Sheriff
J. Edward Layrisson (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.
31,324 votes cast.
Tangipahoa Parish
Local election results for Saturday, October 24, 1987. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Parish offices
Assessor
J. D. Addison (Democrat) won with 68.5% of the vote.
29,438 votes cast.
Parish President
Gordon Burgess (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.
29,903 votes cast.
Councilman, District 1
R. D. WAtson (Democrat) won with 63.2% of the vote.
2,630 votes cast.
Councilman, District 2
No one got a majority, so Dewanye Grace (Democrat) and Frank J. Guzzardo (Democrat) went to a runoff.
3,260 votes cast.
Councilman, District 3
No one got a majority, so Varry Paul Francois (Democrat) and Joe Giardina (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,594 votes cast.
Councilman, District 4
No one got a majority, so Carlo S. Bruno (Democrat) and Mark S. Lee (Democrat) went to a runoff.
3,581 votes cast.
Councilman, District 6
No one got a majority, so Gary Bankston (Democrat) and Erwin Hoy Jenkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,422 votes cast.
Councilman, District 8
Charles "Buddy" Rogers (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
2,963 votes cast.
Councilman, District 9
No one got a majority, so Wallace "Sonny" Wells, Jr. (Democrat) and "Joe" Perrin (Democrat) went to a runoff.
2,714 votes cast.
Councilman, District 10
Troy Davis (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.
3,890 votes cast.
School board
Member of School Board, District B
Samuel Richardson (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.
3,257 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 11th Senatorial District
Gerry E. Hinton (Republican) won with 61.9% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Gerry E. Hinton 52.0%, A. J. Lange 14.8%, Joyce P. Ilardi 9.9%, W. L. Aarden-Wells 23.3%.
42,292 votes cast.
State Senator, 12th Senatorial District
B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn (Democrat) won with 75.5% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn 76.8%, Roy Crawford 23.2%.
42,280 votes cast.
State Senator, 13th Senatorial District
M. A. "Mike" Cross (Democrat) won with 59.1% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: M. A. "Mike" Cross 41.4%, Richmond Odom 20.9%, Milton Coxe 28.1%, Kerry L. Cooley 9.6%.
41,364 votes cast.
State Representative, 72nd Representative District
No one got a majority, so Weldon Russell (Democrat) and Buster Guzzardo (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Weldon Russell 37.7%, Buster Guzzardo 43.5%, Bill Walker 12.1%, Mildred "Tena" Sutton 4.0%.
18,174 votes cast.
State Representative, 74th Representative District
R. H. "Bill" Strain (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.
This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: R. H. "Bill" Strain 51.7%, Jack J. Mendheim 42.5%, Vinson J. Crawford, Sr. 5.8%.
17,763 votes cast.