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St. Charles 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 Johnny Marino (Democrat) and Kenny Schmill (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Johnny Marino DemocratIn runoff

    38.5% 6,487 votes

  • Kenny Schmill DemocratIn runoff

    23.3% 3,935 votes

  • Henry LeBoyd, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.5% 2,947 votes

  • Angelo "Buster" Puglise DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 1,468 votes

2 other candidates: 12.0% together
Leslie Laque Democrat6.6%1,120
Roger E. Johnston Democrat5.4%907

16,864 votes cast.

Assessor

Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair (Democrat) won with 87.6% of the vote.

  • Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair DemocratElected

    87.6% 13,123 votes

  • Noble H. Peyregne DemocratDefeated

    12.4% 1,856 votes

14,979 votes cast.

Parish President

No one got a majority, so Kevin M. Friloux (Democrat) and Albert D. Laque (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kevin M. Friloux DemocratIn runoff

    28.9% 4,899 votes

  • Albert D. Laque DemocratIn runoff

    26.8% 4,548 votes

  • Donald J. Hogan DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 2,636 votes

  • Jesse Payne DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 2,359 votes

3 other candidates: 14.9% together
John W. Melancon Republican7.5%1,267
Gerald "Jerry" Melancon Democrat4.5%769
"Jim" Laurene Democrat2.9%496

16,974 votes cast.

Councilman, at Large, Division A

No one got a majority, so Victor E. Bradley, Jr. (Democrat) and Cecil P. Dufrene (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Victor E. Bradley, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    41.6% 6,558 votes

  • Cecil P. Dufrene DemocratIn runoff

    40.7% 6,418 votes

  • Dan "Brother Wash" Washington, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 2,788 votes

15,764 votes cast.

Councilman, at Large, Division B

No one got a majority, so Steve Sirmon (Democrat) and Richard Dufrene (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Steve Sirmon DemocratIn runoff

    26.6% 4,188 votes

  • Richard Dufrene RepublicanIn runoff

    23.8% 3,746 votes

  • Mervin "Merv" Autin DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 2,781 votes

  • L. K. Fisher, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    14.5% 2,276 votes

2 other candidates: 17.4% together
Anthony "Chuck" Byrd Democrat14.0%2,195
Oliver H. "Bill" Burns Democrat3.4%541

15,727 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1

Chris A. Tregre (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.

  • Chris A. Tregre DemocratElected

    55.9% 1,107 votes

  • Karl "Mike" Champagne DemocratDefeated

    36.6% 724 votes

  • Terry P. Bourg DemocratDefeated

    7.5% 148 votes

1,979 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2

No one got a majority, so Jay A. Roberts (Democrat) and Clayton M. Faucheaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Jay A. Roberts DemocratIn runoff

    39.6% 993 votes

  • Clayton M. Faucheaux DemocratIn runoff

    38.2% 959 votes

  • Terry Loupe DemocratDefeated

    22.2% 558 votes

2,510 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3

No one got a majority, so Steven R. Talbot (Republican) and V. J. St. Pierre, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Steven R. Talbot RepublicanIn runoff

    31.1% 963 votes

  • V. J. St. Pierre, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 841 votes

  • Clarence "Bub" Millet DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 548 votes

  • Craig Steven Perrier, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    14.3% 442 votes

2 other candidates: 9.6% together
Gary Becnel Democrat5.7%177
Lionel A. Cox Republican3.9%121

3,092 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

No one got a majority, so Bert "Danny" Somme (Democrat) and Philip Cortez (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Bert "Danny" Somme DemocratIn runoff

    21.9% 526 votes

  • Philip Cortez DemocratIn runoff

    20.6% 495 votes

  • John W. Schaubhuat DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 335 votes

  • Roosevelt Dufrene DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 294 votes

3 other candidates: 31.4% together
Robert T. Landry Democrat11.0%265
Ann Hymel Youngs Democrat10.5%253
Alvin Folse Democrat9.8%236

2,404 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5

No one got a majority, so Curtis T. Johnson, Sr. (Democrat) and Leonce "Tut" Clement (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Curtis T. Johnson, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    45.2% 918 votes

  • Leonce "Tut" Clement DemocratIn runoff

    34.2% 695 votes

  • James "Jim" Easley DemocratDefeated

    20.6% 418 votes

2,031 votes cast.

Councilman, District 6

"Dickie" Duhe (Democrat) won with 50.5% of the vote.

  • "Dickie" Duhe DemocratElected

    50.5% 1,144 votes

  • Bruce A. Rodrigue DemocratDefeated

    42.6% 964 votes

  • James "Jim" Galliano DemocratDefeated

    6.9% 157 votes

2,265 votes cast.

Councilman, District 7

Donald N. Grimes (Republican) won with 69.2% of the vote.

  • Donald N. Grimes RepublicanElected

    69.2% 1,425 votes

  • Deborah A. Corrao Corrao DemocratDefeated

    30.8% 633 votes

2,058 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 19th Senatorial District

Ron Landry (Democrat) won with 75.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Ron Landry 77.6%, Bobby Grabert 22.4%.

  • Ron Landry DemocratElected

    75.6% 32,960 votes

  • Bobby Grabert DemocratDefeated

    24.4% 10,649 votes

43,609 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRon LandryBobby GrabertTurnout
Lafourche Parish68.5%11,34231.5%5,216
St. Charles Parish77.6%11,80922.4%3,408
St. John the Baptist Parish82.9%9,80917.1%2,025

State Representative, 56th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Ralph R. Miller (Democrat) and Emile J. Garlepied (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Charles Parish: Ralph R. Miller 50.3%, Emile J. Garlepied 22.3%, Larry E. Sorapuru, Jr. 13.6%, Archie Mollere 13.8%.

  • Ralph R. Miller DemocratIn runoff

    49.1% 8,781 votes

  • Emile J. Garlepied DemocratIn runoff

    20.4% 3,639 votes

  • Larry E. Sorapuru, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.9% 3,202 votes

  • Archie Mollere RepublicanDefeated

    12.6% 2,257 votes

17,879 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRalph R. MillerEmile J. GarlepiedLarry E. Sorapuru, Jr.Archie MollereTurnout
St. Charles Parish50.3%8,03922.3%3,55813.6%2,17513.8%2,198
St. John the Baptist Parish38.9%7424.2%8153.8%1,0273.1%59