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De Soto Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 14, 2000, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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RSCC Member(s), 7th Representative District

"Ron" Bean (Republican) and Archer Frierson (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In De Soto Parish: "Ron" Bean 52.7%, Archer Frierson 27.5%, Michael Asher 19.8%.

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanElected

    51.0% 708 votes

  • Archer Frierson RepublicanElected

    25.9% 360 votes

  • Michael Asher RepublicanDefeated

    23.1% 321 votes

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Ron" Bean
Archer Frierson
Michael Asher
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 361 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 28 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,389 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Ron" BeanArcher FriersonMichael AsherTurnout
Caddo Parish50.3%50325.3%25324.4%244
De Soto Parish52.7%20527.5%10719.8%77

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 De Soto Parish: Gerald Holland 40.0%, Harold Ledford 32.9%, Bobby E Williams 16.5%, J. Casey Simpson 10.6%.

  • 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

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gerald Holland
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 81 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 De Soto 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 De Soto Parish: "Al" Gore 71.3%, Bill Bradley 20.0%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.6%, "Randy" Crow 4.2%.

  • "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

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Al" Gore
Bill Bradley
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 776 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 59 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

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 De Soto Parish: George W. Bush 88.9%, John McCain 6.1%, Alan Keyes 3.6%, "Steve" Forbes 0.8%.

  • 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

By precinct in De Soto Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
George W. Bush
John McCain
Alan Keyes
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 334 votes cast at the polls in 46 precincts. The 26 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

102,912 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct