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Caddo Parish

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

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Sheriff

"Don" Hathaway (Democrat) won with 83.0% of the vote.

  • "Don" Hathaway DemocratElected

    83.0% 64,863 votes

  • Dale G. Nix, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 13,289 votes

78,152 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 1

No one got a majority, so James W. Williamson (Democrat) and Charles H. Caldwell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James W. Williamson DemocratIn runoff

    38.1% 2,234 votes

  • Charles H. Caldwell DemocratIn runoff

    38.0% 2,228 votes

  • Robert "Bob" Chamberlain RepublicanDefeated

    23.8% 1,394 votes

5,856 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 3

Eddie Jones (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

  • Eddie Jones DemocratElected

    51.9% 1,584 votes

  • John Johnson DemocratDefeated

    48.1% 1,468 votes

3,052 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 4

No one got a majority, so Nelson W. Cameron (Democrat) and "Rusty" George (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Nelson W. Cameron DemocratIn runoff

    44.3% 2,916 votes

  • "Rusty" George RepublicanIn runoff

    38.0% 2,501 votes

  • Stueart L. Hudsmith DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 1,170 votes

6,587 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 5

David Wyndon (Democrat) won with 61.4% of the vote.

  • David Wyndon DemocratElected

    61.4% 2,494 votes

  • Edgar "Bishop" Fuller, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    38.6% 1,566 votes

4,060 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 7

Donald Melvin Aytch, Sr. (Democrat) won with 76.6% of the vote.

  • Donald Melvin Aytch, Sr. DemocratElected

    76.6% 2,850 votes

  • Howard L. McCargo DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 870 votes

3,720 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 9

Vincent J. Marsala (Democrat) won with 58.7% of the vote.

  • Vincent J. Marsala DemocratElected

    58.7% 4,577 votes

  • L. B. Fargerson, Sr. RepublicanDefeated

    41.3% 3,225 votes

7,802 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 10

Danny Dumas (Republican) won with 58.6% of the vote.

  • Danny Dumas RepublicanElected

    58.6% 3,187 votes

  • Bobby B. Shofner DemocratDefeated

    41.4% 2,255 votes

5,442 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 11

Tommy G. Armstrong (Republican) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Tommy G. Armstrong RepublicanElected

    59.3% 4,883 votes

  • Derrel Franks, DemocratDefeated

    26.0% 2,137 votes

  • Billy R. "Bill" Walker RepublicanDefeated

    14.7% 1,210 votes

8,230 votes cast.

Parish Commission Member, District 12

No one got a majority, so Harold Denny (Republican) and "Steve" Carlson (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Harold Denny RepublicanIn runoff

    23.4% 1,981 votes

  • "Steve" Carlson RepublicanIn runoff

    20.5% 1,737 votes

  • Bobby L. Wooley DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 1,691 votes

  • Theodore "Teddy" Smith DemocratDefeated

    11.7% 991 votes

3 other candidates: 24.5% together
Lonnie E. Dunn Democrat10.8%917
Milton M. Crager Democrat10.1%859
Jerome A. McSweeney Democrat3.6%301

8,477 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Richard Neeson (Democrat) and "Ron" Bean (Republican) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Richard Neeson 33.8%, "Ron" Bean 28.1%, "Bill" Bush 22.1%, Ted Roberts 16.0%.

  • Richard Neeson DemocratIn runoff

    37.0% 14,113 votes

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanIn runoff

    24.9% 9,504 votes

  • "Bill" Bush DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 7,467 votes

  • Ted Roberts DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 7,048 votes

38,132 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRichard Neeson"Ron" Bean"Bill" BushTed RobertsTurnout
Caddo Parish33.8%9,48828.1%7,88222.1%6,20216.0%4,501
De Soto Parish46.0%4,62516.1%1,62212.6%1,26525.3%2,547

State Representative, 1st Representative District

Roy "Hoppy" Hopkins Hopkins (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • Roy "Hoppy" Hopkins Hopkins DemocratElected

    53.2% 6,756 votes

  • "Ken" Frazier Frazier RepublicanDefeated

    40.4% 5,128 votes

  • Norbert Johnson DemocratDefeated

    6.4% 813 votes

12,697 votes cast.

State Representative, 5th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Walter F. Clawson (Democrat) and Roy Brun (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Walter F. Clawson DemocratIn runoff

    23.0% 4,128 votes

  • Roy Brun RepublicanIn runoff

    19.7% 3,542 votes

  • "Pat" Harrington DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 2,478 votes

  • "Andy" Querbes IV DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 2,373 votes

4 other candidates: 30.3% together
"Bill" Brandon Republican13.0%2,343
Gordon N. Blackman, Jr. Republican11.9%2,135
Allen L. Grappe Republican3.5%632
David Paul Smith Democrat1.9%345

17,976 votes cast.

State Representative, 6th Representative District

A. W. "Art" Sour, Jr. (Republican) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • A. W. "Art" Sour, Jr. RepublicanElected

    50.3% 5,744 votes

  • "Greg" Barro DemocratDefeated

    49.7% 5,667 votes

11,411 votes cast.

State Representative, 7th Representative District

Johnny C. McFerren (Democrat) won with 81.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: Johnny C. McFerren 76.8%, E. G. Asseff 23.2%.

  • Johnny C. McFerren DemocratElected

    81.7% 11,461 votes

  • E. G. Asseff DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 2,566 votes

14,027 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohnny C. McFerrenE. G. AsseffTurnout
Caddo Parish76.8%4,09223.2%1,237
De Soto Parish84.7%7,36915.3%1,329