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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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Claiborne Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1

Malcom R. Brown (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

  • Malcom R. Brown DemocratElected

    51.4% 321 votes

  • Bobby G. Bailey DemocratDefeated

    45.7% 285 votes

  • James O. Main Other partyDefeated

    2.9% 18 votes

624 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so W. J. "Red" Sherman (Democrat) and Jackie T. Clements (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. J. "Red" Sherman DemocratIn runoff

    44.1% 215 votes

  • Jackie T. Clements DemocratIn runoff

    33.6% 164 votes

  • Doug Lewis DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 109 votes

488 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Joe A. Sturges (Democrat) won with 79.7% of the vote.

  • Joe A. Sturges DemocratElected

    79.7% 415 votes

  • Willie D. Howard DemocratDefeated

    20.3% 106 votes

521 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Dan Volentine (Democrat) and Thomas E. Davidson (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Dan Volentine DemocratIn runoff

    22.0% 188 votes

  • Thomas E. Davidson Other partyIn runoff

    21.2% 181 votes

  • "Bill" Faulk DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 166 votes

  • Floyd L. Dean DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 112 votes

3 other candidates: 24.3% together
Jimmy L. McDonald Democrat11.8%101
W. G. "Pete" Blackwell Democrat7.4%63
James E. "Jim" Holmes Other party5.1%44

855 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so "Edd" Bolling (Democrat) and "Ed" Foster (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Edd" Bolling DemocratIn runoff

    36.7% 267 votes

  • "Ed" Foster DemocratIn runoff

    26.5% 193 votes

  • Gary E. Smith DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 115 votes

  • David A. Lowe DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 102 votes

  • Fred J. Graham DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 50 votes

727 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

Emma Lou G. Hilliard (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.

  • Emma Lou G. Hilliard DemocratElected

    50.5% 325 votes

  • Jerry C. Brown DemocratDefeated

    49.5% 319 votes

644 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Dennis Butcher (Democrat) and Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dennis Butcher DemocratIn runoff

    44.4% 319 votes

  • Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle DemocratIn runoff

    38.4% 276 votes

  • Keith "Tobe" Owens DemocratDefeated

    17.1% 123 votes

718 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

B. Stewart Griffin (Democrat) won with 72.9% of the vote.

  • B. Stewart Griffin DemocratElected

    72.9% 582 votes

  • Murray J. Powell DemocratDefeated

    27.1% 216 votes

798 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 35th Senatorial District

Randy L. Ewing (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Randy L. Ewing 33.1%, Sid Moreland 66.9%.

  • Randy L. Ewing DemocratElected

    58.5% 24,044 votes

  • Sid Moreland DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 17,065 votes

41,109 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRandy L. EwingSid MorelandTurnout
Claiborne Parish33.1%1,21966.9%2,465
Jackson Parish60.8%4,53139.2%2,921
Lincoln Parish55.7%7,27444.3%5,792
Ouachita Parish71.7%5,36428.3%2,120
Union Parish60.0%5,65640.0%3,767

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 Claiborne Parish: Foster L. Campbell, Jr. 66.8%, Garland Mack Garrett 21.6%, William F.(Bill) Lott 5.1%, Ivan J. Edwards 6.5%.

  • 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 Claiborne Parish: Bobby L. Green 34.3%, Kenneth Volentine 50.1%, "Jimmy" Long 15.6%.

  • 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