "Ges" LeBlanc (Democrat) won.

  • Russell L. Parrish DemocratElected

    14.7% 483 votes

  • Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot, Jr. DemocratElected

    14.3% 471 votes

  • Joseph "Blackie" Landry DemocratElected

    14.1% 463 votes

  • Gesner J. "Ges" LeBlanc DemocratElected

    12.4% 408 votes

  • Ernest J. Grant, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    9.3% 306 votes

  • B. J. DeBlanc DemocratIn runoff

    8.3% 272 votes

4 other candidates: 27.0% together
Paul Wayne Ramagos Republican8.0%262
Karl M. Hebert Democrat7.7%253
Raleigh D. Warner Democrat6.9%227
Dempsey C. Short Democrat4.5%149

3,294 votes cast.

Town of Brusly

Mayor, Town of Brusly

Lynn J. Pourciau (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Lynn J. Pourciau DemocratElected

    55.0% 515 votes

  • C. Rod Prejean, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 422 votes

937 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Brusly

Robert D. Purnell (Democrat), Joseph G. Mancuso (Democrat), Albert Mayeux (Democrat), Paul J. Gauthreaux (Democrat), and Sherrill M. Rhodes (Democrat) won.

  • Robert D. Purnell DemocratElected

    15.9% 686 votes

  • Joseph G. Mancuso DemocratElected

    15.0% 645 votes

  • Albert Mayeux DemocratElected

    14.5% 626 votes

  • Paul J. Gauthreaux DemocratElected

    13.7% 589 votes

  • Sherrill M. Rhodes DemocratElected

    13.5% 580 votes

3 other candidates: 27.5% together
L. T. "Sonny" Gascon, Jr. Democrat12.3%531
Jewel P. Cazes Democrat8.4%364
David G. Anderson Democrat6.7%288

4,309 votes cast.