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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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St. Helena Parish

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

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Parish offices

Police Juror, District 1

Clay Doughty (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.

  • Clay Doughty DemocratElected

    52.0% 482 votes

  • Amos L. Brabham DemocratDefeated

    48.0% 445 votes

927 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 4

LeRoy Nesom (Democrat) won with 57.8% of the vote.

  • LeRoy Nesom DemocratElected

    57.8% 422 votes

  • Ernest Peters DemocratDefeated

    42.2% 308 votes

730 votes cast.

State Legislature

State Representative, 72nd Representative District

Buster Guzzardo (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Buster Guzzardo 49.6%, Weldon Russell 50.4%.

  • Buster Guzzardo DemocratElected

    55.0% 7,258 votes

  • Weldon Russell DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 5,939 votes

13,197 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBuster GuzzardoWeldon RussellTurnout
St. Helena Parish49.6%2,00450.4%2,035
Tangipahoa Parish57.4%5,25442.6%3,904

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Ward 2

"Tommy" Lindsey (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • "Tommy" Lindsey DemocratElected

    51.3% 614 votes

  • Charles I. "Smooth" Womack DemocratDefeated

    48.7% 582 votes

1,196 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 72nd Representative District, Office "A"

Mary Jo Cutrer (Democrat) won with 53.2% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. Helena Parish: Mary Jo Cutrer 56.0%, Mary Russell 44.0%.

  • Mary Jo Cutrer DemocratElected

    53.2% 4,684 votes

  • Mary Russell DemocratDefeated

    46.8% 4,122 votes

8,806 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMary Jo CutrerMary RussellTurnout
St. Helena Parish56.0%1,56044.0%1,226
Tangipahoa Parish51.9%3,12448.1%2,896