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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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West Baton Rouge Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 3, 1998. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District II

No one got a majority, so Joseph "Wayne" Delapasse (Democrat) and Gary E. LaBauve (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joseph "Wayne" Delapasse DemocratIn runoff

    46.0% 353 votes

  • Gary E. LaBauve DemocratIn runoff

    37.4% 287 votes

  • Warren "Coach" LeJeune DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 128 votes

768 votes cast.

Member of School Board, District VIII

C. A. Altazan (Democrat) won with 65.5% of the vote.

  • C. A. Altazan DemocratElected

    65.5% 2,733 votes

  • Arnold G. Chauvin Other partyDefeated

    34.5% 1,438 votes

4,171 votes cast.

Members of School Board, District IV

Ellis J. Gauthier (Democrat) and Ronald "Blue" LeBlanc (Democrat) won.

  • Ellis J. Gauthier DemocratElected

    38.1% 842 votes

  • Ronald "Blue" LeBlanc DemocratElected

    31.3% 692 votes

  • Hugh "Hootie" Riviere Other partyDefeated

    30.6% 677 votes

2,211 votes cast.

Members of School Board, District VII

George Alden Chustz, Jr. (Democrat) and Lucius W. Boudreaux (Democrat) won.

  • George Alden Chustz, Jr. DemocratElected

    42.2% 825 votes

  • Lucius W. Boudreaux DemocratElected

    41.4% 810 votes

  • Mike Maranto DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 322 votes

1,957 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 1st District, Division A

John T. Pettigrew (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Baton Rouge Parish: John T. Pettigrew 17.2%, Jack T. Marionneaux 82.8%.

  • John T. Pettigrew DemocratElected

    50.9% 33,426 votes

  • Jack T. Marionneaux DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 32,221 votes

65,647 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn T. PettigrewJack T. MarionneauxTurnout
Ascension Parish35.7%3,11664.3%5,620
Assumption Parish46.3%1,32053.7%1,533
Iberville Parish15.7%1,41484.3%7,592
Lafourche Parish74.0%11,20226.0%3,939
Pointe Coupee Parish12.4%82287.6%5,796
St. Mary Parish55.0%3,56345.0%2,919
Terrebonne Parish88.9%11,28111.1%1,413
West Baton Rouge Parish17.2%70882.8%3,409