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Catahoula 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 Thomas L. "Sonny" Jackson (Democrat) and Clarence Pentecost (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Thomas L. "Sonny" Jackson DemocratIn runoff

    49.8% 3,075 votes

  • Clarence Pentecost DemocratIn runoff

    33.9% 2,095 votes

  • David I. Patten DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 1,001 votes

6,171 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Kathy Johnson (Democrat) and Renard McGuffee (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kathy Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    32.6% 1,986 votes

  • Renard McGuffee DemocratIn runoff

    25.5% 1,554 votes

  • Emmett R. Book DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 1,285 votes

  • Albert E. Krause, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    20.7% 1,262 votes

6,087 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1

Linda K. Evans (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • Linda K. Evans DemocratElected

    50.7% 329 votes

  • Ben A. Goodwin DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 151 votes

  • Ronnie Cole DemocratDefeated

    18.0% 117 votes

  • J. C. Perry DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 52 votes

649 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 2

H. C. Peck, Jr. (Democrat) won with 73.7% of the vote.

  • H. C. Peck, Jr. DemocratElected

    73.7% 465 votes

  • Carl E. Ready DemocratDefeated

    26.3% 166 votes

631 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

No one got a majority, so Ronald "Red" Renfrow (Democrat) and Hershel M. Poole, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ronald "Red" Renfrow DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 301 votes

  • Hershel M. Poole, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    22.3% 174 votes

  • Charles Mason DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 173 votes

  • Vernon "Junior" Prudhomme DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 134 votes

782 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 4

No one got a majority, so Charles W. Myers (Democrat) and Billy R. Johnson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles W. Myers DemocratIn runoff

    45.0% 366 votes

  • Billy R. Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 349 votes

  • Luther Ray Lewis DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 98 votes

813 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 5

Larry W. Boothe (Democrat) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Larry W. Boothe DemocratElected

    59.5% 503 votes

  • L. W. "Cub" Watson DemocratDefeated

    28.0% 237 votes

  • C. W. Smith DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 106 votes

846 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 6

No one got a majority, so Charles "Bo" House (Democrat) and John H. McClure (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Charles "Bo" House DemocratIn runoff

    39.3% 296 votes

  • John H. McClure DemocratIn runoff

    34.0% 256 votes

  • Jack Taunton DemocratDefeated

    26.8% 202 votes

754 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 7

Hiram E. Evans, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.1% of the vote.

  • Hiram E. Evans, Jr. DemocratElected

    69.1% 436 votes

  • Darry H. Early DemocratDefeated

    30.9% 195 votes

631 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 9

George "Butch" Laprairie, Jr. (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.

  • George "Butch" Laprairie, Jr. DemocratElected

    50.7% 238 votes

  • Jackie Paulk DemocratDefeated

    49.3% 231 votes

469 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 Catahoula Parish: Steve D. Thompson 50.6%, "Bill" Atkins 38.0%, Donnye H. Cooper 9.1%, "Bud" Shaw 2.2%.

  • 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