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West Feliciana Parish

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

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Clerk of Court

Mary Nell Marchive (Democrat) won with 60.2% of the vote.

  • Mary Nell Marchive DemocratElected

    60.2% 1,962 votes

  • Shelita Ann Bailey DemocratDefeated

    39.8% 1,299 votes

3,261 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 2

W. W. "Pete" Bryant (Democrat) won with 63.5% of the vote.

  • W. W. "Pete" Bryant DemocratElected

    63.5% 441 votes

  • Lula M. London DemocratDefeated

    36.5% 254 votes

695 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 3

John Cobb (Democrat) won with 54.1% of the vote.

  • John Cobb DemocratElected

    54.1% 484 votes

  • James "Tex" Whitfield DemocratDefeated

    45.9% 411 votes

895 votes cast.

Police Juror, District 5

John K. Roach (Democrat) won with 52.4% of the vote.

  • John K. Roach DemocratElected

    52.4% 431 votes

  • Willie E. Brown DemocratDefeated

    47.6% 392 votes

823 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 62nd Representative District, Office "A"

Donna R. Deshotels (Democrat) won with 55.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: Donna R. Deshotels 65.6%, Mildred P. Worrell 34.4%.

  • Donna R. Deshotels DemocratElected

    55.0% 4,543 votes

  • Mildred P. Worrell DemocratDefeated

    45.0% 3,714 votes

8,257 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishDonna R. DeshotelsMildred P. WorrellTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish83.9%1,41616.1%272
East Feliciana Parish40.6%1,92159.4%2,810
West Feliciana Parish65.6%1,20634.4%632

DSCC Member, 62nd Representative District, Office "B"

No one got a majority, so "Bill" Bankston (Democrat) and "Stan" Branton (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In West Feliciana Parish: "Bill" Bankston 33.6%, "Stan" Branton 56.3%, Malcolm Byrnes 10.1%.

  • "Bill" Bankston DemocratIn runoff

    47.3% 4,076 votes

  • "Stan" Branton DemocratIn runoff

    29.1% 2,509 votes

  • Malcolm Byrnes DemocratDefeated

    23.6% 2,037 votes

8,622 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Bill" Bankston"Stan" BrantonMalcolm ByrnesTurnout
East Baton Rouge Parish64.1%98218.5%28317.4%267
East Feliciana Parish48.0%2,37020.5%1,01331.4%1,552
West Feliciana Parish33.6%72456.3%1,21310.1%218