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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 14, 2000, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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City of Rayne

Alderman, Ward 2, City of Rayne

Jude "Butch" Abshire (Democrat) won with 52.8% of the vote.

  • Jude "Butch" Abshire DemocratElected

    52.8% 242 votes

  • Hilda "Lucy" Wiltz DemocratDefeated

    23.4% 107 votes

  • Chris Richard DemocratDefeated

    18.1% 83 votes

  • Jimmie R. Wilson DemocratDefeated

    5.7% 26 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

458 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 41st Representative District, Office "B"

R. L. Savoy (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: R. L. Savoy 72.3%, Glen Bihm 27.7%.

  • R. L. Savoy DemocratElected

    57.0% 560 votes

  • Glen Bihm DemocratDefeated

    43.0% 422 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

982 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishR. L. SavoyGlen BihmTurnout
Acadia Parish72.3%46727.7%179
Evangeline Parish32.2%1967.8%40
St. Landry Parish26.7%7473.3%203

RSCC Member(s), 42nd Representative District

Anthony Emmons (Republican) and Isabella L. delaHoussaye (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Anthony Emmons 25.6%, Isabella L. delaHoussaye 22.5%, "Charlie" Buckels 14.3%, Michael Francis 16.5%.

  • Anthony Emmons RepublicanElected

    22.4% 333 votes

  • Isabella L. delaHoussaye RepublicanElected

    21.6% 322 votes

  • "Charlie" Buckels RepublicanDefeated

    19.7% 293 votes

  • Michael Francis RepublicanDefeated

    18.7% 278 votes

  • Leonard "Lenny" Hensgens RepublicanDefeated

    17.7% 263 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,489 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Acadia ParishAnthony Emmons25.6%
Lafayette Parish"Charlie" Buckels37.8%

Statewide and federal races in Acadia Parish

Democratic presidential primary

"Al" Gore (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: "Al" Gore 67.8%, Bill Bradley 25.5%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 3.6%, "Randy" Crow 3.0%.

  • "Al" Gore DemocratElected

    73.0% 114,942 votes

  • Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 31,385 votes

  • Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 6,127 votes

  • "Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 5,097 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

157,551 votes cast.

Democratic presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: George W. Bush 81.5%, John McCain 7.3%, Alan Keyes 9.3%, "Steve" Forbes 1.3%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    83.6% 86,038 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    8.9% 9,165 votes

  • Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 5,900 votes

  • "Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated

    1.0% 1,041 votes

  • Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated

    0.7% 768 votes

No precinct map: Acadia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.