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West Feliciana Parish

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

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Sheriff

W. M. "Bill" Daniel (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.

  • W. M. "Bill" Daniel DemocratElected

    52.9% 2,238 votes

  • Tyrone Sterling DemocratDefeated

    38.4% 1,623 votes

  • "Don" Simmons DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 367 votes

4,228 votes cast.

Clerk of Court

No one got a majority, so Mary Nell Marchive (Democrat) and Shelita Ann Bailey (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Mary Nell Marchive DemocratIn runoff

    45.8% 1,862 votes

  • Shelita Ann Bailey DemocratIn runoff

    30.9% 1,255 votes

  • Felicia Ann Daniel Triche DemocratDefeated

    23.3% 945 votes

4,062 votes cast.

Assessor

W. D. Spillman (Democrat) won with 51.6% of the vote.

  • W. D. Spillman DemocratElected

    51.6% 2,073 votes

  • Thomas R. Temple DemocratDefeated

    48.4% 1,943 votes

4,016 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Sydney Picou-Kendrick (Democrat) won with 62.4% of the vote.

  • Sydney Picou-Kendrick DemocratElected

    62.4% 588 votes

  • Clifford Wilcox DemocratDefeated

    37.6% 355 votes

943 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so W. W. "Pete" Bryant (Democrat) and Lula M. London (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • W. W. "Pete" Bryant DemocratIn runoff

    36.0% 309 votes

  • Lula M. London DemocratIn runoff

    30.0% 258 votes

  • Kevin Dreher DemocratDefeated

    17.6% 151 votes

  • Chevis Hosea DemocratDefeated

    8.8% 76 votes

  • C. C. Crowder DemocratDefeated

    7.6% 65 votes

859 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so John Cobb (Democrat) and James "Tex" Whitfield (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John Cobb DemocratIn runoff

    26.1% 267 votes

  • James "Tex" Whitfield DemocratIn runoff

    20.8% 213 votes

  • Andrew Cummings DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 200 votes

  • Micheal L. Hughes DemocratDefeated

    18.3% 187 votes

  • Hamilton Barrow Willis DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 156 votes

1,023 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Billy D. Shoemake (Democrat) won with 69.8% of the vote.

  • Billy D. Shoemake DemocratElected

    69.8% 330 votes

  • Charles M. Martin DemocratDefeated

    30.2% 143 votes

473 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

No one got a majority, so John K. Roach (Democrat) and Willie E. Brown (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • John K. Roach DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 435 votes

  • Willie E. Brown DemocratIn runoff

    31.0% 288 votes

  • H. H. "Sonny" Lees DemocratDefeated

    22.3% 207 votes

930 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 62nd Representative District

John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 51.2% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: John D. Travis 49.6%, Dotti G. Knost 19.4%, Anthony L. Long 25.8%, Bloyce Harrell 5.1%.

  • John D. Travis DemocratElected

    51.2% 7,662 votes

  • Dotti G. Knost RepublicanDefeated

    23.8% 3,564 votes

  • Anthony L. Long DemocratDefeated

    15.2% 2,270 votes

  • Bloyce Harrell DemocratDefeated

    9.9% 1,480 votes

14,976 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn D. TravisDotti G. KnostAnthony L. LongBloyce HarrellTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish49.7%1,85827.8%1,03713.0%4849.5%356
East Feliciana Parish52.7%3,87624.1%1,77310.6%78312.6%924
West Feliciana Parish49.6%1,92819.4%75425.8%1,0035.1%200