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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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Lafayette Parish

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

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State Legislature

State Representative, 43rd Representative District

Odon L. Bacque, Jr. (Other party) won with 57.2% of the vote.

  • Odon L. Bacque, Jr. Other partyElected

    57.2% 6,811 votes

  • Mike Thompson RepublicanDefeated

    42.8% 5,106 votes

11,917 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 15th JDC, Division G

Durwood Conque (Democrat) won with 76.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Durwood Conque 77.1%, Sylvia R. Cooks 22.9%.

  • Durwood Conque DemocratElected

    76.3% 47,352 votes

  • Sylvia R. Cooks DemocratDefeated

    23.7% 14,685 votes

62,037 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDurwood ConqueSylvia R. CooksTurnout
Acadia Parish71.6%9,38928.4%3,721
Lafayette Parish77.1%26,62822.9%7,910
Vermilion Parish78.8%11,33521.2%3,054

Party committees

DSCC Member, 39th Representative District, Office "B"

Tommy Angelle (Democrat) won with 71.7% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Tommy Angelle 82.9%, Rene' LaVergne 17.1%.

  • Tommy Angelle DemocratElected

    71.7% 4,909 votes

  • Rene' LaVergne DemocratDefeated

    28.3% 1,938 votes

6,847 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishTommy AngelleRene' LaVergneTurnout
Lafayette Parish82.9%3,50817.1%726
St. Landry Parish53.6%1,40146.4%1,212

DSCC Member, 45th Representative District, Office "B"

Nathan Stansbury (Democrat) won with 70.3% of the vote.

  • Nathan Stansbury DemocratElected

    70.3% 4,070 votes

  • Walter J. Landry DemocratDefeated

    29.7% 1,716 votes

5,786 votes cast.

DPEC Member(s), at Large

Kathy Ashworth (Democrat), Walter Comeaux (Democrat), O. C. Guilliot, Jr. (Democrat), Walter J. Landry (Democrat), and Ann Ardoin (Democrat) won.

  • Kathy Ashworth DemocratElected

    17.6% 17,701 votes

  • Walter Comeaux DemocratElected

    17.2% 17,250 votes

  • O. C. Guilliot, Jr. DemocratElected

    16.2% 16,305 votes

  • Walter J. Landry DemocratElected

    13.9% 13,997 votes

  • Ann Ardoin DemocratElected

    13.4% 13,481 votes

2 other candidates: 21.6% together
Daniel M. Landry III Democrat10.8%10,845
J. L. Richard Democrat10.8%10,800

100,379 votes cast.

DPEC Member, District F

No one got a majority, so Raymond Cordova (Democrat) and Merilyn Istre (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Raymond Cordova DemocratIn runoff

    40.1% 1,455 votes

  • Merilyn Istre DemocratIn runoff

    34.6% 1,255 votes

  • William E. Logan, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    25.3% 920 votes

3,630 votes cast.