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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 24, 1987. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Sheriff

Kenneth G. "Ken" Goss (Democrat) won with 81.6% of the vote.

  • Kenneth G. "Ken" Goss DemocratElected

    81.6% 20,537 votes

  • George Melancon DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 2,821 votes

  • Martin "Big G" Guillory RepublicanDefeated

    7.2% 1,804 votes

25,162 votes cast.

Assessor

Russel L. Benoit (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.

  • Russel L. Benoit DemocratElected

    57.0% 14,238 votes

  • Arthur J. LeBlanc, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    30.1% 7,509 votes

  • Alphonse Habetz, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    12.9% 3,228 votes

24,975 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Dan Rogers (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Dan Rogers DemocratElected

    59.3% 753 votes

  • John Foux DemocratDefeated

    40.7% 517 votes

1,270 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Richard A. Arnaud (Democrat) won with 73.2% of the vote.

  • Richard A. Arnaud DemocratElected

    73.2% 1,034 votes

  • "Al" Stevenson DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 379 votes

1,413 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Homer Scheufens (Democrat) and Henry R. "Hank" Capel III (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Homer Scheufens DemocratIn runoff

    43.4% 564 votes

  • Henry R. "Hank" Capel III DemocratIn runoff

    37.2% 483 votes

  • Robert Valdetero DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 252 votes

1,299 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Charles "Toby" Eaglin (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.

  • Charles "Toby" Eaglin DemocratElected

    55.4% 724 votes

  • Nelson J. Arceneaux DemocratDefeated

    44.6% 582 votes

1,306 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Paul Hargrave (Democrat) and Terry P. Istre (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Paul Hargrave DemocratIn runoff

    44.7% 842 votes

  • Terry P. Istre DemocratIn runoff

    43.1% 811 votes

  • Phyllis C. Stakes DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 230 votes

1,883 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Katry Martin (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.

  • Katry Martin DemocratElected

    56.9% 748 votes

  • Donald Broussard DemocratDefeated

    43.1% 567 votes

1,315 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so "Keith" Henry (Democrat) and Lawrence "Te Rouge" Broussard (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Keith" Henry DemocratIn runoff

    49.2% 902 votes

  • Lawrence "Te Rouge" Broussard DemocratIn runoff

    21.0% 385 votes

  • Kermit L. Richard DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 355 votes

  • Shelton Breaux DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 191 votes

1,833 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Curtis Pellerin (Democrat) won with 60.4% of the vote.

  • Curtis Pellerin DemocratElected

    60.4% 990 votes

  • Logan Venable DemocratDefeated

    39.6% 649 votes

1,639 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

Foy Cradeur (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.

  • Foy Cradeur DemocratElected

    53.3% 891 votes

  • John W. Beard DemocratDefeated

    33.3% 557 votes

  • Patricia R. Pelsia DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 224 votes

1,672 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

No one got a majority, so Emery "Blanc" Venable (Democrat) and Charles A. Labbe (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Emery "Blanc" Venable DemocratIn runoff

    45.8% 726 votes

  • Charles A. Labbe DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 598 votes

  • Elton Briscoe DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 262 votes

1,586 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 13

No one got a majority, so Ben D. Daigle (Democrat) and Joseph Lee Malbrough (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ben D. Daigle DemocratIn runoff

    29.7% 486 votes

  • Joseph Lee Malbrough DemocratIn runoff

    23.2% 379 votes

  • Wilber Sonnier DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 330 votes

  • Aarol Thibodeaux DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 286 votes

  • George Cormier DemocratDefeated

    9.4% 153 votes

1,634 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 14

Claude Courville (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Claude Courville DemocratElected

    50.4% 845 votes

  • George Herbert Francois, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 831 votes

1,676 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 15

Gerald W. Fruge (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Gerald W. Fruge DemocratElected

    53.2% 923 votes

  • Burley "Shine" Cart DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 811 votes

1,734 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 16

No one got a majority, so Larry Regan (Democrat) and George Bertrand (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Larry Regan DemocratIn runoff

    44.6% 746 votes

  • George Bertrand DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 685 votes

  • Dextor Norris DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 243 votes

1,674 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 25th Senatorial District

Cecil J. Picard (Democrat) won with 77.4% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Cecil J. Picard 81.6%, Wade Vincent 18.4%.

  • Cecil J. Picard DemocratElected

    77.4% 35,733 votes

  • Wade Vincent DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 10,437 votes

46,170 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCecil J. PicardWade VincentTurnout
Acadia Parish81.6%18,80018.4%4,234
Vermilion Parish73.2%16,93326.8%6,203

State Representative, 41st Representative District

Dale Sittig (Democrat) won with 63.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Dale Sittig 63.6%, "Tommy" Powell, Jr. 21.4%, "Joe" Weeks 15.0%.

  • Dale Sittig DemocratElected

    63.0% 10,351 votes

  • "Tommy" Powell, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 3,741 votes

  • "Joe" Weeks DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 2,328 votes

16,420 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDale Sittig"Tommy" Powell, Jr."Joe" WeeksTurnout
Acadia Parish63.6%5,87021.4%1,97815.0%1,380
St. Landry Parish62.3%4,48124.5%1,76313.2%948

State Representative, 42nd Representative District

"Chris" John (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Chris" John 55.3%, Donald J. Thibodeaux 44.7%.

  • "Chris" John DemocratElected

    54.0% 9,416 votes

  • Donald J. Thibodeaux DemocratDefeated

    46.0% 8,023 votes

17,439 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Chris" JohnDonald J. ThibodeauxTurnout
Acadia Parish55.3%8,66544.7%7,007
Lafayette Parish42.5%75157.5%1,016

Courts and judges

District Judge, 15th JDC, Division G

No one got a majority, so Durwood Conque (Democrat) and Sylvia R. Cooks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Durwood Conque 42.6%, Sylvia R. Cooks 30.8%, Reule P. Bourque 20.6%, "Max" Jordan 6.0%.

  • Durwood Conque DemocratIn runoff

    49.3% 49,673 votes

  • Sylvia R. Cooks DemocratIn runoff

    24.1% 24,317 votes

  • Reule P. Bourque DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 18,612 votes

  • "Max" Jordan DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 8,103 votes

100,705 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDurwood ConqueSylvia R. CooksReule P. Bourque"Max" JordanTurnout
Acadia Parish42.6%10,11230.8%7,30620.6%4,9036.0%1,424
Lafayette Parish51.7%27,60823.9%12,77614.3%7,61610.2%5,445
Vermilion Parish50.8%11,95318.0%4,23525.9%6,0935.2%1,234