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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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Bossier Parish

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

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Sheriff

Larry Deen (Democrat) won with 62.0% of the vote.

  • Larry Deen DemocratElected

    62.0% 17,113 votes

  • Vol S. Dooley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    28.9% 7,973 votes

  • Bill Gray DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 2,518 votes

27,604 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Wilna Mabry (Democrat) won with 71.1% of the vote.

  • Wilna Mabry DemocratElected

    71.1% 18,333 votes

  • Sidney Anderson DemocratDefeated

    28.9% 7,464 votes

25,797 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Paul Caplis (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

  • Paul Caplis DemocratElected

    62.5% 1,681 votes

  • Larry Roberts DemocratDefeated

    37.5% 1,010 votes

2,691 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Mark L. Montgomery (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Mark L. Montgomery DemocratElected

    59.3% 1,936 votes

  • John Scott DemocratDefeated

    27.0% 883 votes

  • Vaughn Moore DemocratDefeated

    13.7% 448 votes

3,267 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Boyd Montgomery (Democrat) won with 67.1% of the vote.

  • Boyd Montgomery DemocratElected

    67.1% 1,893 votes

  • Sanford C. "Sam" Strong DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 534 votes

  • Jessie L. Turks, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 395 votes

2,822 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so C.T. "Tommy" Scarborough (Democrat) and Jimmy Heifner (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • C.T. "Tommy" Scarborough DemocratIn runoff

    49.6% 1,198 votes

  • Jimmy Heifner RepublicanIn runoff

    26.0% 628 votes

  • Jimmy R. Walker DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 591 votes

2,417 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Sam Gregorio (Democrat) won with 68.0% of the vote.

  • Sam Gregorio DemocratElected

    68.0% 1,290 votes

  • Lucille Cash DemocratDefeated

    32.0% 608 votes

1,898 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Rickey L. Avery (Democrat) and Wayne Keith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Rickey L. Avery DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 1,524 votes

  • Wayne Keith DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 1,337 votes

  • M.D. Ray, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    21.4% 849 votes

  • J.P. Johnston DemocratDefeated

    4.7% 185 votes

  • John O'Connor Other partyDefeated

    2.0% 78 votes

3,973 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

V.B."Pete" Glorioso (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.

  • V.B."Pete" Glorioso DemocratElected

    60.1% 925 votes

  • Jerry W. Baker DemocratDefeated

    39.9% 615 votes

1,540 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

James D. "Doug" Brown (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • James D. "Doug" Brown DemocratElected

    56.5% 873 votes

  • James B. "Brad" Cummings DemocratDefeated

    43.5% 672 votes

1,545 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Zack J. Sanders (Democrat) and Bob G. Burford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Zack J. Sanders DemocratIn runoff

    38.1% 858 votes

  • Bob G. Burford DemocratIn runoff

    37.6% 848 votes

  • Leon Darden DemocratDefeated

    24.3% 547 votes

2,253 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Jerome L. Darby (Democrat) won with 60.5% of the vote.

  • Jerome L. Darby DemocratElected

    60.5% 506 votes

  • Thomas R. "Tom" McDaniel DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 185 votes

  • Johnny Gipson Other partyDefeated

    17.4% 146 votes

837 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 Bossier Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 75.8%, Garland Mack Garrett 8.1%, William F.(Bill) Lott 10.4%, Ivan J. Edwards 5.7%.

  • 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, 8th Representative District

Robert Adley (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Robert Adley DemocratElected

    50.2% 5,835 votes

  • "Freddy" Shewmake Other partyDefeated

    29.8% 3,465 votes

  • Sandra M. Loridans DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 2,334 votes

11,634 votes cast.

State Representative, 9th Representative District

No one got a majority, so "Don" E. Jones (Democrat) and Billy Montgomery (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: "Don" E. Jones 50.0%, Billy Montgomery 42.4%, Charles S. Whorton 7.6%.

  • "Don" E. Jones DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 7,673 votes

  • Billy Montgomery DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 6,531 votes

  • Charles S. Whorton DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 1,153 votes

15,357 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Don" E. JonesBilly MontgomeryCharles S. WhortonTurnout
Bossier Parish50.0%7,33642.4%6,2157.6%1,112
Webster Parish48.6%33745.5%3165.9%41