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Ouachita 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 Monroe

Mayor, City of Monroe

Melvin Rambin (Republican) won with 53.8% of the vote.

  • Melvin Rambin RepublicanElected

    53.8% 9,042 votes

  • Abe E. Pierce III DemocratDefeated

    43.0% 7,219 votes

  • "Clint" Thomas Other partyDefeated

    1.3% 224 votes

  • Ray Jones DemocratDefeated

    1.3% 214 votes

  • "Larry" Rhodes Other partyDefeated

    0.6% 99 votes

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

16,798 votes cast.

Councilman, District 1, City of Monroe

Ann Raines (Republican) won with 71.8% of the vote.

  • Ann Raines RepublicanElected

    71.8% 3,824 votes

  • "Bill" Weirick RepublicanDefeated

    28.2% 1,502 votes

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

5,326 votes cast.

Councilman, District 2, City of Monroe

Ben Katz (Republican) won with 61.8% of the vote.

  • Ben Katz RepublicanElected

    61.8% 1,505 votes

  • Buford Huckleberry Other partyDefeated

    20.5% 499 votes

  • R. C. McBroom DemocratDefeated

    17.7% 432 votes

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

2,436 votes cast.

Councilman, District 3, City of Monroe

Arthur Gilmore, Jr. (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.

  • Arthur Gilmore, Jr. DemocratElected

    53.6% 1,379 votes

  • Billy R. Billups DemocratDefeated

    46.4% 1,196 votes

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

2,575 votes cast.

Councilman, District 4, City of Monroe

Robert "Red" Stevens (Democrat) won with 79.4% of the vote.

  • Robert "Red" Stevens DemocratElected

    79.4% 1,388 votes

  • Earlene Bryant DemocratDefeated

    20.6% 360 votes

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

1,748 votes cast.

Councilman, District 5, City of Monroe

Jamie Mayo (Democrat) won with 81.8% of the vote.

  • Jamie Mayo DemocratElected

    81.8% 2,004 votes

  • Gregory Burton Other partyDefeated

    18.2% 445 votes

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

2,449 votes cast.

Town of Richwood

Mayor, Town of Richwood

Edward L. Harris (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.

  • Edward L. Harris DemocratElected

    51.3% 203 votes

  • Leola Goins Keys DemocratDefeated

    27.5% 109 votes

  • Edward C. Bolden DemocratDefeated

    21.2% 84 votes

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

396 votes cast.

Aldermen, Town of Richwood

Steve B. Hunter (Democrat), Lavern Hester (Democrat), Leo Kelly (Democrat), and Alvin Jackson (Democrat) won.

  • Steve B. Hunter DemocratElected

    14.3% 230 votes

  • Lavern Hester DemocratElected

    13.4% 215 votes

  • Leo Kelly DemocratElected

    10.8% 173 votes

  • Alvin Jackson DemocratElected

    10.2% 164 votes

  • Simeon Profit DemocratIn runoff

    9.9% 159 votes

  • Linda Clark DemocratIn runoff

    9.1% 146 votes

5 other candidates: 32.4% together
Rufus Ward, Jr. Democrat8.5%136
Denise Yvette Smith Democrat7.5%121
Lizzie M. Gayden Democrat6.7%108
Melvie Lee Goldsby Democrat5.2%83
Hazel W. Lee Democrat4.5%72

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

1,607 votes cast.

Party committees

DSCC Member, 14th Representative District, Office "A"

Barbara L. Mansfield (Democrat) won with 60.6% of the vote.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Barbara L. Mansfield 57.4%, Rose M. Thompson 42.6%.

  • Barbara L. Mansfield DemocratElected

    60.6% 893 votes

  • Rose M. Thompson DemocratDefeated

    39.4% 580 votes

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

1,473 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishBarbara L. MansfieldRose M. ThompsonTurnout
East Carroll Parish60.4%3239.6%21
Morehouse Parish60.8%72039.2%465
Ouachita Parish57.4%6642.6%49
West Carroll Parish62.5%7537.5%45

DSCC Member, 17th Representative District, Office "A"

Millie Atkins (Democrat) won with 63.9% of the vote.

  • Millie Atkins DemocratElected

    63.9% 2,259 votes

  • Jacqueline Benjamin Paul DemocratDefeated

    36.1% 1,277 votes

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

3,536 votes cast.

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 Ouachita Parish: James H. "Jim" Zeagler 27.1%, Benton "Ben" Young 18.8%, David J. Holton 22.2%, John W "Johnny" McCorkle 25.6%.

  • 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: Ouachita 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), 14th Representative District

Malvin "Billie" Martin (Republican) and G. R. "Doc" Billings (Republican) won.

This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Malvin "Billie" Martin 25.2%, G. R. "Doc" Billings 24.6%, Peggy R. McDaniel 24.4%, John A. McDaniel 25.8%.

  • Malvin "Billie" Martin RepublicanElected

    33.7% 710 votes

  • G. R. "Doc" Billings RepublicanElected

    29.5% 620 votes

  • Peggy R. McDaniel RepublicanDefeated

    18.6% 391 votes

  • John A. McDaniel RepublicanDefeated

    18.2% 383 votes

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

2,104 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMalvin "Billie" MartinG. R. "Doc" BillingsPeggy R. McDanielJohn A. McDanielTurnout
East Carroll Parish27.0%4026.4%3922.3%3324.3%36
Morehouse Parish38.5%48330.7%38516.1%20214.6%183
Ouachita Parish25.2%12324.6%12024.4%11925.8%126
West Carroll Parish29.8%6435.3%7617.2%3717.7%38

RSCC Member(s), 16th Representative District, Division B

Felicia Danna Kostelka (Republican) won with 73.7% of the vote.

  • Felicia Danna Kostelka RepublicanElected

    73.7% 889 votes

  • Jack Wright, Jr. RepublicanDefeated

    26.3% 318 votes

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

1,207 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 16th Representative District, Division D

Kay Kellogg Katz (Republican) won with 80.1% of the vote.

  • Kay Kellogg Katz RepublicanElected

    80.1% 785 votes

  • Charles E. Reed RepublicanDefeated

    19.9% 195 votes

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

980 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 19th Representative District

Lisa Cox Reardon (Republican) and Richard Strong (Republican) won.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Ouachita Parish: Lisa Cox Reardon 26.6%, Richard Strong 22.7%, Thomas W. Barham 17.2%, Dale Magoun 3.4%.

  • Lisa Cox Reardon RepublicanElected

    24.7% 472 votes

  • Richard Strong RepublicanElected

    23.0% 441 votes

  • Thomas W. Barham RepublicanDefeated

    18.8% 360 votes

  • Dale Magoun RepublicanDefeated

    13.0% 249 votes

2 other candidates: 20.5% together
"Ken" Diebel Republican11.4%219
"Joe" Lively Republican9.0%173

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

1,914 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
East Carroll ParishLisa Cox Reardon43.8%
Madison ParishDale Magoun40.6%
Morehouse ParishThomas W. Barham34.8%
Ouachita ParishLisa Cox Reardon26.6%
Richland ParishThomas W. Barham22.3%
Tensas ParishLisa Cox Reardon40.0%
West Carroll ParishRichard Strong44.5%

Statewide and federal races in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: "Al" Gore 73.6%, Bill Bradley 19.1%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 3.9%, "Randy" Crow 3.4%.

  • "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: Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: George W. Bush 84.8%, John McCain 9.0%, Alan Keyes 4.4%, "Steve" Forbes 1.1%.

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

102,912 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Road Lighting Dist. No. 7, Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 77.6% voted yes and 22.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    77.6% 38 votes

  • No

    22.4% 11 votes

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

49 votes cast.

Road Lighting Dist. No.30, Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 71.4% voted yes and 28.6% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    71.4% 10 votes

  • No

    28.6% 4 votes

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

14 votes cast.

Road Lighting Dist. No.31, Service Charge, PJ

Passed: 80.6% voted yes and 19.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    80.6% 25 votes

  • No

    19.4% 6 votes

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

31 votes cast.