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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Caldwell Parish

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

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Sheriff

Floyd "S" Hodges (Democrat) won with 50.6% of the vote.

  • Floyd "S" Hodges DemocratElected

    50.6% 2,759 votes

  • W. M. "Hoot" Reitzell DemocratDefeated

    49.4% 2,690 votes

5,449 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1

J. W. Mott (Democrat) won with 65.1% of the vote.

  • J. W. Mott DemocratElected

    65.1% 476 votes

  • Wiley R. Kelly DemocratDefeated

    34.9% 255 votes

731 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Raymond Cruse (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • Raymond Cruse DemocratElected

    52.0% 421 votes

  • Bonnie Frazier McGrew DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 389 votes

810 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Jerry Bailey (Republican) won with 56.0% of the vote.

  • Jerry Bailey RepublicanElected

    56.0% 456 votes

  • David Varnell DemocratDefeated

    44.0% 358 votes

814 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 20th Representative District

Noble Ellington (Democrat) won with 53.7% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Noble Ellington 56.0%, "Rod" Elrod 44.0%.

  • Noble Ellington DemocratElected

    53.7% 8,573 votes

  • "Rod" Elrod DemocratDefeated

    46.3% 7,385 votes

15,958 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishNoble Ellington"Rod" ElrodTurnout
Caldwell Parish56.0%2,90844.0%2,285
Franklin Parish52.0%4,20148.0%3,885
Jackson Parish55.1%63144.9%514
Winn Parish54.3%83345.7%701

Party committees

DSCC Member, 20th Representative District, Office "A"

No one got a majority, so Mary Lou Winters (Democrat) and Dee Anne Boudreaux (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caldwell Parish: Mary Lou Winters 48.8%, Dee Anne Boudreaux 42.9%, Linda F. Herlevic 8.3%.

  • Mary Lou Winters DemocratIn runoff

    47.2% 5,919 votes

  • Dee Anne Boudreaux DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 3,657 votes

  • Linda F. Herlevic DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 2,975 votes

12,551 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMary Lou WintersDee Anne BoudreauxLinda F. HerlevicTurnout
Caldwell Parish48.8%2,04142.9%1,7928.3%347
Franklin Parish43.9%2,85218.5%1,20537.6%2,442
Jackson Parish48.2%36741.6%31710.2%78
Winn Parish59.4%65930.9%3439.7%108