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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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Richland Parish

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

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Police Juror, District 3

D. V. "Curley" Senn (Democrat) won with 59.2% of the vote.

  • D. V. "Curley" Senn DemocratElected

    59.2% 294 votes

  • W. D. Beevers DemocratDefeated

    40.8% 203 votes

497 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

Joe Lively (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.

  • Joe Lively DemocratElected

    51.0% 391 votes

  • Joe E. Seymour DemocratDefeated

    49.0% 375 votes

766 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 7

"Ken" McKay (Democrat) won with 74.7% of the vote.

  • "Ken" McKay DemocratElected

    74.7% 497 votes

  • Leroy Barmore DemocratDefeated

    25.3% 168 votes

665 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 19th Representative District, Office "B"

Samuel "Sam" Thomas (Democrat) won with 56.3% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Richland Parish: Samuel "Sam" Thomas 49.5%, George B. Tennant 50.5%.

  • Samuel "Sam" Thomas DemocratElected

    56.3% 3,556 votes

  • George B. Tennant DemocratDefeated

    43.7% 2,760 votes

6,316 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSamuel "Sam" ThomasGeorge B. TennantTurnout
Madison Parish63.0%1,70737.0%1,003
Richland Parish49.5%1,57950.5%1,611
Tensas Parish64.9%27035.1%146