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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.

Lafayette Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 10, 1990. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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State Legislature

State Representative, 44th Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Don" Higginbotham (Democrat) and Joshua Jackson, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Don" Higginbotham DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 2,436 votes

  • Joshua Jackson, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    20.6% 1,322 votes

  • Dale Broussard DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 1,284 votes

  • Sylvan "Sy" Chaze RepublicanDefeated

    16.5% 1,058 votes

  • James "Jimmy" Theaux RepublicanDefeated

    4.8% 306 votes

6,406 votes cast; 51.3% of the 33,476 registered voters in the area turned out.