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.

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West Carroll Parish

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

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

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Oak Grove

Councilman, Town of Oak Grove

Albert J. Mizell (Republican) won with 72.6% of the vote.

Albert J. Mizell RepublicanElected
72.6% 249 votes
Robert "Sugarman" Ruffin DemocratDefeated
27.4% 94 votes

343 votes cast.

Village of Forest

Chief of Police, Village of Forest

Harry R. Roberts (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.

Harry R. Roberts RepublicanElected
54.7% 29 votes
Howard S. Williams DemocratDefeated
45.3% 24 votes

53 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 West Carroll Parish: Lemmie O. Hightower 85.2%, Van H. Brass 14.8%.

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

Justice of the Peace, Ward 5

Willie Belle Ross (Democrat) won with 71.5% of the vote.

Willie Belle Ross DemocratElected
71.5% 188 votes
Mary Prine DemocratDefeated
28.5% 75 votes

263 votes cast.