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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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De Soto Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1A

Leslie B. Bagley (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.

  • Leslie B. Bagley DemocratElected

    54.0% 484 votes

  • J. E. Holmes DemocratDefeated

    46.0% 412 votes

896 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 1C

Jarrell O. Burch (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Jarrell O. Burch DemocratElected

    55.2% 448 votes

  • Warren E. "Ted" Booker DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 364 votes

812 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Robert "Bob" Baker (Other party) won with 57.5% of the vote.

  • Robert "Bob" Baker Other partyElected

    57.5% 409 votes

  • Charles E. Burford, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    42.5% 302 votes

711 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Tommie Lee Fuller (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.

  • Tommie Lee Fuller DemocratElected

    52.6% 420 votes

  • Sylvan "Red" Nielsen DemocratDefeated

    47.4% 378 votes

798 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4C

Persley White, Jr. (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.

  • Persley White, Jr. DemocratElected

    52.1% 290 votes

  • Clyde Washington, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    47.9% 267 votes

557 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Huey P. Evans, Sr. (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.

  • Huey P. Evans, Sr. DemocratElected

    53.4% 442 votes

  • C. E. "Rusty" Williams RepublicanDefeated

    46.6% 385 votes

827 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 6

John Kelton Rambin (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

  • John Kelton Rambin DemocratElected

    53.2% 363 votes

  • Robert Henry DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 319 votes

682 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Senator, 38th Senatorial District

Richard Neeson (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Richard Neeson 59.3%, "Ron" Bean 40.7%.

  • Richard Neeson DemocratElected

    50.2% 10,451 votes

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanDefeated

    49.8% 10,373 votes

20,824 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRichard Neeson"Ron" BeanTurnout
Caddo Parish45.6%6,31854.4%7,541
De Soto Parish59.3%4,13340.7%2,832

Party committees

DSCC Member, 7th Representative District, Office "B"

Norman R. Gordon (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: Norman R. Gordon 61.5%, E. G. Asseff 38.5%.

  • Norman R. Gordon DemocratElected

    60.0% 3,310 votes

  • E. G. Asseff DemocratDefeated

    40.0% 2,211 votes

5,521 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishNorman R. GordonE. G. AsseffTurnout
Caddo Parish56.4%94543.6%731
De Soto Parish61.5%2,36538.5%1,480