Sheriff
No one got a majority, so Fred E. Scott (Democrat) and F. A. "Gonnie" McVay (Democrat) went to a runoff.
3,442 votes cast.
Tensas Parish
Local election results for Saturday, October 24, 1987. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Parish offices
Clerk of Court
James A. Kitchen (Democrat) won with 63.8% of the vote.
3,258 votes cast.
Police Juror, Ward 1
Dalton Godfrey (Democrat) won with 69.2% of the vote.
386 votes cast.
Police Juror, Ward 3
Edwin Hoyt Arnold (Democrat) won with 57.4% of the vote.
735 votes cast.
Police Juror, Ward 5
Ples E. Bell (Democrat) won with 74.9% of the vote.
475 votes cast.
Police Juror, Ward 6
"Tommy" Hale (Democrat) won with 70.4% of the vote.
425 votes cast.
Police Juror, Ward 7
Woodrow W. Wiley, Jr. (Democrat) won with 74.1% of the vote.
502 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Senator, 32nd Senatorial District
Steve D. Thompson (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.
This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tensas Parish: Steve D. Thompson 41.8%, "Bill" Atkins 50.7%, Donnye H. Cooper 3.7%, "Bud" Shaw 3.8%.
42,918 votes cast.