Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

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

Early voting: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Friday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Every race on the ballot See your sample ballot and polling place All election dates and deadlinesSecretary of State election hotline: 1-800-883-2805

Claiborne Parish

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

Other elections here: Every election in Claiborne Parish
Other parishes: Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today: Claiborne Parish offices and contacts

Parish offices

Police Juror, District 3

W. J. "Red" Sherman (Democrat) won with 66.1% of the vote.

W. J. "Red" Sherman DemocratElected
66.1% 285 votes
Jackie T. Clements DemocratDefeated
33.9% 146 votes

431 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

Thomas E. Davidson (Other party) won with 58.0% of the vote.

Thomas E. Davidson Other partyElected
58.0% 422 votes
Dan Volentine DemocratDefeated
42.0% 305 votes

727 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

"Ed" Foster (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

"Ed" Foster DemocratElected
55.2% 352 votes
"Edd" Bolling DemocratDefeated
44.8% 286 votes

638 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.

Terry W. "Buck" Tuggle DemocratElected
58.0% 384 votes
Dennis Butcher DemocratDefeated
42.0% 278 votes

662 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 11th Representative District

Kenneth Volentine (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Kenneth Volentine 66.8%, Bobby L. Green 33.2%.

Kenneth Volentine DemocratElected
59.9% 8,639 votes
Bobby L. Green DemocratDefeated
40.1% 5,772 votes

14,411 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	Kenneth Volentine	Bobby L. Green	Turnout
Bienville Parish	66.4%392	33.6%198
Claiborne Parish	66.8%3,446	33.2%1,716
Union Parish	55.4%4,801	44.6%3,858

Party committees

DSCC Member, 11th Representative District, Office "A"

Melanie B. Patton (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Claiborne Parish: Melanie B. Patton 46.4%, Mary C. Robertson 53.6%.

Melanie B. Patton DemocratElected
54.0% 4,947 votes
Mary C. Robertson DemocratDefeated
46.0% 4,206 votes

9,153 votes cast.

Results by parish

Parish	Melanie B. Patton	Mary C. Robertson	Turnout
Bienville Parish	49.5%163	50.5%166
Claiborne Parish	46.4%1,248	53.6%1,440
Union Parish	57.6%3,536	42.4%2,600