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LaSalle Parish

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

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Sheriff

No one got a majority, so Wayne McGuffee (Democrat) and George L. King (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Wayne McGuffee DemocratIn runoff

    45.1% 3,427 votes

  • George L. King DemocratIn runoff

    41.1% 3,123 votes

  • Ira "Butch" Ganey DemocratDefeated

    13.8% 1,046 votes

7,596 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Steve H. Crooks (Democrat) and Carl Gulde (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Steve H. Crooks DemocratIn runoff

    42.9% 3,089 votes

  • Carl Gulde DemocratIn runoff

    35.2% 2,536 votes

  • Norris Dale Jackson DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 1,581 votes

7,206 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Eual E. Douglas (Democrat) and Calvin Westbrooks (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eual E. Douglas DemocratIn runoff

    41.8% 413 votes

  • Calvin Westbrooks DemocratIn runoff

    29.8% 295 votes

  • Charles J. Walters DemocratDefeated

    28.4% 281 votes

989 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

"Cliff" Barton (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • "Cliff" Barton DemocratElected

    52.8% 335 votes

  • H. M. "Skeeter" Vickers DemocratDefeated

    47.2% 299 votes

634 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so Donald L. Arnold (Democrat) and Gene Lofton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Donald L. Arnold DemocratIn runoff

    45.6% 306 votes

  • Gene Lofton DemocratIn runoff

    19.2% 129 votes

  • Randy Thornton DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 127 votes

  • Leon Etheredge, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    16.2% 109 votes

671 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so Roy "Doc" Eubanks (Democrat) and J. W. Myles (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Roy "Doc" Eubanks DemocratIn runoff

    48.5% 314 votes

  • J. W. Myles DemocratIn runoff

    15.0% 97 votes

  • Jimmy Keene DemocratDefeated

    12.8% 83 votes

  • J. E. "Jim" Hall DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 80 votes

2 other candidates: 11.3% together
Donald C. Smith Democrat6.5%42
Glen M. "Pete" Evans Democrat4.8%31

647 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Virgil W. Terral (Democrat) won with 78.0% of the vote.

  • Virgil W. Terral DemocratElected

    78.0% 545 votes

  • A.D. "Buddy" Willis RepublicanDefeated

    22.0% 154 votes

699 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

O. N. "Nick" Edwards (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.

  • O. N. "Nick" Edwards DemocratElected

    62.3% 367 votes

  • Joel L. "Buddy" Hargrove, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    26.3% 155 votes

  • Gordon "Bugs" Francis DemocratDefeated

    11.4% 67 votes

589 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

No one got a majority, so Harvey Joe Price (Democrat) and Wayne Chapman (Other party) went to a runoff.

  • Harvey Joe Price DemocratIn runoff

    27.5% 255 votes

  • Wayne Chapman Other partyIn runoff

    27.4% 254 votes

  • Johnny Greene DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 161 votes

  • Lonnie Jones DemocratDefeated

    13.2% 122 votes

2 other candidates: 14.5% together
Finley Rosier Democrat7.8%72
Joe Sandifer Democrat6.7%62

926 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so David Ivey (Democrat) and David A. Bradford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David Ivey DemocratIn runoff

    48.2% 467 votes

  • David A. Bradford DemocratIn runoff

    24.9% 241 votes

  • Homer L. Paul DemocratDefeated

    19.3% 187 votes

  • William "Wild Bill" Franklin DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 73 votes

968 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Lyndall Kitterlin (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.

  • Lyndall Kitterlin DemocratElected

    59.2% 446 votes

  • Harvey Clark DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 168 votes

  • Charlie Anderson DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 139 votes

753 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so Ben "Chuck" Reid, Jr. (Democrat) and James A. "Hig" Hailey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ben "Chuck" Reid, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.9% 297 votes

  • James A. "Hig" Hailey DemocratIn runoff

    25.7% 182 votes

  • Elbert Webster DemocratDefeated

    18.8% 133 votes

  • Don Franklin McCoy DemocratDefeated

    8.5% 60 votes

  • Ben Edwards DemocratDefeated

    5.1% 36 votes

708 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 LaSalle Parish: Steve D. Thompson 57.0%, "Bill" Atkins 31.0%, Donnye H. Cooper 8.9%, "Bud" Shaw 3.0%.

  • 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, 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 LaSalle Parish: Thomas "Bud" Brady 32.3%, Dale Smith 13.1%, Gerald Wilkins 6.8%, Melba I. King 27.2%.

  • 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%