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Grant Parish

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

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Sheriff

L. R. "Pop" Hataway (Democrat) won with 71.5% of the vote.

  • L. R. "Pop" Hataway DemocratElected

    71.5% 5,356 votes

  • Jerry E. Hillman DemocratDefeated

    28.5% 2,134 votes

7,490 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Kevin McCracken (Democrat) and Tommy Brumley (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kevin McCracken DemocratIn runoff

    37.5% 388 votes

  • Tommy Brumley DemocratIn runoff

    23.4% 242 votes

  • Ray B. Fletcher DemocratDefeated

    11.3% 117 votes

  • Louis M. DuBois DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 102 votes

3 other candidates: 18.0% together
Nelson James Democrat8.3%86
John E. Graves Democrat6.7%69
H. O. "Tubby" Mott Democrat3.0%31

1,035 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Jimmy Bryant (Democrat) and J. D. Lasyone (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jimmy Bryant DemocratIn runoff

    47.6% 448 votes

  • J. D. Lasyone DemocratIn runoff

    40.9% 385 votes

  • Cleveland "Buddy" DuBois DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 108 votes

941 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Madison L. Morris (Democrat) and Sandy McCain (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Madison L. Morris DemocratIn runoff

    38.8% 334 votes

  • Sandy McCain DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 267 votes

  • Wayne Murrell DemocratDefeated

    22.8% 196 votes

  • C. W. Allen DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 64 votes

861 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Howard H. Holston (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • Howard H. Holston DemocratElected

    55.7% 583 votes

  • E. E. "Dick" Maxwell DemocratDefeated

    33.1% 346 votes

  • Monroe C. Futrell, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 117 votes

1,046 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Randall K. Briggs (Republican) and Lloyd James Kirtland (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Randall K. Briggs RepublicanIn runoff

    29.3% 316 votes

  • Lloyd James Kirtland DemocratIn runoff

    22.0% 237 votes

  • J. D. Alexander DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 200 votes

  • Julius Fred Scott DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 147 votes

2 other candidates: 16.6% together
James Cecil Brewer, Sr. Democrat10.0%108
M. E. "Gene" Allen Democrat6.6%71

1,079 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Iley "Sonny" Cox (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

  • Iley "Sonny" Cox DemocratElected

    62.5% 616 votes

  • Russell Hataway DemocratDefeated

    30.6% 302 votes

  • Edward Shirley DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 68 votes

986 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

W. C. Hollaway, Jr. (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • W. C. Hollaway, Jr. DemocratElected

    51.0% 578 votes

  • James D. "Jimmy" Crooks DemocratDefeated

    19.4% 220 votes

  • "Donnie" Bankston DemocratDefeated

    15.4% 175 votes

  • Bryant Coburn DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 84 votes

2 other candidates: 6.8% together
L. E. "Red" Gurganus Democrat5.1%58
Harley W. Dickess Democrat1.7%19

1,134 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Pollock

Alderman, Town of Pollock

No one got a majority, so Mary Beth Draper (Democrat) and Merek C. Marcantel (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Mary Beth Draper DemocratIn runoff

    42.5% 74 votes

  • Merek C. Marcantel RepublicanIn runoff

    36.8% 64 votes

  • "Jim" Lowe RepublicanDefeated

    20.7% 36 votes

174 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 31st Senatorial District

Don Kelly (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Don Kelly 62.0%, Paul Foshee 38.0%.

  • Don Kelly DemocratElected

    62.5% 25,619 votes

  • Paul Foshee DemocratDefeated

    37.5% 15,346 votes

40,965 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDon KellyPaul FosheeTurnout
Grant Parish62.0%4,60638.0%2,822
Natchitoches Parish61.2%8,73938.8%5,542
Rapides Parish63.4%4,09136.6%2,357
Red River Parish62.5%3,12337.5%1,870
Winn Parish64.7%5,06035.3%2,755

State Representative, 22nd Representative District

No one got a majority, so Thomas "Bud" Brady (Democrat) and Dale Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Thomas "Bud" Brady 24.5%, Dale Smith 24.3%, Gerald Wilkins 23.8%, Melba I. King 4.9%.

  • Thomas "Bud" Brady DemocratIn runoff

    28.9% 5,106 votes

  • Dale Smith DemocratIn runoff

    20.8% 3,676 votes

  • Gerald Wilkins DemocratDefeated

    15.8% 2,788 votes

  • Melba I. King DemocratDefeated

    14.2% 2,509 votes

3 other candidates: 20.3% together
Ronnie Lasyone Democrat8.9%1,571
Darrel Thaxton Democrat7.7%1,360
Jessie Price Democrat3.7%647

17,657 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Grant ParishThomas "Bud" Brady24.5%
LaSalle ParishThomas "Bud" Brady32.3%
Rapides ParishDale Smith33.1%