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Lincoln Parish

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

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Sheriff

Wayne Houck (Democrat) won with 87.5% of the vote.

  • Wayne Houck DemocratElected

    87.5% 11,541 votes

  • Billy Foster DemocratDefeated

    12.5% 1,644 votes

13,185 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1, District C

Tim Babcock (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

  • Tim Babcock DemocratElected

    50.2% 538 votes

  • Fredric Hoogland DemocratDefeated

    49.8% 534 votes

1,072 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1, District D

Jake Martin (Democrat) won with 61.0% of the vote.

  • Jake Martin DemocratElected

    61.0% 438 votes

  • Joe Henderson Other partyDefeated

    39.0% 280 votes

718 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1, District E

No one got a majority, so Barbara "Kitty" Garner (Democrat) and Glenda Minor Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Barbara "Kitty" Garner DemocratIn runoff

    47.7% 555 votes

  • Glenda Minor Smith DemocratIn runoff

    31.8% 370 votes

  • Frederick M. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    20.5% 238 votes

1,163 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 1, District F

No one got a majority, so Ira Lewis (Democrat) and Willie B. Hughes (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ira Lewis DemocratIn runoff

    37.1% 326 votes

  • Willie B. Hughes DemocratIn runoff

    33.8% 297 votes

  • John A. Mitchell, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    29.0% 255 votes

878 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 3

No one got a majority, so Ray Canterbury (Democrat) and Bobby Bennett (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Ray Canterbury DemocratIn runoff

    25.8% 390 votes

  • Bobby Bennett DemocratIn runoff

    17.0% 257 votes

  • Richard I. Durrett DemocratDefeated

    14.9% 226 votes

  • Walter "Donnie" Kennedy DemocratDefeated

    14.4% 218 votes

2 other candidates: 27.9% together
Jerry Alexander Democrat14.1%214
Ray Bratton Democrat13.7%208

1,513 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 4

H.F. "Buster" Delony (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.

  • H.F. "Buster" Delony DemocratElected

    52.9% 820 votes

  • Sylvia C. Moss DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 311 votes

  • James L."Bo" Franklin DemocratDefeated

    17.3% 268 votes

  • Mike Franklin DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 151 votes

1,550 votes cast.

Police Juror, Ward 5

No one got a majority, so Morton A. Parnell (Republican) and Thurmon Holstead (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Morton A. Parnell RepublicanIn runoff

    43.0% 673 votes

  • Thurmon Holstead DemocratIn runoff

    30.7% 481 votes

  • Marc S. Taylor RepublicanDefeated

    21.0% 329 votes

  • Leroy R. Minnifield DemocratDefeated

    5.2% 82 votes

1,565 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Dubach

Alderman, District D, Town of Dubach

Darrell McAdams (Democrat) won with 72.7% of the vote.

  • Darrell McAdams DemocratElected

    72.7% 64 votes

  • Floyd Martindale DemocratDefeated

    27.3% 24 votes

88 votes cast.

Town of Vienna

Aldermen, Town of Vienna

Wayne Herren (Other party), "Bill" Sellers (Republican), and Peggy B. Ward (Republican) won.

  • Wayne Herren Other partyElected

    24.8% 111 votes

  • "Bill" Sellers RepublicanElected

    24.8% 111 votes

  • Peggy B. Ward RepublicanElected

    24.6% 110 votes

  • Kevin Herren RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 60 votes

  • Eddie Hutchens Other partyDefeated

    12.5% 56 votes

448 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 35th Senatorial District

Randy L. Ewing (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lincoln Parish: Randy L. Ewing 55.7%, Sid Moreland 44.3%.

  • Randy L. Ewing DemocratElected

    58.5% 24,044 votes

  • Sid Moreland DemocratDefeated

    41.5% 17,065 votes

41,109 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRandy L. EwingSid MorelandTurnout
Claiborne Parish33.1%1,21966.9%2,465
Jackson Parish60.8%4,53139.2%2,921
Lincoln Parish55.7%7,27444.3%5,792
Ouachita Parish71.7%5,36428.3%2,120
Union Parish60.0%5,65640.0%3,767

State Representative, 12th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Virgil Orr (Democrat) and William R. Sumlin, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Virgil Orr DemocratIn runoff

    44.1% 5,846 votes

  • William R. Sumlin, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    31.5% 4,176 votes

  • Troy Lowe DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 3,244 votes

13,266 votes cast.