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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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Franklin Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 1

Billy Ray Weeks (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

  • Billy Ray Weeks DemocratElected

    56.5% 441 votes

  • Carl W. King, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    43.5% 339 votes

780 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

Basil "Buck" Wilson (Democrat) won with 60.1% of the vote.

  • Basil "Buck" Wilson DemocratElected

    60.1% 447 votes

  • "Ann" Thompson DemocratDefeated

    39.9% 297 votes

744 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

Roger L. Temple (Democrat) won with 66.8% of the vote.

  • Roger L. Temple DemocratElected

    66.8% 480 votes

  • Royce C. Bryan DemocratDefeated

    33.2% 239 votes

719 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

Marcus L. Ezell (Democrat) won with 66.5% of the vote.

  • Marcus L. Ezell DemocratElected

    66.5% 509 votes

  • Charles A. Harris DemocratDefeated

    33.5% 256 votes

765 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

Willie Herron (Democrat) won with 66.2% of the vote.

  • Willie Herron DemocratElected

    66.2% 590 votes

  • Lawrence R. Roberts DemocratDefeated

    33.8% 301 votes

891 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 8

W.H. "Bud" Johnston (Democrat) won with 68.3% of the vote.

  • W.H. "Bud" Johnston DemocratElected

    68.3% 543 votes

  • Allen D. Rodgers DemocratDefeated

    31.7% 252 votes

795 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 9

"Ken" Hill (Democrat) won with 58.4% of the vote.

  • "Ken" Hill DemocratElected

    58.4% 584 votes

  • Ray Thomas DemocratDefeated

    41.6% 416 votes

1,000 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 10

Jackie Johnson (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.

  • Jackie Johnson DemocratElected

    55.2% 421 votes

  • Roosevelt "Sonny" Hooker, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    44.8% 342 votes

763 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 Franklin Parish: Noble Ellington 52.0%, "Rod" Elrod 48.0%.

  • 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 Franklin Parish: Mary Lou Winters 43.9%, Dee Anne Boudreaux 18.5%, Linda F. Herlevic 37.6%.

  • 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