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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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Allen Parish

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

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Assessor

No one got a majority, so Richard "Tootie" Karam (Democrat) and R. Dewith Carrier (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Richard "Tootie" Karam DemocratIn runoff

    21.2% 2,012 votes

  • R. Dewith Carrier DemocratIn runoff

    15.1% 1,434 votes

  • R.E. "Sonny" Weatherford DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 1,408 votes

  • Jim A. Abrusley DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 1,294 votes

4 other candidates: 35.3% together
Gerald W. Harrington Democrat11.3%1,070
Brent Montou Democrat10.9%1,038
Brit Wilson Democrat7.7%731
Charlene Bell Democrat5.4%509

9,496 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Clyde Johnson (Democrat) and Lynn D. Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Clyde Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    46.1% 409 votes

  • Lynn D. Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    27.5% 244 votes

  • Tommy Ballard DemocratDefeated

    26.4% 234 votes

887 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Delbert "Prof." Houston (Democrat) and Edward "Pete" Darbonne (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Delbert "Prof." Houston DemocratIn runoff

    47.7% 625 votes

  • Edward "Pete" Darbonne DemocratIn runoff

    39.2% 514 votes

  • Everett Martin DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 89 votes

  • Troy Brannon DemocratDefeated

    6.3% 83 votes

1,311 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Donald W. Duplechian (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • Donald W. Duplechian DemocratElected

    52.8% 916 votes

  • Kenneth O. Hebert DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 820 votes

1,736 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Jim B. LaBuff (Democrat) and Ken Kingrey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jim B. LaBuff DemocratIn runoff

    40.4% 551 votes

  • Ken Kingrey DemocratIn runoff

    30.9% 422 votes

  • Patrick Fruge DemocratDefeated

    24.9% 340 votes

  • "Reggie" John Duplichan Duplichan DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 51 votes

1,364 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

John "Ike" Fossett (Democrat) won with 63.9% of the vote.

  • John "Ike" Fossett DemocratElected

    63.9% 1,054 votes

  • Steve Duplichan DemocratDefeated

    36.1% 596 votes

1,650 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 28th Senatorial District

John Saunders (Democrat) won with 73.5% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: John Saunders 81.3%, Claire P. Sharp 18.7%.

  • John Saunders DemocratElected

    73.5% 32,712 votes

  • Claire P. Sharp RepublicanDefeated

    26.5% 11,782 votes

44,494 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn SaundersClaire P. SharpTurnout
Allen Parish81.3%7,11618.7%1,634
Avoyelles Parish70.7%11,92129.3%4,948
Evangeline Parish68.7%9,77331.3%4,444
St. Landry Parish83.8%3,90216.2%756

State Representative, 32nd Representative District

James David Cain (Democrat) won with 71.9% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: James David Cain 74.9%, Horace Lynn Jones II 25.1%.

  • James David Cain DemocratElected

    71.9% 11,486 votes

  • Horace Lynn Jones II DemocratDefeated

    28.1% 4,485 votes

15,971 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames David CainHorace Lynn Jones IITurnout
Allen Parish74.9%6,77225.1%2,264
Beauregard Parish68.6%2,92931.4%1,340
Calcasieu Parish67.0%1,78533.0%881