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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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Tuesday, November 8, 1988

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, and local races in 25 parishes.

Federal election
President, U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

President

Bush & Quayle (Republican) won with 54.3% of the vote.

  • Bush & Quayle RepublicanElected

    54.3% 883,672 votes

  • Dukakis & Bentsen DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 717,309 votes

  • Duke & Parker Independent PopulistDefeated

    1.1% 18,612 votes

  • Paul & Marrou Libertarian PartyDefeated

    0.3% 4,114 votes

2 other candidates: 0.3% together
Fulani & Dattner New Alliance Party0.1%2,356
LaRouche & Freeman National Economic Recovery0.1%1,959

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Bush & Quayle
Dukakis & Bentsen

1,628,022 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishDukakis & Bentsen49.6%
Allen ParishDukakis & Bentsen57.9%
Ascension ParishDukakis & Bentsen52.3%
Assumption ParishDukakis & Bentsen56.1%
Avoyelles ParishBush & Quayle49.1%
Beauregard ParishBush & Quayle57.3%
Bienville ParishDukakis & Bentsen49.2%
Bossier ParishBush & Quayle69.2%
Caddo ParishBush & Quayle57.7%
Calcasieu ParishDukakis & Bentsen52.9%
Caldwell ParishBush & Quayle65.7%
Cameron ParishDukakis & Bentsen55.5%
Catahoula ParishBush & Quayle57.8%
Claiborne ParishBush & Quayle53.6%
Concordia ParishBush & Quayle57.5%
De Soto ParishDukakis & Bentsen51.0%
East Baton Rouge ParishBush & Quayle58.8%
East Carroll ParishDukakis & Bentsen52.3%
East Feliciana ParishDukakis & Bentsen49.7%
Evangeline ParishDukakis & Bentsen50.0%
Franklin ParishBush & Quayle62.2%
Grant ParishBush & Quayle60.8%
Iberia ParishBush & Quayle54.5%
Iberville ParishDukakis & Bentsen58.5%
Jackson ParishBush & Quayle58.6%
Jefferson Davis ParishDukakis & Bentsen53.2%
Jefferson ParishBush & Quayle66.7%
Lafayette ParishBush & Quayle59.4%
Lafourche ParishBush & Quayle50.2%
LaSalle ParishBush & Quayle71.7%
Lincoln ParishBush & Quayle60.4%
Livingston ParishBush & Quayle61.3%
Madison ParishDukakis & Bentsen49.2%
Morehouse ParishBush & Quayle60.4%
Natchitoches ParishBush & Quayle52.6%
Orleans ParishDukakis & Bentsen63.6%
Ouachita ParishBush & Quayle67.3%
Plaquemines ParishBush & Quayle59.1%
Pointe Coupee ParishDukakis & Bentsen57.7%
Rapides ParishBush & Quayle61.3%
Red River ParishBush & Quayle49.4%
Richland ParishBush & Quayle62.9%
Sabine ParishBush & Quayle55.8%
St. Bernard ParishBush & Quayle61.8%
St. Charles ParishBush & Quayle53.8%
St. Helena ParishDukakis & Bentsen58.5%
St. James ParishDukakis & Bentsen62.6%
St. John the Baptist ParishDukakis & Bentsen51.6%
St. Landry ParishDukakis & Bentsen53.8%
St. Martin ParishDukakis & Bentsen56.0%
St. Mary ParishBush & Quayle51.7%
St. Tammany ParishBush & Quayle69.9%
Tangipahoa ParishBush & Quayle54.3%
Tensas ParishBush & Quayle50.0%
Terrebonne ParishBush & Quayle58.2%
Union ParishBush & Quayle63.0%
Vermilion ParishDukakis & Bentsen55.4%
Vernon ParishBush & Quayle58.4%
Washington ParishBush & Quayle51.8%
Webster ParishBush & Quayle57.3%
West Baton Rouge ParishDukakis & Bentsen53.2%
West Carroll ParishBush & Quayle64.1%
West Feliciana ParishDukakis & Bentsen52.5%
Winn ParishBush & Quayle59.0%

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Clyde C. Holloway (Republican) won with 56.8% of the vote.

  • Clyde C. Holloway RepublicanElected

    56.8% 116,241 votes

  • Faye Williams DemocratDefeated

    43.2% 88,564 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Clyde C. Holloway
Faye Williams
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

204,805 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishClyde C. HollowayFaye WilliamsTurnout
Allen Parish65.1%2,82834.9%1,518
Ascension Parish59.1%12,54740.9%8,666
Avoyelles Parish65.3%9,85634.7%5,242
East Baton Rouge Parish3.9%29096.1%7,121
East Feliciana Parish56.4%3,78443.6%2,922
Evangeline Parish67.8%10,39132.2%4,944
Iberville Parish46.6%6,28853.4%7,212
Pointe Coupee Parish53.0%5,30447.0%4,701
Rapides Parish66.0%25,06534.0%12,936
St. Helena Parish47.1%2,21052.9%2,481
St. James Parish49.7%4,80950.3%4,863
St. John the Baptist Parish57.4%7,99242.6%5,926
St. Landry Parish56.2%18,18243.8%14,167
West Baton Rouge Parish55.4%4,78944.6%3,861
West Feliciana Parish48.7%1,90651.3%2,004

Supreme Court and state boards

PSC, District 2

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 57.3% of the vote.

  • Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DemocratElected

    57.3% 161,270 votes

  • Kernan "Skip" Hand RepublicanDefeated

    42.7% 120,392 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Kernan "Skip" Hand
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

281,662 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKathleen Babineaux BlancoKernan "Skip" HandTurnout
Iberia Parish76.1%18,27823.9%5,754
Jefferson Parish39.1%30,66660.9%47,837
Lafayette Parish71.7%41,08928.3%16,244
Lafourche Parish63.2%17,64336.8%10,284
Plaquemines Parish46.5%3,13653.5%3,611
St. Bernard Parish38.0%8,17462.0%13,352
St. Martin Parish73.7%24626.3%88
St. Mary Parish67.8%13,23632.2%6,293
Terrebonne Parish53.1%13,89246.9%12,274
Vermilion Parish76.2%14,91023.8%4,655

Turnout by parish