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Grant Parish

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

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RSCC Member(s), 22nd Representative District

Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey (Republican) and Ira Preuett (Republican) won.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Grant Parish: Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey 22.0%, Ira Preuett 32.7%, Sam Brimer 17.3%, James I. Sandifer 13.1%.

  • Henry L. "Hank" Cooksey RepublicanElected

    33.7% 419 votes

  • Ira Preuett RepublicanElected

    27.5% 342 votes

  • Sam Brimer RepublicanDefeated

    13.6% 169 votes

  • James I. Sandifer RepublicanDefeated

    13.4% 166 votes

  • Lew Lasyone RepublicanDefeated

    11.8% 146 votes

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

1,242 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Catahoula ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey46.9%
Grant ParishIra Preuett32.7%
LaSalle ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey45.3%
Rapides ParishHenry L. "Hank" Cooksey36.7%

Statewide and federal races in Grant 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 Grant Parish: "Al" Gore 55.4%, Bill Bradley 30.8%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 6.5%, "Randy" Crow 7.3%.

  • "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: Grant 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 Grant Parish: George W. Bush 83.6%, John McCain 7.6%, Alan Keyes 5.3%, "Steve" Forbes 2.0%.

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

102,912 votes cast.