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Franklin Parish

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

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Sheriff

Eugene Parker (Democrat) won with 65.3% of the vote.

  • Eugene Parker DemocratElected

    65.3% 6,499 votes

  • Danny Warner DemocratDefeated

    34.7% 3,460 votes

9,959 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Billy Ray Weeks (Democrat) and Carl W. King, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Billy Ray Weeks DemocratIn runoff

    31.1% 309 votes

  • Carl W. King, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.1% 269 votes

  • John H. Baker RepublicanDefeated

    24.1% 240 votes

  • Don E. Cummins DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 176 votes

994 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Basil "Buck" Wilson (Democrat) and "Ann" Thompson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Basil "Buck" Wilson DemocratIn runoff

    37.6% 347 votes

  • "Ann" Thompson DemocratIn runoff

    23.8% 219 votes

  • John Ivy Lebeuax DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 154 votes

  • J.C. Slade, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    8.1% 75 votes

2 other candidates: 13.8% together
Louis C. "Snooky" Curtis Democrat8.0%74
Robert Lee Fletcher, Jr. Democrat5.7%53

922 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Roger L. Temple (Democrat) and Royce C. Bryan (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roger L. Temple DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 282 votes

  • Royce C. Bryan DemocratIn runoff

    25.5% 226 votes

  • Ernest W. Reeves DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 208 votes

  • Devon Goodman DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 172 votes

888 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Barbara Rollins (Democrat) won with 60.7% of the vote.

  • Barbara Rollins DemocratElected

    60.7% 438 votes

  • Fred Galloway DemocratDefeated

    39.3% 283 votes

721 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so Marcus L. Ezell (Democrat) and Charles A. Harris (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Marcus L. Ezell DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 384 votes

  • Charles A. Harris DemocratIn runoff

    29.4% 273 votes

  • Robert W. Sanders DemocratDefeated

    29.2% 271 votes

928 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Thurman Rials (Democrat) won with 54.8% of the vote.

  • Thurman Rials DemocratElected

    54.8% 409 votes

  • J. W. Simms DemocratDefeated

    25.4% 190 votes

  • Edward Sargent DemocratDefeated

    19.8% 148 votes

747 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Willie Herron (Democrat) and Lawrence R. Roberts (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Willie Herron DemocratIn runoff

    34.7% 357 votes

  • Lawrence R. Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    19.4% 200 votes

  • Bill "Putt" Linder DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 179 votes

  • John D. Erwin DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 154 votes

  • Frank Albritton, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    13.5% 139 votes

1,029 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so W.H. "Bud" Johnston (Democrat) and Allen D. Rodgers (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W.H. "Bud" Johnston DemocratIn runoff

    50.0% 483 votes

  • Allen D. Rodgers DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 307 votes

  • "Ronnie" Tarver, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 145 votes

  • Stevie Nettles DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 31 votes

966 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so "Ken" Hill (Democrat) and Ray Thomas (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Ken" Hill DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 348 votes

  • Ray Thomas DemocratIn runoff

    20.8% 266 votes

  • Leo B. Hart DemocratDefeated

    20.2% 259 votes

  • Murray Martin DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 217 votes

  • Dallas Batey Batey DemocratDefeated

    14.8% 190 votes

1,280 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so Jackie Johnson (Democrat) and Roosevelt "Sonny" Hooker, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jackie Johnson DemocratIn runoff

    32.1% 235 votes

  • Roosevelt "Sonny" Hooker, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 199 votes

  • Clen Rollins DemocratDefeated

    22.0% 161 votes

  • Eli Brown, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 71 votes

2 other candidates: 8.9% together
Ireatha Wright Democrat8.9%65
Robert "Bob" Swayzer, Jr. Democrat0.0%0

731 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 Franklin Parish: Steve D. Thompson 53.6%, "Bill" Atkins 29.8%, Donnye H. Cooper 8.1%, "Bud" Shaw 8.5%.

  • 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 Franklin Parish: Noble Ellington 26.1%, "Rod" Elrod 18.4%, Glen L. Williams 18.5%, Lelon Luther Kenney 3.4%.

  • 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%