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Ascension Parish

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

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Party committees

DSCC Member, 59th Representative District, Office "B"

David Nelson Young (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

  • David Nelson Young DemocratElected

    63.1% 934 votes

  • Matthew Dedon DemocratDefeated

    36.9% 546 votes

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

1,480 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 58th Representative District

Collette Danos Vizier (Republican) won with 54.7% of the vote.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Collette Danos Vizier 58.3%, G. Wilson Banta 41.7%.

  • Collette Danos Vizier RepublicanElected

    54.7% 152 votes

  • G. Wilson Banta RepublicanDefeated

    45.3% 126 votes

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

278 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishCollette Danos VizierG. Wilson BantaTurnout
Ascension Parish58.3%8841.7%63
Assumption Parish80.0%2420.0%6
Iberville Parish34.0%1766.0%33
St. James Parish56.4%2243.6%17
St. John the Baptist Parish12.5%187.5%7

RSCC Member(s), 59th Representative District

Larry A. Babin, Jr. (Republican) and "Joe" Broussard (Republican) won.

  • Larry A. Babin, Jr. RepublicanElected

    29.6% 649 votes

  • "Joe" Broussard RepublicanElected

    29.0% 636 votes

  • Joyce C. LaCour RepublicanDefeated

    23.4% 513 votes

  • Beverly B. Weselak RepublicanDefeated

    18.0% 394 votes

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

2,192 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 60th Representative District

Karen Fitzgerald (Republican) won with 73.2% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ascension Parish: Karen Fitzgerald 79.2%, Johnny J. Settoon, Jr. 20.8%.

  • Karen Fitzgerald RepublicanElected

    73.2% 243 votes

  • Johnny J. Settoon, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    26.8% 89 votes

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

332 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKaren FitzgeraldJohnny J. Settoon, Jr.Turnout
Ascension Parish79.2%1920.8%5
Assumption Parish64.6%6435.4%35
Iberville Parish80.3%11419.7%28
West Baton Rouge Parish68.7%4631.3%21

RPEC Member, District 6

Rhett Bourgeois (Republican) won with 77.5% of the vote.

  • Rhett Bourgeois RepublicanElected

    77.5% 110 votes

  • Eleanor L. Anderson RepublicanDefeated

    22.5% 32 votes

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

142 votes cast.

Statewide and federal races in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: "Al" Gore 74.7%, Bill Bradley 19.6%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 3.8%, "Randy" Crow 1.9%.

  • "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: Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: George W. Bush 83.0%, John McCain 6.8%, Alan Keyes 8.0%, "Steve" Forbes 1.5%.

  • 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: Ascension Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

W.Ascension Rec.Dist.No.1, Prop. #1, 7 Mills, BOC

Passed: 45.2% voted yes and 54.8% voted no.

  • Yes

    45.2% 820 votes

  • NoDefeated

    54.8% 995 votes

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

1,815 votes cast.

W.Ascension Rec.Dist.No.1, Prop. #2, Bond --BOC

Passed: 44.3% voted yes and 55.7% voted no.

  • Yes

    44.3% 775 votes

  • NoDefeated

    55.7% 974 votes

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

1,749 votes cast.