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Allen Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 21, 1987. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Assessor

Richard "Tootie" Karam (Democrat) won with 62.7% of the vote.

  • Richard "Tootie" Karam DemocratElected

    62.7% 4,574 votes

  • R. Dewith Carrier DemocratDefeated

    37.3% 2,726 votes

7,300 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Clyde Johnson (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Clyde Johnson DemocratElected

    55.0% 421 votes

  • Lynn D. Thompson DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 345 votes

766 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Edward "Pete" Darbonne (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.

  • Edward "Pete" Darbonne DemocratElected

    50.1% 614 votes

  • Delbert "Prof." Houston DemocratDefeated

    49.9% 611 votes

1,225 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Ken Kingrey (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Ken Kingrey DemocratElected

    53.4% 639 votes

  • Jim B. LaBuff DemocratDefeated

    46.6% 558 votes

1,197 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 32nd Representative District, Office "B"

Thomas M. Abrusley (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Allen Parish: Thomas M. Abrusley 63.9%, Carlton W. Gibson 15.3%, William Vaughn Johnson 20.8%.

  • Thomas M. Abrusley DemocratElected

    58.6% 5,078 votes

  • Carlton W. Gibson DemocratDefeated

    21.9% 1,896 votes

  • William Vaughn Johnson DemocratDefeated

    19.6% 1,695 votes

8,669 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas M. AbrusleyCarlton W. GibsonWilliam Vaughn JohnsonTurnout
Allen Parish63.9%3,82615.3%91920.8%1,244
Beauregard Parish55.6%76223.3%31921.2%290
Calcasieu Parish37.4%49050.3%65812.3%161