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Bienville Parish

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

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Cities, towns, and villages

Village of Saline

Chief of Police, Village of Saline

No one got a majority, so Tony K. Choate (Democrat) and Scott Thrasher (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Tony K. Choate DemocratIn runoff

    47.5% 57 votes

  • Scott Thrasher RepublicanIn runoff

    29.2% 35 votes

  • Sammy L. Matthews RepublicanDefeated

    23.3% 28 votes

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

120 votes cast.

Aldermen, Village of Saline

Talbert E. Sullivan (Democrat), Stacey M. Harp (Democrat), Brenda K. Matthews (Republican), "Ken" Roberts (Democrat), and Rhonda G. Blewer (Democrat) won.

  • Talbert E. Sullivan DemocratElected

    19.3% 90 votes

  • Stacey M. Harp DemocratElected

    18.9% 88 votes

  • Brenda K. Matthews RepublicanElected

    18.2% 85 votes

  • "Ken" Roberts DemocratElected

    17.4% 81 votes

  • Rhonda G. Blewer DemocratElected

    15.5% 72 votes

1 other candidate: 10.7% together
Willie D. Cheatwood Democrat10.7%50

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

466 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 2nd JDC, Division B

Jimmy Teat (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Jimmy Teat 58.2%, Douglas L. "Doug" Stokes 41.8%.

  • Jimmy Teat DemocratElected

    56.5% 6,140 votes

  • Douglas L. "Doug" Stokes Other partyDefeated

    43.5% 4,721 votes

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

10,861 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJimmy TeatDouglas L. "Doug" StokesTurnout
Bienville Parish58.2%2,21141.8%1,588
Claiborne Parish53.5%1,13446.5%987
Jackson Parish56.6%2,79543.4%2,146

District Judge, 2nd JDC, Division C

No one got a majority, so Glenn Fallin (Democrat) and Jonathan M. Stewart (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Glenn Fallin 46.0%, Jonathan M. Stewart 37.3%, Paul V. Myers 16.7%.

  • Glenn Fallin DemocratIn runoff

    49.7% 5,576 votes

  • Jonathan M. Stewart DemocratIn runoff

    36.4% 4,078 votes

  • Paul V. Myers DemocratDefeated

    13.9% 1,557 votes

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

11,211 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGlenn FallinJonathan M. StewartPaul V. MyersTurnout
Bienville Parish46.0%2,17937.3%1,76516.7%788
Claiborne Parish70.3%1,68017.9%42811.8%283
Jackson Parish42.0%1,71746.1%1,88511.9%486

Party committees

RSCC Member(s), 13th Representative District

James H. "Jim" Zeagler (Republican) and Benton "Ben" Young (Republican) won.

This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: James H. "Jim" Zeagler 26.8%, Benton "Ben" Young 28.2%, David J. Holton 17.0%, John W "Johnny" McCorkle 20.3%.

  • James H. "Jim" Zeagler RepublicanElected

    30.4% 619 votes

  • Benton "Ben" Young RepublicanElected

    27.9% 568 votes

  • David J. Holton RepublicanDefeated

    17.4% 354 votes

  • John W "Johnny" McCorkle RepublicanDefeated

    16.7% 339 votes

  • W. Bryan Price RepublicanDefeated

    7.7% 156 votes

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

2,036 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Bienville ParishBenton "Ben" Young28.2%
Jackson ParishBenton "Ben" Young30.6%
Lincoln ParishJohn W "Johnny" McCorkle32.1%
Ouachita ParishJames H. "Jim" Zeagler27.1%
Winn ParishJames H. "Jim" Zeagler39.0%

RSCC Member(s), 24th Representative District

Gerald Holland (Republican) and Harold Ledford (Republican) won.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bienville Parish: Gerald Holland 44.6%, Harold Ledford 30.7%, Bobby E Williams 12.6%, J. Casey Simpson 12.1%.

  • Gerald Holland RepublicanElected

    42.1% 642 votes

  • Harold Ledford RepublicanElected

    32.0% 487 votes

  • Bobby E Williams RepublicanDefeated

    14.3% 218 votes

  • J. Casey Simpson RepublicanDefeated

    11.6% 177 votes

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

1,524 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGerald HollandHarold LedfordBobby E WilliamsJ. Casey SimpsonTurnout
Bienville Parish44.6%10330.7%7112.6%2912.1%28
De Soto Parish40.0%3432.9%2816.5%1410.6%9
Red River Parish57.1%23028.5%1156.5%267.9%32
Sabine Parish34.2%27533.9%27318.5%14913.4%108

Statewide and federal races in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: "Al" Gore 65.5%, Bill Bradley 22.7%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 5.8%, "Randy" Crow 6.0%.

  • "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: Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: George W. Bush 88.5%, John McCain 8.1%, Alan Keyes 1.9%, "Steve" Forbes 1.2%.

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

102,912 votes cast.