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Tangipahoa Parish

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

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Councilman, District 2

Dewanye Grace (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

  • Dewanye Grace DemocratElected

    55.7% 1,426 votes

  • Frank J. Guzzardo DemocratDefeated

    44.3% 1,134 votes

2,560 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3

Varry Paul Francois (Democrat) won with 56.4% of the vote.

  • Varry Paul Francois DemocratElected

    56.4% 1,265 votes

  • Joe Giardina DemocratDefeated

    43.6% 977 votes

2,242 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4

Carlo S. Bruno (Democrat) won with 62.3% of the vote.

  • Carlo S. Bruno DemocratElected

    62.3% 1,531 votes

  • Mark S. Lee DemocratDefeated

    37.7% 928 votes

2,459 votes cast.

Councilman, District 6

Erwin Hoy Jenkins (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

  • Erwin Hoy Jenkins DemocratElected

    55.0% 793 votes

  • Gary Bankston DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 650 votes

1,443 votes cast.

Councilman, District 9

Wallace "Sonny" Wells, Jr. (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.

  • Wallace "Sonny" Wells, Jr. DemocratElected

    52.6% 790 votes

  • "Joe" Perrin DemocratDefeated

    47.4% 711 votes

1,501 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Buster Guzzardo 57.4%, Weldon Russell 42.6%.

  • 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

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 Tangipahoa Parish: Mary Jo Cutrer 51.9%, Mary Russell 48.1%.

  • 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

DSCC Member, 74th Representative District, Office "A"

No one got a majority, so Sarah I. Bradley (Democrat) and Margaret H. Kern (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Tangipahoa Parish: Sarah I. Bradley 47.6%, Margaret H. Kern 21.0%, Connie Ann Haydon 31.4%.

  • Sarah I. Bradley DemocratIn runoff

    42.8% 2,994 votes

  • Margaret H. Kern DemocratIn runoff

    30.2% 2,112 votes

  • Connie Ann Haydon DemocratDefeated

    26.9% 1,883 votes

6,989 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSarah I. BradleyMargaret H. KernConnie Ann HaydonTurnout
St. Tammany Parish41.3%2,00633.5%1,62825.2%1,222
Tangipahoa Parish47.6%81721.0%36031.4%538
Washington Parish40.9%17129.7%12429.4%123