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Bienville Parish

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

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Sheriff

"Joe" Storey (Democrat) won with 70.6% of the vote.

  • "Joe" Storey DemocratElected

    70.6% 5,688 votes

  • Reginald H. Shaw DemocratDefeated

    21.6% 1,738 votes

  • Harold Myrick DemocratDefeated

    7.9% 636 votes

8,062 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Frances N. Joyner (Democrat) won with 73.9% of the vote.

  • Frances N. Joyner DemocratElected

    73.9% 5,652 votes

  • Cordelia Harrison Taylor DemocratDefeated

    26.1% 1,993 votes

7,645 votes cast.

Coroner

No one got a majority, so Maida Wimberly (Democrat) and W.F. "Pete" Peterson, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Maida Wimberly DemocratIn runoff

    49.4% 3,792 votes

  • W.F. "Pete" Peterson, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    39.9% 3,059 votes

  • L.V. Wallace DemocratDefeated

    10.7% 823 votes

7,674 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1

"Bill" Sims (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Sims DemocratElected

    58.6% 716 votes

  • Neil Moon DemocratDefeated

    19.3% 236 votes

  • Richard Turner DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 171 votes

  • F.E. "Bubba" Van Hook DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 98 votes

1,221 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

No one got a majority, so David M. Fields (Democrat) and Lee Thomas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David M. Fields DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 388 votes

  • Lee Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 294 votes

  • Wendell Shepard DemocratDefeated

    20.5% 210 votes

  • Titus M. Walker DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 134 votes

1,026 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 4

Tommie Uzzle (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • Tommie Uzzle DemocratElected

    63.1% 737 votes

  • M. O. "Butch" Madden, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    36.9% 431 votes

1,168 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 5

No one got a majority, so Marion Leshe (Democrat) and Micheal L. Jeter (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Marion Leshe DemocratIn runoff

    27.1% 303 votes

  • Micheal L. Jeter DemocratIn runoff

    26.1% 291 votes

  • Arthur B. Gray DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 227 votes

  • Roy D. Murray DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 159 votes

  • Benny Stafford DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 137 votes

1,117 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 6

No one got a majority, so Dearl E. Morris (Democrat) and Benton Foster (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dearl E. Morris DemocratIn runoff

    37.2% 508 votes

  • Benton Foster DemocratIn runoff

    32.9% 449 votes

  • Dallas W. Bates DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 217 votes

  • Reginald A. Page DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 192 votes

1,366 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 7

No one got a majority, so Harris Collinsworth (Democrat) and W.W. Wafer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Harris Collinsworth DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 477 votes

  • W.W. Wafer DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 366 votes

  • R. Yale Poland DemocratDefeated

    18.2% 209 votes

  • Tommy James RepublicanDefeated

    8.6% 99 votes

1,151 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Bienville

Aldermen, Village of Bienville

Jimmy D. Smith (Republican) and B. R. Kirkham (Democrat) won.

  • Jimmy D. Smith RepublicanElected

    35.9% 127 votes

  • B. R. Kirkham DemocratElected

    32.5% 115 votes

  • Allen Martin DemocratDefeated

    31.6% 112 votes

354 votes cast.

Village of Castor

Mayor, Village of Castor

Ray A. Bess (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.

  • Ray A. Bess DemocratElected

    53.3% 57 votes

  • Edith Cash DemocratDefeated

    46.7% 50 votes

107 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 36th Senatorial District

Foster L. Campbell, Jr. (Democrat) won with 73.4% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 78.5%, Garland Mack Garrett 10.5%, William F.(Bill) Lott 4.5%, Ivan J. Edwards 6.6%.

  • Foster L. Campbell, Jr. DemocratElected

    73.4% 28,076 votes

  • Garland Mack Garrett DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 5,719 votes

  • William F.(Bill) Lott RepublicanDefeated

    6.8% 2,607 votes

  • Ivan J. Edwards DemocratDefeated

    4.8% 1,836 votes

38,238 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFoster L. Campbell, Jr.Garland Mack GarrettWilliam F.(Bill) LottIvan J. EdwardsTurnout
Bienville Parish78.5%5,83810.5%7794.5%3346.6%490
Bossier Parish75.8%9,5238.1%1,01210.4%1,3125.7%712
Claiborne Parish66.8%1,63521.6%5285.1%1266.5%160
Webster Parish70.2%11,08021.5%3,4005.3%8353.0%474

State Representative, 11th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Bobby L. Green (Democrat) and Kenneth Volentine (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Bobby L. Green 31.0%, Kenneth Volentine 30.2%, "Jimmy" Long 38.8%.

  • Bobby L. Green DemocratIn runoff

    37.7% 6,450 votes

  • Kenneth Volentine DemocratIn runoff

    32.6% 5,576 votes

  • "Jimmy" Long DemocratDefeated

    29.8% 5,102 votes

17,128 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBobby L. GreenKenneth Volentine"Jimmy" LongTurnout
Bienville Parish31.0%28330.2%27638.8%354
Claiborne Parish34.3%2,21950.1%3,23615.6%1,007
Union Parish40.5%3,94821.2%2,06438.4%3,741

State Representative, 13th Representative District

Rodney Alexander (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Rodney Alexander 66.4%, "Mike" Tinnerello 33.6%.

  • Rodney Alexander DemocratElected

    58.4% 11,063 votes

  • "Mike" Tinnerello DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 7,880 votes

18,943 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRodney Alexander"Mike" TinnerelloTurnout
Bienville Parish66.4%4,43933.6%2,247
Jackson Parish67.2%4,08432.8%1,993
Winn Parish41.1%2,54058.9%3,640