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Lafourche 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

City of Thibodaux

Councilman, District C, City of Thibodaux

Varick C. Taylor (Democrat) won with 59.9% of the vote.

  • Varick C. Taylor DemocratElected

    59.9% 427 votes

  • Jimmie Winston DemocratDefeated

    27.8% 198 votes

  • Burnell Tolbert DemocratDefeated

    12.3% 88 votes

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

713 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 54th Representative District, Office "B"

Kirk Cheramie (Democrat) won with 63.3% of the vote.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Kirk Cheramie 55.3%, Narcisse Mayet, Jr. 44.7%.

  • Kirk Cheramie DemocratElected

    63.3% 697 votes

  • Narcisse Mayet, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    36.7% 404 votes

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

1,101 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishKirk CheramieNarcisse Mayet, Jr.Turnout
Jefferson Parish79.1%29220.9%77
Lafourche Parish55.3%40544.7%327

DSCC Member, 105th Representative District, Office "B"

Merlis Broussard (Democrat) won with 63.1% of the vote.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Merlis Broussard 77.9%, E. W. "Duffy" LaVigne 22.1%.

  • Merlis Broussard DemocratElected

    63.1% 578 votes

  • E. W. "Duffy" LaVigne DemocratDefeated

    36.9% 338 votes

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

916 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMerlis BroussardE. W. "Duffy" LaVigneTurnout
Jefferson Parish72.9%9727.1%36
Lafourche Parish77.9%10922.1%31
Plaquemines Parish57.9%37242.1%271

RSCC Member(s), 52nd Representative District

Thomas Kenneth Watkins, Jr. (Republican) and Gordon "Jeff" Giles (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Thomas Kenneth Watkins, Jr. 51.0%, Gordon "Jeff" Giles 9.8%, "Ronnie" Eschete 39.2%.

  • Thomas Kenneth Watkins, Jr. RepublicanElected

    37.8% 509 votes

  • Gordon "Jeff" Giles RepublicanElected

    32.2% 433 votes

  • "Ronnie" Eschete RepublicanDefeated

    30.0% 404 votes

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

1,346 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishThomas Kenneth Watkins, Jr.Gordon "Jeff" Giles"Ronnie" EscheteTurnout
Lafourche Parish51.0%269.8%539.2%20
Terrebonne Parish37.3%48333.1%42829.7%384

RSCC Member(s), 55th Representative District

Christopher Riviere (Republican) and Cornel Martin (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Christopher Riviere 44.0%, Cornel Martin 41.3%, Eddie Cole 14.7%.

  • Christopher Riviere RepublicanElected

    44.2% 431 votes

  • Cornel Martin RepublicanElected

    41.2% 402 votes

  • Eddie Cole RepublicanDefeated

    14.6% 142 votes

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

975 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishChristopher RiviereCornel MartinEddie ColeTurnout
Lafourche Parish44.0%41841.3%39314.7%140
Terrebonne Parish54.2%1337.5%98.3%2

RSCC Member(s), 105th Representative District

Christopher Leopold (Republican) and William Nungesser (Republican) won.

This race covers 3 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafourche Parish: Christopher Leopold 47.8%, William Nungesser 40.6%, Betty Welsh 11.6%.

  • Christopher Leopold RepublicanElected

    43.7% 358 votes

  • William Nungesser RepublicanElected

    41.0% 336 votes

  • Betty Welsh RepublicanDefeated

    15.3% 125 votes

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

819 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishChristopher LeopoldWilliam NungesserBetty WelshTurnout
Jefferson Parish29.8%2542.9%3627.4%23
Lafourche Parish47.8%3340.6%2811.6%8
Plaquemines Parish45.0%30040.8%27214.1%94

Statewide and federal races in Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: "Al" Gore 70.5%, Bill Bradley 20.2%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.2%, "Randy" Crow 5.1%.

  • "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: Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: George W. Bush 80.5%, John McCain 9.3%, Alan Keyes 7.8%, "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: Lafourche Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.