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Ouachita Parish

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

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Clerk of Court

"Bill" Hodge (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.

  • "Bill" Hodge DemocratElected

    56.7% 24,358 votes

  • "Ray" Cook DemocratDefeated

    43.3% 18,635 votes

42,993 votes cast.

Coroner

Claude K. Smith (Republican) won with 65.9% of the vote.

  • Claude K. Smith RepublicanElected

    65.9% 28,192 votes

  • Francis Capalongan Other partyDefeated

    34.1% 14,619 votes

42,811 votes cast.

Police Juror, District A

Arlan E. Rawls (Democrat) won with 58.5% of the vote.

  • Arlan E. Rawls DemocratElected

    58.5% 5,304 votes

  • Clifford E. Byrd DemocratDefeated

    32.9% 2,981 votes

  • Dan E. Darnell DemocratDefeated

    8.6% 777 votes

9,062 votes cast.

Police Juror, District B

No one got a majority, so Tommy Gist (Democrat) and Benton Frost (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Tommy Gist DemocratIn runoff

    28.9% 2,441 votes

  • Benton Frost DemocratIn runoff

    22.8% 1,929 votes

  • Tom L. Owens DemocratDefeated

    17.0% 1,439 votes

  • Rayville Fuller DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 1,352 votes

  • Curtis George DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 1,297 votes

8,458 votes cast.

Police Juror, District C

Frank Snellings (Democrat) won with 79.1% of the vote.

  • Frank Snellings DemocratElected

    79.1% 7,039 votes

  • John W. Wilhite DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 1,856 votes

8,895 votes cast.

Police Juror, District D

Abe E. Peirce III (Democrat) won with 79.1% of the vote.

  • Abe E. Peirce III DemocratElected

    79.1% 3,773 votes

  • James "J.C." Hall DemocratDefeated

    20.9% 999 votes

4,772 votes cast.

Police Juror, District E

No one got a majority, so Adele W. Ransom (Republican) and Carl Cloessner (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Adele W. Ransom RepublicanIn runoff

    31.5% 2,436 votes

  • Carl Cloessner DemocratIn runoff

    23.1% 1,785 votes

  • "Mike" Bishop DemocratDefeated

    16.0% 1,236 votes

  • Bradley R. Adair RepublicanDefeated

    13.7% 1,058 votes

2 other candidates: 15.7% together
Gerald R. York Democrat9.5%737
"Sonny" Day Democrat6.2%480

7,732 votes cast.

Police Juror, District F

Ervin "Peter" Turner (Democrat) won with 74.5% of the vote.

  • Ervin "Peter" Turner DemocratElected

    74.5% 3,969 votes

  • Janice Fleming DemocratDefeated

    25.5% 1,359 votes

5,328 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 Ouachita Parish: Willie E. Crain 86.3%, Ronald Bassett 13.7%.

  • 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 Senator, 34th Senatorial District

Lawson L. Swearingen, Jr. (Democrat) won with 77.6% of the vote.

  • Lawson L. Swearingen, Jr. DemocratElected

    77.6% 26,087 votes

  • Fred William Huenefeld, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    22.4% 7,521 votes

33,608 votes cast.

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 Ouachita Parish: Randy L. Ewing 71.7%, Sid Moreland 28.3%.

  • 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, 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 Ouachita Parish: John Ensminger 57.7%, Billy Daniel 33.0%, Reginald D. "Reggie" DeFreese, Jr. 7.0%, M. Dean Brown 2.3%.

  • 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, 15th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Charles R. Anding (Democrat) and David G. Haynes (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Charles R. Anding DemocratIn runoff

    29.8% 4,569 votes

  • David G. Haynes RepublicanIn runoff

    26.0% 3,984 votes

  • Glenn Luttrell DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 3,246 votes

  • Evelyn Blackmon DemocratDefeated

    20.1% 3,083 votes

  • Greg Gregory DemocratDefeated

    2.9% 443 votes

15,325 votes cast.

State Representative, 17th Representative District

Charles D. Jones (Democrat) won with 76.6% of the vote.

  • Charles D. Jones DemocratElected

    76.6% 6,887 votes

  • "Joe" Davis DemocratDefeated

    13.6% 1,223 votes

  • Liberace "Libby" Wade DemocratDefeated

    9.8% 879 votes

8,989 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Ward 2

No one got a majority, so "Tommy" Brunt (Republican) and Kathie Sanford (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Tommy" Brunt RepublicanIn runoff

    37.0% 1,283 votes

  • Kathie Sanford DemocratIn runoff

    30.5% 1,057 votes

  • John McClusky, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    25.1% 870 votes

  • Lola Mewborn DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 257 votes

3,467 votes cast.