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Caldwell Parish

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

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so W. M. "Hoot" Reitzell (Democrat) and Floyd "S" Hodges (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. M. "Hoot" Reitzell DemocratIn runoff

    49.3% 2,589 votes

  • Floyd "S" Hodges DemocratIn runoff

    44.5% 2,336 votes

  • James "Buck" Legg, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    4.1% 214 votes

  • Melba Jean Duke Nichols DemocratDefeated

    2.1% 111 votes

5,250 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so J. W. Mott (Democrat) and Wiley R. Kelly (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • J. W. Mott DemocratIn runoff

    48.1% 338 votes

  • Wiley R. Kelly DemocratIn runoff

    32.2% 226 votes

  • Leroy Butler DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 138 votes

702 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Jimmy Duff (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.

  • Jimmy Duff DemocratElected

    50.9% 414 votes

  • Lanny Dark DemocratDefeated

    49.1% 399 votes

813 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Raymond Cruse (Democrat) and Bonnie Frazier McGrew (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Raymond Cruse DemocratIn runoff

    41.5% 310 votes

  • Bonnie Frazier McGrew DemocratIn runoff

    37.8% 282 votes

  • Charles Antley DemocratDefeated

    12.6% 94 votes

  • Clarence H. Moreno DemocratDefeated

    8.2% 61 votes

747 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Calvin O. Griffin (Democrat) won with 71.3% of the vote.

  • Calvin O. Griffin DemocratElected

    71.3% 449 votes

  • Henry Louis Haynes DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 154 votes

  • James E. Potts DemocratDefeated

    4.3% 27 votes

630 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Jerry Bailey (Republican) and David Varnell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jerry Bailey RepublicanIn runoff

    34.9% 272 votes

  • David Varnell DemocratIn runoff

    23.6% 184 votes

  • Arlie Lee Bratton DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 122 votes

  • Dorothy D. Regan DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 112 votes

2 other candidates: 11.5% together
A. L. Melton Democrat5.8%45
Luther "Buddy" Moore Democrat5.8%45

780 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

T. W. Barnhill (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.

  • T. W. Barnhill DemocratElected

    51.8% 359 votes

  • Aubrey Peterson DemocratDefeated

    30.4% 211 votes

  • Henry Byrd RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 123 votes

693 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Grayson

Alderman, Village of Grayson

Gerald Rushing (Democrat) won with 51.7% of the vote.

  • Gerald Rushing DemocratElected

    51.7% 167 votes

  • Rolando Garcia DemocratDefeated

    48.3% 156 votes

323 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District

Steve D. Thompson (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Steve D. Thompson 47.8%, "Bill" Atkins 39.9%, Donnye H. Cooper 8.0%, "Bud" Shaw 4.4%.

  • Steve D. Thompson DemocratElected

    50.3% 21,576 votes

  • "Bill" Atkins DemocratDefeated

    37.3% 15,988 votes

  • Donnye H. Cooper DemocratDefeated

    7.9% 3,393 votes

  • "Bud" Shaw DemocratDefeated

    4.6% 1,961 votes

42,918 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSteve D. Thompson"Bill" AtkinsDonnye H. Cooper"Bud" ShawTurnout
Caldwell Parish47.8%2,37039.9%1,9768.0%3954.4%216
Catahoula Parish50.6%3,04938.0%2,2899.1%5512.2%133
Concordia Parish43.0%3,64247.2%3,9956.4%5393.5%294
Franklin Parish53.6%5,16829.8%2,8768.1%7788.5%819
LaSalle Parish57.0%4,18031.0%2,2738.9%6513.0%223
Rapides Parish55.3%1,85029.3%97910.8%3624.7%156
Tensas Parish41.8%1,31750.7%1,6003.7%1173.8%120

State Representative, 20th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Noble Ellington (Democrat) and "Rod" Elrod (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble Ellington 12.5%, "Rod" Elrod 17.8%, Glen L. Williams 10.8%, Lelon Luther Kenney 34.2%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratIn runoff

    20.7% 3,640 votes

  • "Rod" Elrod DemocratIn runoff

    17.5% 3,063 votes

  • Glen L. Williams DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 2,728 votes

  • Lelon Luther Kenney DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 2,434 votes

4 other candidates: 32.4% together
"Ronnie" Mixon Democrat11.2%1,969
"Jim" Stephens Democrat10.8%1,897
J. P. "Bud" McKeithen Democrat7.4%1,292
L. D. Knox Other party3.0%524

17,547 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Caldwell ParishLelon Luther Kenney34.2%
Franklin ParishNoble Ellington26.1%
Jackson ParishJ. P. "Bud" McKeithen16.6%
Winn Parish"Ronnie" Mixon24.7%