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St. James 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 Kenny P. Poche (Democrat) and Joseph S. Nassar (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Kenny P. Poche DemocratIn runoff

    22.3% 2,486 votes

  • Joseph S. Nassar DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 2,053 votes

  • "Val" Amato DemocratDefeated

    16.6% 1,852 votes

  • Honora F. Gravois DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 1,839 votes

3 other candidates: 26.1% together
Willy J. Martin, Jr. Democrat12.5%1,391
Ricky A. Green Democrat12.5%1,389
Kim "Nook" Bourgeois Republican1.1%126

11,136 votes cast.

Assessor

Ellis J. Bourgeois (Democrat) won with 69.3% of the vote.

  • Ellis J. Bourgeois DemocratElected

    69.3% 7,429 votes

  • Raymond "Mighty Mouse" Rougee DemocratDefeated

    18.6% 1,989 votes

  • Henry J. Brock DemocratDefeated

    12.2% 1,303 votes

10,721 votes cast.

Parish President

Paul K. Keller (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.

  • Paul K. Keller DemocratElected

    61.5% 6,698 votes

  • Sylvia Taylor Steib DemocratDefeated

    38.5% 4,187 votes

10,885 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1

John "Lil Man" Lubrano (Democrat) won with 51.9% of the vote.

  • John "Lil Man" Lubrano DemocratElected

    51.9% 806 votes

  • Elwyn Bocz DemocratDefeated

    48.1% 748 votes

1,554 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2

L. J. St. Pierre, Jr. (Democrat) won with 69.0% of the vote.

  • L. J. St. Pierre, Jr. DemocratElected

    69.0% 935 votes

  • H. E. "Vernon" Vernon DemocratDefeated

    31.0% 421 votes

1,356 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3

No one got a majority, so Eric J. Poche (Democrat) and Patrick "Tobey" Martin (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Eric J. Poche DemocratIn runoff

    40.7% 741 votes

  • Patrick "Tobey" Martin DemocratIn runoff

    39.6% 720 votes

  • Warren "Bozo" Lambert DemocratDefeated

    19.7% 358 votes

1,819 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

No one got a majority, so Isadore "Scab" Kirklin (Democrat) and Donald J. Stein (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Isadore "Scab" Kirklin DemocratIn runoff

    34.5% 479 votes

  • Donald J. Stein DemocratIn runoff

    18.4% 256 votes

  • Robert "Bob" Benn, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    17.8% 248 votes

  • Louis "Pukey" Kliebert DemocratDefeated

    15.0% 208 votes

2 other candidates: 14.3% together
James "Sheep" Ben Democrat8.2%114
Ricky Kliebert Democrat6.1%85

1,390 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5

No one got a majority, so Earl Joshua (Democrat) and Oliver Cooper, Sr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Earl Joshua DemocratIn runoff

    33.1% 435 votes

  • Oliver Cooper, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    28.7% 377 votes

  • Austin Dennis, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    16.7% 220 votes

  • Samuel "PaPa" Jones DemocratDefeated

    11.1% 146 votes

  • Lawrence "LaLo" Ambrose, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    10.4% 136 votes

1,314 votes cast.

Councilman, District 6

No one got a majority, so Whitney Hickerson (Democrat) and Elton M. Aubert (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Whitney Hickerson DemocratIn runoff

    45.1% 768 votes

  • Elton M. Aubert DemocratIn runoff

    30.4% 518 votes

  • Marvin "Dozzo" Jasmin DemocratDefeated

    24.5% 417 votes

1,703 votes cast.

Councilman, District 7

Aubrey Gravois (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • Aubrey Gravois DemocratElected

    55.7% 1,109 votes

  • Richard "Dick" Brazan DemocratDefeated

    42.1% 839 votes

  • Charles Kliebert Other partyDefeated

    2.2% 43 votes

1,991 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 57th Representative District

Joseph Accardo, Jr. (Democrat) won with 63.8% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Joseph Accardo, Jr. 70.0%, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. 22.3%, Timothy J. Patrick 7.8%.

  • Joseph Accardo, Jr. DemocratElected

    63.8% 11,705 votes

  • Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    28.6% 5,245 votes

  • Timothy J. Patrick DemocratDefeated

    7.6% 1,386 votes

18,336 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJoseph Accardo, Jr.Daniel E. Becnel, Jr.Timothy J. PatrickTurnout
St. James Parish70.0%3,80822.3%1,2127.8%422
St. John the Baptist Parish61.2%7,89731.3%4,0337.5%964

State Representative, 58th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Melvin Irvin, Jr. (Democrat) and C. J. "Judge" Russo (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. James Parish: Melvin Irvin, Jr. 35.5%, C. J. "Judge" Russo 14.6%, Wilfred J. Buggage, Sr. 17.3%, Vincent "Cy" Tortorich 16.3%.

  • Melvin Irvin, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    33.7% 6,189 votes

  • C. J. "Judge" Russo DemocratIn runoff

    21.8% 4,007 votes

  • Wilfred J. Buggage, Sr. DemocratDefeated

    15.7% 2,890 votes

  • Vincent "Cy" Tortorich DemocratDefeated

    15.6% 2,864 votes

2 other candidates: 13.2% together
August "A. J." Gomez Democrat8.3%1,527
Amos J. Favorite, Sr. Democrat4.9%902

18,379 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Ascension ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.32.0%
Assumption ParishC. J. "Judge" Russo34.2%
Iberville ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.47.4%
St. James ParishMelvin Irvin, Jr.35.5%