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De Soto Parish

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

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Sheriff

Floyd E. "Frenchie" Lambert (Democrat) won with 71.2% of the vote.

  • Floyd E. "Frenchie" Lambert DemocratElected

    71.2% 7,397 votes

  • Reggie Roe DemocratDefeated

    28.8% 2,990 votes

10,387 votes cast.

Assessor

Hugh B. Bennett, Jr. (Democrat) won with 70.3% of the vote.

  • Hugh B. Bennett, Jr. DemocratElected

    70.3% 6,966 votes

  • L. C. "King" Vidler DemocratDefeated

    29.7% 2,937 votes

9,903 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1A

No one got a majority, so Leslie B. Bagley (Democrat) and J. E. Holmes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Leslie B. Bagley DemocratIn runoff

    39.7% 472 votes

  • J. E. Holmes DemocratIn runoff

    23.7% 282 votes

  • H. D. Hammontree DemocratDefeated

    22.1% 263 votes

  • Wallace "Wally" Register DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 171 votes

1,188 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1B

Harold E. Cogswell (Democrat) won with 70.4% of the vote.

  • Harold E. Cogswell DemocratElected

    70.4% 646 votes

  • Jack T. Jones DemocratDefeated

    29.6% 272 votes

918 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1C

No one got a majority, so Jarrell O. Burch (Democrat) and Warren E. "Ted" Booker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jarrell O. Burch DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 411 votes

  • Warren E. "Ted" Booker DemocratIn runoff

    25.8% 250 votes

  • Bobby Bruce Brown DemocratDefeated

    21.7% 210 votes

  • Floyd "Buster" Bissell DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 97 votes

968 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Robert "Bob" Baker (Other party) and Charles E. Burford, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Robert "Bob" Baker Other partyIn runoff

    28.2% 369 votes

  • Charles E. Burford, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    23.4% 306 votes

  • Ronnie McPherson DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 288 votes

  • E. C. Latin, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    14.6% 191 votes

2 other candidates: 11.8% together
Harold H. Bryant Democrat9.9%130
Walter Shinkus, Jr. Democrat1.8%24

1,308 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Tommie Lee Fuller (Democrat) and Sylvan "Red" Nielsen (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tommie Lee Fuller DemocratIn runoff

    42.2% 454 votes

  • Sylvan "Red" Nielsen DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 309 votes

  • C. H. "Chuck" Williams DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 131 votes

  • Thomas L. White, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    10.3% 111 votes

  • Ricky Preston DemocratDefeated

    6.7% 72 votes

1,077 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4B

Bruce McCullough (Democrat) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Bruce McCullough DemocratElected

    51.5% 330 votes

  • Marlin L. "Doodle" Caston DemocratDefeated

    48.5% 311 votes

641 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4C

No one got a majority, so Persley White, Jr. (Democrat) and Clyde Washington, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Persley White, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.8% 331 votes

  • Clyde Washington, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    29.7% 235 votes

  • Otis Alexander DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 96 votes

  • Ivy Pea Other partyDefeated

    11.3% 89 votes

  • Marguerite Cowling Copeland DemocratDefeated

    5.1% 40 votes

791 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4D

Sylvester Mayweather (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

  • Sylvester Mayweather DemocratElected

    53.7% 463 votes

  • Robert C. Gallaspy DemocratDefeated

    30.1% 260 votes

  • Hoston Gene Spencer DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 140 votes

863 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Huey P. Evans, Sr. (Democrat) and C. E. "Rusty" Williams (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Huey P. Evans, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.8% 338 votes

  • C. E. "Rusty" Williams RepublicanIn runoff

    21.9% 257 votes

  • Donald Snead DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 240 votes

  • Warren Cole DemocratDefeated

    15.9% 187 votes

  • Ann J. Woods DemocratDefeated

    13.0% 153 votes

1,175 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so John Kelton Rambin (Democrat) and Robert Henry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John Kelton Rambin DemocratIn runoff

    42.7% 327 votes

  • Robert Henry DemocratIn runoff

    36.9% 283 votes

  • Patrick Chamberlin DemocratDefeated

    20.4% 156 votes

766 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 De Soto Parish: Richard Neeson 46.0%, "Ron" Bean 16.1%, "Bill" Bush 12.6%, Ted Roberts 25.3%.

  • 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, 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 De Soto Parish: Johnny C. McFerren 84.7%, E. G. Asseff 15.3%.

  • 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