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East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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Sheriff

Elmer B. Litchfield (Republican) won with 82.5% of the vote.

  • Elmer B. Litchfield RepublicanElected

    82.5% 104,895 votes

  • Frank A. Fox DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 22,252 votes

127,147 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

Mike Cannon (Democrat) won with 61.3% of the vote.

  • Mike Cannon DemocratElected

    61.3% 76,866 votes

  • Ordell C. McCay RepublicanDefeated

    38.7% 48,603 votes

125,469 votes cast.

Assessor

Frank Granger III (Democrat) won with 76.5% of the vote.

  • Frank Granger III DemocratElected

    76.5% 95,612 votes

  • William Brewer DemocratDefeated

    23.5% 29,446 votes

125,058 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 13th Senatorial District

M. A. "Mike" Cross (Democrat) won with 59.1% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: M. A. "Mike" Cross 67.8%, Richmond Odom 20.8%, Milton Coxe 3.9%, Kerry L. Cooley 7.4%.

  • M. A. "Mike" Cross DemocratElected

    59.1% 24,432 votes

  • Richmond Odom RepublicanDefeated

    19.5% 8,066 votes

  • Milton Coxe DemocratDefeated

    14.1% 5,828 votes

  • Kerry L. Cooley RepublicanDefeated

    7.3% 3,038 votes

41,364 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishM. A. "Mike" CrossRichmond OdomMilton CoxeKerry L. CooleyTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish67.8%13,39820.8%4,1153.9%7787.4%1,463
Livingston Parish57.1%7,57416.6%2,20520.4%2,7045.8%773
Tangipahoa Parish41.4%3,46020.9%1,74628.1%2,3469.6%802

State Senator, 14th Senatorial District

Cleo Fields (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Cleo Fields DemocratElected

    50.4% 13,116 votes

  • Richard "Dick" Turnley, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    49.6% 12,895 votes

26,011 votes cast.

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District

No one got a majority, so Larry S. Bankston (Democrat) and John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Larry S. Bankston DemocratIn runoff

    45.8% 15,401 votes

  • John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    30.7% 10,313 votes

  • Johnny H. Dykes DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 3,790 votes

  • Ken Ward Other partyDefeated

    6.1% 2,063 votes

  • "Chuck" Hall RepublicanDefeated

    6.1% 2,046 votes

33,613 votes cast.

State Senator, 16th Senatorial District

Kenneth E. "Ken" Osterberger (Republican) won with 80.8% of the vote.

  • Kenneth E. "Ken" Osterberger RepublicanElected

    80.8% 37,172 votes

  • A. T. "Apple" Sanders, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.2% 8,845 votes

46,017 votes cast.

State Representative, 61st Representative District

Raymond A. Jetson (Democrat) won with 77.5% of the vote.

  • Raymond A. Jetson DemocratElected

    77.5% 6,667 votes

  • Fred Reed DemocratDefeated

    22.5% 1,940 votes

8,607 votes cast.

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: John D. Travis 49.7%, Dotti G. Knost 27.8%, Anthony L. Long 13.0%, Bloyce Harrell 9.5%.

  • John D. Travis DemocratElected

    51.2% 7,662 votes

  • Dotti G. Knost RepublicanDefeated

    23.8% 3,564 votes

  • Anthony L. Long DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 2,270 votes

  • Bloyce Harrell DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 1,480 votes

14,976 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. TravisDotti G. KnostAnthony L. LongBloyce HarrellTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish49.7%1,85827.8%1,03713.0%4849.5%356
East Feliciana Parish52.7%3,87624.1%1,77310.6%78312.6%924
West Feliciana Parish49.6%1,92819.4%75425.8%1,0035.1%200

State Representative, 63rd Representative District

Melvin "Kip" Holden (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • Melvin "Kip" Holden DemocratElected

    62.6% 6,391 votes

  • Jewel J. Newman DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 3,817 votes

10,208 votes cast.

State Representative, 64th Representative District

Mike McCleary (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.

  • Mike McCleary DemocratElected

    58.1% 8,970 votes

  • Sam Varnado RepublicanDefeated

    41.9% 6,471 votes

15,441 votes cast.

State Representative, 65th Representative District

Donald Ray Kennard (Democrat) won with 68.7% of the vote.

  • Donald Ray Kennard DemocratElected

    68.7% 10,310 votes

  • "Mike" Harig RepublicanDefeated

    31.3% 4,693 votes

15,003 votes cast.

State Representative, 66th Representative District

Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Democrat) won with 64.4% of the vote.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins DemocratElected

    64.4% 7,601 votes

  • V. M "Lank" Corsentino DemocratDefeated

    35.6% 4,210 votes

11,811 votes cast.

State Representative, 67th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Joseph A. "Joe" Deplit (Democrat) and Darrell Glasper (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Joseph A. "Joe" Deplit DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 3,874 votes

  • Darrell Glasper DemocratIn runoff

    43.0% 3,410 votes

  • Willis V. Reed RepublicanDefeated

    8.1% 646 votes

7,930 votes cast.

State Representative, 68th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Sean Reilly (Democrat) and Toni Higginbotham (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Sean Reilly DemocratIn runoff

    45.6% 7,928 votes

  • Toni Higginbotham RepublicanIn runoff

    35.4% 6,146 votes

  • Ben Peabody Other partyDefeated

    19.0% 3,311 votes

17,385 votes cast.

State Representative, 69th Representative District

No one got a majority, so E. Clark Gaudin (Republican) and Marilyn Barfield (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • E. Clark Gaudin RepublicanIn runoff

    48.3% 9,206 votes

  • Marilyn Barfield DemocratIn runoff

    28.1% 5,352 votes

  • Richard S. Rhorer RepublicanDefeated

    20.5% 3,907 votes

  • R. Dave Corbin Other partyDefeated

    3.0% 577 votes

19,042 votes cast.

State Representative, 70th Representative District

Carl Crane (Republican) won with 52.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In East Baton Rouge Parish: Carl Crane 54.4%, Margaret Pereboom 28.2%, Theodor "Ted" Schirmer 8.7%, Richard J. Brazan, Jr. 8.8%.

  • Carl Crane RepublicanElected

    52.2% 9,942 votes

  • Margaret Pereboom DemocratDefeated

    28.7% 5,472 votes

  • Theodor "Ted" Schirmer DemocratDefeated

    9.5% 1,814 votes

  • Richard J. Brazan, Jr. Other partyDefeated

    9.5% 1,807 votes

19,035 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCarl CraneMargaret PereboomTheodor "Ted" SchirmerRichard J. Brazan, Jr.Turnout
East Baton Rouge Parish54.4%9,04828.2%4,6888.7%1,4458.8%1,466
Livingston Parish37.4%89432.8%78415.5%36914.3%341