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Morehouse 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 Frank E. Carroll (Democrat) and Wandall W. Coody (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Frank E. Carroll DemocratIn runoff

    48.9% 5,634 votes

  • Wandall W. Coody DemocratIn runoff

    42.6% 4,910 votes

  • Stanley B. Williams RepublicanDefeated

    4.8% 551 votes

  • Ray Harrison DemocratDefeated

    3.7% 426 votes

11,521 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

No one got a majority, so Gene "Joe" Brown (Democrat) and Hosie George (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Gene "Joe" Brown DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 474 votes

  • Hosie George DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 455 votes

  • Joe Riley DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 250 votes

  • James W. "Billy" Loyless DemocratDefeated

    10.5% 139 votes

1,318 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Patricia "Pat" Mitchell (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.

  • Patricia "Pat" Mitchell DemocratElected

    58.1% 498 votes

  • Cecil E. Sims DemocratDefeated

    36.2% 310 votes

  • Uhola "Udie" Herrington DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 49 votes

857 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so E. A. "Pete" McCain (Democrat) and Deodis Powell (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • E. A. "Pete" McCain DemocratIn runoff

    32.3% 269 votes

  • Deodis Powell DemocratIn runoff

    32.0% 267 votes

  • Henry Reese, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    30.7% 256 votes

  • Melvin A. Bonner DemocratDefeated

    5.0% 42 votes

834 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

No one got a majority, so D. B. "Jack" Cockrell (Democrat) and Ray Yarbrough (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • D. B. "Jack" Cockrell DemocratIn runoff

    37.5% 521 votes

  • Ray Yarbrough DemocratIn runoff

    21.2% 294 votes

  • R. C. "Buddy" Anderson DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 279 votes

  • James C. Morgan DemocratDefeated

    12.1% 168 votes

  • Barry Priest DemocratDefeated

    9.1% 126 votes

1,388 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so D. W. Thomas, Jr. (Democrat) and William H. Parker (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • D. W. Thomas, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 609 votes

  • William H. Parker DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 543 votes

  • Phillip M. Musgrove DemocratDefeated

    11.5% 150 votes

1,302 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Cleo E. Shockey (Democrat) and Mack Sawyer (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Cleo E. Shockey DemocratIn runoff

    47.9% 555 votes

  • Mack Sawyer DemocratIn runoff

    27.4% 317 votes

  • Jodie Perry DemocratDefeated

    24.7% 286 votes

1,158 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

A. J. "Jack" Sumner, Sr. (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • A. J. "Jack" Sumner, Sr. DemocratElected

    55.9% 560 votes

  • James A. "Jim" Clark DemocratDefeated

    44.1% 441 votes

1,001 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so James A. "Buster" Brown (Democrat) and Hughie Perry (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James A. "Buster" Brown DemocratIn runoff

    42.4% 373 votes

  • Hughie Perry DemocratIn runoff

    36.3% 319 votes

  • Ricky Curtis DemocratDefeated

    21.4% 188 votes

880 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Cecil Cain (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.

  • Cecil Cain DemocratElected

    53.9% 657 votes

  • E. H. "Hugo" Hughes DemocratDefeated

    46.1% 563 votes

1,220 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Bonita

Chief of Police, Village of Bonita

Jimmie Earl "J. J." James (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Jimmie Earl "J. J." James DemocratElected

    62.7% 104 votes

  • Fay Coleman RepublicanDefeated

    37.3% 62 votes

166 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 33rd Senatorial District

Willie E. Crain (Democrat) won with 87.0% of the vote.

This race covers 6 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Willie E. Crain 88.2%, Ronald Bassett 11.8%.

  • Willie E. Crain DemocratElected

    87.0% 29,673 votes

  • Ronald Bassett DemocratDefeated

    13.0% 4,437 votes

34,110 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishWillie E. CrainRonald BassettTurnout
East Carroll Parish91.7%3,1968.3%289
Madison Parish87.1%3,92812.9%583
Morehouse Parish88.2%9,39811.8%1,254
Ouachita Parish86.3%2,34913.7%372
Richland Parish81.7%6,48118.3%1,447
West Carroll Parish89.8%4,32110.2%492

State Representative, 14th Representative District

No one got a majority, so John Ensminger (Republican) and Billy Daniel (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: John Ensminger 37.6%, Billy Daniel 27.2%, Reginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr. 31.3%, M. Dean Brown 3.9%.

  • John Ensminger RepublicanIn runoff

    47.8% 6,589 votes

  • Billy Daniel DemocratIn runoff

    30.1% 4,151 votes

  • Reginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    19.0% 2,619 votes

  • M. Dean Brown DemocratDefeated

    3.1% 427 votes

13,786 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn EnsmingerBilly DanielReginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr.M. Dean BrownTurnout
Morehouse Parish37.6%2,56327.2%1,85331.3%2,1333.9%265
Ouachita Parish57.7%4,02633.0%2,2987.0%4862.3%162

State Representative, 18th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Ralph W. Coleman (Democrat) and Jess Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Morehouse Parish: Ralph W. Coleman 19.6%, Jess Smith 10.9%, Dale Willis 32.9%, Larry Denmon 12.9%.

  • Ralph W. Coleman DemocratIn runoff

    29.0% 3,788 votes

  • Jess Smith DemocratIn runoff

    25.2% 3,298 votes

  • Dale Willis DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 2,363 votes

  • Larry Denmon DemocratDefeated

    13.1% 1,708 votes

2 other candidates: 14.7% together
Alfred L. Rawls Democrat7.6%997
George "Butch" Philley, Jr. Democrat7.1%924

13,078 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Carroll ParishRalph W. Coleman48.0%
Morehouse ParishDale Willis32.9%
West Carroll ParishJess Smith40.0%