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Winn 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 Dan L. Page (Democrat) and Wiley Warren (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Dan L. Page DemocratIn runoff

    41.4% 3,344 votes

  • Wiley Warren DemocratIn runoff

    38.6% 3,123 votes

  • "Rusty" Melton DemocratDefeated

    20.0% 1,615 votes

8,082 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.

  • Ronald C. "Cloud" Goff DemocratElected

    53.1% 250 votes

  • Walter L. Williams DemocratDefeated

    46.9% 221 votes

471 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

No one got a majority, so Johnnie Crumble, Jr. (Democrat) and Misty Zimmerman (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Johnnie Crumble, Jr. DemocratIn runoff

    40.7% 150 votes

  • Misty Zimmerman DemocratIn runoff

    30.1% 111 votes

  • Lloyd King DemocratDefeated

    29.3% 108 votes

369 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

No one got a majority, so James E. Sandifer, Sr. (Democrat) and Perry Joe Smith (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • James E. Sandifer, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    46.8% 345 votes

  • Perry Joe Smith DemocratIn runoff

    37.9% 279 votes

  • Roy L. Johnson DemocratDefeated

    15.3% 113 votes

737 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Lamar Tarver (Democrat) won with 61.9% of the vote.

  • Lamar Tarver DemocratElected

    61.9% 287 votes

  • Billy R. Zimmerman DemocratDefeated

    30.2% 140 votes

  • Clyde Smith, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    8.0% 37 votes

464 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Willie E. Frederick (Democrat) won with 75.4% of the vote.

  • Willie E. Frederick DemocratElected

    75.4% 513 votes

  • Marrion H. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    24.6% 167 votes

680 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

No one got a majority, so Russell Sullivan (Democrat) and Carl C. Nugent (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Russell Sullivan DemocratIn runoff

    41.0% 204 votes

  • Carl C. Nugent DemocratIn runoff

    40.2% 200 votes

  • Dennis Bartley DemocratDefeated

    18.9% 94 votes

498 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Delane Crain (Democrat) won with 66.9% of the vote.

  • Delane Crain DemocratElected

    66.9% 549 votes

  • James L. Spangler DemocratDefeated

    27.6% 227 votes

  • Jepp Dayton Carter DemocratDefeated

    5.5% 45 votes

821 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

No one got a majority, so David Shelton (Democrat) and Henry Chandler (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • David Shelton DemocratIn runoff

    34.2% 270 votes

  • Henry Chandler DemocratIn runoff

    32.1% 253 votes

  • Michael L. Carter DemocratDefeated

    22.6% 178 votes

  • Alfred J. Brock DemocratDefeated

    11.2% 88 votes

789 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

No one got a majority, so Donald Wayne Gilbert, Sr. (Democrat) and John E. Garrett (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Donald Wayne Gilbert, Sr. DemocratIn runoff

    31.2% 274 votes

  • John E. Garrett DemocratIn runoff

    26.2% 230 votes

  • "Mike" Carpenter DemocratDefeated

    17.4% 153 votes

  • A. D. Abels DemocratDefeated

    16.5% 145 votes

  • D. L. Carter, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    8.7% 76 votes

878 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

No one got a majority, so Loyd Vines (Democrat) and George Brewton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Loyd Vines DemocratIn runoff

    25.0% 197 votes

  • George Brewton DemocratIn runoff

    22.2% 175 votes

  • "Jim" Temple DemocratDefeated

    21.1% 166 votes

  • Don A. Shows DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 164 votes

  • Lamar Hutto DemocratDefeated

    10.9% 86 votes

788 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 11

No one got a majority, so Levie Vidrine (Democrat) and Nelda Murphy (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Levie Vidrine DemocratIn runoff

    41.7% 265 votes

  • Nelda Murphy DemocratIn runoff

    25.9% 165 votes

  • Charles L. "Buddy" Bates DemocratDefeated

    14.0% 89 votes

  • Phillip W. Leach RepublicanDefeated

    11.6% 74 votes

  • Loy Russell Gaar DemocratDefeated

    6.8% 43 votes

636 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 12

No one got a majority, so Willie Doherty (Democrat) and Robert L. "Bob" Hutto (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Willie Doherty DemocratIn runoff

    32.1% 235 votes

  • Robert L. "Bob" Hutto DemocratIn runoff

    30.4% 222 votes

  • Gary P. Spangler DemocratDefeated

    27.5% 201 votes

  • W. O. Holmes DemocratDefeated

    10.0% 73 votes

731 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 31st Senatorial District

Don Kelly (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Don Kelly 64.7%, Paul Foshee 35.3%.

  • Don Kelly DemocratElected

    62.5% 25,619 votes

  • Paul Foshee DemocratDefeated

    37.5% 15,346 votes

40,965 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDon KellyPaul FosheeTurnout
Grant Parish62.0%4,60638.0%2,822
Natchitoches Parish61.2%8,73938.8%5,542
Rapides Parish63.4%4,09136.6%2,357
Red River Parish62.5%3,12337.5%1,870
Winn Parish64.7%5,06035.3%2,755

State Representative, 13th Representative District

Rodney Alexander (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Rodney Alexander 41.1%, "Mike" Tinnerello 58.9%.

  • Rodney Alexander DemocratElected

    58.4% 11,063 votes

  • "Mike" Tinnerello DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 7,880 votes

18,943 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRodney Alexander"Mike" TinnerelloTurnout
Bienville Parish66.4%4,43933.6%2,247
Jackson Parish67.2%4,08432.8%1,993
Winn Parish41.1%2,54058.9%3,640

State Representative, 20th Representative District

No one got a majority, so Noble Ellington (Democrat) and "Rod" Elrod (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Winn Parish: Noble Ellington 17.7%, "Rod" Elrod 11.0%, Glen L. Williams 13.3%, Lelon Luther Kenney 13.1%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratIn runoff

    20.7% 3,640 votes

  • "Rod" Elrod DemocratIn runoff

    17.5% 3,063 votes

  • Glen L. Williams DemocratDefeated

    15.5% 2,728 votes

  • Lelon Luther Kenney DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 2,434 votes

4 other candidates: 32.4% together
"Ronnie" Mixon Democrat11.2%1,969
"Jim" Stephens Democrat10.8%1,897
J. P. "Bud" McKeithen Democrat7.4%1,292
L. D. Knox Other party3.0%524

17,547 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Caldwell ParishLelon Luther Kenney34.2%
Franklin ParishNoble Ellington26.1%
Jackson ParishJ. P. "Bud" McKeithen16.6%
Winn Parish"Ronnie" Mixon24.7%